The fight the world has been waiting for is finally set. Mayweather will be putting his titles and top spot in the P4P rankings on the line when he faces off against Manny Pacquiao. This is the type of fight that cements legacies and gets people talking about the sport.
There is no questioning the skills of Rigondeaux. He easily outboxes most opponents and makes them look horrible in the process. Fans are still hoping to see Rigondeaux face off against Leo Santa Cruz but that is a fight that Santa Cruz's team seems to want no part of. Look for Rigondeaux to fight anyone who will actually get in the ring with him and look for him to dominate as usual.
After easily handling Brandon Rios and Chris Algieri, Pacquiao will now face the best in Floyd Mayweather. If Pacquiao wins the fight he goes right to the top of the P4P rankings and resurrects his somewhat dwindling career.
It suddenly seems that the heavyweight division is heating up. In his next fight in April Klitschko will face off against undefeated American Bryant Jennings and a win would set up potential big time fights with Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury.
There is no word yet on when Marquez will make his return to the ring but there will be a line of welterweights hoping to get their chance to beat the Mexican legend. Marquez may not have many fights left but while he is still fighting look for him to take on the best available.
Bradley's career is at a definite crossroads. After being handed his first career loss to Manny Pacquiao he fought to a draw with Diego Chaves. Bradley is still a top fighter but hasn't looked as sharp recently and needs a win his next time in the ring.
Due to being inactive for more than a year without being injured Mikey Garcia was removed from the rankings. That left a spot open for movement and Golovkin jumped over Miguel Cotto to claim the 7th spot. Golovkin is a killer in the ring but has some skills to go along with his heavy hands. Hopefully a true top opponent agrees to get in the ring with him soon.
It looked as if Cotto would face off against Canelo Alvarez but then rumors of a potential rematch with Floyd Mayweather surfaced and the Canelo talks were halted. Now Cotto is without a dance partner but has recently been called out by Gennady Golovkin. It is unclear whether Cotto will stay at middleweight and defend his title or vacate it and move back down to junior middleweight.
Gonzalez actually fights tonight against Valentin Leon but should easily handle the 28-loss fighter. What comes after that for Gonzalez is unclear but fans have their fingers crossed that Gonzalez will give Juan Francisco Estrada a rematch.
Kovalev dominated Bernard Hopkins in his last fight and opened a lot of eyes in the process. With the removal of Mikey Garcia from the rankings a spot opened up and it is Kovalev who is filling it. Up next for Kovalev is a bout against Jean Pascal but most fans are still hoping to see him take on Adonis Stevenson.
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