According to Yahoo Sports, Manny Pacquiao is now the new top world boxer after Floyd “Pretty Boy” Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement last week. Manny Pacquiao got a total of 229 1/2 Votes with 17 out of 24 first place votes from boxing analysts, topping the Yahoo network boxing chart. This is such a good news for Filipino boxing fans, because Philippine boxing is now widely recognized by the world as spearheaded by our own boxing sensation the Pacman.

Manny Pacquiao Pound-For-Pound Boxing Champion (Pacquiao vs Diaz)

Here’s the list of the top fighters according to Yahoo Sports.

1. Manny Pacquiao

Points: 229 1/2 (17 of 24 first-place votes)
Record: 46-3-2 (35 KOs)
Title: WBC and The Ring super featherweight champion
Last outing: W12 over Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15
Previous ranking: 2
Up next: June 28 in Las Vegas vs. David Diaz for WBC lightweight title
Analysis: Has already held world titles at 112, 122 and 130

2. Joe Calzaghe

Points: 196 (6 of 24 first-place votes)
Record: 45-0 (32 KOs)
Title: WBA, WBC, WBO and The Ring super middleweight champion and The Ring light heavyweight champion
Last outing: W12 over No. 9 Bernard Hopkins on April 19
Previous ranking: 3
Up next: Nothing scheduled
Analysis: Fight with middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik would be huge

3. Miguel Cotto

Points: 187 (1 of 24 first-place votes)
Record: 32-0 (26 KOs)
Title: WBA welterweight champion
Last outing: TKO 5 over Alfonso Gomez on April 12
Previous ranking: 4
Up next: July 26 title defense vs. Antonio Margarito in Las Vegas
Analysis: Game’s most powerful body puncher

4. Juan Manuel Marquez

Points: 161 1/2
Record: 48-4-1 (35 KOs)
Title: None
Last outing: L12 to No. 1 Manny Pacquiao on March 15
Previous ranking: 5
Up next: Nothing scheduled
Analysis: Outstanding boxer with all-around skills

5. Israel Vazquez

Points: 143
Record: 43-4 (31 KOs)
Title: WBC and The Ring super bantamweight champion
Last outing: W12 over No. 8 Rafael Marquez on March 1
Previous ranking: 6
Up next: Nothing scheduled
Analysis: Made a career out of brawling

6. Kelly Pavlik

Points: 140
Record: 34-0 (30 KOs)
Title: WBC, WBO and The Ring middleweight champion
Last outing: TKO3 over Gary Lockett on June 7
Previous ranking: 7
Up next: Nothing scheduled
Analysis: Could wind up with belts at 160, 168 and 175 if he fights and defeats Calzaghe later this year

7. Rafael Marquez

Points: 79
Record: 37-5 (33 KOs)
Title: None
Last outing: L12 to No. 5 Israel Vazquez on March 1
Previous ranking: 8
Up next: Nothing scheduled
Analysis: Expect a late summer, early fall return

8. Bernard Hopkins

Points: 41
Record: 48-5 (32 KOs)
Title: None
Last outing: L12 to No. 2 Joe Calzaghe on April 19
Previous ranking: 9
Up next: Nothing scheduled
Analysis: Unlikely to fight again, but don’t rule anything out

9. Ivan Calderon

Points: 36
Record: 31-0 (6 KOs)
Title: WBO and The Ring junior flyweight champion
Last outing: W12 over Nelson Dieppa on April 5
Previous ranking: 10
Up next: Defends titles vs. Hugo Cazares on Aug. 30 in Puerto Rico
Analysis: Crafty boxer faces career-defining rematch

10. Cristian Mijares

Points: 33
Record: 35-3 (14 KOs)
Title: WBA and WBC super flyweight champion
Last outing: W12 over Alexander Munoz on May 17
Previous ranking: NR
Up next: Nothing scheduled
Analysis: Unification bout with WBO champ Fernando Montiel could put division on map

Others receiving votes: David Haye, 15; Chris John, 12; Antonio Margarito, 11; Ricky Hatton, 6; Fernando Montiel, 5; Winky Wright, 4; Mikkel Kessler, 4; Paul Williams, 3; Juan Manuel Lopez, 3; Shane Mosley, 3; Robert Guerrero, 2; Joan Guzman, 2; Oscar De La Hoya, 2; Chad Dawson, 1; Arthur Abraham, 1.

Along with this citation, Manny Pacquiao is also the WBC and The Ring super featherweight champion, a title he will leave when he moves up in weight.

Pacquiao will have the advantage of proving the analysts right when he goes for a fourth weight division world title against David Diaz for the WBC Lightweight belt on June 28, 2008 at Las Vegas. Pacquiao vs Diaz . Now that’s a real brawl of a fight.



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