Your top 5 fighters

[killersheep]

Not who you think is the best, just who your favorites are (must be active fighters).

for me

1) Jhonny Gonzalez

2) Hozumi Hasegawa

3) Glenn Johnson

4) Juan Manuel Marquez

5) Sergio Martinez

[superheavyrhun]

As my sig would suggest, Joe Calzaghe rides in at no1 on my list, and here's the rest:

1) Joe Calzaghe
2) Jamie Moore
3) Juan Manuel Marquez
4) Enzo Maccarinelli
5) Mark Hobson

I must admit that apart from Marquez, my fave non-brit fighter, I've interviewed the other three on that list, and each of them are absolute gents, so was hard to rank them in order, so I've put them in order of their fighting prowess IMO.

[TitoFan]

I'm probably forgetting someone, but...

1. Juan Manuel Lopez
2. Miguel Cotto
3. Roman "Rocky" Martinez
4. Kelly Pavlik
5. Manny Pacquiao (he'll move up on my list if he beats DLH)

[CutMeMick]

Established
1. Cotto
2. JMM
3. BCD
4. Kess
5. "Chocolate" Gonzalez


Contenders/Up and Comers/New Faces
1. Andre Dirrell
2. Abner Mares
3. Urbano Antillon
4. Saul Alvarez
5. Victor Ortiz

[leftylee]

Currently:

Ricky Hatton
David Haye
Carl Froch
Timothy Bradley
Paul Williams

[superheavyrhun]

Currently:

Ricky Hatton
David Haye
Carl Froch
Timothy Bradley
Paul Williams

Is Tim Bradley there simply because he got rid of Witter from the world title scene? I can sympathise....

[leftylee]

Currently:

Ricky Hatton
David Haye
Carl Froch
Timothy Bradley
Paul Williams

Is Tim Bradley there simply because he got rid of Witter from the world title scene? I can sympathise....

Not just that (That's where it started from though)

I liked his performace against a good contender in Edner Cherry when many said it was Witter just having an "off night" after he won the belt.

I've also heard many interviews with him and he seems like a respectful guy outside the ring.

[Galaxy]

Ivan Calderon (so slick)
Rafael Marquez (dominated 11
Vic Darchinyan (always comes to fight)
Roman Gonzalez (skills as well as as punch)
Juan Manuel Lopez (how good can this guy be?)

Just outside:

Fernando Montiel (awesome boxer, possibly better brawler)
Nate Campbell (will fight anyone)
Kendall Holt (can box as well as bang)
Chad Dawson (the future of 175?)
Joan Guzman (until his last escapade was top 5)
Ricardo Cordoba (most unappreciated at 122)
Herman Ngoudjo (arguably undefeated)
Roberto Vasquez (has the skills but needs to stay healthy)
Raytona Whitfield (could be a diamond in the rough)

One to watch:

Fernando Guerrero (can fight & brings a crowd)

[CutMeMick]

I'm probably forgetting someone, but...

1. Juan Manuel Lopez
2. Miguel Cotto
3. Roman "Rocky" Martinez
4. Kelly Pavlik
5. Manny Pacquiao (he'll move up on my list if he beats DLH)

What's up Tito?
Hey I've got high hopes for 'Rocky' I actually said he and JuanMa would be champs by the end of this year... Guess I was wrong about Rocky anyway I think he's got champ written allover him. I will say he needs to clean up his defense up a bit and not get tagged with silly shots. But they guys exciting and I can def. see him beating "Cookie" if they ever met.

[CGM]

Bernard Hopkins
Marco Antonio Barrera (he fought last week, and looked pretty good)
Juan Manuel Marquez
Shane Mosely

Hard to come up with a 5th, I'm generally pretty impartial these days, though I had a lot of favorites in the past. A suppose Celestine Caballero could become a favorite. He really impressed me against Molitor, I could see him sticking around as a champion for quite some time.

[TitoFan]

I'm probably forgetting someone, but...

1. Juan Manuel Lopez
2. Miguel Cotto
3. Roman "Rocky" Martinez
4. Kelly Pavlik
5. Manny Pacquiao (he'll move up on my list if he beats DLH)

What's up Tito?
Hey I've got high hopes for 'Rocky' I actually said he and JuanMa would be champs by the end of this year... Guess I was wrong about Rocky anyway I think he's got champ written allover him. I will say he needs to clean up his defense up a bit and not get tagged with silly shots. But they guys exciting and I can def. see him beating "Cookie" if they ever met.

Hey, CMM how you doing? You're 100% right on Rocky. I was at his last fight (on the Calderon-Cazares II undercard)... and Rocky thrilled the crowd with his tenacity and TKO victory. But he does need to clean up his defense.

[CutMeMick]

I'm probably forgetting someone, but...

1. Juan Manuel Lopez
2. Miguel Cotto
3. Roman "Rocky" Martinez
4. Kelly Pavlik
5. Manny Pacquiao (he'll move up on my list if he beats DLH)

What's up Tito?
Hey I've got high hopes for 'Rocky' I actually said he and JuanMa would be champs by the end of this year... Guess I was wrong about Rocky anyway I think he's got champ written allover him. I will say he needs to clean up his defense up a bit and not get tagged with silly shots. But they guys exciting and I can def. see him beating "Cookie" if they ever met.

Hey, CMM how you doing? You're 100% right on Rocky. I was at his last fight (on the Calderon-Cazares II undercard)... and Rocky thrilled the crowd with his tenacity and TKO victory. But he does need to clean up his defense.

What a fight that was, a real thriller of a fight...
He's def. a crowd pleaser and with the right promotion/fights he'll def. be in the spotlight.

[TitoFan]

What's up Tito?
Hey I've got high hopes for 'Rocky' I actually said he and JuanMa would be champs by the end of this year... Guess I was wrong about Rocky anyway I think he's got champ written allover him. I will say he needs to clean up his defense up a bit and not get tagged with silly shots. But they guys exciting and I can def. see him beating "Cookie" if they ever met.

Hey, CMM how you doing? You're 100% right on Rocky. I was at his last fight (on the Calderon-Cazares II undercard)... and Rocky thrilled the crowd with his tenacity and TKO victory. But he does need to clean up his defense.

What a fight that was, a real thriller of a fight...
He's def. a crowd pleaser and with the right promotion/fights he'll def. be in the spotlight.

Oh yeah. He went down early from a clean shot. But it was his reaction that got the crowd going. He pumped his fists and made gestures as if to say "C'mon on!!" Then he started stalking and gaining momentum until the stoppage later in the fight by TKO. It was excellent. Better than the main event, which unfortunately ended with a headbutt.

[kingfrnk]

I'm probably forgetting someone, but...

1. Juan Manuel Lopez
2. Miguel Cotto
3. Roman "Rocky" Martinez
4. Kelly Pavlik
5. Manny Pacquiao (he'll move up on my list if he beats DLH)

yea i know i forgot some too my list isnt even in order.

[James_Teja]

1. Manny Pacquiao

2. Miguel Cotto

3. Kelly Pavlik

4. Gerry Penalosa

5. Ricky Hatton