Ring Magazine’s top 10 boxers of the last century revealed with Floyd Mayweather just SIXTH but higher than Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been placed considerably higher than his rival Manny Pacquiao in the most recent Ring Magazine rankings by Ring Magazine writer Cliff Rold.
Ring Magazine compiled a list of the greatest boxers of the past 100 years placing Mayweather Jr. three spots above Pacquiao at number 6 with Manny sitting just inside the top ten at number 9.
Mayweather and Pacquiao fought in 2015 in what is still to this day, the most lucrative boxing match in the history of combat sports, creating £470 million in pay-per-view and gate receipts.
Mayweather was able to get the win via a unanimous decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a bout that was touted as the “Fight Of The Century.”
Speaking on how they set their ranking system, The Ring explained: “Scoring for total points and peak points relied on a base 11-point scale (i.e., a champion and the top 10 contenders).
“A win over the champion of one’s weight class, in a title or non-title fight, was worth 11 points, a No. 1 contender was worth 10, etc.
“Losses worked in reverse.
A loss to the champion was a one-point deduction sliding to 11 for a loss to the No. 10 contender.”
Since Mayweather’s and Pacquiao’s mega-money bout in 2015, both fighters have gone on to retire after incredible careers.
Mayweather, 45, went called time on his professional career for a third time in August 2017 after a blockbuster showdown with UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
Money hung up his gloves after scoring a tenth-round TKO victory over The Notorious – a win that took his pro record to a perfect 50-0.
Former eight-world champ Pacquiao, meanwhile, brought the curtain down on his legendary career last September.
Pacman’s hanging up of his gloves came after he suffered a unanimous decision defeat to WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas last August.