Pound for pound
Pound for pound is a term from martial arts , especially boxing . It is about the categorization or ranking of boxers according to their performance and corresponds to a world ranking. Since there are 17 different weight classes in professional boxing , each of which has up to 5 different world champions, this classification is used for objectification and clarity.
A direct duel between a lighter athlete and a significantly heavier one in martial arts would usually lead to the victory of the heavier and greater one, without saying anything about the individual class of the heavier or lighter one.
The pound-for-pound ranking is intended to facilitate a classification based on the course of the fight (dominance, technical skills, spectacular course, hit or hit frequency) and the class of past opponents, which is based on the abundance of world champions in the 17 weight classes the term "world champion" is not given.
Pound-for-pound leaders have often been world champions in various weight classes or associations. Thus, Manny Pacquiao , Floyd Mayweather , Shane Mosley , Roy Jones , Oscar de la Hoya , Joe Calzaghe , Juan Manuel Marquez and Bernard Hopkins have been based on the above criteria in the past 15 years a leader in this ranking.
The Ring as a boxing magazine and other publications or Internet forums update the ranking list, which shows the 50 leading boxers, on a monthly basis.
See also
Web links
- The Ring Pound For Pound Ratings on ringtv.com (English)
- Top 10 Pound For Pound MMA Fighter Rankings on mmaplayground.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC pound-for-pound British rankings . BBC News . June 8, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ Matt Hyde: The pound for pound debate . In: Fighters Only Magazine . April 8, 2010. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ↑ William Dettloff: Pound-for-Pound: A History . In: HBO.com . Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ↑ Ingming Duque Aberia: Manny Pacquiao. The Greatest Boxer of All Time . Hermilando “Ingming” Aberia, 2009, ISBN 978-1-4495-9698-9 , p. 36 (English, books.google.com ).
- ↑ HBO: Boxing: Pound for Pound: A History ( English ) Retrieved on 17 September 2011th
- ↑ The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Pound For Pound - 1990s - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia ( English ) Retrieved on 17 September 2011th
- ↑ ESPN.com staff: MMA Power Rankings . ESPN . June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
