When number 1&2 p4p fighters fought each other.

They were 1&2 for sure.

 

he was ranked. His inactivity was broken when he was scheduled to fight Berto

http://www.examiner.com/article/boxing-pound-for-pound-january-2010

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine's_Annual_Ratings:_Pound_For_Pound--2000s

The end of 2009

Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Shane Mosley
Bernard Hopkins
Juan Manuel Marquez
Nonito Donaire
Miguel Cotto
Celestino Caballero
Chad Dawson
Paul Williams

 

What did Taylor do to jump in front of Pernell Whitaker prior to the Chavez fight?

 

God, that was a ****in great performance. I love everything about that fight, even the trunks Floyd wore.

 

:yep I feel you with that. That buildup was so great and the fight was dramatic. The 24/7 was great too

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ND3fmrKlw[/ame]

 

And Nobody was complaining about that fight, at all. If people get checked for pulling revisionist **** for the 1970s/80s, what the **** do they think they're doing with some **** as recent as 2010? :-( Everybody was on Floyd's nuts to "fight Mosley", even before the damn Marquez fight and especially after the challenge he got after it. From fans, writers, commentators - Brian Kenny to fukin RA Rugged Man. Shane had his moments not because Floyd slipped up, but because he was a legit opponent who could still pull the trigger. Floyd adjusted and just put on an absolute clinic.

 

yes man exactly. People were accusing Floyd of being afraid of Shane. Roach and Arum said Floyd wouldn't go near him. A lot of people and even me being one of them said, Shane was the biggest threat to Floyd even more than Pacquiao.
There was a video of even Bob Arum saying Shane was the biggest threat to Floyd. :verysad The fight was labeled "Who R U Picking" because it really was supposed to be a competitive bout

 

The Ring Magazine's P4P list at the end of 1989 (they fought in March 1990)


1. Mike Tyson
2. Julio Cesar Chavez
3. Pernell Whitaker
4. Michael Nunn
5. Antonio Esparragoza
6. Meldrick Taylor
7. Azumah Nelson
8. Raul Perez
9. Virgil Hill
10. Marlon Starling


Obviously Tyson got knocked off the top spot as he lost to Douglas in February 1990.

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine's_Annual_Ratings:_Pound_For_Pound--1980s

 

Hearns and Hagler were close to one and two. That is why we all knew it would be a great fight. Both guys were beating who they fought easily at the time. No one expected a brawl just because the punches they opened themselves up to in round one was more than they had been hit in all the fights they had in recent times. Didn't make sense that strategy except that both guys had a lot of confidence.

 

It made sense for Hagler to fight in that style because Hearns was so difficult to box from the outside. If Hagler had fought in his usual style, he'd be at a disadvantage.

Plus, Hearns's right hand was most deadly when he got distance and leverage on it (Cuevas, Duran, Shuler).

 

It's a shame they didn't have a consistent P4P scale up until 1989. I think it was KO Magazine that had issued them a couple times during the 1980s, but it was only sporadically.

 

Yep, I was actually like WTF!!!, when I saw his name on the list.

 

He was dominant dismantling Hernandez, who had never lost at 130. Dominant against Manfredy.

 

Compared to Oscar and Tito's opposition up to '99...cmon breh.

 

Yeah, he was back down to 7th by the end of 2000.