As of January,26 2008 1. Manny Pacquiao 2. Juan Manuel Marquez 3. Joe Calzaghe 4. Bernard Hopkins 5. Israel Vasquez 6. Shane Mosely 7. Paul Willams 8. Miguel Cotto 9. Ivan Calderon 10. Rafael Marquez 11. Chad Dawson 12. Ricky Hatton 13. Mikkel Kessler 14. Vic Darchinyan 15. Wladimir Klitschko 16. Nate Campbell 17. David Haye 18. Kelly Pavlik 19. Arthur Abraham 20. Chris John 21. Antonio Margarito 22. Tomas Adamek 23. Juan Manuel Lopez 24. Nonito Donaire 25. Juan Diaz 26. Jermain Taylor 27. Ulises Solis 28. Celestino Cabellero 29. Fernando Montiel 30. Edwin Valero
I'd put Wlad, assuming he wins tomorrow higher on the list. The guy has been the dominant heavyweight champion for years now and certainly should be top 10 by now. He's been champion or a top 5 contender for a decade. Guys like Dawson and Paul Williams were in freakin middleschool when Wlad won the WBO heavy title from Byrd back in the day. His knockout percentage is off the charts and he fights anyone they put in front of him. He doesn't get top 10 because he's a heavyweight and that is bogus.
:good I too think that Wlad should be higher on this list. He is very dominant but gets no respect for it whatsoever.:-x
I agree but if he loses it would certainly mess up his P4P ranking such that it is. It's laughable that Wlad isn't top 10 with his dominance at his weight class for years now and his willingness to fight all comers. The bias against heavyweights in P4P rankings is obvious. Wlad was a champion or a top 5 contender at heavyweight when some of these unproven, albeit skilled fighters ranked above him were teenage boys. Totally bogus.
1. Manny Pacquiao 2. Joe Calzaghe 3. Juan Manuel Marquez 4. Bernard Hopkins 5. Israel Vasquez 6. Antonio Margarito 7. Miguel Cotto 8. Ivan Calderon 9. Ricky Hatton 10. Rafael Marquez 11. Wladimir Klitschko 12. Paul Williams 13. Vic Darchinyan 14. Mikkel Kessler 15. David Haye 16. Chad Dawson 17. Celestino Caballero 18. Kelly Pavlik 19. Auther Abraham 20. Alexander Munoz 21. Nate Campbell 22. Juan Diaz 23. Shane Mosley 24. Chris John 25. Juan Manuel Lopez 26. Roman Gonzalez 27. Nonito Donaire 28. Lucian Bute 29. Felix Sturm 30. Edwin Valero Undoubtebly questionalbe.
Kind of unfair critisizing my list as having Dawson too high when hes only 5 spots behind my ranking in yours. but props for making a list too :good Only really questionable name on your list is Alexander Munoz.
1. Pac 2. JMM 3. JC 4. Israel Vazquez 5. Bernard Hopkins 6. Antonio Margarito 7. Miguel Cotto 8. Vic Darchinyan 9. Ivan Calderon 10. Rafael Marquez
1. Manny Pacquiao 2. Juan Manuel Marquez 3. Joe Calzaghe 4. Israel Vazquez 5. Paul Williams 6. Antonio Margarito 7. Bernard Hopkins 8. Miguel Cotto 9. Ricky Hatton 10. Rafael Marquez