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Vazquez creeps into P4P after regaining title in rematch win

Some things change. After a month title defenses, title losses and more, Dan Rafael's August rankings scrambled up and managed to fit in junior featherweight champion Israel Vazquez. Still somethings stayed the same; Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still the pound-for-pound king.

Updated: August 9, 2007, 4:29 PM ET
By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com
Who is the world's best fighter, regardless of weight class? See my top 20 below.

Click here for my division-by-division rankings, from heavyweight to strawweight.

For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here.

The rankings are updated on the second Wednesday of each month.

Note: Results through August 8.


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Dan Rafael

Boxing
  • ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005
  • Writes pound-for-pound rankings
  • Five years at USA Today

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