Does the Winner of Floyd-Mosley become #1 p4p?

[rjj tszyu]

Although I think Mayweather would comfortably beat Manny, I don't think he has done enough to oust Manny as the number 1 man since his return. In fact he would have to beat Manny for me providing Manny doesn't get beaten by Clottey!

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I said noted a few weeks ago that over history it seems that fighters who gravitate towards, or even from the WW division seem more destined for a greater kind of accolade than others. (bar maybe the Heavyweights?)

It's almost a hindrance to my judgement now that there are several fighters all in the same weight-class all rated as p4p some of the best fighters on the planet.

The thing to remember is that we are not talking about a simple league table.
Weight class aside, my principle is that the bias goes towards the naturally smaller man.

With that in mind, there's not a lot Mosley could do at this point become the No.1 ranked fighter.... Even if he sparked Floyd in one round, he'd still only be an heir apparent of sorts. Basically, it's Manny's crown to loose at this point (for reasons stated by Mark TKO & Fenster).

[Manju]

Good Question. I think alot of people got it right.

1. If PBF wins he's likely to be #1. Since him and Pac were neck and neck before, and Mosley represents a calibur of fighter (especially at welter) who is clearly better than any of either man's recent fights, PBF would win on quality of opponents.

2. Mosely beating PBF would be huge, but #1 depends on more than one fight. Right now, Pac is in his red-hot prime, displaying enormous skill, so the only was to catapult above him, if you are not PBF--who displays differnent skills of equal quality--is to actually beat him.

Of course the above can all change depending an how the fight unravels. That's one thing I love about boxing--its not merely if you win or lose (indeed a fighter can win while losing) its how you play the game.

[killersheep]

For me Pac has to lose to Clottey for this to even be a consideration. I obviously rate Mosley higher than Clottey, BUT it's not like Clottey is a nobody, he has been competitive with many top welterweights.