The Boxing Earthquake That Could Devastate All Pound for Pound Lists

[ICB]

By Daniel “Tex” Cohen-September 13, 2007

The Pound for Pound Lists of most boxing experts includes Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather near the top. Most of their lists have Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Israel Vazquez, Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright and Joe Calzaghe. Some of them include Jermain Taylor, Mikkel Kessler, Rafael Marquez, Chris John, Joel Casamayor, Ivan Calderon and Shane Mosley.

These rankings have actually been seen less and less lately from the side of the journalist for two reasons. First, the last year or so have been a time period when everyone and his momma wants to release a Top Ten List and then argue through the nitty gritty of every single point relating to the best fighters in the world. The plot has run dry, as has the patience of fans.

Secondly, the coming fight season may give the list a major shakeup in a matter of only a few months. Only three of the fighters mentioned thus far do not have another fight scheduled in 2007.

On September 29th, Jermain Taylor is facing his biggest test in Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik recently annihilated knockout artist Edison Miranda in a seven round shootout. Pavlik is one of the largest middleweights in the world and throws hard, straight punches to all sections of the body and head. This bodes especially bad for Taylor, who keep his left hand low and doesn’t move his head. Should Pavlik win that fight, a very real possibility, Taylor will probably be removed from the Top Ten. Early Vegas style odds sites have handicapped this fight as a pick ‘em.

October 6th features Manny Pacquiao against Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch of their 2003 bout. In the first fight, referee Laurence Cole stopped the fight when trainer Rudy Perez stepped onto the ring apron toward the end of the eleventh round. Pacquiao had been dominated the match and was ahead twice by seven points and once by eight points when the fight was stopped. There is little to gain for Pacquiao in winning this fight. He has already beaten Barrera once before and is now in the prime of his career while Barrera is on his way out the door. Pacquiao will likely be giving him his goodbye with a one sided fight. This rematch should have been seen years ago.


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[Preme]

CC for the article ice..

Felt rather let down by the time i finished it though... i mean when i read the title i was expecting this to be a great read about some fringe fighter, possibly unknown who was going to burst onto the world scene and stake claim to a P4P spot and pose enough threat to really challange everyone on there and make no ones spot safe.

All he has done is point out what a great year it has been, and what fights there are to look forward too, and saldy there was no excitment about them, hell he made them sound half borring. He talks about the heavys? the don't matter jack? even if the next Ali came along they don't neter the p4p top 10 lists anyhow, no matter how good they are?

[Julius Rain]

by the end of the year pac and floyd will still be on top. speed kills, pac and floyd will be untouchable in the top 2 for a long while.

[Wayne]

Likewise the article wasn't what it was teased to be. Pretty much all he said was a lot of the P4Pers may switch spots. The only one who would be added to the list would be Kelly Pavlik with a win. Hatton is already on many of these lists; he wins he moves up, Mayweather moves down. Barrera still makes some lists; he moves up, Pac moves down. Calzaghe loses; Kessler moves up. Like the last person said, if a fringe contender no one saw coming came in and beat someone significant then there would be a "boxing earthquake". Not a bunch of elite or semi-elites duking it out and playing musical chairs with the top ten.

[ICB]

CC for the article ice..

Felt rather let down by the time i finished it though... i mean when i read the title i was expecting this to be a great read about some fringe fighter, possibly unknown who was going to burst onto the world scene and stake claim to a P4P spot and pose enough threat to really challange everyone on there and make no ones spot safe.

All he has done is point out what a great year it has been, and what fights there are to look forward too, and saldy there was no excitment about them, hell he made them sound half borring. He talks about the heavys? the don't matter jack? even if the next Ali came along they don't neter the p4p top 10 lists anyhow, no matter how good they are?

back.

[The Rookie Fan]

CC for the article ice..

Felt rather let down by the time i finished it though... i mean when i read the title i was expecting this to be a great read about some fringe fighter, possibly unknown who was going to burst onto the world scene and stake claim to a P4P spot and pose enough threat to really challange everyone on there and make no ones spot safe.

All he has done is point out what a great year it has been, and what fights there are to look forward too, and saldy there was no excitment about them, hell he made them sound half borring. He talks about the heavys? the don't matter jack? even if the next Ali came along they don't neter the p4p top 10 lists anyhow, no matter how good they are?

HAHA, I was thinking more or less the same thing when I read the title as well.

As for the article, its a good read but it really is nothing new. We have been talking about it for several months now on how all the big fights are getting made.

I remember saying on several threads back in July that the P4P list might look totally different in the next year.

[:::PSL:::]

With PBF's clean record and Pac scoring KOs 2 of 2 this year, I think top 2 p4p will remain for 07.

[Fenster]

That must be the worst title ever

[brucelee]

With PBF's clean record and Pac scoring KOs 2 of 2 this year, I think top 2 p4p will remain for 07.

I agree. I'm just concerned with the standing of Mayweather if Hatton defeats him. IF Hatton defeats PBF, will he not deserve to be at the top?

[ICB]

That must be the worst title ever

I just copy and pasted it i didn't think it up myself

[Fenster]

That must be the worst title ever

I just copy and pasted it i didn't think it up myself

Really!?!?

[CutMeMick]

Let me take a WILD guess here and say this writer dislikes the fact that GBP has purchased Ring Magazine.

Why didn't he just come out and say that instead of writing all that nonsense.

[Preme]

Let me take a WILD guess here and say this writer dislikes the fact that GBP has purchased Ring Magazine.

Why didn't he just come out and say that instead of writing all that nonsense.

i fail to see how that has anything to do with GBP buying the ring publications lol....