Top 10 P4P ratings

As 2008 gets going, we pick out who we think are the very best boxers on the planet.

Just who's forming an orderly queue behind the Pretty Boy...

It was the year in which boxing hit back. Sensational match-ups between the biggest names, new rising stars in the sport and some canny promoting helped put the sport back on the map in 2007. Love him or loathe him, Floyd Mayweather leads the way going into 2008 and is universally recognised as the revered pound-for-pound king. But what of the rest? Everybody has their own views on the world's Top 10 and we here at skysports.com are no different, so we have updated our ratings as we head towards 2008. Undefeated fighters, long-reigning world champions, boxers who have been in high-class battles, or just superstars of the sport - our pick has the lot. Have a read and then feel free to add your comments at the bottom...

1) Floyd Mayweather

If there were any doubts before, the display against Ricky Hatton confirmed the Pretty Boy's position at the pinnacle of pugilism - for a generation. Out of 'retirement' to take on one of the few live challengers left, Mayweather made it look easy. Not only did he record his first KO for two years, he took Britain's hero to school, picked him up and helped him with his homework. A master in the ring but still a monster out of it, Hatton and Oscar de la Hoya in the same year have cemented his legacy. That good, there is an argument for leaving number two blank!
PREVIOUS RATING: 1
RECORD: 39(25)-0-0
LAST FIGHT: BT Ricky Hatton KO 10
WHAT NEXT: Everything points to Miguel Cotto - the only man out there worth Floyd getting out of bed for.

2) Joe Calzaghe

Finally getting the recognition the sport's longest-reigning world champion deserves. Mikkel Kessler was the pretender to his super-middleweight throne but went the same way as Jeff Lacy before him. Not many fighters can cram over 50,000 in for a fight as Joe did for his Cardiff coronation but 2007 has been the year of the Calzaghe. Gone are the routine defences, the Welshman now belongs firmly in the superstar category and can look forward to even bigger paydays in 2008, possibly at light-heavy.
PREVIOUS RATING: 4
RECORD: 44(33)-0-0
LAST FIGHT: BT Mikkel Kessler PTS 117-111 116-112 116-112
WHAT NEXT: Showing Bernard Hopkins that white men might not be able to jump, but boy can they box.

3) Manny Pacquiao

After lurking in Floyd's stripstream, the 2007 Pacman seems to be struggling to keep that star burning as bright. Even a comprehensive and career-ending win over former pound-for-pound regular Marco Antonio Barrera in October did little for the Filipino. Too much talk of politics, outside interferences, disrupted training camps and disputes with his trainers have made 2007 a disappointing year. On his day, arguably the most ferocious fighter out there, but will need