Separating P4P from the Sticky Web that stretches across the Boxing Galaxy.
Everything from De La Hoya owning Ring Magazine to ESPN being in bed with Top Rank.
P4P is all about this months best, it’s not about Goodwill and Name Recognition:
BEST 10 P4P BOXERS May, 2019
1. Naoya Inoue
2. Errol Spence Jr.
3. Manny Pacquiao
4. Gennady Golovkin
5. Mickey Garcia
6. Vasyl Lomachenko
7. Wanheng Menayothin
8. Canelo Álvarez
9. Danny Garcia
10. Leo Santa Cruz
1. Naoya Inoue
Inoue is the only True P4P Boxer today. He is in a league of his own and it’s not even close. He is dominating his fights and is so far better then everyone in his division. There is no greater distance between #1 and #2 then in the bantamweight division. Naoya Inoue’s P4P reign is similar to a Pacquiao, Mayweather and Ward in their prime. This is the best fighter in the current decade.
2. Errol Spence Jr.
Spence is ranked a bit to high for my liking but he has either stopped everyone he’s faced or dominated them. Until he has a long layoff like Keith Thurman,a mediocre performance like Keith Thurman or a young boxer catches fire, Spence will stay at the #2 spot for a while.
3. Manny Pacquiao
What can be said about Manny Pacquiao that hasn’t been said? Even with his eroding boxing speed and skills, one can argue he is still the best at 140 and 147 pounds. To think at his age that he is better then the top Welterweightswho are much bigger then himself is mind blowing.
4. Gennady Golovkin
GGG has had a Dream career that few in boxing history can claim. At 37 years old GGG is on the decline but still a force to be reckon with. Many believe he should still be undefeated as he clearly won the first Canelo fight and most see the second fight as a draw. GGG has been a bit inactive and is fighting a tune-up fight, but he gets the benefit of a doubt and stays in the top 10 because of his tremendous dominance.
5. Mickey Garcia
Mikey Garcia deserves a lot of credit for fighting Spence 12 rounds. Now it’s time to get his career back in order and keep showing he’s the best.
6. Vasyl Lomachenko
Lomachenko has a set of skills so rare, we frankly haven’t seen anything like it before. He is tremendous, but he hasn’t really tested himself by fighting bigger guys. He needs to fight Mikey Garcia before he can sell the reporters not linked to Top Rank what he’s selling.
7. Wanheng Menayothin
Menayothin also known as Chayaphol Moonsriis is 33 years old and currently has a record of 52-0. This small Thai boxer deserves the respect (not goodwill) of being in the top ten.
8. Canelo Alvarez
Canelo has come a long way and is often not given credit for his remarkable career and victories. With a victory of Daniel Jacobs this week, the sky is the limit for young Alvarez.
9. Danny Garcia
Danny Garcia’s performance against Adrian Granados has catapulted him back in the P4P mix. He could be the best Welterweight on the planet right now.
10. Leo Santa Cruz
Leo Santa Cruz has been setting the bar in the Featherweight division for a long time now. His size, combination punching and toughness make him a Unique and dominant force in the sport of boxing. Cruz maybe the most underrated boxer in the sport today.
P4P Notes:
16. Terence Crawford
Crawford is a terrific talent but currently not a top 10 P4P boxer. I think there’s a hand full of boxers in the Welterweight division alone that can beat him including Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr., an old Manny Pacquiao and possibly Shawn Porter. Crawford is slow and doesn’t have the knowledge or temperament of an Andre Ward to time and set-up great fighters. Crawford often acts like an old tired Mike Tyson, he gets frustrated when things aren’t going his way and is capable of anything including dirty tactics.No disrespect to Andre Ward, but remember Ward works at ESPN and works very close with Top Rank Fighters.
Regis Prograis: Had a good victory against Kiryl Relikh, Prograis is very talented and is great at talking smack. We need to see more of him before he enters the P4P list.
11. Kosei Tanaka
12. Luis Nery
13. Roman Gonzalez
14. Tyson Fury
15. Guillermo Rigondeaux
16. Terence Crawford
17. Miguel Berchelt
18. Ken Shiro
19. Ryan Burnett
20. Maurice Hooker
21. Callum Smith
22. Gilberto Ramirez
23. Juan Francisco Estrada
24. Sergey Kovalev
25. Daniel Jacobs
26. Shawn Porter
27. Anthony Joshua
28. Jarrett Hurd
29. Oleksandr Usyk
30. Ivan Baranchyk
Honorable Mention: Regis Prograis, Donnie Nietes, Daniel Roman, Keith Thurman & Dmitriy Bivol.
Photo credit: Mikey Williams and Top Rank
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