Is Sergey Kovalev in the Top 10 Pound for Pound?

[Tay Roc]

Damn I wasn't expecting so many people to agree.

Great posts in this thread imo.

[MDPopescu]

Look who voted "unsure"

You better look at those who didn't vote at all -- it's more fun.

[MDPopescu]

P4P lists are arbitrary fantasy, he is the best light heavyweight in the world. Who cares how well we "think" he'd matchup against a super bantamweight or light middleweight.

... But you do have Floyd ranked at #1, don't you?

[hhs661]

Of course he is

[Dirk Diggler UK]

My p4p list:

1. Floyd
2. Pacquaio
3. Rigo
4. Ward
5. Roman Gonzalez
6. Golovkin
7. Wlad
8. Kovalev
9. Thurman
10. Bradley

Thurman

[-DSG-]

Thurman

Lollllllllllllll

[jas]

Thurman

Using the eye test, why not...

Who beats him in boxings best division?

And why?

[Tay Roc]

Update: Kovalev is now in the Ring Magazine's top 10 pound for pound rankings.

[Mike D]

Yeah Kovalev is now firmly a top 10 P4Per. If he blasts out Stevenson we're talking about a guy who will be shooting into the top 5.

[Mike D]

Using the eye test, why not...

Who beats him in boxings best division?

And why?

I agree. If Thurman isn't inside (just inside like jas had him, 9-ish or 10-ish) of the top 10 P4P already at this point -- he's not far from it. He's close. Like one more impressive win away close...and then at that point I don't know how you keep him out. Credit to Guerrero for hanging tough in that fight and making it competitive late, but lets be real, Guerrero got his ass kicked.

That was a statement win for Thurman. He's the read f**king deal.