Daily Archives: January 28, 2012
Manny Pacquiao and the Best Boxers in the World 2012: No. 1 Rankings for Every Weight Class
Manny Pacquiao: Best Boxer in the World Pound for Pound (mp8.ph)
Not long ago, Sports List of the Day gave you the best boxers of 2011.
It’s time for an update. Here are the best boxers of 2012: the current No. 1 rankings according to boxrec.com.
Manny Pacquiao is still the best boxer in the world, pound for pound, and has been since 2008 (see: best pound for pound boxers since 1980).
Tomorrow, we’ll check out the latest women’s rankings.
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| 1. | Pound for Pound | N/A | Manny Pacquiao | Phillipines |
| 2. | Heavyweight | 200 lbs+ | Wladimir Klitschko | Ukraine |
| 3. | Cruiserweight | 200 lbs | Yoan Pablo Hernandez | Cuba |
| 4. | Light Heavyweight | 175 lbs | Bernard Hopkins | USA |
| 5. | Super Middleweight | 168 lbs | Andre Ward | USA |
| 6. | Middleweight | 160 lbs | Sergio Gabriel Martinez | Argentina |
| 7. | Light Middleweight | 154 lbs | Miguel Angel Cotto | Puerto Rico |
| 8. | Welterweight | 147 lbs | Manny Pacquiao | Phillipines |
| 9. | Light Welterweight | 140 lbs | Timothy Bradley | USA |
| 10. | Lightweight | 135 lbs | Juan Manuel Marquez | Mexico |
| 11. | Super Featherweight | 130 lbs | Takashi Uchiyama | Japan |
| 12. | Featherweight | 126 lbs | Yuriorkis Gamboa | Cuba |
| 13. | Super Bantamweight | 122 lbs | Nonito Donaire | Phillipines |
| 14. | Bantamweight | 118 lbs | Abner Mares | Mexico |
| 15. | Super Flyweight | 115 lbs | Tepparith Singwancha | Thailand |
| 16. | Flyweight | 112 lbs | Brian Viloria | Phillipines |
| 17. | Light Flyweight | 108 lbs | Roman Gonzalez | Nicaragua |
| 18. | Minimumweight | 105 lbs | Nkosinathi Joyi | South Africa |
