1. Floyd Mayweather (46-0, 26 KO’s)
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“Money” overcame the toughest fight of his career in May, narrowly defeating Argentine monster Marcos Maidana to keep his perfect record intact. He’s long removed from his best days, when he effortlessly combined superhuman reflexes and defense with breathtaking flurries to overwhelm his opponents. But even at 37, he remains the best.
He doesn’t quite move the way he used to, and his offensive output isn’t what it was, but he is still deadly accurate and damn-near impossible to hit. Maidana was able to rough him up, similarly to the way Miguel Cotto did, but Maidana still landed very little of note.
It appears as though they’ll rematch in September, and Floyd will be the favorite again. He’s as polarizing a figure as anybody in boxing history (ditching Justin Bieber might help), but until someone knocks him off the throne, he’s still number one in the world.
