September Boxing Pound for Pound List

Note that we are excited to announce that Premier Boxing will be starting an MMA monthly pound for pound list very shortly. Stay tuned.

Here's the boxing pound for pound list for September:

1. Manny Pacquiao

Manny erased any doubt about who is the best in the sport by knocking out Ricky Hatton brutally within 2 rounds back in May. He 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.

Manny will try to extend his legacy by taking out Miguel Cotto on November 14th.

2. 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 nice cushion between them unless of course, Juan Manuel Marquez can defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr in September. If he manages to defeat Mayweather it's almost certain that most boxing writers will put Marquez first on their pound for pound lists.

3. Bernard Hopkins

Bernard's most recent wipe out of Kelly Pavlik is almost a year old and it seems he will be returning in January of next year. However, there is no certainty on the opponent with the current front runner being Tomasz Adamek. B-Hop has a resume full of fights against future hall of famers and still hungers to fight the best at age 45.


4. Paul Williams

Still underrated but clearly one of the top fighters in boxing. 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 drawing power and the risk he poses in the ring.

5. Shane Mosley

His close fight with Miguel Cotto and destruction of Antonio Margarito make him 5th on our list. It's clear now that he will not soon be able to settle the score with Cotto or land a big fight with Pacquiao or Mayweather. Berto is a pretty good next option given the circumstances.