acquiao best pound-for-pound boxer

Manny Pacquiao heads this year's list of the best pound-for-pound boxers that includes a pair of newcomers with Great Britain's Amir Khan and Mexico's Giovanni Segura.

Khan, a junior welterweight with super speed and power, defeated the feared Marcos Maidana in last year's Fight of the Year. He's set to fight in April and could take on fellow pound-for-pound boxer Timothy Bradley in June or July.

Segura is a junior flyweight from Acapulco, Mexico, who packs a lot of power in his small frame. He trains in South Gate and will be moving up in weight.

Last weekend, Argentina's Sergio Martinez showed why he's considered among the best in the business by handing Ukraine's Sergiy Dzinziruk his first loss.

In less than two months, Pacquiao will face former pound-for-pound list member Sugar Shane Mosley, of Pomona, in Las Vegas.

1. Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) - - Next up is Sugar Shane Mosley on May 7. Pacman has the speed advantage, but Mosley still has the power. It all depends on how Freddie Roach prepares Pacquiao to fight. Will he box and move or will he go to war with Mosley?

2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KOs) - - It's been almost a year since "Money" Mayweather made any, when he fought Mosley last year in Vegas. Have his reflexes eroded? Will his timing trip up? These are problems Mayweather faces.

3. Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KOs) - - Hopkins will jump back into the ring against Jean Pascal after they fought to a disputed draw on Dec. 18 in the Canadian fighter's hometown of Quebec. Golden Boy Promotions won the purse bid, so the rematch will be held in Las Vegas or Atlantic City, N.J.

4. Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KOs) - - The Mexico City warrior was supposed to fight Erik Morales in Las Vegas, but that is now on hold. Because of boxing politics, Marquez may leave Golden Boy Promotions (like Mosley) in order to fight Pacquiao later this year. Marquez may want to stay busy but he's in limbo at the moment. It's not a good place to be.

5. Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) - - The Argentine destroyed Ukraine's Sergiy Dzinziruk, though many expected a tough fight. Now fighting out of Oxnard, middleweight champion Martinez is looking unbeatable.

6. Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KOs) - - The Palm Springs fighter continues to surprise critics and opponents with his ability to beat the odds. When are they going to realize that Bradley is really that good? His decimation of a solid champion, Devon Alexander, adds another notch to his growing list of conquests.

7. Robert Guerrero (28-1-1, 18 KOs) - - The Ghost was last seen dominating Cuba's Joel Casamayor. Very few can claim to have beaten the Cuban master as convincingly as Guerrero. Now the Gilroy prizefighter is moving up to the lightweight division to face Michael Katsidis.

8. Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KOs) - - It was quick but it wasn't painless when Donaire wrecked Mexico's Fernando Montiel in two rounds last month. Many feel the Filipino Flash is unbeatable in the bantamweight division.

9. Andre Ward (23-0, 13 KOs) - - The Oakland-based prizefighter is beginning to make each bout look easy, though it obviously is not. The list of quality wins is growing for the former Olympic gold medal-winner.

10. Amir Khan (18-0, 15 KOs) - - Should Khan beat Paul McCloskey in April, it looks like the British speedster could meet Timothy Bradley in a mega junior welterweight battle in the summer. Can you imagine these two speedsters trading punches? Bradley and Khan are so fast, it may be difficult for the fans to see the blows.

11. Giovanni Segura (26-1-1, 22 KOs) - - Mexico's Segura beat Ivan Calderon last summer, handing the Puerto Rican his first professional loss. Now the little bomber is going for seconds with Calderon in Mexico. Coincidentally, Segura's style reminds me of former Puerto Rican great Wilfredo Gomez.

12. Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KOs) - - The long-limbed Williams is only 29 and may have a lot left. Nobody knows until he steps back in the ring. Looking back at his loss to Sergio Martinez, it's clear that Martinez was better, but it's not clear whether Williams can return to the elite level. Many forget that he beat Winky Wright, and that's not easy to do.

Honorable mention: Abner Mares, Rafael Marquez, Wladimir Klitschko, Miguel Cotto, Lucian Bute and Yuri Gamboa.

Source: pe.com