DJ Pat Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 1. Bernard Hopkins - Middleweight United States (46 wins-2 losses-1 draw, 32KOs) "The Executioner" confirmed his reputation with a clinical points win over Howard Eastman - his 20th-straight defence. Now 40, he has not been beaten since losing a decision to Roy Jones Jr in 1993 and may fancy a rematch with Jones - or Felix Trinidad - before bowing out. 2. Floyd Mayweather - Light welterweight United States (32, 21KOs) Unbeaten at super featherweight and lightweight, Mayweather will be a worthy successor to Hopkins at the top of the list if he also dominates at light welterweight - the strongest division in boxing. 3. Kostya Tszyu - Light welterweight Australia (31-1, 25KOs) Potentially on a collision course with Mayweather, Tszyu must first beat Ricky Hatton. The 35-year-old showed all of his class against Sharmba Mitchell after almost two years out of the ring. 4. Marco Antonio Barrera - Super featherweight Mexico (59-4, 41KOs) Dispelled any suggestion he was a spent force by beating Morales in the third instalment of their cracking trilogy. Battle-scarred at 31, he remains a force to be reckoned with and a huge draw. 5. Erik Morales - Super featherweight Mexico (48-2, 34KOs) "El Terrible" fully deserved his win over Manny Pacquiao and a fourth fight against his nemesis Marco Antonio Barrera looks inevitable. 6. Manny Pacquiao - Featherweight Philippines (39-3-2, 31KOs) Pacquiao was brave in defeat against Erik Morales but the suspicion is growing that he caught Marco Antonio Barrera on a bad night. 7. Winky Wright - Light middleweight United States (48-3, 25KOs) Exploded out of the shadows when he beat Shane Mosley to unify three belts and then defended his titles against the same highly-rated opponent. 8. Felix Trinidad - Middleweight Puerto Rico (42-1, 35KOs) "Tito" bounced back with a spectacular win over Ricardo Mayorga and has his sights on Hopkins, the only man to beat him in a 43-fight career. 9. Juan Manuel Marquez - Featherweight Mexico (43-2-1, 33KOs) The third great Mexican on the list desperately clung on to his titles in a controversial draw with Pacquiao and is still in the mix at 31. 10. Glen Johnson - Light heavyweight Jamaica (42-9-2, 28KOs) Not as stylish as some, Johnson deserves his place after beating Roy Jones Jr (Hopkins' predecessor as pound-for-pound king) and Antonio Tarver in 2004. JUST MISSED OUT: Zab Judah is on the way up after stopping welterweight champion Cory Spinks. Diego Corrales could climb if he beats WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo. And watch out for Miguel Angel Cotto, who may prove to be the best light welterweight of them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiGeared_HighThaied Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 (edited) 1. Bernard Hopkins - MiddleweightUnited States (46 wins-2 losses-1 draw, 32KOs) "The Executioner" confirmed his reputation with a clinical points win over Howard Eastman - his 20th-straight defence. Now 40, he has not been beaten since losing a decision to Roy Jones Jr in 1993 and may fancy a rematch with Jones - or Felix Trinidad - before bowing out. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Bernard Hopkins best P4P my foot. A 6'1" tall and 75" reach (Heavyweight frame) guy fighting at 157LBS beating up guys few inches shorter than him, as well with Oscar "the painfully handsome" Delahoya. Girls must be paying for PPW that accumalate millions for him. Put him against 5'11.5" Tyson in late 80s, he won't survive a round. Tyson beaten up guys 7 inches taller than him. Roy jones Jr at least fought at heavier weights and once as heavyweight and won. P4P has no meaning in Boxing if you know little about boxing, it's just best way to get the crowd attracted to diiffernet weight catogaries and that means extra superstars and mega fights=Real money What i am trying to say is: Boxer's Fight weight and his size should make sense, it's one reason why many figher like oscar and bernard like to stay in their comfort zone. Edited March 23, 2005 by ThaiGeared_HighThaied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiboxer Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Many boxers throughout the years have been accused of picking easy fights in order to maintain sparkling records...Roy Jones Jr. has been accused of this; particularly after Antonio Tarver came out of nowhere and put him on the canvas. Tyson was a force to be reckoned with in the lat 80's...his demeanor and powerful punches put most of his opponents on the canvas quickly. Too bad he threw his life away as he could easily have been a hall of famer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Pat Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 No heavyweights worthy of being in this Top 10 at the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiGeared_HighThaied Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 No heavyweights worthy of being in this Top 10 at the moment... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why? Can i ask? Because heavyweights don't have the quickness and reflections that smaller guys can make? If yes, then i have the answer to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 No heavyweights worthy of being in this Top 10 at the moment... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why? Can i ask? Because heavyweights don't have the quickness and reflections that smaller guys can make? If yes, then i have the answer to it <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No Because the current crop of Heavyweights is pants to say the least..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 No heavyweights worthy of being in this Top 10 at the moment... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why? Can i ask? Because heavyweights don't have the quickness and reflections that smaller guys can make? If yes, then i have the answer to it <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No Because the current crop of Heavyweights is pants to say the least..... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, pathetic dinosaurs, stultifying to watch. The heavies go through low periods throughout history, there's always a trough between eras of good champs amd good challengers. After Jack Johnson a bunch of bozos, then Dempsey and a bunch of bozos till Louis,after Marciano a bunch of...until Ali,then a great era with Foreman, Norton, Frazier, Holmes then a lull till Tyson and Holyfield etc etc. This top 10 list is pretty good, Morales maybe a little higher after last week's war with PacMan. Great stuff happening now between 125-160 pounds. Skill, guts, determination, speed in abundance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Pat Posted March 25, 2005 Author Share Posted March 25, 2005 Vitali Klitschko is not worthy of being the best heavyweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftcross Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 No way should Hopkins be number one. He has hand-picked his defences, operates in a poor division and fights ugly. I'd have Barrera at one, PBF at two and Ricky Hatton at three when he hammers Zoo next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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