May Pound for Pound List

Here is the pound for pound list for May:

1. Manny Pacquiao

Manny erased any doubt about who is the best in the sport by knocking out Ricky Hatton brutally within 2 rounds. He now owns significant victories from 112 lbs all the way to 147 lbs. Those types of stats are almost unheard of in this day and age.

Up Next: Likely the winner of Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

2. Bernard Hopkins

Bernard has been inactive for a while now but his recent wipe out of Kelly Pavlik hasn't been forgotten. B-Hop has resume full of fights against future hall of famers. Marquez is closing the gap on Hopkins and could surpass him on July 18th.

Up Next: Possibly a fight with Carl Froch which would be very interesting.

3. Juan Manuel Marquez

Two incredibly close fights with Manny Pacquiao, a solid victory over Joel Casamayor and an entertaining TKO of Juan Diaz. Marquez has hardly made any mistakes but Manny's destruction of Hatton creates a lot of room between them unless, of course, Juan Manuel Marquez can defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr on July 18th..

4. Paul Williams

Still underrated but clearly one of the top fighters today. His victories over Winky Wright, Antonio Margarito, Verno Phillips and Carlos Quintana along with his versatility across weight divisions plant him solidly in the top 5. Williams' biggest challenge is to attract fights with top opposition given his lack of name power.

5. Shane Mosley

Close fight with Miguel Cotto and destruction of Antonio Margarito makes him the top welterweight and puts him 4th on our list. He now needs to stay active and probably settle the score with Cotto or land a big fight with Pacquiao or Mayweather to avoid slipping.