Pound-for-Pound

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1. Manny Pacquiao
Points: 300 (30 of 30 first-place votes)
Record: 48-3-2 (37 KOs)
Title: WBC lightweight champion
Last outing: TKO8 over Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6
Previous ranking: 1
Up next: TBA
Analysis: Proved he can compete at welterweight in a stunning performance against De La Hoya.

2. Joe Calzaghe
Points: 274½
Record: 46-0 (32 KOs)
Title: Ring light heavyweight champion
Last outing: W12 over Roy Jones Jr. on Nov. 8
Previous ranking: 2
Up next: TBA
Analysis: Will decide whether to fight again or retire after the holidays.

3. Juan Manuel Marquez

Points: 230½
Record: 49-4-1 (35 KOs)
Title: Ring lightweight champion
Last outing: TKO11 over Joel Casamayor on Sept. 13
Previous ranking: 3
Up next: Juan Diaz, time and place TBA
Analysis: Stature grew in light of Pacquiao’s performance against De La Hoya.

4. Israel Vazquez

Points: 182
Record: 43-4 (31 KOs)
Title: WBC and Ring super bantamweight champion
Last outing: W12 over No. 7 Rafael Marquez on March 1
Previous ranking: 4
Up next: TBA
Analysis: Eye surgery may put return off for several more months.

5. Bernard Hopkins

Points: 170
Record: 49-5 (32 KOs)
Title: None
Last outing: W12 over Kelly Pavlik on Oct. 18
Previous ranking: 5
Up next: TBA
Analysis: With few lucrative fights, retirement may be his only logical choice.

6. Antonio Margarito

Points: 162
Record: 37-5 (27 KOs)
Title: WBA welterweight champion
Last outing: TKO11 over No. 8 Miguel Cotto on July 26
Previous ranking: 6
Up next: Jan. 24 vs. Shane Mosley in Los Angeles on HBO.
Analysis: Could move up several spots if he handles Mosley’s speed well.

7. Rafael Marquez

Points: 86
Record: 37-5 (33 KOs)
Title: None
Last outing: L12 to No. 4 Israel Vazquez on March 1
Previous ranking: 7
Up next: TBA
Analysis: Still recovering from grueling Vazquez trilogy

8. Paul Williams

Points: 70
Record: 36-1 (27 KOs)
Title: Interim WBO junior middleweight champion
Last outing: TKO8 over Verno Phillips on Nov. 29
Previous ranking: 9
Up next: TBA
Analysis: Plans to fight at 147, 154 and 160 in 2009.

9. Miguel Cotto

Points: 64
Record: 32-1 (26 KOs)
Title: None
Last outing: TKO by 11 to No. 6 Antonio Margarito on July 26
Previous ranking: 8
Up next: Feb. 21 against Michael Jennings in New York.
Analysis: A win will set up a summer rematch with Margarito.

10. Ivan Calderon

Points: 49
Record: 32-0 (6 KOs)
Title: WBO light flyweight champion
Last outing: TD7 over Hugo Cazares on Aug. 30
Previous ranking: 9
Up next: TBA
Analysis: Immensely gifted boxer has no power.

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