Who is surprised Who is No. 1 pound for pound? That question became particularly difficult to answer after [url] This content is protected [/url]s controversial majority-decision victory over [url] This content is protected [/url] on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The knee-jerk reaction was this: Pacquiao, No. 1 pound for pound, gave a sub-par performance (for him, at least) and should have to pay a price. No. 2 [url] This content is protected [/url] was on Pacquiaos heels going into Saturday, just waiting for a slip-up. And thats what happened on Saturday. One could argue that Mayweather should supplant Pacquiao atop the rankings, particularly because more people than ever believe hed beat Pacquiao head to head. Another option we considered was to declare the No. 1 position vacant and demand that the principals fight one another to determine the pound-for-pound king, which wouldve been the easiest way to deal with this dilemma. In the end, though, we decided to leave the pound-for-pound rankings as is for one simple reason: All but one member of the Ratings Advisory Panel who provided input and the entire RING Editorial Board believed it was the right thing to do. Consider: Pacquiao wasnt fighting a chump. Marquez is the No. 5 fighter in the world pound for pound. And Pacquiao beat him, at least officially. A great fighter shouldnt necessarily be demoted because another great fighter has his number. We didnt think less of Muhammad Ali because he had trouble with Ken Norton three times. The same with Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler in their series. A fighter shouldnt necessarily be demoted because he has an off night, if thats what it was on Saturday. Sergio Martinez didnt look great against Darren Barker but no one clamored for him to be demoted. Pacquiao has accomplished more than Mayweather in recent years. The Filipino is 9-0 against big-name opponents since the beginning of 2008; Mayweather is 3-0 in that time. Mayweather isnt exactly coming off a sterling performance. He looked good against Victor Ortiz for three-plus rounds but scored a knockout when Ortiz wasnt looking. And you cant say that Mayweather should supplant Pacquiao because he defeated Marquez more easily. That doesnt take into account styles and strengths. Plus, Pacquiao beat Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya more easily than Mayweather did. All that said, we also feel we should add something here: Pacquiao survives as THE RINGs No. 1 fighter by a hair. Should he stumble again or Mayweather turn in an outstanding performance, a new king probably would be crowned. And we still hold out hope that theyll decide this once and for all by facing one another in the ring. One more note: Marquez moved up in weight yet still fought on at least even terms with the No. 1 fighter in the world, which might merit a bump up in the pound-for-pound ratings under certain circumstances. However, we couldn't justify placing him above Pacquiao, Mayweather, Sergio Martinez and Nonito Donaire, who don't deserve to be demoted.
I`m not suprised at all, the ring is full of biased pricks that have their favourites, I don`t respect them at all.
This tells you all you need to know about the bias of the Ring. Mayweather KO's Ortiz but you diminish that because "he wasn't looking" but you don't diminish Manny for getting a decision in a fight he obviously lost.
Floyd reclaimed the #1 P4P spot the moment he publicly un-retired. The guy never lost it in the ring.
Pacquiao should have been #2 behind Mayweather before the fight. I have not seen the fight so I can't commit on it. If I agree with the result than I'd move Pacquiao to #1. If I think it was a far decision, meaning a close win for Marquez or a draw than I would hold Pacquiao at #2. If I fell Marquez and only Marquez deserved to win, based on compartive results by both Pacquiao and Mayweather at 144 against Marquez. Pacquiao would slip a spot.
It should be Sergio. Floyd has beaten one, very young average fighter in the last year and half. JMM just beat Manny.
ok here we go again: -HBO is bias -ESPN dont know **** about boxing -compubox is not credible -RING is full of **** I think ESB should be recognized, so many "boxing experts" here just gone wasted!!! tsk tsk tsk
had PBF at one after Ortiz cause that was better than Mannys over Shane Mosley may leave Floyd due to Mannys struggles