The absolute world champion (WBC, IBF and WBA) in the first lightest weight, Armenian boxer Vakhtang Darchinyan entered the top ten of the best boxers of the world regardless of weight category.
According to the rating Pound For Pound (on 1 March 2009) published by the American magazine “The Ring”, Darchinyan is located on the tenth place. The head of top is ex-world champion in several weight classes Manny Pakyao (Philippines). After him in the list are situated Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), Bernard Hopkins (USA), Israel Vazquez (Mexico), Sheyn Moseley (USA), Rafael Marquez (Mexico), Ivan Calderon (Puerto Rico), Ricky Hatton (England), Celestino Caballero (Panama) and Vakhtang Darchinyan (Armenia).
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