Mayweather
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR
USA
Although he took a 21 month hiatus from the sport, In our opinion there isn't a fighter on the planet with the kind of skill set of the pretty boy and his performance against Shane Mosely was enough for him to keep his spot as Boxing's Pound 4 Pound king. Manny kept the spot warm during his brief retirement from the ring but in my opinion the King is back.
Next Opponent: N/A

notable Wins: Marquez, Corrales, Gatti, Hatton

Welterweight
Pacquiao
mANNY PACQUIAO
Philipines
A lot of people will disagree with our decision to take Floyd over Manny and he will still be seen at the top of most people's P4P list, but the choice I made was due to my belief that Floyd is slightly a better overall fighter. Manny has had a fantastic couple of years with wins over the likes of Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez and Miguel Cotto which has made this decision more than difficult, with a potential super fight with Mayweather down the line, hopefully the ranking will be settled once and for all.
Next Opponent: N/A

notable Wins: Cotto, JM Marquez,Morales, de la hoya

Welterweight
Sugar Shane Mosely
SHANE MOSELY
USA
Sugar's form over the last four years have been truly stunning which has seen him beat the likes of Fernando Vargas (twice), the always awkward Luis Collazo, the wild man from Nicaragua Ricardo Mayorga and of course his master piece in the stoppage of Antonio Margarito. I have Shane at number three on my list despite his loss to Floyd. There is a hell of a lot of fight still left in this dog believe me.
Next Opponent: N/A

notable Wins: Margarito, De la hoya, vargas, Mayorga

WELTERWEIGHT
Paul
PAUL WILLIAMS
USA
The most avoided fighter in the sport is my list at number four, Paul "The Punisher" Williams is a must see fighter for any fight fan, with his non stop punching and the fact that he has knockout power he fascinates whereever he fights. He is coming off a brilliant performance which saw him decision Sergio Martinez in one of the fights of 2009. Look for Williams to continue his form and hopefully get a super fight he so rightly deserves.
Next Opponent: N/A

notable Wins: Martinez, Margarito, Winky Wright, Quintana

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Bernard
BERNARD HOPKINS
USA
The way things are going I am convinced you will still be seeing Hopkins here until he is fifty years old, I'm joking of course but what is no joke is Hopkins the fighter. He seems to be getting better with age and a great victory over Kelly Pavlik proved this. Last time out he avenged his loss to Roy jones Jr outpointing his fellow legend unanimouslly in an instantly forgettable matchup. A new door as opened for Hopkins with fighters such as Lucian Bute and Chad Dawson queing up to face him so he may be around for a while yet
Next Opponent: N/A

notable Wins: Jones Jr, Pavlik, Winky Wright, De La Hoya

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Juan Manuel Lopez
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
Mexico
Juan Manuel Marquez suffered at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. but due to his impressive previous performances over former world champions Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz I believe he has shown that he is one of boxing elite fighters and believe those wins are enough to keep the Mexican in a high place on my list. Juan Manuel is one of the best Lightweights out there at the moment and with another win or so I can see him again rise through this list.
Next Opponent: JUAN DIAZ

notable Wins: Diaz, Casamayor, Barrera, Gainer

LIGHTWEIGHT
Miguel Angel Cotto
MIGUEL COTTO
Puerto Rico
Miguel was on a the short end of a beatdown against Manny Pacquiao but showed a warriors heart again, Miguel's name as been erased from some Pound 4 Pound lists which I find puzzling as he holds victories against the likes of Sugar Shane Mosely, Zab Judah Joshua Clottey and the list of great opponents continues. This could potentially be Miguel's last year in the sport so enjoy watching the Puerto Rican star while you still can..
Next Opponent: N/A

notable Wins: Mosely, Judah, Clottey, Malignaggi

LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT
Bad Chad Dawson
CHAD DAWSON
USA
Bad Chad is currently in the process of clearing up the Light Heavyweight division which has seen him already beat the likes of former ruler Antonio Tarver, Glencoffe Johnson and Thomasz Adamek. The only problem now lies with the competition left or lack of it. Chad has beaten the best the division has to offer so where does he go from here?
Next Opponent: Jean Pascal

notable Wins: Tarver, Johnson, Adamek, Harding

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Juan Manuel Lopez
JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ
Puerto Rico
Juanma is one of if not THE best young fighters in boxing at the moment and has been red hot throughout his career so far. The unbeaten WBO champion already boasts wins over former world champion Daniel Ponce De Leon and Gerry Penalosa and at the age of just 26 it is scary to think about this fighters potential. A match up in 2010/2011 against Israel Vasquez is supposedly on the cards which should make for an absolute great fight. Look for Lopez to make strides in the P4P ranking in the next couple of years and we could potentially be witnessing the future of this P4P List.
Next Opponent: N/A

notable Wins: De Leon, Penalosa, Medina, Luevano

FEATHERweight
Celestino Caballero
CELESTINO CABALLERO

The last place on my list was the most difficult to pick which left me going between Caballero, Hasegawa, Bradley and Calderon for the last place. After much deliberation I decided to go with the Panamanian hard hitter due manly to his impressive form over the past six years. Throughout that time he has gone unbeaten while annihilating the likes of Steve Moliter, Lorenzo Parra and Somsak Sithchatchawal in the process. Next up for Celestino will hopefully be a bout with either Juanma or Gamboa, and if it was up to Caballero he would no doubt fight them on the same day (joke)

Next Opponent: N/A

notable Wins: De Leon, Moliter, Parra, Yordan

SUPER bantamweight

 

FIGHTERS JUST MISSING OUT
POTENTIAL FUTURE P4P STARS
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO - Heavyweight DAVID HAYE- Heavyweight
VITALI KLITSCHKO - Heavyweight ODLANIER SOLIS - Heavyweight
JEAN PASCAL - Light Heavyweight ANDRE WARD - Light Heavyweight
LUCIAN BUTE - Super Middleweight DEVON ALEXANDER - Super Lightweight
SERGIO MARTINEZ - Super Welter / Middleweight AMIR KHAN - Super Lightweight
ANDRE BERTO - Welterweight YURIORKIS GAMBOA - Featherweight
TIMOTHY BRADLEY - Super Light weight YHONNY PEREZ - Bantamweight
CHRIS JOHN - Featherweight VIC DARCHINYAN - Super Flyweight
FERNANDO MONTIEL - Bantamweight OMAR NARVAEZ - Flyweight
IVAN CALDERON - Light Flyweight ROMAN GONZALEZ - Minimumweight

 

below is the view of our writers

 

DAN'S RANKINGS

TROY'S RANKINGS
1
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR
1
MANNY PACQUIAO
2
MANNY PACQUIAO
2
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR
3
PAUL WILLIAMS
3
BERNARD HOPKINS
4
BERNARD HOPKINS
4
SHANE MOSELY
5
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
5
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
6
CHAD DAWSON
6
CHAD DAWSON
7
JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ
7
SERGIO MARTINEZ
8
MIGUEL COTTO
8
MIGUEL ANGEL COTTO
9
TIMOTHY BRADLEY
9
PAUL WILLIAMS
10
SERGIO MARTINEZ
10
TIMOTHY BRADLEY

 

MIKE'S RANKINGS

WAYNE'S RANKINGS
1
MANNY PACQUIAO
1
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR
2
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR
2
MANNY PACQUIAO
3
SHANE MOSELY
3
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
4
CHAD DAWSON
4
DEVON ALEXANDER
5
LUCIAN BUTE
5
JOEL CASAMAYOR
6
PAUL WILLIAMS
6
SHANE MOSELY
7
TIMOTHY BRADLEY
7
ANDRE WARD
8
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO
8
AMIR KHAN
9
VITALI KLITSCHKO
9
CHAD DAWSON
10
CELESTINO CABALLERO
10
DAVID HAYE

 

Pound 4 Pound lists are always up for debate and can change from one person to another.

This list is just our view at TopClassBoxing