After releasing the names of boxers in the new pound-for-pound list led by Roman Gonzalez as the new pound-for-pound king replacing Floyd Mayweather, Jr., The Ring is conducting a continuing online poll to get public reaction on the new list.
Earlier, The Ring has released the Top 10 pound-for-pound list following Mayweather’s retirement from boxing which he announced officially after his fight against Andre Berto on Sept. 12. The Ring’s Ratings Panel and Editorial Board has considered Mayweather retired and was not considered in determining the composition of the Top 10 names of the new pound for pound list. Gonzalez (43-0-0, 37 KOs), who hails from Managua, Nicaragua, is facing challenger Brian Viloria of the Philippines on October 17 at the Madison Square Garden in New York. The 28-year-old Nicaraguan is coming off a TKO win against Edgar Sosa last May at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Gonzalez in unbeaten in his 43-fight pro career with his last nine fights coming via TKO. Read more. In the online poll, The Ring asked this question: Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is retired, who is the best fighter in the world pound for pound? As per The Ring’s tabulation as of 8:00 p.m.Friday, the names in the Top 10 are as follows 1. Roman Gonzalez 56.44 2. Gennady Golovkin 25.70 3. Manny Pacquiao 6.11 4. Wladimir Klitschko 3.01 5. Andre Ward 2.62 6. Sergey Kovalev 2.04 7. Guillermo Rigondeaux 1.02 8. Canelo Alvarez .83 9. Kell Brook .59 10. Miguel Cotto .50 Earlier on Friday, Gennady Golovkin overtook Gonzales to briefly occupy the top spot but later in the evening Gonzalez got reinstated to the top post. Manny Pacquiao, who was No.8 in the new Ring list, has moved up in the current poll to No.3 as of Friday evening as respondents continue to register their votes.
