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.

Pac Man may be No.1 on most pound for pound lists but he was far from impressive in his last fight against Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez. However, that could all change on June 9 if he impressively dispatches unbeaten American Tim Bradley. There is a real danger that pacquiao’s out of the ring commitments are hampering his training and focus. If that is true he could come unstuck against the slippery world welterweight champ.

At the age of 37 there is no doubt that Sergio Martinez is in decline but he is still the world’s No.1 middleweight and deserves his No.3 ranking here after seeing off Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams and Serhiy Dzinziruk. Granted he labored against the unsung British pair Darren Barker and Matthew Macklin but he has always insisted he performs better against the bigger names of the division.

Despite being controversially out-pointed by Manny Pacquiao and age 38 Marquez is still a major force at light-welterweight and deserves his No.4 ranking. Throughout his 61 fight career the Mexican warrior has always been a solid performer and has a good few fights left in him yet.

The 29 year-old hopes to eventually claim the Filipino No.1 spot from Manny Pacquiao and after defeating wIlfredo Vazquez Jr via split decision to win the vacant WBO super bantamweight crown he is on his way. Next up is a title defence against former world champ Christian Mijares on July 14.

The way in which Ward impressively out-pointed Carl Froch in his last bout and the fact he has beaten every single super-middleweight contender or champion except Lucian Bute over the last few years means Andre is a solid top 10 in any pound for list. Assuming Bute defeats Froch next a match up with Ward is inevitable.

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.

American Timothy Bradley may not be a massive puncher but he is one of those boxers that does everything well and to good effect. Since relieving Junior Witter of his WBC junior-welterweight crown in May, 2008, the 27 year-old has firmly established himself as the world’s No.1 at 140lbs. On June 9 he steps up in weight to challenge Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight crown. Some experts give him a real chance of shocking the world.

American Chad Dawson enters the pound for pound list after finally defeating Bernard Hopkins to claim the WBC light-heavyweight crown. The 29 year-old southpaw quietly gone about his business beating many quality names over the last few years and some may argue that he is long overdue pound for pound top 10 status.

Canadian based Romanian Lucian Bute may be a surprise choice for some pound for pound top 10 lists but he has been consistently impressive over the last few years and at 32 is in his prime. Granted the IBF light-heavyweight champ has been fortunate enough to have fought all his nine title defences in the comfort of his own living room in Quebec, Canada but he realizes to be a great fighter you have to get on the road to defend your title. On My 26 he travels the UK to face Britain’s Carl Froch.