Top 13 Boxers of the 2000s
The decade of Mexican trilogies, Filipino knockouts and a 50-0 run that was only getting started.
1Manny PacquiaoClimbed from super bantamweight to welterweight in one decade, stopping Barrera, Morales and De La Hoya.1000pts
2Juan Manuel MarquezFought Pacquiao to a draw in 2004 and lost a split decision in 2008.503pts
3Erik MoralesFought Barrera and Pacquiao in a run of fights that defined Mexican boxing in the 2000s.503pts
4Oscar De La HoyaThe decade's biggest pay-per-view draw until Mayweather took the title from him.436pts
5Miguel CottoWon titles at light welterweight and welterweight and packed Madison Square Garden every June.435pts
6Bernard HopkinsUnified the middleweight titles and knocked out Oscar De La Hoya in 2004.435pts
7Roy Jones Jr.Won the heavyweight title in 2003 before dropping back to light heavyweight.356pts
8Israel VazquezFought Rafael Marquez four times in a super bantamweight series still cited as the decade's best.356pts
9Antonio TarverKnocked out Roy Jones Jr. in 2004 and took the light heavyweight crown.261pts
10Marco Antonio BarreraBeat Naseem Hamed and fought Morales three times in the decade's best rivalry.261pts
11Floyd MayweatherMoved up four divisions in the decade and beat De La Hoya and Hatton without losing a round of momentum.261pts
12Wladimir KlitschkoRebuilt after early losses and held the heavyweight titles from 2006 onward.261pts
13Shane MosleyBeat De La Hoya twice and stayed a top welterweight throughout the decade.0pts
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Comments
Barrera, Morales and De La Hoya all lost to Pacquiao inside one decade, and Mayweather beat De La Hoya too: https://youpick.best/articles/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-ranked
