Top 10 Pound-For-Pound Boxers: BoxingWatchers.com End of 2009 List

Yes, we're a few days into 2010 now, but sometimes it takes some time to have all the BoxingWatchers give some input on... well, anything really.

Anyhow, we only do a pound-for-pound list at the end of each calendar year, because things don't generally change too much in any given month to be worth voting again. After 12 months though? That's a different story.

For starters, we lost several men from our end of list. Joe Calzaghe retired, and Antonio Margarito lost his only 2009 fight and got suspended for cheating.

A notable addition to the top 10 is Floyd Mayweather, who was still "retired" at this time last year. And the rest of the deck has been shuffled somewhat as well.

Based on nothing but our own opinions, here's our list:

BoxingWatchers.com Top 10 Pound-for-Pound Boxers - End of 2009
(End of 2008 rank in parentheses)

1. Manny Pacquiao (Last year: 1)
2. Floyd Mayweather (NR)
3. Bernard Hopkins (3)
4. Shane Mosley (NR)
5. Juan Manuel Marquez (4)
6. Israel Vazquez (5)
7. Chad Dawson (NR)
8. Paul Williams (6)
9. Arthur Abraham (NR)
10. Timothy Bradley (NR)

Also receiving votes: Nonito Donaire

Dropped out: Joe Calzaghe (retired, last year: 2), Antonio Margarito (7), Kelly Pavlik (8), Ivan Calderon (9), Rafael Marquez (10)

Posted by The Franchise

Top 10 Pound-for-Pound Boxers: BoxingWatchers.com End of 2008 List

Thus far, we've resisted doing a pound-for-pound list, simply because everyone does them, and it seems unnecessary to do them as often as some people do. Monthly updates? I don't think so, because it's a really good (and rare) month when more than two boxers in the top 10 are in action.

Still, it doesn't seem ridiculous to do one at the end of the year. So when asked recently by a writer at another site to come up with a top 10, we put our heads together and came up with the following list. Voting was simple, with 10 points for first, nine for second, etc.

The year's not quite over, as there are quite a few notable fights this weekend. None of the men on this list are in action before the end of 2008 though.

Feel free to tell us how wrong we are. Or how right, though that probably won't be as much fun.

Here goes nothing...

BoxingWatchers.com Top 10 Pound-for-Pound Boxers - End of 2008

1. Manny Pacquiao (30 pts.)
2. Joe Calzaghe (25)
3. Bernard Hopkins (24)
4. Juan Manuel Marquez (23)
5. Israel Vazquez (15)
6. Paul Williams (14)
7. Antonio Margarito (13)
8. Kelly Pavlik (9)
9. Ivan Calderon (5)
10. Rafael Marquez (3)

Also receiving votes: Chad Dawson (2), Miguel Cotto (2)

Spartan117's 10 is not enough honorable mentions: Chris John, Ricky Hatton, Vic Darchinyan