This content is protected This content is protected 1. Manny Pacquiao Points: 230 (23 of 23 first-place votes) Record: 48-3-2 (37 KOs) Title: None Last outing: TKO8 over Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6 Previous ranking: 1 Up next: May 2 in Las Vegas vs. No. 10 Ricky Hatton for super lightweight title Analysis: Win will give him a world title in sixth weight class (112, 122, 126, 130, 135) This content is protected This content is protected 2. Juan Manuel Marquez Points: 206 Record: 50-4-1 (36 KOs) Title: WBA, WBO, Ring lightweight champion Last outing: TKO9 over Juan Diaz on Feb. 28 Previous ranking: 2 Up next: TBA Analysis: Has called out Floyd Mayweather Jr. This content is protected This content is protected 3. Bernard Hopkins Points: 171 Record: 49-5 (32 KOs) Title: None Last outing: W12 over Kelly Pavlik on Oct. 18 Previous ranking: 4 Up next: TBA Analysis: Interested in cruiserweight bout vs. Tomasz Adamek This content is protected This content is protected 4. Shane Mosley Points: 124 Record: 46-5 (39 KOs) Title: WBA welterweight champion Last outing: TKO9 over Antonio Margarito on Jan. 24 Previous ranking: 5 Up next: TBA Analysis: Still a dangerous combination of speed and power This content is protected This content is protected 5. Paul Williams Points: 110 Record: 36-1 (27 KOs) Title: Interim WBO junior middleweight champion Last outing: TKO8 over Verno Phillips on Nov. 29 Previous ranking: 7 Up next: April 11 in Las Vegas vs. Winky Wright Analysis: Has the range of a heavyweight, quickness of a welterweight This content is protected This content is protected 6. Miguel Cotto Points: 106 Record: 33-1 (27 KOs) Title: WBO welterweight champion Last outing: TKO5 over Michael Jennings on Feb. 21 Previous ranking: 8 Up next: Likely June 13 in New York against Joshua Clottey Analysis: Still much to prove since Jennings provided so little opposition This content is protected This content is protected 7. Ivan Calderon Points: 86 Record: 32-0 (6 KOs) Title: WBO light flyweight champion Last outing: TD7 over Hugo Cazares on Aug. 30 Previous ranking: 9 Up next: May 23 in Puerto Rico vs. Cesar Canchila Analysis: Quickest fighter in lower weights This content is protected This content is protected 8. Vic Darchinyan Points: 74 Record: 32-1-1 (26 KOs) Title: WBA, WBC, IBF super flyweight champion Last outing: TKO11 over Jorge Arce on Feb. 7 Previous ranking: 10 Up next: TBA Analysis: Powerful southpaw hoping to hold titles in three weight classes in 2009 This content is protected This content is protected 9. Chad Dawson Points: 53 Record: 27-0 (17 KOs) Title: IBF light heavyweight champion Last outing: W12 over Antonio Tarver on Oct. 11 Previous ranking: NR Up next: May 9 in Las Vegas against Tarver Analysis: Forced to accept rematch because of clause in contract This content is protected This content is protected 10. Ricky Hatton Points: 18 Record: 45-1 (32 KOs) Title: Ring super lightweight champion Last outing: TKO11 over Paulie Malignaggi on Nov. 22 Previous ranking: NR Up next: May 2 in Las Vegas vs. No. 1 Manny Pacquiao Analysis: Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. says Hatton far more skilled than he thought 11. Kelly Pavlik 12. Arthur Abraham 13.Chris John 14. Juan Manuel Lopez 15. Mikkel Kessler 16. Fernando Montiel 17. Celestino Caballero 18. David Haye-Wladimir Klitschko Yahoo P4P..:good:good:good
that just shows you how few american fighters there are at the elite level anymore, its very yank biased, hopkins at no1?????????? dawson so high????????
How few Americans at the elite level? Let me guess, more Brits at the elite level now? Ummm....you got Hatton...:think
Fighters close to top 25 or could be there soon? Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye, Josh Clottey, James Kirkland, Sergei Dzindziruk, Sergio Martinez, Andre Berto, Jermaine Taylor, Kendall Holt, Raul Garcia, Oleydong Sithsamerchai, Omar Narvaez, Koki Kameda, Hozumi Hasegawa, Humberto Soto, Urbano Antillon, Tim Bradley, Joan Guzman, Nate Campbell, Montiel, Victor Ortiz, Alexander Dimitrenko, Thoughts?
I have one......GET VALERO OUT OF THERE!!! done nothing YET!!! You really think Valero HAS(present not future) better resume than the list you have below 25?nut:nut
1year inactivity is automatic out of top10 P4P....R.Marq and Izzy should not be there already..But I think they still should be above top 20..:good
Yep you're right. Damn, to me the smaller divisions are quite a bit more loaded than others, but they don't get the same notoriety.
True. They both need to fight soon. Of course I can see why they have taken some time after 3 straight wars.
Well he has been ranked #1 at 130 for awhile in a very good division though. He's already top 5 at LW before his first fight. That's the Ring rankings too, not mine.