When P4P 1. Takes on P4P.2

[The Big Dunn]

Floyd and manny were 1 and 2 but not in their primes.

[muslimer12]

I think pernell and Chavez?

[MulaKO]

That’s a good question
Was hard enough to get 1 and 2 from same division let alone pound for pound

[TyrantT316]

#1 vs #2 is so "once-in-a-lifetime" or "generation". You might for more examples of maybe top 5 P4P fighters facing each other.

Even #MayPac was a stretch as Manny was working his way back up from the Marquez KO and Bradley fiasco (still a loss to the general public). It was a big success in numbers, but it felt less like a "two best fighters P4P in the word going at it" and more like a "two biggest names of this generation near their end simply doing what they should have done years ago to make money".

[TyrantT316]

When Ward and Kov fought, many jumped Roman Gonzales up to P4P#1 after May "retired". Then GGG was up where along with Ward and Kov.

That was probably the next best in recent times, Ward/Kovalev in terms of P4P top 4.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I think pernell and Chavez?

Good shout! they were 1 and 2 in 1993

[Thraxox]

#1 vs #2 is so "once-in-a-lifetime" or "generation". You might for more examples of maybe top 5 P4P fighters facing each other.

Even #MayPac was a stretch as Manny was working his way back up from the Marquez KO and Bradley fiasco (still a loss to the general public). It was a big success in numbers, but it felt less like a "two best fighters P4P in the word going at it" and more like a "two biggest names of this generation near their end simply doing what they should have done years ago to make money".

Pacquiao vs Marquez 2008, I think, Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran, Chavez vs Whitaker.