On the Rise: Donaire is now 3rd Pound-For-Pound

Well its about time....


Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire, is now ranked 3rd in Ring Magazines' pound-for-pound rating after demolishing Fernando Montiel in 2 rounds a few days ago. He now stands behind Floyd Gay...ehem, Mayweather Jr., and fellow pinoy Manny Pacquiao.


Before the raise, Donaire was ranked 5th, which I consider underrated. I think Donaire should be ranked second, since Floyd is having personal issues and eventually is going to be inactive, since he's avoiding a matchup with Pacquiao.


Donaire is now considered as the best Bantamweight in the world, proving he is someone to be reckoned with in the future. As for his next fight, it would be a choice for him to go for undisputed by challenging current WBA Bantaweight Champion Anselmo Moreno or IBF's Joseph Agbeko. He could also go up in weight to featherweight meeting with a future showdown against unbeaten Juan Manuel Lopez, which is a sure sellout.


Below is the current Pound-for-pound list from Ring Magazine:   


Pound for Pound

1. Manny Pacquiao

   Country: Philippines (General Santos City)
   
   
   Record: 52-3-2 (38 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 377
   
   
   Titles: WBO
   
   

2. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

   Country: USA (Las Vegas)
   
   
   Record: 41-0-0 (25 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 75
   
   

3. Nonito Donaire

   Country: USA (San Leandro, Calif.)
   
   
   Record: 26-1-0 (18 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 95
   
   

4. Sergio Martinez

   Country: Argentina
   
   
   Record: 45-2-2 (24 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 43
   
   
   Titles: WBC, The Ring
   
   

5. Juan Manuel Marquez

   Country: Mexico
   
   
   Record: 52-5-1 (38 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 206
   
   
   Titles: WBA, WBO, The Ring
   
   

6. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam

   Country: Thailand
   
   
   Record: 78-3-1 (42 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 43
   
   
   Titles: WBC, The Ring
   
   

7. Wladimir Klitschko

   Country: Ukraine
   
   
   Record: 55-3-0 (49 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 27
   
   
   Titles: IBF, WBO, The Ring
   
   

8. Timothy Bradley

   Country: USA (Palm Springs, Calif.)
   
   
   Record: 27-0-0 (11 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 23
   
   
   Titles: WBO
   
   

9. Juan Manuel Lopez

   Country: Puerto Rico
   
   
   Record: 29-0-0 (26 KOs)
   
   
   Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 14
   
   
   Titles: WBO
   
   

10. Giovani Segura

    Country: USA
    
    
    Record: 26-1-1 (22 KOs)
    
    
    Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: NR | Weeks On List: 1
    
    
    Titles: WBO