Top 10 white boxers P4P

whiteathlete33

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I'd like to hear everyone's opinions on your top pound for pound white boxers. My list is as follows.

#1 Wladimir Klitschko- he is on a huge winning streak and seems unstoppable.
#2 Arthur Abraham- he completely destroys anyone he faces and is still undefeated up until this point.
#3 Vitali Klitschko- I would have Vitali at #1 but he only has 2 fights under his belt from his comeback so far.
#4 Tomasz Adamek- only one defeat in his career and looks unstoppable at cruiserweight. A move up to heavy would be a huge mistake for him.
#5 Mikkel Kessler- He only has one loss on his record and that was to the legend Joe Calzaghe. That is nothing to be ashamed of.
#6Kelly Pavlik- Kelly is a very powerful puncher and I would have had him much higher up the list except for that terrible loss to Hopkins.
#7Vyacheslav Senchenko- I have to give this position to him because he is still undefeated and looks good at welterweight.
#8Sergiy Dzinziruk- another very talented and undefeated Ukranian.
#9 Carl Froch- He is also undefeated and showed a tremendous amount of heart to come back and beat Jermaine Taylor while down on points.
#10-Zsolt Erdei- I am give this spot to Erdei even though he has faced mediocre competition. He is still undefeated and probably the best light heavy in the world.

Honorable mention would go to Felix Sturm and Alexander Povetkin. Povetkin will be champion in the future. He is easily the most talented heavyweight in the world besides the Klitschko's.Edited by: whiteathlete33
 

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No Ricky Hatton or Vic Darchinyan?

Abraham is a little high at #2. His best victory was Miranda. A bit like Erdei in that he fights B-level opponents.
 

Liverlips

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Here is my top 10 list:

1. W. Klitschko
2. Pavlik
3. Adamek
4. Hatton
5. Kessler
6. V. Klitschko
7. Abraham
8. Darchinyan
9. Bute or Froch
10. Erdei or Dzindziruk
 

Charles Martel

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1. Wladimir Klitschko
2. Mikkel Kessler
3. Vitali Klitschko
4. Tomasz Adamek
5. Arthur Abraham
6. Kelly Pavlik
7. Lucian Bute
8. Carl Froch
9. Vic Darchinyan
10.Sergey Dzinziruk

Up and comers: Cleverly, Balzsay, Povetkin, Boytsov, Drozd, Huck, Golovkin, Pirog, Alexeev, and Senchenko.
 

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1)Wlad Klitschko
2)Vitali Klitschko
3)Mikkel Kessler
4)Tomasz Adamek
5)Kelly Pavlik
6)Carl Froch
7)Arthur Abraham
8)Lucian Bute
9)Alexander Povetkin
10)Vyacheslav Senchenko
 

Liverlips

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I'm still puzzled as to how Ricky Hatton and Vic Darchinyan drop out of everyone's P4P list. Both guys were in the top 10 pound-for-pound boxers in the entire sport before recent losses. Neither guy has retired.
 

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1.) Wladimir Klitschko - Dominant, hardly loses a round
2.) Tomasz Adamek - Rebounded nicely from his only defeat to become a two weight world champ.
3.) Vitali Klitschko - I would have put him higher but he only has two fights in the past five years.
4.) Kelly Pavlik - Only loss came at light heavyweight and defeated Taylor who was once highly rated on Ring Magazines P4P list.
5.) Vic Darchinyan - I have him a bit higher than you guys. He has defeated some highly regarded fighters and ruined Cristian Mijares who was rated in Ring Mag's p4p list. Fought a dumb fight against the bigger Agbeko and still lost by a point or two.
6.) Mikkel Kessler - Same as V Klitschko. I would have higher but his inactivity has lowered his ranking to me. A few wins in the Super Six would elevate his ranking.
7.) Arthur Abraham - Dominant fighter. The only thing that holds him down on the list is his opposition. The best guy he's fought IMO was Miranda and Edison hasn't been the same since Pavlik beat him down in Memphis.
8.) Ricky Hatton - If he's still active I might have to rank him a bit higher but as of now I'd place him at eight.
9.) Carl Froch - Had a very good come from behind win over Taylor and his victory over Jean Pascal now looks more impressive after Pascal won the WBC light heavyweight title.
10.) Sergei Dzinziruk - Underrated fighter. Has repeatedly called out Paul Williams only to have Williams look in other directions.

Honorable mentions go to Bute,Erdei,Sturm,Wlodarczyk,Povetkin,Katsidis,Senchenko,Huck,Malignaggi and Dunne.
 

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After Marco Huck's recent win he should be on my list as well. He only has one career loss to Steve Cunningham. That fight was fairly close though. The reason I don't mention Zsolt Erdei is the competition he has faced. He needs to step it up.
 

Liverlips

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Erdei did beat Julio Gonzalez and Hugo Garay (twice). Other than that it is strictly B-level opponents. But I'd make the same argument for Abraham.
 
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