Last Time the P4P #1 Faced the P4P #2?

I am not so sure that these two guys are necessarilly the no 1 and 2 pound for pound guys. They probably are, but to be honest, I think that Wlad, Vitali, Wonjongkam and Possibly even Hopkins after his recent efforts have decent claims as pound for pound equals. (not that i think we should see Wonjongkam try to fight the others to settle the issue).

Back to the question though, Leonard vs Hagler is probably the last standout i can think of and even then, i am not sure that this was necessarilly the case either.

 

Toney vs Jones or Whitaker vs Chavez.....

 

I believe it was Chavez-Whitaker in '92. During the Jones-Toney fight Whitaker was #1, Toney was #2 and Jones #3. Jones didn't really take over the top spot from Whitaker till Whitaker's struggle with Rivera in '95-'96.

 

DeLaHoya-Whitaker was a battle between #1 and #3 in '97. Jones was #2 at the time.

 

In terms of flat out ability Donaire is the only other man with an argument and maybe Khan/Gamboa (in terms of ability not achievement)

There's Toney-Jones but also Whitaker-DLH was marketed as 'P4P' and Tito-DLH must have been up there, while not being 1 and 2, Hopkins-Tito were both pretty high, some foolishly had Tito no1 before that fight. Pacquaio and Marquez 2 were both top3 P4Pers I think

 

Should have been Jones-Hopkins II in '02.

 

Chavez/Whitaker were #1 & #2 (after this fight Whitaker was #1 & Chavez #2)
DeLaHoya/Whitaker were #2 & #3 (DeLaHoya became #1 after this fight), Jones was #1
Toney/Jones were #2 & #7 (Jones moved up to #2 after this fight)

 

They were #1 & #3 (after the fight, they were #3 Trinidad and #4 DeLaHoya. Jones was #1 and Mayweather was #2.

 

What about DeLaHoya-Trinidad and Hopkins-Trinidad? And DeLaHoya-Mosley?

 

Some arguables:

Chavez-Taylor
Leonard-Hearns
Duran-Leonard
Harada-Jofre
Griffith-Rodriguez
Robinson-Gavilan
Armstrong-Ross

 

Roy was better than them all, though there were some during those times that would have argued that the above fighters were better than Roy...

 

De La Hoya/Trinidad were #1 & #3 (after the fight, they were #3 Trinidad and #4 DeLaHoya. Jones was #1 and Mayweather was #2)
Trinidad/Hopkine were #2 & #7
DeLaHoya/Mosley were #2 & #5

 

SS, when Gavilan fought Ray Robinson in 1948,the Kid was never rated
#2 P4P. Ezzard Charles, Ike Williams, Archie Moore,were along with Willie Pep considered better P4P fighters of that time. His reputation grew wiyh time...