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Here it is, the top twenty pound for pound list according to Boxingtalk publisher G. Leon. There's been a ton of movement since our last update. Who's in? Who's out? Read on and see for yourself. Last Update: May 21, 2004
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| I want my spot back take two! Picasso returns to his usual position on Boxingtalk's pound for pound list. With his dominating performance over future hall of famer Sugar Shane Mosley, Mayweather showed the world that he's more than a boxing master, he also is, when faced with adversity a "fire breathing dragon" as Naazim Richardson so eloquently articulated. Now the only question is, will the world get the fight is wants? Or will random drug testing or other issues prevent Mayweather and Pacquiao from sharing a ring this year. | | |
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| He's nearly done conquering the boxing world, and with his recent congressional win, the world of politics might not be too far behind. Floyd Mayweather Jr is the only marquee name that Pacquiao has yet to starch and since he's made some concessions on his previous demands regarding deadlines of drug testing his desire to defeat Mayweather appears to be reaching newfound heights. At least that how it's sounding. Let's see what happens behind the scenes. | | | NEXT: | HBO PPV NOVEMBER VS TBA |
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| He'll be 46 in seven months and the old master is still among the three best fighters in the world today based on his sheer longevity. While the performance against Jones was far from awe-inspiring, Hopkins is still the biggest name in and around the light heavyweight division. The fight for Bernard is Lucian Bute, preferably at 168 so he can attempt to snatch the belt he missed when he skipped super middleweight to face Antonio Tarver. | | |
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| The Punisher is maintaining his fourth spot by the slimmest of margins. After a dominating performance against Winky Wright, Williams was in a barnburner of a fight some think he lost to current middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. Followed up the Martinez war with a Cintron abortion. Williams lost the first four rounds on Boxingtalk's card, but appeared to be coming on and was awarded a split technical decision when Kermit fell out of the ring and could not continue. Williams needed to make a statement against Cintron and the premature ending prevented him from doing so. If he ever wants to take his career to the next level, he needs to overwhelm a top notch fighter, and quickly. | | |
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| Simply Maravilla. What more can be said about the best Latino fighter in the world? Followed up fight of the year candidate with Paul Williams with a career defining world middleweight championship winning effort over Kelly Pavlik and now finds himself in the unique position of being the best fighter at both the junior middleweight and middleweight divisions. | | |
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| And still the best Mexican fighter in the world! Following his loss to Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez had plenty of options to explore at 135 and 140 pounds for 2010. To the delight of boxing fans we will be treated to a rematch of his 2009 fight of the year with former lightweight champ Juan Diaz. Should he get by Diaz, don't be surprised if Marquez winds up facing Amir Khan before the end of the year. | | |
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| It didn't take long for Chad Dawson to establish himself as the premier light heavyweight in the world. He's 4-0 against Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson, his win over Adamek looks beter every day. Dawson is expected to make a mandatory defense against the Jean Pascual, a tough customer from nort of the border. Dawson finds himself ruling a virtually hapless light heavyweight division. The Johnson-Cloud winner is expected to be his next fight following Pascual. | | | NEXT: | HBO VS. JEAN PASCUAL |
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| The man hasn't lost a fight since he was 13 year old and explodes into the top ten with a totally dominating performance against Mikkel Kessler, whom many favored to win the Super Six Boxing Classic. The nature in which Ward dominated leads me to believe he would have had little trouble in dismantling and further damaging Jermain Taylor. Ward will now face Taylor's replacement in the Super Six, heavy-fisted Allan Green in his first defense. Disclosure: I am Allan Green's advisor. | | | NEXT: | SHOWTIME JUNE 19 VS. ALLAN GREEN |
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| Three consecutive classic bouts against Rafael Marquez keep Vazquez in the top ten, but with only one tune up fight in 2009 it is feaseable that the loser of their fourth instant classic will likely find himself outside of my top ten since they first showed us how beautifully they can beat each other up. | | | NEXT: | ROUND IV TOMORROW NIGHT |
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| Three consecutive classic bouts against Israel Vazquez keep Marquez in the top ten, but with only one tune up fight in 2009 it is feaseable that the loser of their fourth instant classic will likely find himself outside of my top ten since they first showed us how beautifully they can beat each other up. | | | NEXT: | ROUND IV TOMORROW NIGHT |
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| The Pride of Puerto Rico finds himself back in the top ten primarily due to the shadow of doubt that has been "cast" on his lone loss to Margarito. Holds wins over Zab Judah and Sugar Shane Mosley. Returned with an easy stoppage win to take the WBA trinket from Michael Jennings, gutted out a hard fought decsion over Joshua Clottey and got thrashed by Manny Pacquiao. Cotto stays in the top ten because of his level of opposition, but the punishment he took during Margarito, Clottey and Pacquiao fights leads to his exclusion from our top ten for the first time in over two years. Cotto will make his 154 lb debut in front of 35,000 fans when he challenges undefeated champ Yuri Foreman. | | | NEXT: | HBO JUNE 5 VS YURI FOREMAN |
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| The best damn little fighter in the world makes a way late debut on Boxingtalk's top 20 pound for pound. Now that he's here I'm sure all of my boricua brothers will be telling me it's about time. I just hope the time comes where Calderon scarfs down enough Pollo Gusiado con arroz y habichuelas to face Vic Darchinyan at 115. | | |
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| Undefeated WBC/IBF junior welterweight champion of the world Devon Alexander "The Great" makes his debut on Boxingtalk's pound for pound list following his scintillating stoppage victory over Juan Urango, a former two time champ who had never been stoppage. Alexander's skillset is among the best in the game and his desire to fight the best asap is refreshing. | | |
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| Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is widely regarded as the top junior welterweight in the world, though Bradley acknowledges that until he fights Devon Alexander, the world will never REALLY know. Bradley will next face Carlos Abregu in a welterweight fight on July 17 and hopefully return to the 140 to face Alexander or Amir Khan. Other than that, I'm not so sure there's many other 140 pound fights the fans would salivate over. | | | NEXT: | HBO JULY 17 VS CARLOS ABREGU |
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| Anybody that's seen Celestino Caballero fight knows the kid can throw down with the best of them. Unfortunately none of the marquee names around his weight class, Vazquez, Marquez, Lopez, are all that interested in fighting him. Can't say I blame them. A 6 foot 122 pounder isn't the easiest guy to prepare for. | | |
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| John should have probably been on this list quite some time ago. He's clearly an elite level fighter who has proven that he can beat the best outside of his backyard. Holds a very strong win over Juan Manuel Marquez, and contrary to some reports, I've seen the fight and John deserved the win. | | |
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| Damn the way he was treated from the night he destroyed Margarito through the night Mayweather destroyed him. Don't be surprised if the future hall of famer fights Berto next. | | |
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| One more lackluster performance and the Ghost will disapper from this list faster than he disappeared from the middleweight division after Sergio Martinez snatched his championship. Was shocked that Team Pavlik did not exercise immediate rematch clause. | | |
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| Putting a heavyweight on a pound for pound list is something I usually shy away from, but Vitali Klitschko cannot be denied. He made Sam Peter, a man many thought capable of dethroning the Klitschko's, quit on his stool, dominated Chulupa Arreola and undefeated American Kevin Johnson. Vitali also provided Lennox Lewis with the toughest fight of his career and boxing fans with the last great heavyweight title clash. | | | NEXT: | VS. ALBERT SOSNOWSKI |
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| The Filipino Flash is one of the most talented fighters in the world. His coordination is superb and he's fun to watch. Now all he needs are the marquee fights that will take his career to the next level. | | |
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