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Ring Magazine Welterweight Ranking Pacquiao is Number 1 - According to Ring Magazine, Pound for Pound #1 Manny Pacquiao is also now the number 1 welterweight and jr. welterweight in the world after defeating Miguel Cotto.
Miguel Cotto, who is now at number 4, has fought the majority of the top 10 welterweights. "I fought everybody and Manny is one of the best all time," Cotto said.
Meanwhile, former number 2 Floyd Mayweather, who defeated Juan Manuel Marquez, is now at number 3.
Welterweight champion Shane Mosley, the former number 1, slides to number 2. Shane is a fighter who wants to fight Mayweather and Pacquiao. He defeated Antonio Margarito for a welter title. He is trying to unify the welterweight belts through his upcoming fight with Andre Berto (another belt holder) this January 2010. Mosley is one of the name that is being considered by Pacquiao to fight next should the Mayweather vs Pacquiao not go through.
1. Manny Pacquiao
Country: Philippines (General Santos City)
Record: 50-3-2 (38 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: - | Weeks On List: 1
Titles: The Ring, WBO
2. Shane Mosley
Country: USA (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Record: 46-5-0 (39 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 145
Titles: WBA
3. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Country: USA (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Record: 40-0-0 (25 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 9
4. Miguel Cotto
Country: Puerto Rico
Record: 34-2-0 (27 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 155
5. Joshua Clottey
Country: Ghana
Record: 35-3-0 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 137
6. Antonio Margarito
Country: Mexico (Tijuana)
Record: 37-6-0 (27 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 436
7. Andre Berto
Country: USA (Winter Haven, Fla.)
Record: 25-0-0 (19 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 74
Titles: WBC
8. Carlos Quintana
Country: Puerto Rico
Record: 26-2-0 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 93
9. Luis Collazo
Country: USA (Queens, N.Y.)
Record: 29-4-0 (14 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 240
10. Isaac Hlatshwayo
Country: South Africa (Soweto, Gauteng)
Record: 29-1-1 (10 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 62
Titles: IBF
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