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Pound for Pound Rankings
as of 4-10-06
**changes - Mayweather replaces Pacquaio at #2 with a big win over Zab Judah
1. Winky Wright (50-3, 25KO)
Wright has earned #1 status the hard way. Big wins over Felix Trinidad and Shane
Mosley and years of perfecting his craft have made him the man nobody wants to face.
BIGGEST WINS: Shane Mosley (2x), Felix Trinidad
NEXT OPPONENT: Jermain Taylor on June 17.
2. Floyd Mayweather (36-0, 24KO)
Moves up to #2 with his win over Judah. He showed skill in making the correct
adjustments against a quick southpaw but it also seemed that Judah let Floyd off the
hook just a little bit. “The Pretty Boy” needs to admit he sped through the 140-pound
division to avoid Kostya Tszyu and Ricky Hatton. After that he needs to get in the ring
with Hatton and settle things.
BIGGEST WINS: Diego Coralles, Jose Luis Castillo (2x), Zab Judah
NEXT OPPONENT: unknown
3. Manny Pacquaio (41-3-2, 33KO)
In the last three years Pac-Man has wins over two Top 10 guys (Barrera, Morales) and
a draw with another (Marquez).
BIGGEST WINS: KO 10 over Erik Morales, KO11 over Marco Antonia Barrera
NEXT OPPONENT: Oscar Larios (56-4-1) on July 6 and a 3rd fight with Erik Morales on
September 16.
4. Ricky Hatton (40-0, 30KO)
Knocked out longtime 140-pound king Tszyu and has followed Mayweather up to 147.
BIGGEST WINS: KO 11 over Kostya Tszyu, W12 over Ben Tackie
NEXT OPPONENT: Luis Collazo (26-1) on May 13
5. Joe Calzaghe (41-0, 31KO)
Proved detractors and critics wrong with his domination of former Top 10 guy Jeff Lacy.
BIGGEST WINS: Unanimous decision win over Jeff Lacy and 40 other wins against an assortment of
Super Middleweights.
NEXT OPPONENT: unknown
6. Jermain Taylor (25-0, 17KO)
Two close wins over former #1 place Taylor firmly at #6.
BIGGEST WINS: 2 decision victories over former #1 P4P king Bernard Hopkins.
NEXT OPPONENT: Winky Wright on June 17.
7. Rafael Marquez (35-3, 31KO)
He's the defending 118 king since 2003.
BIGGEST WINS: a knockout of Tim Austin and 2 decision victories over Mauricio Pastrana.
NEXT OPPONENT: unknown
8. Jose Luis Castillo (54-7-1, 47KO)
Avenged his fight of the year loss to Diego Corrales with a 4th round stoppage and has
earned a reputation as one of the toughest champions in the sport.
BIGGEST WINS: 4th round stoppage of Corrales, a close decision win over Stevie Johnston and a KO
of Cesar Bazan.
NEXT OPPONENT: Corrales on June 3 and is scheduled to fight Miguel Cotto on November 11.
9. Antonio Margarito (33-4, 24KO)
Reigning WBO Welterweight king who has earned respect among the boxing public while remaining
virtually unknown elsewhere.
BIGGEST WINS: Lots of good KO wins over the likes of Kermit Cintron, Hercules Kyvelos, Andrew
Lewis and Antonio Diaz.
NEXT OPPONENT: unknown
10. Antonio Tarver (24-3, 18KO)
Takes on former #1 Bernard Hopkins in a near no-win fight deserves to be in the TOP
10 until he loses.
BIGGEST WINS: A knockout and a decision win over Roy Jones and a decision win over Glen
Johnson.
NEXT OPPONENT: Bernard Hopkins on June 10.
BUBBLE FIGHTERS
Diego Corrales, Marco Antonio Barerra, Jorge Arce, Israel Vasquez, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel
Marquez, Miguel Cotto
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