Boxing's P4P Top Ten: September 2014

Words: Kurt Ward



Staff members at BoxingAsylum.com and regulars on the Nuthouse Boxing Podcast got together over the last few days to determine the top ten boxers in the world, regardless of weight class. 

The rankings are based on a descending points system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving 9 points and so on. A tie goes to the fighter who receives the most votes from the panel.

The Panel: Kurt Ward, Steve Wellings, Brandon Weber, Donny Baseball, Adam Smith, Alex Morris, Tommy Allan, Andy Paterson, Matt Digiallonardo. 

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.  
       Welterweight (47-0, 26 KOs)
       LAST FIGHT W (UD12) Marcos Maidana, September 13, 2014
       NEXT FIGHT: TBA

2. Andre Ward

         Super Middleweight (27-0, 14 KOs)

         LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Edwin Rodriguez, November 16, 2013

         NEXT FIGHT: TBA

3.  Manny Pacquiao
       Welterweight (56-5-2, 38 KOs)
       LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Timothy Bradley, April 12, 2014
       NEXT FIGHT: Chris Algieri, November 22, 2014



4. Guillermo Rigondeaux
       Super Bantamweight (14-0, 9 KOs)
       LAST FIGHT: W (KO1) Sod Kokietgym, 19 July, 2014
       NEXT FIGHT: TBA



5. Wladimir Klitschko 
     Heavyweight (62-3, 53 KOs)
     LAST FIGHT: W (KO5) Alex Leapai, 26 April, 2014
     NEXT FIGHT: Kubrat Pulev, November 15, 2014



6. Roman Gonzalez
     Flyweight (40-0, 34 KOs)
     LAST FIGHT: W (KO9) Akira Yaegashi, 5 September, 2014
     NEXT FIGHT: TBA



7. Timothy Bradley
        Welterweight (31-1, 12 KOs)
        LAST FIGHT: L (UD12) Manny Pacquiao, April 12, 2014
        NEXT FIGHT: TBA



8. Juan Manuel Marquez
       Welterweight (56-7-1, 40 KOs)
       LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Mike Alvarado, May 17, 2014
       NEXT FIGHT: TBA



9. Carl Froch
Super Middleweight (33-2, 24 KOs)
LAST FIGHT: W (KO8) George Groves, May 31, 2014
NEXT FIGHT: TBA



10.Bernard Hopkins
 Light Heavyweight (55-6-2, 32 KOs)
 LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Beibut Shumenov, April 19, 2014
 NEXT FIGHT: Sergey Kovalev, November 8, 2014
     


The final tally:

Others receiving points: Danny Garcia (5), Juan Francisco Estrada (4), Saul Alvarez (3), Miguel Cotto (2), Gennady Golovkin (1), Nonito Donaire (1).



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