Manny Pacquiao moves up in pound-for-pound rankings

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Manny Pacquiao moves up in pound-for-pound rankings
Manny Pacquiao's win over Chris Algieri moved him up a spot in The Ring magazine's pound-for-pound rankings

MANILA, Philippines – World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight titleholder Manny Pacquiao has improved his standing in The Ring magazine’s pound-for-pound rankings

Boxing’s only eight-division world champion moved up one spot in his 572nd week on the aforementioned list as he rose from No. 4 to No. 3 after thumping Chris Algieri in a lopsided contest last November 23 at the Venetian Hotel’s Cotai Arena in Macau, China.

Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 knockouts) knocked down the American challenger six times en route to a unanimous decision triumph with the scores of 119-103, 119-103 and 120-102 to keep his WBO welterweight belt around his waist.

(RELATED: Pacquiao responds to Mayweather’s taunts: ‘Come on let’s fight’)

With Pacquiao entering the top three of The Ring magazine’s pound-for-pound ratings, undefeated 168-pound pugilist Andre Ward dropped from No. 2 to No. 4 due to an extended period of inactivity.

Ward (27-0, 14 KOs) has not fought since successfully defending the World Boxing Association and lineal super middleweight titles against Edwin Rodriguez in November 2013.

The 30-year-old Ward has been involved in a contract dispute with ex-promoter Dan Goossen, who passed away this past September and largely contributed to Ward’s time away from active competition.

Undisputed heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) occupied Ward’s seat in the rankings after knocking out Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev in the fifth round earlier this month.

Meanwhile, unbeaten fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KOs) remains atop of The Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound list.

Mayweather’s next outing is scheduled to happen in May of next year at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

No opponent has been named as of the moment, but Amir Khan is reportedly the leading candidate to face Mayweather. – Rappler.com

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