
Originally Posted by
CutMeMick
The way the top of the P4P list is it's really a tough call.
I mean PBF is a concrete stand at #1 and only loosing or inactivity will hurt him. IMO chances are the inactvity will come 1st.
I agree with SweetPea that the winner of JMM-Pac will have more of a case at shifting around with PBF. If Hopkins wins that IMO earns him a solid spot at #3.
I agree...to kind of disagree.
Here's the way I see it. Hopkins was the man for quite sometime. He was running on a record breaking streak & then he lost to Taylor...personally...I never settled with that loss because of the way it came about...but fan or no fan...a loss is a loss. Then Taylor fought Hopkins again & won...more convincingly in my opinion than the first. Taylor didn't really even catapult to a fourth or fifth slot.
Floyd has done the most to merit the #1 slot.
Now, IWO, if Hopkins loses to Calzaghe...which I believe he will...then Joe should hit the #2 spot atleast. Personally...I think that he argues a case for the #1 slot. Why? Joe's running a defense streak...much like Hopkins, he's undefeated, he's faced & is facing the best that his class has to offer, & he will just have beaten one of the greatest middleweight fighters of the last 10 to 15 years.
Now...as for Pacquiao Marquez...there lies the quandry. If the fight comes off explosively & Pac wins...he'll be a shoe in for the #2 spot. If Marquez wins...I think he moves up in his rank...but not to #1 status...even though beating Pac will be a blast.
The thing is Floyd is still the number one man no matter what anyone thinks of his personality. Floyd has remained undefeated & undisputed for the duration of his career. He's battered everyone that he's faced quite impressivley & should retain his spot...granted...if he's going to be inactive for two or three years...that should bump him down.
It'll be a mess.
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