# List of fights between two The Ring pound for pound boxers

Since 1989, The Ring has started naming the top 10 pound for pound best boxers in the world. This list features fights where the boxers involved were in the active top 10 list at the time of their fight.

## 2020–present

| Fight name and Rank | Date | World title(s) | Result |
| (#4) Artur Beterbiev vs. (#5) Dmitry Bivol II | Feb 22, 2025 | Beterbiev's WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring light heavyweight titles | Bivol wins via MD (114-114, 116-112, 115-113) |
| (#6) Artur Beterbiev vs. (#7) Dmitry Bivol | Oct 12, 2024 | Beterbiev's WBC, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles | Beterbiev wins via MD (114-114, 115-113, 116-112) |
| (#6) Artur Beterbiev vs. (#7) Dmitry Bivol | Oct 12, 2024 | Bivol's WBA (Super) light heavyweight title | Beterbiev wins via MD (114-114, 115-113, 116-112) |
| (#6) Artur Beterbiev vs. (#7) Dmitry Bivol | Oct 12, 2024 | Vacant The Ring light heavyweight title | Beterbiev wins via MD (114-114, 115-113, 116-112) |
| (#4) Errol Spence Jr. vs. (#3) Terence Crawford | Jul 29, 2023 | Spence Jr.'s WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF welterweight titles | Crawford wins via 9th–round TKO |
| (#4) Errol Spence Jr. vs. (#3) Terence Crawford | Jul 29, 2023 | Crawford's WBO welterweight title | Crawford wins via 9th–round TKO |
| (#4) Errol Spence Jr. vs. (#3) Terence Crawford | Jul 29, 2023 | Vacant The Ring welterweight title | Crawford wins via 9th–round TKO |

## 2010–2019

| Fight name and Rank | Date | World title(s) | Result |
| (#10) Errol Spence Jr. vs. (#7) Mikey Garcia | Mar 16, 2019 | Spence Jr.'s IBF welterweight title | Spence Jr. wins via UD (120-107, 120-108, 120-108) |
| (#3) Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. (#4) Guillermo Rigondeaux | Dec 9, 2017 | Lomachenko's WBO super featherweight title | Lomachenko wins via 6th–round RTD |
| (#7) Canelo Álvarez vs. (#2) Gennady Golovkin | Sep 16, 2017 | Álvarez's The Ring middleweight title | Split draw (118-110, 113-115, 114-114) |
| (#7) Canelo Álvarez vs. (#2) Gennady Golovkin | Sep 16, 2017 | Golovkin's WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF middleweight titles | Split draw (118-110, 113-115, 114-114) |
| (#1) Andre Ward vs. (#2) Sergey Kovalev II | Jun 17, 2017 | Ward's WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles | Ward wins via 8th–round TKO |
| (#1) Andre Ward vs. (#2) Sergey Kovalev II | Jun 17, 2017 | Vacant The Ring light heavyweight title | Ward wins via 8th–round TKO |
| (#2) Sergey Kovalev vs. (#4) Andre Ward | Nov 19, 2016 | Kovalev's WBA (Undisputed), IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles | Ward wins via UD (114-113, 114-113, 114-113) |
| (#7) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#9) Timothy Bradley III | Apr 12, 2016 | – | Pacquiao wins via UD (116-110, 116-110, 116-110) |
| (#1) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. (#3) Manny Pacquiao | May 2, 2015 | Mayweather Jr.'s WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles | Mayweather Jr. wins via UD (116-112, 116-112, 118-110) |
| (#1) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. (#3) Manny Pacquiao | May 2, 2015 | Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title | Mayweather Jr. wins via UD (116-112, 116-112, 118-110) |
| (#7) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#3) Timothy Bradley II | Apr 12, 2014 | Bradley's WBO welterweight title | Pacquiao wins via UD (116-112, 116-112, 118-110) |
| (#8) Timothy Bradley vs. (#3) Juan Manuel Márquez | Oct 12, 2013 | Bradley's WBO welterweight title | Bradley wins via SD (113-115, 115-113, 116-112) |
| (#1) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. (#9) Canelo Álvarez | Sep 14, 2013 | Mayweather Jr.'s WBA (Super) light middleweight title | Mayweather Jr. wins via MD (114-114, 116-112, 117-111) |
| (#1) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. (#9) Canelo Álvarez | Sep 14, 2013 | Álvarez's WBC and The Ring light middleweight titles | Mayweather Jr. wins via MD (114-114, 116-112, 117-111) |
| (#1) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. (#8) Robert Guerrero | May 4, 2013 | Mayweather Jr.'s WBC welterweight title | Mayweather Jr. wins via UD (117-111, 117-111, 117-111) |
| (#2) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#6) Juan Manuel Márquez IV | Dec 8, 2012 | – | Márquez wins via 6th–round KO |
| (#5) Andre Ward vs. (#10) Chad Dawson | Sep 8, 2012 | Ward's WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super middleweight titles | Ward wins via 10th–round TKO |
| (#2) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#8) Timothy Bradley | Jun 9, 2012 | Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title | Bradley wins via SD (113-115, 115-113, 115-113) |
| (#1) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#5) Juan Manuel Márquez III | Nov 12, 2011 | Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title | Pacquiao wins via MD (114-114, 115-113, 116-112) |
| (#7) Fernando Montiel vs. (#5) Nonito Donaire | Feb 19, 2011 | Montiel's WBC and WBO bantamweight titles | Donaire wins via 2nd–round TKO |
| (#6) Sergio Martínez vs. (#5) Paul Williams II | Nov 20, 2010 | Martínez's WBC and The Ring middleweight titles | Martínez wins via 2nd–round KO |
| (#2) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. (#3) Shane Mosley | May 1, 2010 | – | Mayweather Jr. wins via UD (119-109, 119-109, 118-110) |

## 2000–2009

| Fight name and Rank | Date | World title(s) | Result |
| (#1) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#7) Miguel Cotto | Nov 14, 2009 | Cotto's WBO welterweight title | Pacquiao wins via 12th–round TKO |
| (#1) Manny Pacquiao vs. (#8) Ricky Hatton | May 2, 2009 | Hatton's The Ring light welterweight title | Pacquiao wins via 2nd–round KO |
| (#7) Kelly Pavlik vs. (#4) Bernard Hopkins | Oct 18, 2008 | – | Hopkins wins via UD (119-106, 118-108, 117-109) |
| (#4) Bernard Hopkins vs. (#5) Joe Calzaghe | Apr 19, 2008 | Hopkins' The Ring light heavyweight title | Calzaghe wins via SD (113-114, 115-112, 116-111) |
| (#3) Juan Manuel Márquez vs. (#2) Manny Pacquiao II | Mar 15, 2008 | Márquez's WBC super featherweight title | Pacquiao wins via SD (112-115, 115-112, 114-113) |
| (#3) Juan Manuel Márquez vs. (#2) Manny Pacquiao II | Mar 15, 2008 | Vacant The Ring super featherweight title | Pacquiao wins via SD (112-115, 115-112, 114-113) |
| (#6) Israel Vázquez vs. (#10) Rafael Márquez III | Mar 1, 2008 | Vázquez's WBC and The Ring super bantamweight titles | Vázquez wins via SD (114-111, 111-114, 113-112) |
| (#1) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. (#8) Ricky Hatton | Dec 8, 2007 | Mayweather Jr.'s WBC and The Ring welterweight titles | Mayweather Jr. wins via 10th–round TKO |
| (#6) Bernard Hopkins vs. (#5) Winky Wright | Jul 21, 2007 | Hopkins' The Ring light heavyweight title | Hopkins wins via UD (116-112, 117-111, 117-111) |
| (#6) Érik Morales vs. (#5) Manny Pacquiao II | Jan 21, 2006 | – | Pacquiao wins via 10th–round TKO |
| (#9) Jermain Taylor vs. (#10) Bernard Hopkins II | Dec 3, 2005 | Taylor's WBA (Undisputed), WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles | Taylor wins via UD (115-113, 115-113, 115-113) |
| (#8) Érik Morales vs. (#5) Manny Pacquiao | Mar 19, 2005 | – | Morales wins via UD (115-113, 115-113, 115-113) |
| (#9) Oscar De La Hoya vs. (#1) Bernard Hopkins | Sep 18, 2004 | De La Hoya's WBO middleweight title | Hopkins wins via 9th–round KO |
| (#9) Oscar De La Hoya vs. (#1) Bernard Hopkins | Sep 18, 2004 | Hopkins' WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles | Hopkins wins via 9th–round KO |
| (#1) Roy Jones Jr. vs. (#10) Antonio Tarver II | May 15, 2004 | Jones Jr.'s WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles | Tarver wins via 2nd–round TKO |
| (#8) Ricardo Mayorga vs. (#10) Vernon Forrest II | Jul 12, 2003 | Mayorga's WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles | Mayorga wins via MD (114-114, 115-114, 116-112) |
| (#4) Marco Antonio Barrera vs. (#10) Érik Morales II | Jun 22, 2002 | Morales' WBC featherweight title | Barrera wins via UD (116-112, 115-113, 115-113) |
| (#4) Marco Antonio Barrera vs. (#10) Érik Morales II | Jun 22, 2002 | Vacant The Ring featherweight title | Barrera wins via UD (116-112, 115-113, 115-113) |
| (#2) Félix Trinidad vs. (#10) Bernard Hopkins | Sep 29, 2001 | Trinidad's WBA middleweight title | Hopkins wins via 12th–round TKO |
| (#2) Félix Trinidad vs. (#10) Bernard Hopkins | Sep 29, 2001 | Hopkins' WBC and IBF middleweight title | Hopkins wins via 12th–round TKO |
| (#2) Félix Trinidad vs. (#10) Bernard Hopkins | Sep 29, 2001 | Vacant The Ring middleweight title | Hopkins wins via 12th–round TKO |
| (#7) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. (#5) Diego Corrales | Jan 20, 2001 | Mayweather Jr.'s WBC super featherweight title | Mayweather Jr. wins via 10th–round TKO |
| (#4) Oscar De La Hoya vs. (#5) Shane Mosley | Jun 17, 2000 | De La Hoya's WBC welterweight title | Mosley wins via SD (116-112, 113-115, 115-113) |

## 1990–1999

| Fight name and Rank | Date | World title(s) | Result |
| (#1) Oscar De La Hoya vs. (#4) Félix Trinidad | Sep 18, 1999 | De La Hoya's WBC welterweight title | Trinidad wins via MD (114–114, 115–114, 115–113) |
| (#1) Oscar De La Hoya vs. (#4) Félix Trinidad | Sep 18, 1999 | Trinidad's IBF welterweight title | Trinidad wins via MD (114–114, 115–114, 115–113) |
| (#2) Pernell Whitaker vs. (#3) Oscar De La Hoya | Apr 12, 1997 | Whitaker's WBC welterweight title | De La Hoya wins via UD (116-110, 116-110, 115-111) |
| (#3) James Toney vs. (#8) Roy Jones Jr. | Nov 18, 1994 | Toney's IBF super middleweight title | Jones Jr. wins via UD (119-108, 117-110, 118-109) |
| (#2) Pernell Whitaker vs. (#1) Julio César Chávez | Sep 10, 1993 | Whitaker's WBC welterweight title | Majority draw (115–113, 115–115, 115–115) |
| (#5) Buddy McGirt vs. (#2) Pernell Whitaker | Mar 6, 1993 | McGirt's WBC welterweight title | Whitaker wins via UD (117-111, 115-114, 115-113) |
| (#4) Evander Holyfield vs. (#6) Riddick Bowe | Nov 13, 1992 | Holyfield's WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles | Bowe wins via UD (115-112, 117-110, 117-110) |
| (#3) Pernell Whitaker vs. (#7) Azumah Nelson | May 19, 1990 | Whitaker's WBC and IBF lightweight titles | Whitaker wins via UD (116-114, 116-111, 115-113) |
| (#4) Michael Nunn vs. (#10) Marlon Starling | Apr 14, 1990 | Nunn's IBF middleweight title | Nunn wins via MD (114-114, 117-111, 118-110) |
| (#2) Julio César Chávez vs. (#6) Meldrick Taylor | Mar 17, 1990 | Chávez's WBC light welterweight title | Chávez wins via 12th–round TKO |
| (#2) Julio César Chávez vs. (#6) Meldrick Taylor | Mar 17, 1990 | Taylor's IBF light welterweight title | Chávez wins via 12th–round TKO |