TOP 10 Boxers
Journalists from six countries on three continents, were asked to
vote for the men they feel are the best boxers in the world, regardless
of weight class. The Following are the top 10 boxers according to them.
1. Manny Pacquiao
Points: 307 (28 of 31 first-place votes)
Record: 50-3-2 (38 KOs)
Title: WBO welterweight champion
Last outing: TKO12 over Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14
Previous ranking: 1
Up next: Negotiations on for March 13 fight with No. 2 Floyd
Mayweather
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Points: 281 (3 of 31 first-place votes)
Record: 40-0 (25 KOs)
Title: None
Last outing: W12 over No. 6 Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19
Previous ranking: 2
Up next: Negotiations on for March 13 fight with No. 1 Manny Pacquiao
3. Shane Mosley
Points: 202
Record: 46-5 (39 KOs)
Title: WBA welterweight champion
Last outing: TKO9 over Antonio Margarito on Jan. 24
Previous ranking: 4
Up next: Vs. Andre Berto on Jan. 30 in Las Vegas
4. Paul Williams
Points: 178
Record: 38-1 (27 KOs)
Title: WBO junior middleweight champion
Last outing: W12 over Sergio Martinez on Dec. 5
Previous ranking: 3
5. Bernard Hopkins
Points: 157
Record: 50-5-1 (32 KOs)
Last outing: W12 over Enrique Ornelas on Dec. 2
Previous ranking: T5
6. Juan Manuel Marquez
Points: 152
Record: 50-5-1 (37 KOs)
Title: WBA, WBO lightweight champion
Last outing: L12 to No. 2 Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Sept. 19
Previous ranking: T5
Up next: Potentially vs. Ricky Hatton on May 1 in Las Vegas
7. Arthur Abraham
Points: 99
Record: 31-0 (25 KOs)
Last outing: TKO12 Jermain Taylor on Oct. 17
Previous ranking: 8
Up next: Vs. Andre Dirrell, date TBA
8. Chad Dawson
Points: 97
Record: 28-0 (17 KOs)
Title: Interim WBC light heavyweight champion
Last outing: W12 over Glen Johnson on Nov. 7
Previous ranking: 7
9. Wladimir Klitschko
Points: 46
Record: 53-3 (47 KOs)
Title: IBF, WBO heavyweight champion
Last outing:: TKO9 over Ruslan Chagaev on June 20
Previous ranking:: 10
Up next: In March vs. Eddie Chambers
10. Juan Manuel Lopez
Points: 29
Record: 27-0 (24 KOs)
Title: WBO super bantamweight champion
Last outing:: W12 over Rogers Mtagwa on Oct. 10
Up next: Vs. Steven Luevano for WBO featherweight title in New York
on Jan. 23 |
