JLC got a gift decision before his fight with Ricky Hatton, he looked like a shot fighter in that fight and he was. Thats why i didn't mention him he was a badly faded fighter and based on his recent performances, it proves my point.
Paul Malignaggi ain't a bad fighter but world class ? no way he was lucky he didn't have 3 losses coming into the Ricky Hatton fight, the Jr Welterweight division is so poor at the moment, it speaks volumes that JLC could get a number 2 ranking only having 1 fight at that weight class, and someone of Paul Malignaggi's class getting a number 2 rating also proves how weak the division is.
I actually can't think of many weaker divisions, maybe the Jr Middleweight division but thats it.
Last edited by ICB; 11-26-2008 at 01:58 PM.
I hate to regurgitate the whole 'what makes world class' arguement but both guys were rated number 2 by ring magazine, the same magazine ranking that your using to boulster your point about Israel Vasquez, you cant have it both ways.
If everyone else should fall in line because ring magazine rates Vasquez number 5 P4P then everyone should follow suit with Castillo and Malignaggi being world class.
It would make more sense to just say you dont personally rate them.
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Adam you have to be serious.
The heavyweight division is far worse that jr-welterweight.
You got Dr Slap at the top fighting faggot ass mandatories. Then you got a 7ft slow ass Nikolai Valuev fighting the 46yr old Evander Holyfield for the WBA strap
The only exciting fighter in that division is David Haye who's had one fight, maybe Chris Arreola as well.
It's a joke.
nobody here is being bias.
i give credit to hatton for fighting the best in his division but the divison is kinda weak though. and paulie isnt exactly a threat to hatton even though i thought he would get a decision.
but ur p4p list is gay, u have Hatton over Vic and Vic actually beat a fighter that was actually on the P4P LIST.
hes might be world class in his own division. but not no more
but there are other fighters at 140 that he has never fought but Ndou thats it, theres atleast 4 fighters he could have fought but didnt so i wont call him world class until he beats some other fighters in his division thats if he can.
I diagree completely. P4P list are based on what you've done throughout your career, not recently. If it was recently wouldn't David Haye be top 10 P4P ?
Remember when Floyd Mayweather Jr was P4P number 1 not so long ago?
Well I remember people saying ahh Ricky Hatton is a 140 pounder and ODLH is past it, Carlos Baldomir is one dimensional etc (They are all true btw), Pac should be number 1.
Well people used his wins over Chavez, Castillo, Corrales etc to say he deserves number 1 as he had great wins from years ago.
You can't base P4P lists over recent perofrmances, it's what they've done THROUGHOUT there whole career since they became pro.
- 1. Manny Pacquiao
Country: Philippines
Record: 47-3-2 (36 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #1 | Last Week: #1 | Weeks On List: 260
Titles: WBC
Next Fight: 12/6/2008 vs. Oscar De La Hoya- 2. Juan Manuel Marquez
Country: Mexico
Record: 49-4-1 (36 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #2 | Last Week: #2 | Weeks On List: 89
Titles: The Ring- 3. Joe Calzaghe
Country: Wales
Record: 46-0-0 (32 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #3 | Last Week: #3 | Weeks On List: 143
Titles: The Ring- 4. Bernard Hopkins
Country: USA (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Record: 49-5-1 (32 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #4 | Last Week: #4 | Weeks On List: 129- 5. Israel Vazquez
Country: Mexico
Record: 43-4-0 (31 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #5 | Last Week: #5 | Weeks On List: 69
Titles: WBC, The Ring- 6. Antonio Margarito
Country: Mexico
Record: 37-5-0 (27 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #6 | Last Week: #6 | Weeks On List: 18- 7. Rafael Marquez
Country: Mexico
Record: 37-5-0 (33 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #7 | Last Week: #7 | Weeks On List: 27- 8. Miguel Cotto
Country: Puerto Rico
Record: 32-1-0 (26 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #8 | Last Week: #8 | Weeks On List: 77- 9. Ivan Calderon
Country: Puerto Rico
Record: 32-0-0 (6 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #9 | Last Week: #9 | Weeks On List: 6
Titles: WBO, The Ring- 10. Ricky Hatton
Country: England
Record: 45-1-0 (32 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: #10 | Last Week: - | Weeks On List: 1
Titles: The Ring
Thats the P4P i can't see anything wrong with that and Hatton is back in it good stuff.
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