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There are seventeen weight classes in professional boxing, from minimumweight all the way up to heavyweight, but who are the best fighters ‘pound for pound’ in the world today? I count down the top ten.
There are many factors to consider when compiling such a list; the fighter’s record with more weight to more recent bouts, the calibre of their opponents and the nature of their performances. Wins aren’t the be all and end all either, a close loss or draw against one of the world’s best can stand a fighter in higher esteem than a fighter who accumulates wins over lesser opposition.
Before we get stuck into the top ten, here are a few fighters that are ‘on the cusp’ but didn’t quite make the cut for the final list:
Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs) – The two weight world champion...
There are seventeen weight classes in professional boxing, from minimumweight all the way up to heavyweight, but who are the best fighters ‘pound for pound’ in the world today? I count down the top ten.
There are many factors to consider when compiling such a list; the fighter’s record with more weight to more recent bouts, the calibre of their opponents and the nature of their performances. Wins aren’t the be all and end all either, a close loss or draw against one of the world’s best can stand a fighter in higher esteem than a fighter who accumulates wins over lesser opposition.
Before we get stuck into the top ten, here are a few fighters that are ‘on the cusp’ but didn’t quite make the cut for the final list:
Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs) – The two weight world champion...
- 2/10/2014
- by Martin Perry
- Obsessed with Film
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