==MY CURRENT POUND FOR POUND RANKINGS==
# [[Manny Pacquiao]] 48-3-2 (36 ko's) 130 lbs. - Speed, power, and aggression in one exciting package. Has showed improved technique in last several fights. Dazzled with one-sided massacre of much bigger De La Hoya. '''Best Wins:''' TKO 11 Marco Antonio Barrera (2003); TKO 10 Erik Morales (2006); KO 3 Erik Morales (2006); W 12 Juan Manuel Marquez (2008); TKO 9 Oscar De La Hoya 
# [[Bernard Hopkins]] 49-5-1 (32 ko's) 168 lbs. - Maybe the best overall fighter of his generation, but at age 43, how much longer can it last? '''Best Wins:''' TKO 11 Glen Johnson (1997); TKO 12 Felix Trinidad (2001); KO 9 Oscar De La Hoya (2004); W 12 Antonio Tarver (2006); W 12 Kelly Pavlik (2008) 
# [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] 49-4-1 (36 ko's) 135 lbs. - Tough, skilled, versatile, and experienced, but has fallen just short of the win in several high profile fights. '''Best Wins:'''TKO 7 Manuel Medina (2003); TKO 7 Derrick Gainer (2003); W 12 Marco Antonio Barrera (2007); W 12 Rocky Juarez (2007); TKO 11 Joel Casamayor (2008) 
# [[Shane Mosley]] 46-5 (39 ko's) 154 lbs. - Speed, power, aggression, and determination in a single package, but Shane needs a win over a fast, younger fighter to truly prove he's among the 2 or 3 best in the world. '''Best Wins:''' TKO 9 Jesse James Leija (1998); W 12 Oscar De La Hoya (2000); W 12 Oscar De La Hoya (2003); TKO 6 Fernando Vargas (2006); KO 9 Antonio Margarito (2009) 
# [[Israel Vazquez]] 43-4 (31 ko's) 122 lbs. - Second win over Marquez was convincing and exciting, but not without its scary moments. '''Best Wins:''' TKO 10 Jorge Eliecer Julio (2003); TKO 3 Oscar Larios (2005); TKO 10 Johnny Gonzalez (2006); TKO 6 Rafael Marquez (2007); W 12 Rafael Marquez (2008) 
# [[Antonio Margarito]] 37-6 (27) 147 lbs. - With his relentless beatdown of Miguel Cotto, this Mexican brawler proved he's one of the toughest in the world, but the Mosley loss proved that toughness alone doesn't always win fights. '''Best Wins:'''TKO 10 Sebastian Lujan (2005); TKO 5 Kermit Cintron (2005); TKO 1 Golden Johnson (2007); KO 6 Kermit Cintron (2008); TKO 11 Miguel Cotto (2008) 
# [[Miguel Angel Cotto]] 32-1 (26 ko's) 147 lbs. - Versatile and tremendously talented, Cotto's only flaw is his chin, but it can be a terrible weakness now that it's been exposed. '''Best Wins:''' TKO 6 Kelson Pinto (2004); KO 7 Ricardo Torres (2005); W 12 Paul Malinaggi (2006); TKO 11 Zab Judah (2007); W 12 Shane Mosley (2007) 
# [[Ricky Hatton]] 45-1 (32 ko's) 140 lbs. - Sorely underrated fighter is dominant at 140, but too small for the top welterweights. '''Best Wins:''' W 12 Vince Phillips (2003); W 12 Ben Tackie (2003); TKO 11 Kostya Tszyu (2005); KO 4 Jose Luis Castillo (2007); TKO 11 Paulie Malingaggi (2008) 
# [[Kelly Pavlik]] 34-1 (30 ko's) 168 lbs. - Still powerful and determined, Pavlik needs to go back to the drawing board after embarrassing loss to Hopkins. '''Best Wins:''' TKO 6 Bronco McKart (2006); KO 8 Jose Luis Zertuche (2007); TKO 7 Edison Miranda (2007); TKO 7 Jermain Taylor (2007); W 12 Jermain Taylor (2008) 
# [[Rafael Marquez]] 37-5 (33 ko's) 122 lbs. - Talented and hard-hitting Mexican always comes to fight, but came out on the short-end of thrilling trilogy with Vazquez. '''Best Wins:''' W 10 Mark Johnson (2001); TKO 8 Mark Johnson (2002); TKO 8 Tim Austin (2003); TKO 4 Silence Mabuza (2005); TKO 7 Israel Vasquez (2007) 
# [[Nonito Donaire]] 19-1 (12) 112 lbs. - Young, skillful, and powerful to boot. If he were a heavyweight, he'd be the savior of boxing. '''Best wins:''' W 10 Kahren Harutyunyan (2006); W 12 Oscar Andrade (2006); TKO 5 Vic Darchinyin (2007); TKO 8 Luis Maldonado (2007) 
# [[Vic Darchinyan]] 32-1 (26) 116 lbs. - Has faced top-flight competition in the lower weight classes and emerged a star thanks to aggressive style, punching power, and intimidating personality. '''Best Wins:''' TKO 11 Irene Pacheco (2004); TKO 8 Luis Maldanado (2006); TKO 12 Victor Burgos (2007); KO 9 Christian Mijares (2008); TKO 11 Jorge Arce (2009) 

 

==MY TOP 15 HEAVYWEIGHTS OF THE GLOVED ERA==
Criteria: Historic impact; Quality of opposition; Records broken and other noteworthy accomplishments; Professional record; Championship record; Prime ring performance; Longevity; Head-to-Head Wins 
# [[Muhammad Ali]] 56-5 (37 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1964 - 1967, 1974 - 1978, 1978 - 1979''' 
# [[Joe Louis]] 69-3 (55 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1937 - 1949''' 
# [[Rocky Marciano]] 49-0 (43 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1952 - 1956''' 
# [[Larry Holmes]] 69-6 (44 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1980 - 1985''' 
# [[Jack Johnson]] 83-14-11 (52 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1908 - 1915'''
# [[Jack Dempsey]] 62-6-9 (51 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1919 - 1926'''
# [[James J. Jeffries]] 17-1-2 (14 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1899 - 1905'''
# [[George Foreman]] 76-5 (68 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1973 - 1974, 1994 - 1997'''
# [[Joe Frazier]] 32-4-1 (27 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1970 - 1973'''
# [[Lennox Lewis]] 41-2-1 (32 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1998 - 2001, 2001 - 2004'''
# [[Gene Tunney]] 67-1-1 (49 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1926 - 1928'''
# [[Evander Holyfield]] 42-8-2 (26 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1990 - 1992, 1993 - 1994'''
# [[Mike Tyson]] 50-6 (44 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1988 - 1990'''
# [[Ezzard Charles]] 89-25-1 (50 ko's) '''World Heavyweight Champion 1950 - 1951'''
# [[Sonny Liston]] 50-4 (39 ko's) '''World Heavywieght Champion 1962 - 1964'''