Saddoboxing Official Pound For Pound Results

[JazMerkin]

Well, the results are in folks, and there has been some major shakeups this time around. Just so you know here's a reminder of what the Pound For Pound situation was in our last vote.

Top 10 (as of Winter 2009).

1. Manny Pacquiao


2. Floyd Mayweather Jr


3. Shane Mosley


4. Bernard Hopkins


5. Juan Manuel Marquez


6. Miguel Cotto


7. Paul Williams


8. Chad Dawson


9. Ivan Calderon


10. Rafael Marquez


Anyway, without much further ado, I will begin the countdown of the results. I do ask that you avoid posting until I've finished the countdown...

[JazMerkin]

At 10...

Celestino Caballero



The Panamanian enters our rankings for the first time, edging out some very tough competition narrowly to take the spot. The Super-Bantamweight king has been desperately looking for the big fights at Featherweight in recent times, but it seems his performance in demolishing Daud Yordan has made prospective foes such as Juan Manuel Lopez, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Rafael Marquez distinctly disinterested in fighting the 5'11 Caballero. It is unclear what is next for him, although there are rumours of a drop back to 122 to face Wilfredo Vazquez Jr or a possible fight with the current top dog at 126, Chris John.

[JazMerkin]

At 9...

Timothy Bradley



Bradley has cemented a reputation for himself as 'the man' at 140lbs, but in his next fight he will move up to 147 to take on contender Carlos Abregu. He hopes a win here will lead to a megabucks encounter with the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr or Manny Pacquiao. However, the likelihood is that he will drop back down to the Light-Welterweight division and make one of the many great fights at this weight against Devon Alexander, Amir Khan, Marcos Maidana or Victor Ortiz.

[JazMerkin]

At 8...

Bernard Hopkins



Many feel that The Executioner has begun to show his age and should hang his gloves up following a dismal, but wide decision victory over old rival Roy Jones Jr. The speculation is that his age, along with inactivity since the Pavlik win, have finally caught up to him and he should now step aside. Thankfully talk of a David Haye fight at Heavyweight was quickly quashed, so as yet it is unclear where B-Hop goes next, however there remain rumours of a rematch with currently retired former foe, Joe Calzaghe.

[JazMerkin]

At 7...

Shane Mosley



Sugar Shane takes a big dive following his one-sided decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr, however most recognize that he lost to an excellent fighter hence why he remains in the rankings. Still, it will be interesting to see where he goes from here. Retirement is one option and having missed out on the chance to get hold of the Lineal Welterweight Championship for the 2nd time, he may decide that he's done, especially with the cool $8m+ that he was reported to have made for the fight. If not, there remain plenty of challenges around such as WBC champ, Andre Berto, or some of those at 154 like Paul Williams or the Yuri Foreman/Miguel Cotto winner.

[JazMerkin]

At 6...

Sergio Martinez



The Argentine slickster finally made it to the big time when scoring a shock victory over Kelly Pavlik to become the undisputed Middleweight Champion of the World. Having been on the wrong end of disputable scorecards in recent times, it must have been a relief to El Maravilla to finally get what he's earnt. The decision now ahead of him is where to go next. There are rumours of a possible fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, but more likely he will have to decide whether to fight at 154 or 160. The most obvious opponent is Paul Williams who won a disputed majority decision over him in December, however, now Martinez is calling the shots.

[JazMerkin]

At 5...

Chad Dawson



Bad Chad jumps up the rankings despite not having had a fight, but the unbeaten Light-Heavyweight king is set to face Jean Pascal in August to win the Lineal Crown at 175. Although he may have to wait for the winner of the Super-Six to become available to become a 'star', he is winning over boxing fans and looks like he just needs that one opportunity to become a big name. A comebacking Joe Calzaghe or Bernard Hopkins would give him that, but at present it looks like neither of those guys will fight him.

[JazMerkin]

At 4...

Paul Williams



The Punisher is coming off an unsatisfying win over Kermit Cintron, following on from a debatable decision over Sergio Martinez, however neither of those have dampened fight fans excitement for him. He and his team have talked about trying to get back down the Welterweight for a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr or Manny Pacquiao, however it is unclear whether he yet offers the financial incentive to those fighters. A more likely option is that he faces Sergio Martinez for the Lineal Middleweight belt in a rematch or possibly faces the Foreman/Cotto winner.

[JazMerkin]

At 3...

Juan Manuel Marquez



The Mexican warrior rises again in the rankings despite having not fought since his UD defeat to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Up next he faces Juan Diaz in a rematch of their 2009 Fight of the Year. A win there opens up more possibilities for him. He would have an option of fighting Michael Katsidis, however, more likely he may move up to 140 to add to the exciting weightclass already there. A fight with Amir Khan was mooted sometime ago before his trainer, Nacho Beristain, grew unhappy with terms, however he may still fight one of Khan, Tim Bradley or Devon Alexander.

[JazMerkin]

At 2...

Manny Pacquiao



The Filipino Champion finally drops off the top spot, but not without a fight as the voting was fairly close. Since the last vote following his destruction of Miguel Cotto, Pacquaio has taken on Joshua Clottey on route to a one-sided decision in the Cowboys Stadium. Where he goes next is of course just about the most discussed topic in boxing. Granted he could face disgraced Mexican, Antonio Margarito, or even a rematch with Cotto should he beat Yuri Foreman, however the fight that the world wants to see is the thrilling Pacquiao in with the man who is currently #1 on our list...

[JazMerkin]

Saddo's Pound For Pound #1

Floyd Mayweather Jr



Mayweather takes back the top spot he gave up on retirement following his win over previous #3, Shane Mosley. Despite getting stunned in the 2nd round, the Pretty Boy came back to beat Mosley up on route to a wide decision victory. His next move, as mentioned before, is hopefully a fight with Manny Pacquiao to decide who is the greatest fighter of this era, and possibly push their name into the rarefied atmosphere of the very best of all time. There are other options, such as Martinez or Williams, but what boxing fans really want to see is the current #1 & #2 squaring off. Let's hope that by the next time this vote comes around, they have either fought or getting ready to.

[JazMerkin]

The new Top 10 in full

Top 10 (as of Summer 2010).

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr


2. Manny Pacquiao


3. Juan Manuel Marquez


4. Paul Williams


5. Chad Dawson


6. Sergio Martinez


7. Shane Mosley


8. Bernard Hopkins


9. Timothy Bradley


10. Celestino Caballero

[Violent Demise]

Dawson and Williams are way to high. And it's a disgrace Rafael Marquez is not in there some where

[boxingbantz]

Dawson and Williams are way to high. And it's a disgrace Rafael Marquez is not in there some where

Agreed about Paul Williams. No way should he be at #4.

[0james0]

There are many people I think should be lower, but clearly I am wrong as this was a public vote. Doesn't help that many people (including me) probably only managed a top 10 rather than 20.

I do think that a Klitchsco deserves to be in there, as much as I can't stand the guys, their acomplishments are head and shoulders more than most the guys in out top 10.