After winning his last fight in November there is no word yet when Rigondeaux will return to the ring. With new promoter Roc Nation Sports hopefully he will be back on TV and in a big fight again sooner rather than later.
Gonzalez last fought in October on the undercard of an HBO card headlined by Gennady Golovkin. It looks like the plan is to have Gonzalez keep fighting on high profile Golovkin cards and hopefully fans soon see a rematch with Juan Francisco Estrada or a bout against power punching Naoya Inoue.
Ward could have very well be at the top spot after Floyd Mayweather retired had he been more active. Instead Ward will have to settle in behind Guillermo Rigondeaux and Roman Gonzalez. Ward hasn't fought since June but there is good news, he has signed a deal with HBO that will lead to a fight with Sergey Kovalev in late 2016.
Pacquiao has not returned to the ring since losing to Floyd Mayweather in May of 2015. While his next fight has been tentatively scheduled for April of 2016 so opponent has been named despite the fact that he was supposed to name said opponent a few weeks ago. Right now it seems everyone's name is in the mix including Terence Crawford, Timothy Bradley, and Adrien Broner.
In Golovkin's last fight he boxed beautifully before stopping slugger David Lemieux and while his next fight is not set fans already want to see him back in the ring. Golovkin is becoming one of boxing's biggest stars and is currently negotiating in good faith with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez for a future bout that fans are calling for.
While fans already can't wait to see Kovalev take on Andre Ward, hopefully at the end of 2016 they won't have to wait long to see him back in action. Kovalev is scheduled to fight on January 30 of next year in a rematch with Jean Pascal who now has trainer Freddie Roach in his corner.
Not too long ago Bradley looked to be in danger of falling outside the top 10 rankings. However, he looked better than ever in his last fight against Brandon Rios and the future looks bright under new trainer and master motivator Teddy Atlas.
Alvarez vaulted into the top 10 rankings after a nice win over veteran and future Hall of Fame inductee Miguel Cotto. While some still question the skills of Alvarez there is no questioning his willingness to fight the best. No word on what is next for the Mexican superstar but he has started negotiating in good faith with Gennady Golovkin for a future fight.
After a nice win over Dierry Jean in October there has been no word on who or when Crawford will fight next. However, his name has been mentioned as a possible opponent for Manny Pacquiao in April in what is supposed to be Pacquiao's final fight.
While some might question Fury's ranking in the top 10 at the time he beat Wladimir Klitschko, Klitschko had been the second longest reigning heavyweight champion in history and was ranked number three in Big Time Boxing's Top 10 P4P Rankings. That is why a win thrust Fury into the rankings.
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