Pound for pound

Pound for pound

Pound for pound is a ranking used in combat sports of who the better fighters are relative to their weight. In boxing the term was historically associated with fighters such as Benny Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Since 1990, The Ring magazine has maintained a pound for pound ranking of fighters.

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Summary Pound for poundPound for pound is a ranking used in combat sports of who the better fighters are relative to their weight. In boxing, the term was historically associated with fighters such as Benny Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Since 1990, The Ring magazine has maintained a pound for pound ranking of fighters.