Mayweather Jr. solidifies top spot

Originally Published: September 17, 2013
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Who is the world's best fighter, regardless of weight class? Check out ESPN's top 10, which saw Floyd Mayweather Jr. become a unanimous choice for the top spot after dismantling Canelo Alvarez on Saturday. If you have a comment about the rankings, please use #ESPNP4P on Twitter.

Don't forget to check out Dan Rafael's divisional rankings, which are updated weekly.

For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here.

Note: Results are through September 16.

1

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

@FloydMayweather | RECORD: 45-0, 26 KOs | AGE: 36
DIVISION: Welterweight/Junior Middleweight (titlist)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, Sept. 14, 2013
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

COMMENTARY

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2

Andre Ward

@andreward | RECORD: 26-0, 14 KOs | AGE: 29
DIVISION: Super middleweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO10) Chad Dawson, Sept. 8, 2012
NEXT FIGHT: TBD

COMMENTARY

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3

Juan Manuel Marquez

@jmmarquez_1 | RECORD: 55-6-1, 40 KOs | AGE: 40
DIVISION: Junior welterweight (titlist)
LAST FIGHT: W (KO6) Manny Pacquiao, Dec. 8, 2012
NEXT FIGHT: Timothy Bradley Jr., Oct. 12, 2013

COMMENTARY

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4

Manny Pacquiao

@MannyPacquiao | RECORD: 54-5-2, 38 KOs | AGE: 34
DIVISION: Welterweight
LAST FIGHT: L (KO6) Juan Manuel Marquez, Dec. 8, 2012
NEXT FIGHT: Brandon Rios, Nov. 23, 2013

COMMENTARY

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5

Sergio Martinez

@maravillabox | RECORD: 51-2-2, 28 KOs | AGE: 38
DIVISION: Middleweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Martin Murray, April 27, 2013
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

COMMENTARY

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6

Guillermo Rigondeaux

@RigoElChacal | RECORD: 12-0, 8 KOs | AGE: 32
DIVISION: Junior featherweight (unified champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Nonito Donaire, April 13, 2013
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

COMMENTARY

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7

Wladimir Klitschko

@Klitschko | RECORD: 59-3, 51 KOs | AGE: 37
DIVISION: Heavyweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO6) Francesco Pianeta, May 4, 2013
NEXT FIGHT: Alexander Povetkin, Oct. 5, 2013

COMMENTARY

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8

Nonito Donaire

@filipinoflash | RECORD: 31-2, 20 KOs | AGE: 30
DIVISION: Junior featherweight
LAST FIGHT: L (UD12) Guillermo Rigondeaux, April 13, 2013
NEXT FIGHT: Vic Darchinyan, Nov. 9, 2013

COMMENTARY

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9

Timothy Bradley Jr.

@Timbradleyjr | RECORD: 30-0, 12 KOs | AGE: 29
DIVISION: Welterweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Ruslan Provodnikov, March 16, 2013
NEXT FIGHT: Juan Manuel Marquez, Oct. 12, 2013

COMMENTARY

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10

Carl Froch

@Carl_Froch | RECORD: 31-2, 22 KOs | AGE: 36
DIVISION: Super middleweight (unified champ)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Mikkel Kessler, May 25, 2013
NEXT FIGHT: George Groves, Nov. 23, 2013

COMMENTARY

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ESPN Experts' Poll

The rankings are based on a descending points system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving 9 points and so on. A tie goes to the fighter with the highest submitted ranking and then the most votes at that ranking.

Name 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th TOTAL
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
Andre Ward 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
Juan Manuel Marquez 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80
Manny Pacquiao 0 0 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 54
Sergio Martinez 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 49
Guillermo Rigondeaux 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 41
Wladimir Klitschko 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 39
Nonito Donaire 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 28
Timothy Bradley Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 27
Carl Froch 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 18

Others receiving votes: Danny Garcia (8), Adrien Broner (6), Gennady Golovkin (6), Roman Gonzalez (3), Mikey Garcia (1), Abner Mares (1).

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