Mayweather said he would announce his next opponent after the Super Bowl. Instead he is leaving it up to a fan vote between Amir Khan or Marcos Maidana. Neither one of those fighters has a real good shot at beating Mayweather, but let's be honest, no one does.
No word yet on who Ward's next opponent will be but he has been trashing Carl Froch and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.. Those fights could happen in 2014 as could a possible showdown with Gennady Golovkin. Ward is very talented but he isn't all that exciting.
It is looking like a lock that Martinez's next fight will come against Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto. That will be a very tough test for a fighter coming off multiple injuries, especially since Cotto looks rejuvenated under Freddie Roach. Martinez is hanging onto the top three by a thread.
# 4 Guillermo Rigondeaux (13-0, 8 KO)The future doesn't like bright for the immensely talented Rigondeaux. Both HBO and his promotional company Top Rank aren't thrilled with the way he fights and neither are a lot of fans. Rigondeaux is just too talented for his own good, other fighters don't want to engage with him and he is fine with outpointing them for 12 rounds.
Klitschko's next fight is set for April 26th against the severely outmatched Alex Leapai. That is a fight that no one is really interested in but a fight with the winner of Stiverne-Arreola II would be much more intriguing. However if he keeps turning out performances like he did against Alexander Povetkin he won't be in the top five for much longer.
Bradley got the rematch against Manny Pacquiao that he so badly wanted. He will set out to prove that his first win over Pacquiao wasn't a fluke and that at this point in their careers he is the better fighter. A win over Pacquiao would silence the lingering critics and elevate him to new heights in the sport.
# 7 Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO)Marquez is left without a dance partner since Bradley decided to take on Pacquiao instead of having a quick rematch with Marquez. Ruslan Provodnikov has been calling Marquez out but he has no interest in that fight. It seems like the only goal Marquez has left is to win a world title in a 5th division and then retire on top.
Pacquiao has said recently that he will be looking to KO Bradley. However Bradley is never an easy fight and is certainly a tougher fighter now than he was when he first fought Pacquiao. A win over Bradley would give Pacquiao a slight bump up in the P4P rankings but a loss could be disastrous for his career.
# 9 Nonito Donaire (32-2, 21 KO)It looks like Donaire will return in the spring in China. His promoter, Top Rank Inc. wants to match him against South African fighter Simpiwe Vetyeka who isn't a big name in the U.S. but should be a good fight as Donaire continues his comeback following a big loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux. Still the fight most fans want to see is a rematch with Rigondeaux.
Garcia's next fight will be a step down from his battle against Lucas Matthysse. He will be fighting in Puerto Rico against Mauricio Herrera in the hope of attracting new fans, especially from Puerto Rico who back their fighters so passionately. Garcia isn't always exciting but he is always effective.
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