Shortlist for FOTD revealed. Pacquiao didn't make it into the top 3.

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Mayweather
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World Boxing News revealed the shortlisted candidates for Fighter of the Decade with the previous winner, Manny Pacquiao absent from the trio. Prior to the holiday break and ahead of the official announcement on January 7th, Canelo Alvarez, Andre Ward, and Floyd Mayweather got the nod. Pacquiao was the fourth man of the initial ten selected, which also included Nonito Donaire, Gennadiy Golovkin, Wladimir Klitschko, Anthony Joshua, Vasyl Lomachenko, and Deontay Wilder. Despite a resurgence in recent years, the Filipino legend suffered four losses (two highly debated) through the ten-year stretch. Others, like Ward and Mayweather, remained undefeated. Canelo only lost to Mayweather and has been one of the most active world champions of the period. In 2010 at the turn of the new decade, Pacquiao was in formidable shape. Rightly recognized as the number one in the world. Amazingly ending the year campaigning at 154 pounds after beginning his career at 105, Pacquiao beat Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito. He looked invincible in the process. Following it up with victories over Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez for a second time, Pacquiao would then endure a terrible 2012. One of the most shocking robberies of all time against Timothy Bradley in June was followed up by THAT avenging knockout by Marquez. ‘The punch heard around the world?put an end to a four-fight saga which gave Marquez the satisfaction he deserved for his efforts in the quadrilogy. Bouncing back to defeat Brandon Rios, Pacquiao would then prove how much of a fluke it was that Bradley got the decision. Pacquiao dominated the rematch before sewing up and tying in a bow his trilogy with Bradley due to an 8-4 win across the board in 2016. Before that, the mega-fight that took far too long to come to fruition meant Pacquiao had now suffered six losses. Floyd Mayweather eased to a points win in 2015 as Pacquiao nurse a shoulder injury in the most lucrative event of all time. Since the reverse, and apart from another judging aberration against Jeff Horn, Pacquiao has gone from strength to strength like a fine wine. Triumphs against Jessie Vargas, Lucas Matthysse, Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman have Pacquiao riding high in the P4P rankings once again.

Phil Jay is Editor of World Boxing News and an Auxiliary member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Follow on Twitter PhilDJay

It's ok if Pac wasn't voted one of the top fighters of the decade this time around. He beat "One Time" Keith Thurman, & made the world take notice that he's still a dangerous fighter @ 41 years of age. He's a future HOFer, which is where the true honor among fighters lies.

[Biolink]

Inb4 Pac fans crying about Mayweather bribing the voters.

[Robbie Barrett]

Here’s The Ring ****zine’s p4p list for February 2010, three months before the fight.

Pound For Pound

Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Sergio Gabriel Martinez
Juan Manuel Marquez
Nonito Donaire
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Fernando Montiel
Wladimir Klitschko
Timothy Bradley
Juan Manuel Lopez

That's the end of 2010 list you lying ****.

[TheMyspaceDayz]

That's the end of 2010 list you lying ****.

Good thing you caught that. I wouldn’t want to contribute to any misinformation.

[Thraxox]

Pacquiao was supposed to fight the Margarito-Mosley winner. Pacquiao wanted no part of Mosley after the fight though. He was told he was too good. He even offered to go to 140 for the fight but Pacquiao still said no.

Yeah sure, 16 months of inactiviy is a good thing also.

[TheMyspaceDayz]

^^^ that’s post-Mayweather. Mosley was at 3 when 2010 began

[Robbie Barrett]

Yeah sure, like what you said also about mosley in the p4p list was correct right?

Here's the ring ****zing P4P list at 2010.


Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Sergio Gabriel Martinez
Juan Manuel Marquez
Nonito Donaire
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
Fernando Montiel
Wladimir Klitschko
Timothy Bradley
Juan Manuel Lopez

I'm asking. Where is mosley? but hey, he in the P4P list doe!

That's the end of 2010 list.


Here's a ring article just before the Mayweather-Mosley fight.



"THE RING ranks Mosley third, right behind Pacquiao and Mayweather (obviously, this is a very tight race). Naturally, a win over Mayweather elevates him to second. Then, if he fights and manages to beat Pacquiao, we’ll have something we’ve never had before: a nearly 40-year-old pound-for-pound king. That’s remarkable."

I love exposing liars.

[TheMyspaceDayz]

That's the end of 2010 list.


Here's a ring article just before the Mayweather-Mosley fight.



"THE RING ranks Mosley third, right behind Pacquiao and Mayweather (obviously, this is a very tight race). Naturally, a win over Mayweather elevates him to second. Then, if he fights and manages to beat Pacquiao, we’ll have something we’ve never had before: a nearly 40-year-old pound-for-pound king. That’s remarkable."

I love exposing liars.

It’s only a lie if you can prove intent. Don’t get ahead of yourself, Columbo.

[Thraxox]

That's the end of 2010 list.


Here's a ring article just before the Mayweather-Mosley fight.



"THE RING ranks Mosley third, right behind Pacquiao and Mayweather (obviously, this is a very tight race). Naturally, a win over Mayweather elevates him to second. Then, if he fights and manages to beat Pacquiao, we’ll have something we’ve never had before: a nearly 40-year-old pound-for-pound king. That’s remarkable."

I love exposing liars.

Yep. My bad, I edited my comment after, didn't know that ring ****zing Archives uses end of the year assessment of annual P4P list. As much as I disagree with you, I don't want to spread misinformation.

[Thraxox]

^^^ that’s post-Mayweather. Mosley was at 3 when 2010 began

Regardless, fighting a 16 months inactive Mosley at the end of his career is nothing to write about. He hadn't fought from January 2009 till May of 2010, any forms of momentum from that Margarito fight is just dead.