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|align="center"|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] || 39-0 (25 KO) || [[Welterweight]] || {{small|[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[List of WBC world champions#Welterweight|Welterweight Champion]], Emeritus Champion}}<br/>{{small|''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' [[List of The Ring world champions#Welterweight|Welterweight Champion]]}}
|align="center"|1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] || 39-0 (25 KO) || [[Welterweight]] || {{small|[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[List of WBC world champions#Welterweight|Welterweight Champion]], Emeritus Champion}}<br/>{{small|''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' [[List of The Ring world champions#Welterweight|Welterweight Champion]]}}
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|align="center"|2 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Joe Calzaghe]] || 44-0 (32 KO) || [[Super middleweight]] || {{small|[[List of WBA world champions#Super middleweight|WBA]] undisputed, [[List of WBC world champions#Super middleweight|WBC]] and [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] [[List of WBO world champions#Super middleweight|Super Middleweight Champion]]}}<br/>{{small|''The Ring'' [[List of The Ring world champions#Super Middleweight|Super Middleweight Champion]], WBO Super Champion}}
|align="center"|2 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Joe Calzaghe]] || 44-0 (32 KO) || [[Super middleweight]] || {{small|[[List of WBA world champions#Super middleweight|WBA]] undisputed, [[List of WBC world champions#Super middleweight|WBC]] and [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] [[List of WBO world champions#Super middleweight|Super Middleweight Champion]]}}<br/>{{small|''The Ring'' [[List of The Ring world champions#Super Middleweight|Super Middleweight Champion]]}}<br/>{{small|''The Ring'' [[List of The Ring world champions#Light Heavyweight|Light Heavyweight Champion]], WBO Super Champion}}
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|align="center"|3 || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Juan Manuel Márquez]] || 48-4-1 (35 KO) || [[Super featherweight]] ||
|align="center"|3 || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Juan Manuel Márquez]] || 48-4-1 (35 KO) || [[Super featherweight]] ||
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|align="center"|4 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bernard Hopkins]] || 48-4-1-1 (32 KO) || [[Light heavyweight]] || {{small|WBC Emeritus Champion, WBO Super Champion}}<br/>{{small|''The Ring'' [[List of The Ring world champions#Light Heavyweight|Light Heavyweight Champion]]}}
|align="center"|4 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bernard Hopkins]] || 48-4-1-1 (32 KO) || [[Light heavyweight]] || {{small|WBC Emeritus Champion, WBO Super Champion}}
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|align="center"|5 || {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Manny Pacquiao]] || 46-3-2 (35 KO) || [[Super featherweight]] || {{small|[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[List of WBC world champions#Super featherweight|Super featherweight Champion]], Emeritus Champion}}<br/>{{small|''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' [[List of The Ring world champions#Super Featherweight|Super featherweight Champion]]}}
|align="center"|5 || {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Manny Pacquiao]] || 46-3-2 (35 KO) || [[Super featherweight]] || {{small|[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[List of WBC world champions#Super featherweight|Super featherweight Champion]], Emeritus Champion}}<br/>{{small|''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' [[List of The Ring world champions#Super Featherweight|Super featherweight Champion]]}}

Revision as of 13:31, 21 April 2008

This table lists the current pound-for-pound rankings of The Ring magazine (the self-proclaimed "Bible of Boxing"), which some boxing experts and fans regard as an authoritative source for ranking the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world.[1] Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been ranked number-one in The Ring's P4P rankings since 2005. He was preceded by Bernard Hopkins, who was in turn preceded by Roy Jones Jr.

Top 10 Rankings

Rank Fighter Record Weight class Titles held at the moment
1 United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. 39-0 (25 KO) Welterweight WBC Welterweight Champion, Emeritus Champion
The Ring Welterweight Champion
2 United Kingdom Joe Calzaghe 44-0 (32 KO) Super middleweight WBA undisputed, WBC and WBO Super Middleweight Champion
The Ring Super Middleweight Champion
The Ring Light Heavyweight Champion, WBO Super Champion
3 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez 48-4-1 (35 KO) Super featherweight
4 United States Bernard Hopkins 48-4-1-1 (32 KO) Light heavyweight WBC Emeritus Champion, WBO Super Champion
5 Philippines Manny Pacquiao 46-3-2 (35 KO) Super featherweight WBC Super featherweight Champion, Emeritus Champion
The Ring Super featherweight Champion
6 Mexico Israel Vázquez 43-4 (31 KO) Super bantamweight WBC Super Bantamweight Champion
The Ring Super Bantamweight champion
7 Puerto Rico Miguel Ángel Cotto 32-0 (26 KO) Welterweight WBA Welterweight Champion
8 United Kingdom Ricky Hatton 43-1 (31 KO) Light welterweight IBO Junior Welterweight Champion
The Ring Junior Welterweight Champion
9 United States Kelly Pavlik 33-0 (29 KO) Middleweight WBC and WBO Middleweight Champion
The Ring Middleweight Champion
10 Mexico Rafael Márquez 37-5 (33 KO) Super bantamweight

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Ring Ratings". The Ring. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-02-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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