If Marco Antonio Barrera is true to his word and retires, he goes out as one of the best 100 pound-for-pound fighters in history.
His decision loss to Manny Pacquiao knocked him back five spots to No. 83 and he remains the eighth best Mexican native in my listing.
Because moving up and down in the rankings affects those who beat those fighters, Erik Morales also slipped a spot, falling behind Sam Langford at No. 69.
Here are the updated No. 65 to No. 85 fighters.
Rank, name, years, country, points, moved up or down
65. Duilio Loi, 1948-62, Italy, 49.393
66. Chiquita Gonzalez, 1984-95, Mexico, 49.145
67. Sugar Shane Mosley, 1993-07, U.S., 49.035
68. Michael Carbajal, 1989-99, Canada, 48.866
69. Sam Langford, 1902-26, U.S., 48.857, +1
70. Erik Morales, 1993-07, Mexico, 48.733, -1
71. Nino Benvenuti, 1961-71, Italy, 48.651
72. Jackie "Kid" Berg, 1924-45, U.S., 48.427
73. Pernell Whitaker, 1984-01, U.S., 48.342
74. Hector Camacho, 1980-05, Puerto Rico, 48.258
75. Ike Williams, 1940-55, U.S., 48.159
76. Juan Carlos Gomez, 1995-07, Cuba, 48.011
77. Jack Dempsey, 1914-27, U.S., 47.989
78. Miguel Angel Cotto, 2001-07, Puerto Rico, 47.938, +1
79. Panama Al Brown, 1922-42, Panama, 47.827, +1
80. James Toney, 1988-07, U.S., 47.797, +1
81. John Henry Lewis, 1928-39, U.S., 47.645, +1
82. Marcel Cerdan, 1934-49, France, 47.400, +1
83. Marco Antonio Barrera, 1989-07, Mexico, 47.383, -5
84. Ricky Hatton, 1997-07, United Kingdom, 47.348
85. Wilfredo Benitez, 1973-90, Puerto Rico, 47.300
Manny Pacquiao moved up to No. 136. The win over Barrera was for a lesser "international" title and not worth that much, although it will gain status later when Barrera makes the Hall of Fame. Still, Pacquiao has to fight several more world title fights before he threatens the top 100.
Less than a week to go to see if Evander Holyfield can win another heavyweight title and improve upon his ranking of No. 45.
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