Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 10/12

(Andre Ward pops Chad Dawson)

It's been three months since we updated the pound-for-pound list of the best fighters in the world, but one of those months, July, featured literally nothing happening for anyone who could be considered one of the 20 best, so we waited for a more reasonable two-month interval to pass. Those other two months had a few things going for them.

For instance: No longer is Manny Pacquiao the first or second best boxer alive, at least not according to us and some of the other people who find lists like this a worthwhile endeavor. Featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa hit one year of inactivity, leading to his removal from the list altogether. And a lot is about to go down over the remainder of 2012, starting next weekend, so expect a couple more updates before the year ends -- along with a preview of some of that action here.

As usual, the most important standard for p4p placement is quality wins, with an emphasis on wins of recent vintage. The last update is here.

Source: http://queensberry-rules.com/2012-articles/october/pound-for-pound-top-20-boxers-update-1012.html

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