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Here it is, the top twenty pound for pound list according to Boxingtalk publisher G. Leon. There's been a ton of movement since our last update. Who's in? Who's out? Read on and see for yourself. Last Update: November 12, 2011
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| After steam rolling over everybody put in front of him for the past three years, Manny Pacquiao, for the third time in 7 years looked human against fellow future hall of famer Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao maintains his top spot by the slimmest of margins and the Mayweather fight MUST happen next. Nobody is really all that interested in anything else. | | |
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| The pound for pound Picasso (who is really 1a on this list) took care of business against Victor Ortiz who will likely never again forget to protect himself at all times. Since his return to boxing Mayweather has faced Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley and Victor Ortiz. Hopefully boxing can get the fight it deserves. All Mayweather has to do is WANT to fight Pacquiao. | | | NEXT: | HBO PPV MAY 5 VS TBA |
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| What can I say about Nonito Donaire that his performances fail to articulate? The kid is a beast with ridiculous reflexes, he fights relaxed and he can punch like a mule. Despite the stinker he just fought Donaire would be a sizeable favorite over the winner of the Mares-Agebeko rematch. | | |
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| Simply Maravilla. What more can be said about the best Latino fighter in the world? Follwed up his 2010 fighter of the year campain with another stoppage victory over the previously undefeated Darren Barker. Martinez's biggest current problem is that there do not appear to be any middleweights out there that can give him a run for his money. | | |
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| And still the best Mexican fighter in the world! Following his loss to Mayweather, Marquez quickly regained control of the lightweight division. His third fight with Manny Pacquiao proved that there probably shouldn't be this much distance on a pound for pound list, but the winners must be rewarded. Would pay good money to watch him fight Brandon Rios at 135. | | |
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| Bernard Hopkins is a one of a kind. He's about to turn 47 years old soon and he's still the WBC light heavyweight champion of the world and the biggest name in the light heavyweight division. The Dawson abortion didn't do anything to help the PPV futures or Hopkins or Dawson, but rest assured B-Hop will be in a significant fight in 2012. | | |
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| The man who hasn't lost a fight since he was 12 years old boy has become an elite professional prizefighter. The nature in which Ward has dominated Kessler, Allan Green, Arthur Abraham and Sakio Bika makes him the clear cut favorite to win the Super Six. Can anybody beat this kid? | | | NEXT: | SHOWTIME DECEMBER 17 VS. CARL FROCH |
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| Talk abou redefining how to lose momentum. Following his victory over Devon Alexander, undefeated WBO/WBC and Ring junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley established himself as without question the best fighter at 140 pounds. A skirmish between his promoter and manager cost him 50-50 of the Amir Khan fight. Ten months following the Alexander bout, Bradley finally returned to the ring to stop a faded Joel Casamayor on a Manny Pacquiao undercard. Obviously Bradley wants to fight Pacquiao, not sure avoiding the Khan fight was the best way to achieve that goal. | | |
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| Wladimir Klitschko has established himself as the best heavyweight in the world and since we're never going to see him and his brother mix it up. Wladdy cracks Boxingtalk's 10 for the first time in his illustrious career and becomes the first heavyweight since Lennox Lewis to receive such an honor. | | | NEXT: | DEC 10 VS. JEAN MARC MORMECK (YUCK) |
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| Putting a heavyweight on a pound for pound list is something I usually shy away from, but Vitali Klitschko cannot be denied. He made Sam Peter, a man many thought capable of dethroning the Klitschko's, quit on his stool, dominated Chulupa Arreola and undefeated American Kevin Johnson. Vitali also provided Lennox Lewis with the toughest fight of his career and boxing fans with the last great heavyweight title clash. | | |
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| Three super middleweights in my top 16? That's certainly never happened before, but Bute's impressive string of stoppages have made the long count he received against Andrade the first time around a distant memory. Now that he's tuned up against future hall of famer Glen Johnson expect Bute to face the winner of the Super Six in his next bout. | | |
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| Miguelito rebounded well from the two beatings he took at the hands of Margarito and Pacquiao to capture a junior middlweight championship. The Bobfather plans on making Cotto-Margarito II later this year. I'm very interested to see if the fight plays out any differently now that Margarito is no longer loading his wraps. | | | NEXT: | HBO DECEMBER 3 VS. ANTONIO MARGARITO |
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| John should have probably been on this list quite some time ago. He's clearly an elite level fighter who has proven that he can beat the best outside of his backyard. Holds a very strong win over Juan Manuel Marquez, and contrary to some reports, I've seen the fight and John deserved the win. | | |
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| Why is he on the list? Let's take a look at his resume. Wins over Jean Pascal, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham, Glen Johnson and a razor thin loss to Mikkel Kessler that most feel he won. Froch now faces the stiffest test of his career in the form of Andre Ward in what we all can agree is a must see fight | | | NEXT: | SHOWTIME DEC. 17 VS. ANDRE WARD |
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| Should have been on this list a long time ago. Keeps on winning and defending his titles. The man is 83-3 with 45 knockouts. They say eventually the cream rises to top and if others continue to lose and all Wonjongkam keeps winning, his rise will soon find him in the top 10. | | |
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| When Breadman tells me Segura HAS to be on the list, I listen. This spot was either going to go to Segura or the borderline HOFer Fernando Montiel. Montiel has proven that he has what it takes to work his way back to this list and since Segura's stoppage of HOFer Ivan Calderon was as eye opening as Montiel's run to unify two of the bantamweight titles, Segura gets the nod. If you like pressure fighters Segura is your guy. He's defeated Ivan Calderon twice and is clearly the class of his division. | | | NEXT: | DEC 11. VS. BRIAN VILORIA |
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| Rebounded well from first defeat to easily handle Adrian Diaconu, which set him up for a major title fight against Jean Pascal conqueror Bernard Hopkins. Unfortunately for Dawson the bout became an abortion when Dawson fouled Hopkins, who could no longer continue. | | |
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| I think it's safe to say that Breidis Prescott caught him cold. Khan has shown the boxing world who he is and what he's made of and deserves a place amongst the 20 best boxers in the world. Would love to see him fight Timothy Bradley. The world deserves to know who the best junior welterweight is. Khan returns December 10 against world class contender Lamont Peterson. | | | NEXT: | HBO DEC. 10 VS. LAMONT PETERSON |
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| Talk about an animal! This kid is a dog and a must see pressure fighter that leaves it all in the ring. Could be the next great lightweight or he could be the next fighter Juan Manuel Marquez teaches his mastery to. Hopefully we find out and soon! | | | NEXT: | HBO DEC. 3 VS. JOHN MURRAY |
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| In my opinion, Ismayl Sillakh is the best up and coming fighter in the world. I would love for Roy Jones Jr to pay more attention to Sillakh's career than his own. It will likely make him more money. The kid can punch like a mule. The one knock on him is that he's a bit chinny. I don't know too many people in a rush to prove it. | | |
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