To 20 p4p since 1980

[Easy-E]

tyson
leonard
hagler
lewis
holyfield
duran
hearns
sanchez
chavez
delahoya
trinidad
jones
toney
pryor
mayweather
hopkins
taylor
pacquiao
morales
barrera

I think it would be wise to learn about how the original pound for pound list was created before you post.

[Dirt E Gomez]

This is dificult considering p4p is such a hard term to use when discussing some people who didn't fluctuate weight classes, or long careers. It's also dificult considering I can't determine whether to use fighters who fought into the 80's or started/peaked in the 80's.

In no order:

Hopkins
RJJ
Mayweather Jr
Tszyu
Hagler
Ray Leanord
Pryor
Lewis
Pacqiao
Toney
Holyfield
Holmes
Duran
ODLH
Hearns
Whitaker
MAB
Nelson
Benitez
JCC

I think that's 20, but I'm too lazy to count.

[JuicyJuice]

1) Floyd Mayweather
2) Pernell Whitaker
3) Roy Jones
4) Mike McCallum
5) James Toney
6) Michael Nunn
7) Roberto Duran
8) Ray Leonard
9) Mike Tyson
10) Julio Cesar Chavez
11) Thomas Hearns
12) Marvin Hagler
13) Naseem Hamed
14) Kostya Tszyu
15) Michael Spinks
16) Oscar De La Hoya
17) Felix Trinidad
18) Joe Calzaghe
19) Ricardo Lopez
20) Gerald McClellan

[Easy-E]

1) Floyd Mayweather
2) Pernell Whitaker
3) Roy Jones
4) Mike McCallum
5) James Toney
6) Michael Nunn
7) Roberto Duran
8) Ray Leonard
9) Mike Tyson
10) Julio Cesar Chavez
11) Thomas Hearns
12) Marvin Hagler
13) Naseem Hamed
14) Kostya Tszyu
15) Michael Spinks
16) Oscar De La Hoya
17) Felix Trinidad
18) Joe Calzaghe
19) Ricardo Lopez
20) Gerald McClellan

Wow, JuyJuy, i actully think you have a pretty damn good list.

[JuicyJuice]

Actually, I might put McCallum ahead of Jones.

[K-DOGG]

A near perfect list, although I would have put Chavez up a few notches.

You know...you're right. Whitaker and Chavez should go above Pryor. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Verstyle]

i still think tyson should be number 1. dude had welterweight handspeed,middleweight footspeed and his power is above most heavyweights ever.

[Easy-E]

i still think tyson should be number 1. dude had welterweight handspeed,middleweight footspeed and his power is above most heavyweights ever.

HW's should not be in p4p lists unless they started out at a lower weight.

[K-DOGG]

i still think tyson should be number 1. dude had welterweight handspeed,middleweight footspeed and his power is above most heavyweights ever.

You do make a good point concerning Tyson; but I have a tendency to be extremely tough on heavyweights when it comes to p4p lists. The phrase pound-for-pound was created specifically for non-heavyweights to ascertain their overall worth. So, for me, putting a heavyweight at the top of the list is equivalent to a camel fitting through the eye of a needle. However, Tyson was talented enought that that argument could be made for him, just as it could be made for Ali.

[Easy-E]

Actually, I might put McCallum ahead of Jones.

I know it was the end of his career, but simply the way ROy beat him makes it difficult for me at least, to put him above Roy.