Whilst many pound for pound lists will still feature Manny Paquiao as the No.1 SecondsOut has decided to reinstate Mayweather Jr following his unanimous points win over Miguel Cotto. That said the fact that the unbeaten American is due for some jail time and the hint he may retire means he may not be No.1 for long.

At the age of 39 Juan Manuel Marquez is unquestionably in the twilight of his career but he proved there is still plenty of life in him on December 8 by brutally knocking out former pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round to register his first win from four bouts against the Filipino boxing legend and at the same time replace him as the No.2 pound for pound boxer.

At the age of 37 there is no doubt that Sergio Martinez is in decline and that was never more evident than his last performance against Britain’s Martin Murray. What was supposed to be a memorable home coming in front of his own fans in Buenos Aires nearly became a disaster when he was knocked down twice. He stays at No.3 for now but lets see how he gets on.

Andre Ward proved he belonged in the pound for pound top 10 when dominated Super Six Tournament from start to finish. The Oakland, California native proved he is the unrivalled No.1 in one of the most competitive divisions in boxing and he once again proved his class on September 8 when he took out the very capable Chad Dawson inside 10 rounds.

With an unbeaten record of 26-0-(22), and just 23 years old Adrien Broner has a bright future ahead of him. Add in the charismatic flamboyancy and arrogance of a young Floyd Mayweather Jr and you have the makings of the next big boxing superstar.

Since losing to Lamon Brewster in 2004 Wladimir Klitschko in undefeated in 15 fights and become the undisputed world heavyweight champion. He and his brother Vitali Klitschko, the WBC champ, are a credit to boxing. Last time out Wladimir ko’d Frenchman Jean Marc Mormeck. Next up is a rematch with American Tony Thompson on July 7.

It has not been a very good year for Manny Pacquiao. First he loses a highly controversial 12 round decision to Tim Bradley then he was brutally knocked out by Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez in the sixth round after being ahead on the judges scorecards. Time will tell if Pacman is still a pound for pound top 10 boxer. For now,though, he gets the benefit of the doubt and the defeat by Marquez drops him down to No.5.

Timothy Bradley did get the verdict against Manny Pacquiao on June 9 to claim the WBO welterweight champ but the result was highly controversial which is why he is placed at No.8 in the SecondsOut ratings. A rematch with Pacman does seem to be the only way to find out who really is the better man but that is unlikely to happen.

After just 12 fights classy Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux creep into the top 10 following his upset win over the equally talented Nonito Donaire. The WBA/WBO super bantamweight champ is progressing nicely as a pro and over the next couple of years will prove his pound for pound top 10 ranking is justified.

Despite losing his WBA/WBO super bantamweight titles to Guillermo Rigondeaux ,Nonito Donaire is still a great fighter and he will return a better fighter. It remains to be seen who he will return against and rematch with Rigondeaux is nailed on so don’t off the Filipino Flash just yet.