By James P Sexton: Floyd Mayweather Jr has beaten so many world champions at this point in his career that it is too long to make a list detailing each one.
In fact at this point Mayweather has fought in more title fights than non title fights throughout his career. Where he stacks up against the super elite of the sport will always be up for debate, but at this point I would have to say he has already guaranteed himself a spot amongst the top fifteen.
By James P Sexton: Gennady Golovkin was a relatively unknown name when he knocked out Milton Nunez in the first round to win the WBA interim World Middleweight Title. Back then he was only 6 into his now 18 streak of straight knockout victories. However, today he is an easy pick for anyone discussing exciting fighters in the sport.
A short while ago I posted an article relating to the pound for pound picture and I listed GGG as the fifth best fighter on the planet regardless of weight, and after reading through the comments and discussing the listings with some friends, this was generally accepted.
By James P Sexton: On January 5th ESPN tweeted out a link to their newly updated pound for pound rankings. Several positions will not produce any surprise such as Floyd Mayweather Jr remaining at the top as number 1, however several of the other choices may receive some criticism after a close analysis of the fighters recent performances.
Manny Pacquiao was listed at number 2 and whilst I personally would not have him here, its a solid pick and cannot really be questioned. The questionable picks start from the number 3 slot.
By James P Sexton: A while ago I posted an article discussing my personal opinions on the current pound for pound picture and just how I thought that list was made up. Thinking over all the potential match ups which can and should be made this calendar year, I have a few ideas who will stay and who will go on this list.
For reference, I will quickly add my pound for pound list now, followed by how I think it will look in twelve months time and give my reasons.
By James P Sexton: The UK has always had a player on the world stage at one weight or another. Today there are promising prospects and current champions which hail from the UK at numerous weights, often with several top talents in each weight class sparking many grudge matches and domestic bouts. Here is my personal opinion on an all British pound for pound list.
1. Carl Froch – This man has been the face of British boxing for a short while now, having had twelve consecutive World Title fights at super middleweight after a long run as British and Commonwealth champion.
By James P Sexton: This isn’t a guaranteed fight, but lets say Carl Froch opts to vacate his IBF title rather than defend it against his mandatory challenger in James DeGale. If this happens it could fall into place that American Andre Dirrell could face British James DeGale for the then vacant title at 168lbs. This could prove to be one of the best match ups that we can see. It is interesting for a number of reasons.
Firstly each man has only one loss and zero draws on their records. Each loss came via a very close decision. DeGale’s was a majority decision vs. George Groves and Dirrell’s was a split decision vs Carl Froch. Both of these losses came quite a few years back and each fighter has been on a string of wins.
By James P Sexton: What do Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquaio, Bernard Hopkins, Wladimir Klitschko, Sergio Martinez, Miguel Cotto and Carl Froch have in common?
They are all great champions. They are all have hall of fame credentials. However, the point I am making here is that none of them have more than a few more years, some a few more fights left in them.
It is a reality that sooner rather than later that the best fighters of this era will retire, and when they do, who will stand in to replace them as pound for pound and pay per view kings of the sport?
By James P Sexton: Saturday 17th January 2015. Bermane Stiverne vs Deontay Wilder. For many young fight fans this will be the first time they see a real heavyweight champion not named Klitschko (excluding WBA ‘regular’ champs and other nonsense.)
The belt vacated by Wladimir Klitschko’s brother Vitali was won by Stiverne during a rematch with tough slugger and former title challenger Chris Arreola. Stiverne knocked Arreola down twice on route to a 6th round TKO.
By James P Sexton: Amir Khan’s long run at trying to lure pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr into a lucrative pay-per-view bout seems to be at an end. Mayweather has said that Khan doesn’t have the name to generate the interest he is looking for.
If Khan can get neither Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao  bouts who will be his next choice of opponent? Assuming he can and will move on from these bouts to other things, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook would seem to be the next best thing.
By James P Sexton: The 2011 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year took place in April and was a WBC World Welterweight Title bout between undefeated champion Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz. The fight got off to a great start with Berto going down in the opening round, and then Ortiz down in the second.
The fast pace was maintained throughout the fight and the sixth round was one to remember with both warriors touching the canvas. Despite a late point deduction for Ortiz, he walked away with the unanimous 12 round decision as well as Berto’s title.