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(Last updated May 2010)

1. TIE: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, KO) / Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO)

I really can’t see it any other way. If these two modern day legends aren’t neck and neck right now, I see no way of separating them. While their feuding fan bases will no doubt argue it to the bitter end, the only way I see this one getting settled is in the ring. The word amazing isn’t strong enough to sum up what Manny Pacquiao has done in the last few years between 130 and 147 pounds. While Mayweather took some time off his two fights since returning have been outright artistic. Both men are at their absolute peak and writing history with each fight. This is the very reason the entire sporting world is salivating at the thought of these two squaring off, and for good reason. It is the only way that one of them is going to definitively surpass the other.

3. Paul Williams (38-1, 27 KO)

Perhaps one of the best literal examples of what the ‘pound-for-pound’ moniker is all about, Paul ‘The Punisher’ Williams moves freely between three weight divisions reeking fistic havoc on fighters of all sizes. The freakishly tall welterweight / junior middleweight / middleweight has had no problem moving up in weight to find opponents willing to take him on. His most recent win over Sergio Martinez (now middleweight champion of the world) was regarded by many as one of the best fights of 2009.

4. Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO)

A loss after moving up in weight to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his last bout isn’t enough to drop Marquez very far on this list. While the closeness of his battles with Manny Pacquiao serve to illustrate his belonging near the very top of this list, it was back to back KO victories over Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz (two fighters who had never been previously stopped) in his first two fights at lightweight that cement Marquez’s place among boxing’s elite.

5. Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KO)

At 27 years old Chad Dawson is a veteran of fights against championship caliber fighters in the light heavyweight division. Since taking on the durable Eric Harding as a youngster in his first fight at 175 pounds, Dawson has gone on to defeat both former light heavyweight champions Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver twice. ‘Bad’ Chad also holds a very attractive win over former cruiserweight champion turned heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek. Dawson’s speed and abilities are on par with the very best in the entire support and the sky is the limit for this bright young champion.

6. Ivan Calderon (33-0-1, 6 KO)

If you’re reading this thinking Ivan is placed too high here… tough. The guy was already fighting bigger men when campaigning at boxing’s minimum limit of 105 pounds. His move up in weight to beat the fearsome Hugo Cazares (who weighed 130 pounds in the ring) illustrates what Ivan Calderon is all about. The fluidity with which the ‘Iron boy’ moves, dipping in and out of a near squat position to throw quick darting punches while moving in and out of range – is unparalleled in all of boxing.

7. Nonito Donaire (23-1, 15 KO)

Nonito Donaire is one of the brightest stars in boxing’s lower weight divisions. The 26 year old Donaire has fought in three divisions since turning pro, with his biggest win a violent one-punch knockout over fellow pound-for-pound entrant Vic Darchinyan. Donaire’s height and reach make him a formidable opponent in and around the flyweight division with his adept boxing ability and stiff punching power. Donaire is perhaps one of the best young examples of a boxer/puncher in the sport.

8. Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO)

WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley has been coming on at a torrid pace in the last couple of years, amassing a very impressive run at the top of one of boxing’s hottest divisions. In his last five bouts Bradley has gone undefeated against Junior Witter, Edner Cherry, Kendall Holt, Nate Campbell, and Lamont Peterson. It was the most recent win over Peterson that really underlined Bradley’s emergence as one of the top young fighters in all of boxing.

9. Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO)

The newly crowned middleweight champion of the world is Sergio Martinez, and his twelve round beating of former champion Kelly Pavlik was no fluke. Martinez gave Paul Williams all he could handle in one of the best fights of 2009 and prior to that drew (in a fight many feel he won) against highly regarded junior middleweight Kermit Cintron. Martinez is now the main man in one of boxing’s most illustrious divisions and makes his debut on FightFan.com’s top ten pound-for-pound list as a result.

10. David Haye (24-1, 22 KO)

David ‘Haymaker’ Haye ran the table unifying the cruiserweight division, and with his recent foray in the heavyweight division it’s easy to forget the his stunning KO’s of Jean Marc Mormeck and Enzo Maccarinelli just two years back. But those feats are no less impressive. Espically when (since that time) Haye has moved up into the heavyweight division and in two fights captured the WBA heavyweight title. Haye obliterated Monte Barrett, lifted the WBA strap from the giant Valuev, and has since battered the normally durable John Ruiz into retirement. Haye’s dominance in unifying cruiserweight coupled with his fast rise at heavyweight has him debuting on our list.

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John Martinez Says:

I think Manny Pacquia is the No1 . I feel this way because if Manny would have fought Mosley i think he would have Knock him out as tiered as he was. He looked out of it by round 6.Floyd has talent but know where as exciting as Manny Pacquia.
May 5th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Ivan "LatinoPorVida" Montiel Says:

There can’t be a tie Floyd Mayweather Jr has to be numero uno Pound for Pound

Nonito Donaire hmmm…not so sure about it prehaps Fernando Montiel should take that 7th spot.
May 5th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
pacfan Says:

It should be Manny all the way!! Floyd didn’t even put a hurt on Mosley. Look what happen after the fight, you don’t see any blood or a swollen face on Mosley, I really think that the fight was scripted and the GBP probably offered a huge amount of money on Mosley that he can’t refuse just to lose on Floyd.
May 5th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Ace Freeman Says:

I stand by the tie.

I think in 90% of the cases where someone is picking one over the other it’s because they like one so much they are hating on the other, or they’re blinded by their fanaticism (and I don’t mean that in a bad way, if you’re a huge fan all the more power to you!)

Any way you shake it, if you give me 3 reasons why one should be ranked above the other, I’ll give you 3 to the contrary.

They are so close to each other in their freakish talent / athleticism, and also neck and neck in their standing… that I think picking one over the other is just semantics.

It is extremely subjective and strong arguments can be made on both sides. I honestly love both these guys and I say let the best man win…

We need to see this one settled in the ring!
May 5th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Haslim Says:

How can you compare a 38 year-old shot boxer and a bloated lightweight against the likes of De la Hoya, Hatton, Cotto and Clottey. No way.
May 5th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
the president Says:

Pacquiao is always the man untill now not unless Mayweather fought him on the ring and smashes Pacquaio if he(Mayweather) can do it. Fighting with Mosley was not an impressive one for Mayweather. He didn’t knocked out Mosley but Mosley almost did it to him on the 2nd round. He should fight Pacquiao and have a victory so that I can rate him to be number one. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT PACQUIAO IS STILL THE POUND-FOR-POUND KING OF BOXING!
May 5th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
emerson rey avila Says:

hey are you out of your mind?how can mayweather tie pacman’s ranking when he fought a smaller marquez and an old mosley whereas pacman fought tough welterweights in cotto and clottey!?
May 5th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Anonymous Says:

pacquiao always is no.1
May 5th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
HCO22 Says:

Hold on…Hold on…
Why did you put Mayweathers name before Pacquiaos name???
Pacquiao is the #1 P4P…If Mayweather’s win agains Mosley elevates him also to the number one spot, then it Should be written as;

” 1. TIE: MANNY PACQUIAO / FLOYD MAYWEATHER ”

and not the other way around! Let me guess…Oh the author of this article is an american! So it’s obvious that he’s favoring his homeboy!
May 5th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Ace Freeman Says:

“Why did you put Mayweathers name before Pacquiaos name???”

Relax friend, it was only done because it’s alphabetical.

I’m not American at all, and meant nothing by listing it as such.

If I thought Floyd should be above Manny I wouldn’t call it a tie and have a secret subliminal undertone by putting his name first. I would have put him first and Manny 2nd, but I didn’t do that.

That seems like a very small detail to get riled up over.
May 5th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
boxing fan Says:

Obviously, the author here is an AMERICAN! he can’t afford to be an inferior to somebody who is from the 3rd world country..the author here is biased and racist!! admit it!! I’m not just a fan of pacman I’m also a fan of Floyd! I just want to be fair!
May 5th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Boggs Godz Says:

Mayweather’s was a lousy one!!!

How come they call the fight “terrific fight”!!!

Mosley was so tight that i think heis doubting himself if he can finish the 12-rounds….
May 5th, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Anonymous Says:

Obviously, the author here is an AMERICAN! he can’t afford to be an inferior to somebody who is from the 3rd world country..the author here is biased and racist!! admit it!! I’m not just a fan of pacman I’m also a fan of Floyd! I just want to be fair!
May 5th, 2010 at 11:26 pm
BoxingSimplyAmazing Says:

49? isnt pacquiao’s win 51(38KO)
May 5th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
richfitzwell Says:

Attaboy Ace. I agree that both should be at the top. My only real issue with the list is having David Haye up there. Yes, he’s the most exciting heavyweight in quite some time, but if Calderon merits a spot based on longevity (because its certainly not activity) shouldn’t Pongsaklek be given the same benefit of the doubt? Just a thought.
May 5th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Boggs Godz Says:

As to placing Floyd’s name first…… that’s a real grrrrrrrr.
Manny is the acknowledged #1 P4P king, how come Floyd’s name come first???? what a yacky sh……t!!
May 5th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
HCO22 Says:

Mr. Freeman, If two BIG names are in the battle for supremacy… The way you write the names will surely matter!

Manny was in the#1 spot! Mayweather elevated to the same spot. So whats the big deal to you to to go by the original order?
Yup, you said the word tie…
for us readers, you just put your subliminal tone of interest to it by puting Mayweathers name first.

1. Manny Pacquiao / Floyd Mayweather.

Thats the way it should’ve been written!
May 5th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Gasil Says:

This is a wrongly written article Mayweather beat Mosley because he runs out of gas due to his age and they have 5 years difference. As what Pacquaio says during his interview that if Mosley can hurt Mayweather especially in the 2 first round Pacquaio can knock him out not to mention that Pacquiao is 1 year younger than Mayweather and harder puncher than Mosley and has blinding speed.
May 5th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
Ace Freeman Says:

You guys need to relax.

Again, it’s alphabetical.

If that riles your feathers, you need to grab a beer.

richfitzwell,

I agree with your sentiment. I gave that some thought but opted to go with Haye because he unified cruiserweight (something not done since Holyfield did it) and then won a heavyweight strap.

It could go either way.

If you look at the list of many publications they greatly vary. It’s all just a matter of opinion.

If you’d like feel free to post a top ten list. I was hoping more people would have done that.

I think the top names are all a given, but it gets really tough and subjective after No. 5 and a lot of guys could be in there and they wouldn’t be a band choice.

cheers
May 5th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
gakiis47 Says:

If MOSLEY had half of PACMAN’s speed and stamina, he could have put MAYWEATHER for good during that exciting 2nd round when he almost decked him twice. MAYWEATHER was reduced to saving his a$$ by clinching. It was such a sorry sight MOSLEY could not finish him off.

What can you expect from a 38 year old guy going all 12 rounds with a boxer like MAYWEATHER? No legs, no laterals, an easy prey for MAYWEATHER jabs.

PACMAN certainly could have KOed MAYWEATHER if he was in that second round.
May 5th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
provin ciano Says:

i think manny pacquiao still #1 p4p.i don’t think that money defeating mosley can elevate his status. you know, i’m certain that pacman will ko mosley in round 6.
May 5th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
eugene Says:

manny is still number one untill they fight and loss to mayweather… but i think manny will KO floyd… Peace.
May 5th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
afan Says:

Manny Pacquaio should be number 1 pound for pound fighter and not tied with Floyd. Simply because of the better opposition Pacman had, Delahoya(KO9), Cotto(KO12), Clottey,Hatton(KO in 2) who are bigger than him. Also Mayweather jr. only has 2 fight after his retirement, one with the lightweight champion MArquez(decision) and one with 39-year-old Mosley(decision). You can’t just put a fighter back to number 1 with just two fights.

Take also into consideration the FIGHTER of THE DECADE which PACMAN won over MAyweather Jr.

WHAT ARE YOUR CRITERIA in SELECTED THE top 10 POUND FOR POUND FIGHTER?
May 5th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
ReedMoon Says:

Pacman is still the #1 for me.
May 6th, 2010 at 12:02 am
Smiling_Wolf Says:

I voted for a tie too – on one hand, you have a strategic defensive artist, while on the other hand you have a scientific offensive artist. PBF could easily negate and avoid Pacman’s blazing attacks, but Pacman could just as easily use angles to confound PBF’s defense.

This will be an exciting fight (provided neither goes “shot” before it happens), and boxing *really* needs it. If we’re lucky, we could get an epic rivalry out of this. ;)
May 6th, 2010 at 12:09 am
waldo Says:

I have to agree with Coach Roach that May now has a crack in his armor- age. Manny can, and will hit him whenever he desires. Impenetrable defense no more.
May 6th, 2010 at 12:23 am
Buknoy Says:

just a thought: If the two of them won’t agree to fight each other next.

why not let them fight the fighter that each defeated recently.

Pacquiao vs Mosley
Mayweather vs Clottey

at least even if they don’t fight each other next we’ll still have to compare them to break the tie.

what you think???
May 6th, 2010 at 12:34 am
RumirNero Says:

Just so because Mayweather wins in his recent fight with Mosley, it does not mean that he tied with Pacquiao in the Pound for Pound king. It will be either be fair or you need an eyeglasses.

Please note that Mayweather had retired… with just two fights to his name after his comeback, why then are you making it a tie? WHY? Is it because he demolish a 38+ year old man in the person of Shane Mosley? Or is it because he cheats on scales when he fight Juan Manuel Marquez?

The bludgeoning point here is their recent fights. Mayweather fights Mosley who is 38+ years old and way past his reign, while Pacquiao fights Cotto who is 29 years old and had already defeated Mosley.

Another point is the character of Mayweather… how can he be proud in winning a match with an OLD GUY… isn’t it that we should respect our elders? Why then Mayweather beat an OLD GUY and HE IS PROUD IN DOING SO. IS THAT A GOOD MANNERS and A RIGHT CONDUCT?
May 6th, 2010 at 12:46 am
win Says:

manny by judgement of many ù
May 6th, 2010 at 12:49 am
aries Says:

Manny Pacquiao my number one!!!
May 6th, 2010 at 12:52 am
Jerry Lynch Says:

Pacman is my choice over fellow American Jr. They are the same size & Pacman is just faster and more powerful than Jr. As a mechanic I can say it is no problem to change a part. What earns the money is knowing what part to change. Jr. has changed the right parts up until now but I think the Pacman machine has no “right part” to change. He is so unconventional that a conventional boxer, regardless of skill, could ever figure him out now. gelynch52@yahoo.com
May 6th, 2010 at 12:56 am
sed Says:

what if pacman fight mosley in october or nov,and come up with a big knock out.what do you writers say about that??come on i watched that fight only to see mosley got old overnight.soorryy but thats the reality tried to watched it again and again only to find out mosley is a washed up fighter.pacman vs mosley lets get it on.!!!
May 6th, 2010 at 1:06 am
ian reyes Says:

mayweather the number 2 pound for pound beat shane mosley the number 3 pound for pound, how can there be a tie is it 3 minus 2 equals 1 wtf what kind of analogy is this.
May 6th, 2010 at 1:09 am
oca Says:

there should be no tie here. Manny deserves to be no. 1 and floyd to be no. 2. with respect to floyd, he will remain number 2 for the rest of his boxing career unless he fights Manny. Please floyd dropped off 0all your demands for blood testing and allowed the fight to take its normal course. Only then i will consider you one of all time greats.
May 6th, 2010 at 1:33 am
Joaquin Bordado Says:

PACMAN will make floyd a punching bag! For me PACMAN is number ONE!
May 6th, 2010 at 2:06 am
jhonix2099 Says:

Compare fight List Man and the achievement he done!!!

I’m with Manny Pacquiao as the P4P King….

floyd will get the number 1 but not a P4P King….
May 6th, 2010 at 2:12 am
myk.. Says:

just another floyd street hound writer!!AWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
May 6th, 2010 at 2:13 am
vince Says:

wtf, pacquiao has beaten more quality opponents than mayweather, how can they be serious about mayweather winning against an aging mosley… MAYWEATHER IS THE BEST POUND FOR POUND DUCKER OF ALL TIME! while pacquiao faces bigger opponents and tough champions… mayweather faces small and old opponents
May 6th, 2010 at 2:15 am
lakay Says:

a former middleweight champion scared to fight a former flyweight champion. it’s insane to have excuses what a shame. only floyd knows the answer.
May 6th, 2010 at 2:20 am
sm Says:

Pacquiao is no. 1…unless mayweather beats him or mayweather beats at least 2 big name in their prime..
May 6th, 2010 at 2:39 am
RAS KEN Says:

I voted for mayweather bcos he changes from fight to fight depending on his opponent. But realistically, manny should be seen as the p4p king. He also has the capability of knocking pbf out or giving him a boxing lesson, but u never know, pbf can silence everyone. The fight must come on to decide.
May 6th, 2010 at 3:17 am
painkiller Says:

Mr. ace freeman if u read all the comment’s, i think u need to put the ranking’s back… for the fight fan’s its bias…who is mosley then he lost to cotto anyway…. only one P4P not two… only the no.1, thank’ n peace to every one

if ur heart says that floyd is the no.1 put it coz we need only one P4P not two (we need only one)
May 6th, 2010 at 3:20 am
FIGHT FAN Says:

THANKYOU FOR PUTTING THE HAYEMAKER ON THE LIST, HE IS BETTER THAN THE KLITSCHKOS!
May 6th, 2010 at 3:31 am
painkiller Says:

7 world tittle makes the difference…ring magazine says that pacquiao have more accomplished than floyd. but yahoo sports whanted mayweather as no. theres a big argue happening but ofcourse ring magazine the bible of boxing ruled..tnx for being fair… who is mosley anyway he lost to cotto
May 6th, 2010 at 3:34 am
Boxer123 Says:

Ok Ace Freeman, here are my three reasons for picking Pacman as no. 1 P4P king over Mayweather. Then let me see your three.
1. Mayweather retired. In all sports, once an ahtlete retires, he cannot just come back and beat up an old tight man and an old bloated man and become number one again. Tennis is a classic case. When the two Belgians (Henin and Clijster) retired and came back, even though they are beating up the top three, they still have to start without a ranking and until now they are not even in the top five yet. Mayweather has to beat the best to be the best especially if the best is in the same weight class.
2. Who did they beat. Line up their opponents and rank them accordingly. Marquez, Cotto, Clottey, Mosley. There is no way you can rank Mosley above Cotto as Cotto beat him up convincingly. No way you can assume that Marquez could beat Clottey. I’d say, 1 and 3 Pacquiao, 2 and 4 Mayweather.
3. How opponents were beaten. Pacquiao: thru Bludgeoning, annihilation, blood. Mayweather: 12 rounds of showcasing terrific Ballet.
I rest my case.
May 6th, 2010 at 3:40 am
boxing fan Says:

I just can’t understand how Money May become No. 1 alongside Pacman? If you would say that because he beat JMM easily as PAC came through life and death with him is pointless. PAC fought JMM at 126 and 130 lbs. which is JMM’s natural weight and his peak, while PAC wasn’t as complete as a fighter of today. Floyd fought JMM at 144, where he was bloated and a little bit older, add to the fact that he came from hell and back with Juan Diaz at 135 lbs. Floyd cheated as he came overweight just to be sure that he has an upperhand. Imagine what would PAC do to a bloated JMM at 144 lbs.? It can’t be denied that Mosely came from a long lay-off plus the fact that he was long been counted as a washed-up fighter, after a so-so performance against Mayorga and Cotto. People were just blinded with his win against Margarito, that the Mosely has rejuvinated.
And now that Floyd beat him, suddenly he reclaim the top spot at P4P. If you point out that he dominated Mosely, how would you compare that of PAC’s demolition job of Cotto and Clottey? If you say that PAC asked Cotto to come down at 145 lbs. Then, Floyd ask JMM to come up at 144 and cheated.
May 6th, 2010 at 3:41 am
EDU Says:

JUST BECAUSE FLOYD WON OVER WASHED-UP FIGHTERS IN MOSLEY AND MARQUEZ WILL MERIT TO DISLODGE PACMAN FM P4P NO. 1, ITS AN INSULT TO WORLD BOXING FANS AND TO ALL FILIPINOS IN GENERAL. LET THAT PRETENDER FIGHT PACMAN AND PROVE HIMSELF FIRST BEFORE I WILL AGREE PROVIDED HE BEATS OUR HERO
May 6th, 2010 at 4:00 am
jmb Says:

How come by beating #3 would elevated the #2 to #1? I think you have to consider the fact that Mosley will not last long until 12 rounds against Pacquiao LOL!!!!
May 6th, 2010 at 4:02 am
treva Says:

haslim, you’re a prick, and all you other pac-zealots need to retire from your masturbator positions in my beautiful sport. I am impartial, but a few facts for the aforementioned nut job:

Mayweather beat Oscar ad LIGHT-MIDDLE, and it was a 50/50 fight, and oscar wasn’t dehydrated like he was for pacquiao

Cotto was also past it and weakened, it disgracefully was capped at 145 but earned manny the welter belt anyways, how the heck did that happen???!!

Floyd beat hatton too, and beat him first.

PS. good to finally see DAvid Haye in the P4P list!!
May 6th, 2010 at 4:12 am
BoxingSimplyAmazing Says:

For God’s sake. Pound for pound ratings is based on how many division the fighter has conquered. Im a fan of the game and i know both of these two fighters are a future HOF. Im both a fan of these two fighters but i think pacquiao is the no.1 p4p boxer.
May 6th, 2010 at 4:32 am
Femmo Says:

There is no tie LOL I just read the first line Lmfao! Please FightFan.com you’ve never let me down until now
May 6th, 2010 at 4:43 am
painkiller Says:

for the fightfans sake….let be the one not two cant understand why two if there is two theres no no.1
May 6th, 2010 at 4:56 am
frisco seven Says:

Mayweather will always be N0. 2 bcoz he didn’t even pay WBA sanctioning fee, he has no belt. You don’t abide by the rules you don’t get rated.
Manny Pacquiao the only boxer to own 7 titles in 7 different wt. div. thats the big numero uno! Dela Hoya quit on stool against Manny, Hatton KO’ed in 2.
With Floyd we know the story.
I don’t see Paul Williams being no. 3? I think Timothy Bradley should be up there.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:27 am
dalmatian Says:

Before you get to No. 1, you have to dislodge the current No. 1 by beating him. There no such thing in a game of sports of getting to No. 1 without beating the No. 1….where’s the logic. So Mayweather will always No. 2 no matter he tries. Unless Pacquiao retires or Floyd beats him…now that’s more sensical.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:35 am
boxing fan Says:

@treva:
If you would put up that argument Floyd beating Oscar at 154, consider this: PAC fought Oscar at 147, coming from 135. That’s two-weight jump while Floyd came from 147 to beat Oscar at 154. 1 weight up. PAC beat Oscar every round and quit on his stool. Floyd won via split decision, so, who’s performance was better?
Here’s more argument. Floyd beat Hatton at 147 (not his natural weight and just had a decision win gift from Collazo fight.) Floyd took 10 rounds to figure out Hatton. While PAC took just 2 rounds to send Hatton to dreamland at his weightclass at that (140 lbs.)
So, do not come up with that argument.
Just compare their recent 2 performance at welterweight. Floyd asked JMM to climb up 144 lbs. from 135. JMM, fresh from wars with Juan Diaz, came bloated at fightnight. Adding insult to injury, Floyd came overweight and came to win a lopsided decesion. PAC asked Cotto to trim down at 145 lbs. (Cotto just decisioned Clottey weighing 146, one under the weight limit). PAC gave Cotto a beating for 12 rounds. Remember, PAC just coming off a win from Hatton at 140 lbs. and move up to 147 weightlcass.
Floyd beat Mosely who came from a long lay-off and a year older from Margarito fight.
While PAC beat Clottey, 33 completely, who was coming off a point loss from Cotto.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:37 am
Cabby Says:

OMG! Just because Mayweather beat a suddenly-grown-old man, who ran out of juice after the second, either because of age or the excessively blood test,and can no longer “pull the trigger,” does not elevate him over that of Pacquiao’s position. Floyd is the one who is proclaiming himself as number one. He does not have a title at all. When he came back again into the boxing ring, he should have started with lesser world rated boxer and work himself up just like the rest of all the boxers. Now he is trying to clean up boxing by proclaiming himself as a one-man boxing commission, that sport writers, de la Hoya and Schaefer are letting him do the talking. Accusation of the world’s number one boxer of using steroids, without proof, does not count. They let Floyd get away with his own demand of random blood test. What if his opponent does a one-man boxing commission demand also, no matter how irrelevant it is? No matter how we think negatively of boxing commissions, they are the boxing authorities that ought to be followed. If I were Pacquiao, why should I follow what Mayweather tells me to do? Who is he, Hammurabi? Follow whatever is the rule of a Boxing Commission of a boxing venue and let’s get in on – Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:58 am
jason Says:

still mighty manny pac-man pacquiao
May 6th, 2010 at 6:01 am
bongbugs Says:

PACMAN the No. 1… pound4pound, decade and all time great. Why? Boxing is sports, Sports is entertainment, Entertainment is Pacman…
May 6th, 2010 at 6:12 am
ara mina Says:

last weekend’s performance of Floyd was okay. But not enough to rank him side by side PAC. This is the first time Floyd picked someone his own size — YET still questionable…Mosely is a worn down boxer. Mosely just cant handle Floyd’s youth(as seen after the 2nd round).

PAC, on the other hand, fought bigger and better fighters. Fighters that are in their prime.

Simple logic…not sure why Ace ranked Mayweather side by side PAC.

BEAT PAC AND FLOYD CAN BE #1.
May 6th, 2010 at 6:14 am
wbox Says:

Pacman fought anybody his promoter matches, while floyd picks somebody that he thinks is beatable. In the sport of boxing, Manny rules. Floyd fits at wrestling w/c is pure show. Thank you.
May 6th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Baldo Says:

Floyd Mayweather,

Fight Pacquiao in the ring and stop that BS Olympic style drug testing demands unless you want to fight Pac in the 2012 Olympics.

Just get in the ring if you’re not a coward!
May 6th, 2010 at 6:38 am
Dean .P Says:

Floyd Mayweather jr should be placed at the top of the P4P rankings, because he has never been beaten and everytime he fights, its exciteing to watch! Paquiao is a great fighter, but hes lost 3 times and hes know where near a smart fighter as what Mayweather is, thats why Mayweather hasnt lost, because hes a very smart fighter and he picks his shots very well and he knows when they are going to land! Paquiao throws shots when he knows hes not going to land them, that is what most boxers do, thats why most people like Mayweather, because most of the shots he throws, they land!
May 6th, 2010 at 7:04 am
pher Says:

Hello Ace, I think its not right to rank Floyed tie with Manny. As you can see Manny destroys his opponents while Floyd massage his opponents. I really disappointed. Check the quality of opponents and physical status of opponents.
May 6th, 2010 at 7:05 am
roel panistante Says:

i think pacquiao is still the number 1 pound for pound,he dominated boxers that fight mayweather with much best results,if pacquiao in place of mayweather when he fight mosley it could be a short figth and again pacquiao will force mosley to resign like dela hoya
May 6th, 2010 at 7:11 am
schizo Says:

To be number one,you had to beat the number one and not the number three…. wheres the logic?
May 6th, 2010 at 8:01 am
pranzer Says:

The pound for pound ranking is a step ladder. Mayweather was already at number 2 and he defeated a number three whom he is supposed to beat as per the ranking. The win only reenforces his number two position. For him to assume the number one rank he should challenge and defeat the number one and that is Pacquiao. On the other hand,Mosley, if he defeated Mayweather who is ranked second, could have moved to the second rank and replaced mayweather. Just like in a Divisional Champion, one has to defeat the current champion to be the new champion. Mayweather assuming the P4P #1 now has no adequate and rational basis. Stop the nonsense.
May 6th, 2010 at 8:23 am
char Says:

the pacman!..
May 6th, 2010 at 8:57 am
bb Says:

pac-mans number 1 for me,no question about it.
May 6th, 2010 at 9:25 am
nameless Says:

mayweather’s win against mosley is a brilliant one,he put on a boxing clinic on shane & got out of his comfort zone while doing so.undeniably floyd is a very talented boxer & i believe he will beat even a prime mosley.however i still think pacquiao is the no.1 bcoz pac’s last 3 fights has been so dominant. he destroyed hatton,the lineal jrww on hitman’s territory,he beat cotto(who defeated shane mosley) by a TKO afterscoring 2 knockdowns.he made clottey look horrible.& to top it all,pac is really small for WW yet he dominated them.besides pac defeated 3 guys who just had 5 losses combined,while floyd beat only 2 fighters that already had 9 losses combined
May 6th, 2010 at 9:30 am
nameless Says:

& i hope floyd sr. stops discrediting what pac has done.if he has brains,he should know a fighter like pac who doesn’t starve himself to death to make weight will always be stronger than his bigger opponents have to compromise their eating habits to cut off weight.that’s the cause of pac’s power,his nutritional intake,not PEDs.
i just buy into floyd jr’s crap that he wants himself & pac to be on even playing field.we all know pac fights in the US,but he is NOT a U.S. citizen.can anybody remind the mayweathers WHO WILL HAVE THE HOMETOWN ADVANTAGE if pacquiao vs mayweather happens?what even playing field?LMAO!!!
May 6th, 2010 at 9:39 am
nameless Says:

@gc3587
yeah he beat hatton @ 147 pounds after a long boring 10 rounds,whereas hitman naturally fights @ 140 where pac destroyed him in just 2 rounds.cotto beat up by margarito horribly?dude look at that fight again,margarito has welts all over his reddened face.& clottey CAN’T fight?LMAO coz pac made him look like one.have you seen clottey fights prior to that?i admire floyd as a boxer too because of his talents,but after the gatti fight,he went cherry-picking,he became too afraid to lose & wasted all that talents.i just don’t know why the mosley win gave him too much credit.cotto beat mosley via decision like mayweather did,but pac KO’d cotto
May 6th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Alan de jesus Says:

just look at who they fight these past two or three years. Pacquiao is No. 1 pound 4 pound.
May 6th, 2010 at 10:02 am
edmund Says:

manny pacquiao no.1 pound for pound boxer of the century…mayweather is over rated boxer of the century!
May 6th, 2010 at 10:04 am
edmund Says:

manny pacquiao is pound for pound boxer of the century,while mayweather is overated boxer.
May 6th, 2010 at 10:10 am
alex Says:

manny is ahead of floyd opcourse!floyd needs to fight in a middleweight and supermiddleweight.If he remain undefeated then i can consider floyd as numero uno pound 4 pound!
May 6th, 2010 at 11:00 am
David d Says:

Floyd mayweather is perhaps the greatest fighter of his era.
Why? Not because of his knock out ability.. But because of his ability to take a world champion like Shane mosely with incredible power and make him helpless in the ring.
Boxing isn’t about knockouts and it’s not about tko’s
it’s an art it’s a “science”
Floyd mayweather sits back and breaks u down emotionally and physically.
Now don’t get me wrong. Manny PAC is also a great fighter but he isn’t as great as Floyd.
He takes a hit to give a hit .. And the objective is to hit without being hit.
He has a very bad habbit of lifting off his back foot when ever he punches .. He leans forward to land his hits. The guy is good no lie.. Great even.
But Floyd mayweather is on a different level.
Everyone was considered good Untill they played Jordan.. Then we got to see all the flaws and the mistakes they would make …
Floyd is the same thing.
He’s beating everyone hands down.. And the 1 time we questioned his win(castillo) he came back and did it again.. But worse.
No doubt manny PAC has knocked out fighters.
But Floyd embaresse’s them all. It’s not hard to know a person out when u hit them 10 million times.
It’s extremy hard to hit someone 30 or so times a round and break them.
Anyone can be knocked out at anytime.
It takes an artist to take the 1 thing us fighters hold most dear..our hearts.

I’m just saying.
May 6th, 2010 at 11:18 am
cholo Says:

people r forgetting dat mannny ducked shane and floyd didnt
May 6th, 2010 at 11:29 am
David d Says:

@ cholo good point man
and I hope no1 says floyd ducked cotto because
he was asking for that fight when citto was still dominent
May 6th, 2010 at 11:35 am
terminatorh Says:

david haye what the f_k?
i guess you think haye can beat the klitshcos,yeah sure
May 6th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Anonymous Says:

You can’t just retire and come back to be P4P king that easy…you gotta come back and fight the best to be the best…so until Floyd beats the current P4P king “Manny P” there is no tie in my mind…
May 6th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Ace Freeman Says:

“david haye what the f_k?
i guess you think haye can beat the klitshcos,yeah sure”

It has nothing to do with guessing about future bouts. It’s about what’s happened up until now. The Klitschko’s are good, but they’re huge.

Haye unified a division, moved up and won a title at heavyweight. The higher in weight that happens the more difficult it is.

As I mentioned above, it starts to get reallly subjective after the 5 mark. There are many guys who could have made the 6-10 mark over the guys I listed here and it would be logical and well deserved.

This is just our opinion. If you don’t like it, I encourage you to post your own list. I’d like to see it. The more opinions the better.
May 6th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Ace Freeman Says:

I see no need for some the anger / frustration I am reading here so far. This is just opinion based, and everyone is entitled to their view.

Is everyone aware that pound-for-pound rankings don’t actually exist anywhere?

It’s a completely subjective notion.

sub·jec·tive (s b-j k t v). adj. 1. a. Proceeding from or taking place in a person’s mind rather than the external world

If you don’t like something, vote, and post your own list.

I love to hear everyone’s opinions. It’s just sad how many venomous insults I’ve had to delete thus far.

No need to be ignorant. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. We can discuss and debate it without tossing around insults.
May 6th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Jerric Says:

Let’s just wait for the fight to come. Pacquiao’s talent is more on offense while Mayweather in defense. Both are quick but Pacquiao has power. I can’t wait to see this fight. However, I still believe Pacquiao is better due to the quality of his opponents. Mayweather chose Mosely coz he knew the guy is not the same as before… but still, many got overwhelmed by his skill. The question is, if they’re at the same age, can he do it?
May 6th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Masbad Says:

In order the be the Best Pound 4 Pound Boxer Mayweather must beat Manny Pacquiao. “To be the Man, you must beat the Man.”
May 6th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Dreamliner Says:

Good impartial opinion Ace, man I hope your compensated well for all this BS you go thru!

Just wait til the end of next year if this fight happens and you wont here from 90% of these hecklers ever again guaranteed!!!

Of course 6-10 is questionable but its your list…not mine. I think you have to put Floyd/Manny or Manny/Floyd (it doesn’t matter) side-by-side because you also have to take into consideration the outcome if they ever did meet in the ring.

Floyd’s demolition of Shane showed he could take a punch and still finish the fight strong, not just relying on his boxing ability.

I still think Manny’s offense is his best defense. Also like what David D said. Floyd a lot of people than hes ever shown by putting on a Offensive clinic vs Shane, even Merchant couldn’t criticize him.

If they ever meet Floyd frustrates him by out-boxing him and showing him hes also faster and stronger. (although sometimes I think Manny’s faster) Manny would have no choice but to make it a brawl which might end early similar to the Jesus Chavez fight. Floyd’s height and reach will frustrate Manny all night!

Also, this my opinion not criticism so respect it not make this site worse by bashing people.
May 6th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
dennis Says:

manny is still no 1 pound for pound king to me. he’s the most entertaining boxer and has 7 titles in 7 different divisions.

floyd in my mind is one of the best if not the best boxer. can even beat manny. but very boring to watch compared to what manny does.

but a floyd vs manny fight would cement it all.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
robp Says:

:-) of course its pacman. he’s much smaller, weighs less, has to be pumped continuously w/ protein shakes on camp so he gets a good fighting weight. he’s d better fighter literally “pound-for-pound” :-))
May 6th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
alvin Says:

still pacman, mayweather is still far behind close to second.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
zai cheng Says:

manny pacquiao will always be the no.1 pound 4 pound.. mayweather sucks.. chicken!!!
May 6th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
edu Says:

no other than manny..only one and only
May 6th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Teknishen04 Says:

Manny’s last 3 fights have been against people who were either washed up, or who have been coming off of brutal fights. He hasnt beat the number one welterweight, which was Mosley so you cant have him as number one. Floyd made Shane look like a rookie when many people counted Floyd out. Floyd IS number one!!
May 6th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
ara mina Says:

BEAT PAC and FLOYD CAN BE #1
May 6th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
supermoto88 Says:

pacman will whoop that mayweather ass!!
May 6th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
A1truth Says:

I believe right now Floyd is number 1 because he can easily adjust in the ring and beat you at your own game. You see what he just did to mosley and the only reason why he got caught with that punch in the 2nd round was because he was showing off a little, but he quickly got focused and whooped mosley ass. Pacquaio is also a special fighter and he is deadly in the ring but I just cant see him defeating floyd and when they fight the world will see what Im talking about.
May 6th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Gasil Says:

Manny is the only number one pound for pound king
May 6th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
draven Says:

Most of the people here have no knowledge in boxing.. fighting defensively is a strategy and his only protecting him self in the ring.. letting your opponent hit you so that you can hit your opponent is a stupid strategy but letting your opponent hit you so that your fans will like your game is the most stupid of all…. dont listen to those stupid pacfan floyd do your strategy hitting your opponent without getting hit is the coolest strategy.. you maybe hit by your opponent but not so often unlike pacman he get hit so often.. pacman gonna have a damage brain after you outbox him floyd…..your the best floyed
May 7th, 2010 at 12:38 am
draven Says:

Most of the people here have no knowledge in boxing.. fighting defensively is a strategy and his only protecting him self in the ring.. letting your opponent hit you so that you can hit your opponent is a stupid strategy but letting your opponent hit you so that your fans will like your game is the most stupid of all…. dont listen to those stupid pacfan floyd do your strategy hitting your opponent without getting hit is the coolest strategy.. you maybe hit by your opponent but not so often unlike pacman he get hit so often.. pacman gonna have a damage brain after you outbox him floyd…..your the best floyd
May 7th, 2010 at 12:40 am
draven Says:

Let pacman face manuel marquez again youll see that pacman will be buttered… if pacman did not knock marquez I sure he will never win that decision… but floyd outbox marquez much more he will outbox pacman..
May 7th, 2010 at 12:55 am
kikong_kalikot Says:

I agree with Ace Freeman. We filipinos should keep our cool and stop being neanderthals about it. The harder we press our opinions in blogs, surveys like this, the more hype, and perhaps money it would make that i thinks personally neither of the two would bother to give us “pre-fight” hype up the event guys even a penny.
Both are good at what they do and lets just wait ti’ll it happens
May 7th, 2010 at 4:11 am
kikong_kalikot Says:

to=>>Teknishen04:

Are you with us. Do you know what are you sayin? A fighter from 106lbs moving up in weight and even beating up legitimate welterweight thou you mentioned that those are washed-up, wake up man. that’s history at its finest in boxing and your lucky enough to witness it in your lifetime coz perhaps it wont happen again soon, unless floyd move to heavyweight to challenge klitcho and win.

The only fight that pacman hated the most was with Hatton coz he feels no challenge in him. And look what he does, he finished it so fast so promoters would just pick the right guy,the one with threat,challenge for him the next time around.
May 7th, 2010 at 4:38 am
JHOSE Says:

Beat No. 1 and become No. 1, or else Pacman will always be the No. 1 Pound for Pound of all times.
May 7th, 2010 at 7:59 am
JHOSE Says:

U dont have to kill an already deing horse to beacome a great killer. No way please. Manny is the king for P4P.
May 7th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Understanding Says:

Mayweather – Undefeated. People say being undefeated has nothing to do with, but they love Rocky Marciano. Hypocrites! In order to be the best you have to beat the best? True…and who again has beat everybody they fought? PBF.
May 7th, 2010 at 8:06 am
Anwar Jamison Says:

Ace,

Good job or getting everybody upset! The tie is brilliant.

I go with Mayweather, mostly for this reason: he never lost it in the ring.

When he retired, Manny stepped into the slot.

When he returned and was placed at #2 p4p, he absolutely demolished the guy who was #3. Most people forget that Juan Manuel Marquez was #3 pound for pound at the time of that fight. It gets lost in all the talk about how small he was.

After taking a part a Hall-of-Famer in Sugar Shane Mosley, in my opinion, it’s only right that Floyd Mayweather get his spot back at the top of the rankings now that he has shown that he hasn’t lost anything during the layoff.

I just feel that he should have to lose it in the ring.
May 7th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
C- MONEY 85 Says:

1) Floyd Money Mayweather is the #1 p4p fighter hands down. He held that title before he retired, and since returning has even been more dominant and better than ever.
– Floyd took a future Hall of Famer and dismantled him and made Shane look like a regular fighter.

2) Manny Pac- Man Pacquiao is the # 2 p4p fighter.
He is one hell of a fighter no doubt about it but I have a HUGE problem handing one guys title to another by default

- Pac-Man inherited the p4ptitle because Floyd’s retirement opened the door for Manny to flourish and what he has done with the opportunity is amazing.

THIS IS KINDA LIKE WHEN SMOKIN JOE FRAZIER WAS CHAMP BY DEFAULT BECAUSE ALI ( GOAT ) WAS IN LEGAL TROUBLE, FRAZIER TRULY WASN’T THE CHAMP UNTIL HE FACED AND BEAT ALI IN THEIR EPIC SHowDown

FLOYD has done nothin to lose his p4p title only been more dominant to add to his resume so until Floyd loses ( which I think he won’t ) he has to be the #1
May 7th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
BOB Says:

If you had ranked Floyd #1 in welterweight I would have accepted that!! BUT P4P KING NO WAY!! Pac has moved up more divisions and beating bigger men. THATS A TRUE DEFINITION OF P4P KING. But if your only the best in 1 division and only challenging smaller and older opponents seems like your always at an advantage. Floyd to compare to Pac P4P wise he would have to beat the champions at middle weight and crusierweight! He WOULD GET KTFO with those beast cause it would only take them one hard punch!!FLOYD WOULD HAVE TO HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE LIKE HE DID IN ROUND 2 VS MOSLEY!!
May 7th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
JIM Says:

To be p4pking you have to beat the p4pking!! THATS THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!! YOU CANT TIP TOE AROUND PAC TO BE THE KING!! PAC IS THE CURRENT KING AND WILL REMAIN THE CURRENT KING TILL SOMEONE BEATS HIM!!
May 7th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
C- MONEY 85 Says:

BoB, obviously ur a Pac fan but u fell to remember Floyd started off small at 106 when he first started now he is whoopin ass at 147.

It’s funny cuz no matter who Floyd beats there is always gonna be some excuse, criticism, or something wrong with who he beats

Prime example Floyd beat Sugar Shane Mosley a future Hall of Famer whom which Pac- Man ducked and dodged , Now that he beat Shane so badly there come these HATERZ sayin Shane is old, shane this, that..

and worst of all this Bull Shit bout how Floyd’s fighting style is boring or he runs U FUCKIN IDIOTS That is very smart out box fighters and have such a good defensive style where you don’t take punishment that is GENIUS SKILLZ pay the Billz

and instead of wishing that Floyd got knocked out by that BIG right hand in the 2nd round, APPRECIATE GREATness by being able to take a punch , get rocked, AND THEN COME OUT And DOMINATE THE REST OF THE ROUNDS
May 7th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
C- MONEY 85 Says:

Y Is Floyd ” Money ” Mayweather hated so much by these haterz, I mean damn show some appreciation for GREATness

I really hope PAC-MAn stops makin excuses and fights FLOYD, so FLOYD can box up Manny and even KO him

BUT WAIT THEN THE EXCUSES WILL COME AGAIN,
– Pac-Man gave blood made him weak
– Pac was to focused on Politics
– Ref cheated
– Score cards cheatin
– ANY AND EVERY EXCUSE COMES OUT THE WOODWORK WHEN FLOYD WINS

y don’t u HATERZ start givin credit when it’s due
May 7th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Joe Bruiser Says:

I think it’s a good list.

There are probably 5 more guys that could squeak into the top 10: Andre Ward, Tomasz Adamek, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Chris John, etc.

Also, a lot of you guys that keep talking about Manny’s win over Cotto (who beat Mosley) are neglecting to mention that more recently Mosley KO’d Margarito (who had just destroyed Cotto).

Regardless of his age, Mosley was the man at welterweight, not Cotto.

You can’t deny Mayweather’s skills and ring intelligence, just like you can’t deny Manny’s offense and power.

Neither Mayweather or Pacquaio have ever faced a fighter like they would if they fought eachother, and that’s what makes it so compelling.

It’s impossible to say what would happen, and that’s why it NEEDS TO HAPPEN!
May 7th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Boxing fan Says:

TO David:

Who told you that Manny has ducked Moseley? Do you think that Moseley is a better fighter than Miguel Cotto??WTF! Or you might forget that Moseley has been outboxed and LOST to Cotto???ddi you watch it or not? Next time if you post your comments,make sure that your comment won’t get a S*%T!
May 7th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Boxing fan Says:

If Moseley will fight Manny like the way he fought Floyd Jr. I think Manny will Knock the Fuck Out the ran-out of gas Moseley! He has no chance to beat Pacman…LOL! The reason why Mayweather won that fight because the old Moseley has ran-out of gas! lol! don’t you noticed it in round 3?
May 7th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Boxing fan Says:

To: Joe Brusier

I agree with you that we cannot deny the skill and intelligence of Floyd Jr. I admit it! But you cannot say that Moseley is a better fighter than Cotto by defeating Margarito(who KO Cotto)…anyway,what my point is..Have you noticed it that Margarito is not in his mind when he fought Moseley? Did Moseley KO Cotto??
May 7th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Boxing fan Says:

Frankly speaking, If moseley will fight Manny, Do you think Moseley will go 12-rounds againts PAC?? Anyway,I am not trying to discredit Floyd in his win againts Moseley,but let me tell you that Floyd won that fight because Moseley in the 3rd round has out-of-gas in the tank..did you see it..?That means that Moseley cannot pull the trigger anymore because of his AGE now..We admit it that he shows us (when he fought Floyd) that the AGE FACTOR plays a lot,matters a lot!
May 7th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Arnie Says:

Mosley lost a very close decision to Cotto, in a fight that Cotto was literally running away in at the end.

Also, Mosley DESTROYING Margarito is a big accomplishment, and one that put him #1 at Welter.

I think a tie is the good vote. Both guys have impressive resumes and both are as good as it gets.

Fight it out in the ring!
May 7th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Auto Says:

Most of you here are pretty young(judging by your comments). I’ve been through Sugar Ray Robinson, Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and now Mayweather and Floyd is absolutely the best boxer I have ever seen. Manny on the other hand, from what I have seen AND heard, especially from Roach’s own mouth, is not really as great a fighter as everyone is making him out to be. Fighter of the Year? After losing to Morales(embarrassingly, and never mentions blood problems after the fight) and then out boxed by Marquez(who won 8 of 12 rounds in their first fight and barely lost a split decision by one point in the second?). But if you truly want to hear it from Roaches own mouth then I’ll show you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpxtKlVQqCU
May 8th, 2010 at 2:06 am
Ace Freeman Says:

I’ve defended Floyd many times in this comment section, but Auto I have to show a bit more love for Manny to dispel a couple of your notions.

You mention you were around for Ray Robinson, Ali, Leonard etc…

then suggest Manny isn’t “that great” for dropping a close decision to Morales (that he avenged by KO x2) and for going 1-0-1 against Marquez…

All of the former greats you mention had losses they suffered challenging themselves by taking the toughest fights out there.

They too avenged those losses, and were also in close give and take fights with other great fighters.

How do competitive bouts with Eric Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez show that Manny “is not that great”?

If anything, they underline why he’s that great.

While continuously moving up in weight, he sought out challenges and overcame them.

No question Floyd is a more pronounced pugilistic talent, but Manny’s greatness just can’t be questioned.

That seems to be happening far too much on both sides of the coin. Fans of one feel the need to demean the other in order to pronounce how great their favourite of the two is.

And one more point on the subject, if winning a close fight over Marquez is a negative (I don’t think it is at all)…

what’s Floyd’s razor thin decision over Castillo in your eyes?

Just a bit of devil’s advocate for you.

I do have them tied after all. =)
May 8th, 2010 at 2:37 am
Anonymous Says:

manny pacman the best and p4p king,money money, pacman wait for you. anytime any place any where. if your not angst settle fight thats a real fighter. you have also seen how pacman fight in the ring no angst,money money dont talk too much .boxing fans wait for that fight show it to the world who is the best and p4p king.
May 8th, 2010 at 3:28 am
RICHARD HARDING Says:

DAVID HAYE clearly should be higher up this list but after he knocks those two klitschko bums on the head we are gona come and get it on and put him to pound for pound number 1
May 8th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Anonymous Says:

here we go again everybody making excuses about floyd beating mosley. even floyd said it best in 24/7 ‘if i beat shane everybody’s gonna say oh he was to old or marquez he was to small’ its always excuses just give the man props he’s the best boxer in the world right now. not taking anything away from manny but floyd is a better boxer. floyd takes it in a U.D period
May 8th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
DontFoolMe Says:

Floyde ain’t running bec. the fight is fixed.. As you can see in their faces after the fight, no scratch but just an exhausted old man. Mosley ain’t the no.1 WWeight that time, He beat Margarito who is psychologically not 100 percent during their fight due to the discovery of hard object in his hands.
May 9th, 2010 at 7:43 am
robvia clainnon Says:

who is the p4p king??? don’t know why but that’s not even the question. just look at the records book. Pacquiao is the ONLY fighter in the sport to have not just 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, even 6 divisional world title. Manny is the ONLY boxer on earh (asia, americas, europe) to have 7 and i mean SEVEN world title on 7 different weight class. floyd said “he’s greater than ali” but not even the great ali won 7 different weight class world titles. SO YOU TELL ME who is the best p4p fighter in the sport.
May 11th, 2010 at 10:09 am
fightfan Says:

ill tell you who robvia clainnon, FLOYD FUC**** MAYWEATHER, as you say look at the record books i will, manny has lost 3 times, mayweather has lost 0 times. So FLOYD MAYWEATHER IS THE BEST P4P FIGHTER IN THE SPORT
May 14th, 2010 at 10:06 am
Anonymous Says:

in my point of view if we look into the past fights of the two fighters…. it was relevant and reliable that MANNY PACMAN put on the top the no. 1 fighter than MAYHWEATHER. We take into consideration Manny dominates the superstar fighter, who are bigger than him and it was impressive fights because if we think deeply, normally the bigger fighter will win the game considering the height, broader body and stamina but Manny prove on records that it was not the basis because he surpass during the game. A little guy bits the big guy……. we witness this irony only in the movie. but in pacman situations theirs no impossible to him as long as he believe on his capacity with guidance of our creator.

IT IS THE TRUTH…………. i hop we enlighten our minds
May 14th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
jay Says:

in my point of view if we look into the past fights of the two fighters…. it was relevant and reliable that MANNY PACMAN put on the top the no. 1 fighter than MAYHWEATHER. We take into consideration Manny dominates the superstar fighter, who are bigger than him and it was impressive fights because if we think deeply, normally the bigger fighter will win the game considering the height, broader body and stamina but Manny prove on records that it was not the basis because he surpass during the game. A little guy bits the big guy……. we witness this irony only in the movie. but in pacman situations theirs no impossible to him as long as he believe on his capacity with guidance of our creator.

IT IS THE TRUTH…………. i hop we enlighten our minds
May 14th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Jorge Says:

according to some philosopher your are not called a True Champion’s unless you experience loss… just watch the fight of MAYWATHER AND PACMAN. The fight of PACMAN was intense and exciting than MAYWETHER.

just watch before you react……….
THE fights of two fighter is big oddity.

For me MANNY is the best in this era than MAYWEATHER……

The person who made a HISTORY……
a CHAMPION in 7 different weight division
The First Congressman active in boxing.
May 14th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
red Says:

for the mayweather fans especially c-money who comment about his record
yeah pacquiao has 3 loss and 2 draws and floyd never been beaten so u conclude that floyd is the greatest p4p.
i dont think so because if i will get it, i will consider edwin valero as a greatest fighter because he has no loss and 27 wins all in knockout. so do u accept that fact?if it so, i will consider now edwin valero is the greatest and not mayweather……
but manny pacquiao proves us that he is the best and still no. 1 because he is the ONLY BOXER who became champion in 7 DIFFERENT WEIGH CLASS DIVISION That most of the boxing experts saying he is the greatest of all time.
so how about yours maywether? do u proving that u r the best aside from your perfect record that most of your opponent is too weak and too old?
May 18th, 2010 at 2:08 am
red Says:

i agree for the others who says mayweather has a brilliant skills in boxing and his defense was so good unlike pacquiao. i would love to watch this kind of fight not only to settle this issue but also what is the best, be a defensive fighter or offensive fighter?they have both great speed and skills but pacquiao is in more in offense unlike mayweather who specialized in defense. thats the reasob why mayweather is a boring fighter not like pacquiao who shows aggresiveness not only in early rounds but also in all rounds. and he has a deep breath so i dont think defense is more important than offense.
May 18th, 2010 at 2:15 am
the judgement Says:

HEY PACQUIAO IS 5 DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION. THE OTHER BELT OF PACQUIAO WERE NOT OFFICIAL. ITS YOUR CALL EITHER 5 OR SIX BUT NOT 7. IDIOT
May 22nd, 2010 at 7:09 am
robvia clainnon Says:

u r d dumbest punk i have ever encountered (the judgement) so u think ur a boxing historian? pacquiao s d only boxer n boxing history to have 7 weight class world titles!!! f u think only 5 was legit then y d hell did he fought cotto for? don’t worry i’ll answer it for u. d answer s simple my “mayweather fans” friends, it’s simply bcoz PACQUIAO was after making HISTORY! there r other boxers who have 6 weight class world titles. but Pacmans HISTORICAL 7 makes him p4p king.
May 23rd, 2010 at 11:59 am
robvia clainnon Says:

i bet this the judgement guy s from d uk.
May 23rd, 2010 at 12:10 pm
robvia clainnon Says:

ds s 4 d mayweather fans out there. i don’t know y ye think his d best boxer n d world. but ye guys must realise dat d only real reason y his ppv with mosley was higher than dat of pacquiao vs clottey fight, s bcoz 65% of d people watching were MOSLEY fans. even celebs nd pro boxers placed der bets on mosley to win d fight. mayweather vs de la hoya was a ppv history, bcoz 75% were 4 de la hoya. nd d nxt day it was reported dat people who bought d ppv, regretted buying d fight. again calling it boring 2 watch. mayweather vs hatton did well on ppv, nd again it’s bcoz 50% watching d fight were English. 2 b continued….
May 27th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Anonymous Says:

robvia moron stupid sick
May 29th, 2010 at 1:14 am
robvia clainnon Says:

anonymous ur ryt, m sick/mad bout boxng. u on d other hand clearly doesn’t have any clues on to whats going on. please do ur homework first then u can get back 2 me and we’ll talk. now going bak 2 boxng, a bit of history 4 ye mayweather fans out there, pacquiao vs clottey was d 3rd largest boxng crowds n attendance. mostly americans, mexicans, europeans, nd asians. nd even d commentators of HBO were saying “there r no crowds 4 clottey.” people always go 2 watch Pacquiao more than his opponent. y? Larry Merchant (boxng historian) saying d “king of drama in boxng” pacquiao (pacquiao v marquez 2). nd from Jim Lampley (hbo commentator) said “not only his d bst p4p fighter n d sport, but through d yrs has bcome round-per-round d most exciting fighter 2 watch” (pacquiao v de la hoya). 2 b continued….
June 1st, 2010 at 4:47 am
robvia clainnon Says:

on my nxt chapter, i’ll talk about kfc mayweather being one of Pacquiao’s FAN.
June 1st, 2010 at 4:55 am
robvia clainnon Says:

get ready KFC fans, especially d judgement, nd anonymous.
June 1st, 2010 at 4:58 am
Anonymous Says:

Mayweather wouldn’t fight Cotta when he 32 – 0…. he scared and plus paul williams too…. What happen he chicken out…. He only take a fight he can win, “That what I think”… Pacquiao should be number 1….
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:05 am
mc Says:

Mayweather wouldn’t fight Cotta when he 32 – 0 and plus Paul Williams too…. What happen he chicken out…. He only take a fight he can win, “That what I think”… Pacquiao should be number 1….
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
the expert Says:

if it’s alphabetical then be it…

well no bias here, even author is entitled to choose what he likes and what format he likes ok…

quit whining …

But Pacman should me no.1 and Floyd to 2 it’s obvious you can’t debate it…

If Pacman was the one fight money during may 1st… it should have been a K.O. in favor of Pacman… wew speed by speed you can tell Pacman can match him… accuracy well Pacman can match him….

plus the relentless attack that Mosley lacks after 2nd round which is BS!, PACMAN has plenty of that…

we all know Floyd dodges well but with blinding speed??? wew nobody can tell when and where you will be hit…

If ever they fight and Floyd runs out of excuse to fight Manny then..

I will go with Manny via K.O. on the 8th or 9th…
June 4th, 2010 at 5:45 am
the expert Says:

and one more thing what’s the survey for, Pacquiao won the survey made by your site…

and for the record Mayweather retires again coz he ain’t got no excuse now that Pacman goes on his 14 day testing period…
June 6th, 2010 at 3:10 am
toyang Says:

that is the reality……manny is the true le4ader of the pac…..pound for pound of the boxing world.mayweather?this wanna be pound for pound is not even qualified in the top ten pound for pound list….any way pacman doesnt need chicken mayweather,too many alibis ,but i believe that chicken mayweather is rated no.1 in the world wrestling federation bwa ha ha ha ha ha after he beats BIGSHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! better luck next time chicken mayweather…..
June 6th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
mayweather Says:

Floyd mayweather pounded out marquez for 12 rounds, marquez pounded pacquaio for 12 rounds twice. Floyd mayweather SMASHES MANNY PACQIUAO BY KO 1
June 8th, 2010 at 6:00 am
ivan Says:

i honestly believe that Mayweather is a better fighter than Pacquiao and im a MP fan..,
But what i dont understand about PBF is “why is he ducking the Pacman?”
Before hes a bit reasonable but now its obviously DUCKING!
June 9th, 2010 at 10:42 am
FIGHTFAN Says:

OK SO IF U THINK MANNY IS P4P NUMBER 1 PUT THE WORD “PACMAN”, IF YOU THINK FLOYD IS P4P NUMBER 1 PUT “MONEY”…………. LETS GET THE DEBATE GOING
June 10th, 2010 at 6:01 am
floyd Says:

MONEY
June 10th, 2010 at 6:02 am
manny Says:

MONEY
June 10th, 2010 at 6:02 am
gakiis47 Says:

DUCKWEATHER Retires for the second time. Perhaps upon knowing PAC is ready for a 14 day window for blood testing.

No more excuses in mind, FLOYD opts to retire than get whipped by the real P4P King Pacman.

Sorry but FLOYD never fails to fail the boxing fans..
June 11th, 2010 at 2:57 am
robvia clainnon Says:

hey what the feck??? i had 2 comments that has gone missing.
June 14th, 2010 at 1:32 am
benhur Says:

pacman is only king in boxing.
July 2nd, 2010 at 9:46 am
benhur Says:

pacman numero uno,
donaire numero kuwatro..
July 2nd, 2010 at 9:50 am
Anonymous Says:

if its alphabetical CHAD DAWSON should be at the top spot…hahah!
July 9th, 2010 at 3:58 am
Anonymous Says:

Manny or Tie but never Floyd on Top. But after
Pac says yes to alot of special conditions of
Maywether it’s now Pacman!
July 11th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Mexi-Pinoyster Says:

I like Pacman and I do not like Mayweather, repeat I do not like Mayweather!
But to all you Pacman nut-huggers, Mayweather will easily outbox Pacman.
Just the way Morales and Marquez outboxed Pac, Mayweather will do it easier because he is faster and much bigger than the two mexican stars.
The fight between Pac and May, if it ever happens, will be a long boring fight with Pacman coming in reckless and getting caught everytime. Mayweather, although I HATE TO SAY IT, is number one when compared to Pac on the Pound for Pound list.
July 13th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Robvia Clainnon Says:

4 ur n4mation KFC mayweather jr fans, d #1 p4p fighter o d year nd decade MANNY “pacman” PACQUIAO s going 4 d jr middle weight (154) title n nov 13 f KFC mayweather jr ducks again. so it will b 8th title 4 pacman against 5 titles 4 KFC! so who s d p4p king???
July 14th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Robvia Clainnon Says:

MWAH HA HA HA HAAAAAH!
July 14th, 2010 at 11:58 am
benhur Says:

manny is the #1 p4p ,..
July 17th, 2010 at 10:43 am
miki Says:

manny is the real p4p king mayweather is coward
July 18th, 2010 at 3:10 am
Robvia Clainnon Says:

good a.m. KFC fans. got up from bed ds a.m. wid a bg, huge smile on my face, knowing bout KFC’s decision of DUCKING d mega fight of his entire career! ds means dat “pacman” s gonna add yet another (belt) weight class title into his already historical legendary career!!! as we all know, even al ye KFC fans know dat “pacman” s holding d record 4 having d most titles n different weight class n boxing history . nd d only boxer who can beat dat record s… Tyson? Robinson? ALI??? well uv guest it ryt, Manny “pacman” PACQUIAO!!!
July 19th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Robvia Clainnon Says:

thanks KFC mayweather jr 4 letting d “pacman” slam dunk u n ur face (posterized) n d boxing world 4 his up n coming historical 8th title. ur d man KFC mayweather jr. ur d man.
July 19th, 2010 at 7:52 am
pacfan Says:

Mayweather is afraid very very afraid
July 20th, 2010 at 2:40 am
mayweather Says:

mayweather is p4p number 1 no doubt. UNBEATEN
July 23rd, 2010 at 8:50 am
OJ Says:

who ever sez floydie is #1 is a dreamer!
everybody knows he is scared…
scared of these results after the fight.

W41-L1 (by a TKO)

peace!floydfans!(if there are)
July 25th, 2010 at 6:40 am
Drew Says:

I think the numero uno is pacman because a true no. 1 is a fighter that doesn’t choose his opponent.
July 27th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Dana White Says:

Floyd is clearly the number 1 pound for pound fighter. His unbeaten record with wins like De La Hoya, Hatton, Mosley, Judah, Hernandez, Castillo, Mitchell and Marquez prove he is the best
July 31st, 2010 at 10:52 am
SAND Says:

DAVID HAYE SHOULD BE HIGHER UP THIS LIST
July 31st, 2010 at 10:53 am
marjun Says:

Its Pacman……………..anyone who eats pac’s fist will sleep. Lucky for those who were able to withstand every rounds of their fight…pacman rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 25th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
sorsogon Says:

Manny pacquiao is my # 1 P4P fighter…i’m a mexican boxing fan and i love to see pacman fights. he destroys mexican fighters… he fights with heart.

I believe floyd is ducking pacquiao fight…. he just enjoys his vacation. I love those days that real fighters fight when ever or wherever… without talking bullsh#t, trash talks but in reality a true coward. He agrred to all his terms….

I’m a mexican boxing fan…and i love to see this small guy beating all big fighters and knocking them all out!!
August 27th, 2010 at 2:17 am
MEXICO Says:

PACMAN #1 P4P – we love this small guy knocks out every one in the ring. a true fighter….

Floyd should stay on vacation to save his 0 record…

we love pac man fights here in mexico…
August 27th, 2010 at 2:20 am
Puertofighter Says:

#1 Pacman P4P….!! floyd is a coward
August 27th, 2010 at 2:22 am
El fuego Brazil Says:

MARGARITO WILL KOed again for sure….. manny pac all day every day……. #1 P4P….

Pls floyd doesnt deserve to be tied to a true fighter… hes afraid to loose his 0 record.
August 27th, 2010 at 2:25 am
jc amayo Says:

everyone in the list deserve to be in there, i think how the ranking is done is based on their data and popularity as well, after all its part of the entertainment aside from the prestige to be the no. 1 fighter of d world
September 3rd, 2010 at 3:09 pm

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