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Regardless of whether or not Manny Pacquiao had beaten Oscar De La Hoya one could still have argued he was p4p No.1. The aforementioned is of course now totally irrelevant, especially in light of his devastating knockout of the bigger Ricky Hatton in early 2009. 
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One could argue that following Floyd’s impressive win against Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19 after a two year absence, that he should be re-installed as No.1 p4p boxer.
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Who would have thought that at the age of 37 and after dropping a career defining 12 round points decision to Miguel Cotto in 2007 that Shane Mosley would once again command a pound for pound top 10 rating?
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Many boxing experts voiced their opinions about Bernard Hopkins occupying a pound4pound top 10 place but his Oct 18 domination of Kelly Pavlik proved justification.
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Despite being destroyed by the bigger and much stronger Floyd Mayweather jr on September 19 Juan Manuel Marquez is still a p4p top 10 fighter and has proved time and time again that he belongs with the elite. There are still many big fights out there for him and fights he can win as long as he stays around the 130lbs mark.
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Vazquez finally proved he deserved to be ranked above Rafael Marquez in the p4p list when he scored a split decision win in their rubber match. And they both belong in the top despite what some may think.
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While so many of the pound-for-pound mainstays have fallen off the list by virtue of losses (Jermain Taylor) or inactivity (Winky Wright), there’s no reason why the younger Marquez brother can’t replace them. His wins against Silence Mabuza were nice, but it was his destruction of the accomplished Israel Vazquez that really put Marquez on the map.
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Being stopped by pound for pound No.1 Manny Pacquiao in a tough fight in late 2009 is not a good enough reason to exclude Miguel Cotto from the pound for pound top 10.
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Its fair to say that Augusta, Georgia southpaw Paul Williams can be a little inconsistent, hence the unanimous 12 round points defeats to Carlos Quintana in February 2008 and most recently the hard fought majority decision win over Sergio Martinez in December 2009.
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If there’s a better little guy in the game, we’re not sure who it is. Aside from his lack of power, Calderon the WBO light-flyweight champion is about as perfect a boxer as is active today.
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