Bleacher Report - Boxing: Predicting the Top 10 Pound-for-Pound Fighters at the End of 2013

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Predicting the Top 10 Pound-for-Pound Fighters at the End of 2013 Jul 16th 2013, 18:19, by Lyle Fitzsimmons It’s one of the subtle charms of boxing. Unlike sports whose top performers and teams are determined via the predictable structure of tournament or playoff blueprints, figuring out who’s the best in the ring is far more often done via the residue of discussions held across dueling bar stools or from dueling laptops. Part of it is thanks to promotional and sanctioning nonsense that makes matches of similarly-sized champions as rare as a Mark Sanchez touchdown drive. Then there’s the physical reality that a clash of the world’s best at featherweight and heavyweight would necessitate the smaller man facing a foe who’s literally twice his size. Not quite as easy as assembling an NCAA bracket, huh? Those challenges notwithstanding, we’ve chosen to forge ahead with a multi-layered forecast that not only determines who the world’s top 10 pound-for-pound fighters are at the moment—but determines what that list will look like just less than six months from now, when 2013 becomes 2014. Imagine it's New Year's Eve, then click through to get the perspective from our crystal ball. Begin Slideshow

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