Pound for pound - Wikipedia Pound for pound Pound for pound is a ranking used in combat sports, such as boxing or mixed martial arts, of who the better fighters are relative to their weight ( i.e., adjusted to compensate for weight class ). As these fighters do not compete directly, judging the best fighter pound for pound is subjective, and ratings vary. They may be based on a range of criteria including `` quality of opposition '', factors such as how exciting the fighter is or how famous they are, or be an attempt to determine who would win if all those ranked were the same size. In boxing, the term was historically associated with fighters such as Benny Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson who were widely considered to be the most skilled fighters of their day, to distinguish them from the generally more popular ( and better compensated ) heavyweight champions. Since 1990, The Ring magazine has maintained a pound for pound rank of fighters. ESPN.com has a list for mixed martial artists. In December 2013, Ronda Rousey became the first woman to appear on the top 10 of a mixed - gender major publication. References Jump up ^ `` BBC pound - for - pound British rankings ''. BBC News. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011. Jump up ^ Hyde, Matt ( 8 April 2010 ). `` The pound for pound debate ''. Fighters Only Magazine. Retrieved 2010 - 06 - 29. ^ Jump up to : Dettloff, William. `` Pound - for - Pound : A History ''. HBO.com. Retrieved 2012 - 06 - 17. Jump up ^ ESPN.com staff ( 2 June 2011 ). `` MMA Power Rankings ''. ESPN. Retrieved 17 June 2011. Jump up ^ http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/440343/Ronda-Rousey-debuts-on-UFC-top-10-P4P-list/ External links Boxing Professional boxing Amateur boxing Women 's boxing White - collar boxing London Prize Ring Rules Marquess of Queensberry Rules Terms The distance Weight class Pound for pound Lineal championship Cutman Gatekeeper Journeyman Long Count Outpoint Punching power Punch - out Punches Jab Cross Hook ( Swing ) Uppercut Overhand Counterpunch ( Cross-counter ) Bolo punch Short straight - punch Rabbit punch Liver shot Below the belt Styles and technique Bob and weave Bobbing Head fake Slipping One - two combo Check hook Peek - a-Boo Rope - a-dope Footwork Orthodox stance Southpaw stance Related articles Boxing training Boxing glove Boxing ring BoxRec Compubox Chess boxing International Boxing Hall of Fame List of boxing families Tent boxing Dementia pugilistica Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act Bare - knuckle boxing Category : Boxing Commons : Category : Boxing Wikiquote : Boxing World professional boxing champions Champions by sanctioning body Major world titles WBA list WBC list IBF list WBO list Other world titles The Ring list TBRB IBO list IBA WBU list Champions by weight class Heavyweight ( 200 + lb ) Cruiserweight ( 200 lb ) Light heavyweight ( 175 lb ) Super middleweight ( 168 lb ) Middleweight ( 160 lb ) Light middleweight ( 154 lb ) Welterweight ( 147 lb ) Light welterweight ( 140 lb ) Lightweight ( 135 lb ) Super featherweight ( 130 lb ) Featherweight ( 126 lb ) Super bantamweight ( 122 lb ) Bantamweight ( 118 lb ) Super flyweight ( 115 lb ) Flyweight ( 112 lb ) Light flyweight ( 108 lb ) Minimumweight ( 105 lb ) Champions in multiple weight classes Triple champions list Quadruple champions list Quintuple champions list Sextuple champions list Septuple champions list Octuple champions list Current champions Male Female Miscellaneous Lineal championship list Undisputed championship list Interim championship Pound for pound The Ring list Undefeated champions Current rankings This boxing - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pound_for_pound&oldid=806254908 '' Categories : Combat sports Boxing champions Terminology used in multiple sports Boxing terminology Kickboxing terminology Martial arts terminology Boxing stubs Talk About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Italiano Қазақша Bahasa Melayu 日本 語 Русский Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 20 October 2017, at 19 : 32. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what does it mean to be pound for pound
Answer: a ranking used in combat sports, such as boxing[1] or mixed martial arts,[2] of who the better fighters are relative to their weight; ranking used in combat sports, such as boxing[1] or mixed martial arts,[2] of who the better fighters are relative to their weight (i.e., adjusted to compensate for weight class); a ranking used in combat sports, such as boxing[1] or mixed martial arts,[2] of who the better fighters are relative to their weight