by Bob Smith: Though Ring magazine is a respectable if not venerable boxing publication, there are two ways in which its pound for pound list can inaccurately report the best boxers – one is by being susceptible to the favorites of boxing promoters and hype; the other is by overemphasizing recent wins, especially by knockout.
For instance, IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko jumped from #9 to #4 just because he defeated a badly overmatched challenger in Francesco Pianeta. Also, WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner is still untested yet is ranked ahead of Sergio Martinez on the list. I will present my own list here to correct for these errors.
By Onaps: Boxing fans are like classical music lovers to MMA’s headbangers ball, and as a boxing fan, these hard headed promoters needs to realize that some classic music needs to be made amongst each other.
By Tim Wathen: With WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez out for the remainder of 2013 due to an existing hand and knee injury he re-aggravated during his fight with Martin Murray, it opens the door for an even more exciting match-up between middleweights Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and Gennady Golovkin (26-0, 23 KOs). Chavez Jr. 
By Dan Ambrose: In his recent win over WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout last month, WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) scaled in at 172 lbs after rehydrating for the bout after making the 154 pound limit a day earlier. 
By Dan Ambrose: WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (26-0, 23 KO’s) reportedly wants to face WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) after Golovkin gets finished dispatching contender Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KO’s) on June 29th in their fight at the MGM Grand at the Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KO’s) is looking past his next fight against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (26-0, 23 KO’s) on June 29th towards a rematch against WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, who knocked Macklin out in the 11th round last March in New York.
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) doesn’t want to waste any time with his career. After his planned fight on June 15th or June 22nd against likely Darren Barker, Chavez Jr. wants to face WBC middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez in a rematch followed by a unification bout against Gennady Golovkin, according to The Record.
By Scott Gilfoid: Lou Dibella, the promoter for Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KO’s), thinks he has a great chance of beating unbeaten WBA World middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23 KO’s) in their fight on June 29th at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.
(Photo credit GeoIMAGEZ) By Scott Gilfoid: Matthew Macklin (29-4, 20 KO’s) says he’s going to not only beat WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23 KO’s) when he meets him on June 29th, but he’s also going to knock him out as well in their fight at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.