Following the Spring bouts - it is time that TalkBoxing.co.uk put together their first ever p4p rankings

Dan Rafael over at ESPN.com is one of my favourite boxing writers. He published his latest p4p rankings and has inspired me to put mine together.

1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. - It is pretty hard to argue with Mayweather at #1. His main detractors will say that he's ducking Miguel Cotto, but he's yet to even look in major trouble during a fight. The Oscar De La Hoya rematch is all about the $$$ and not the fact of showing the world just how great he is. However to be knocked off #1 then we need to see something special of one of the other fighters.

2 - Joe Calzaghe - The Pride of Newbridge, Wales added The Ring Magazine's Light Heavyweight belt to his WBA, WBC, WBO and Ring Magazine's Super-Middleweight Titles. His performance against Bernard Hopkins wasn't great, it was an ugly fight and Calzaghe got up off the canvas to secure a split decision. Next up looks like a fight with Roy Jones Jr. which might have some interest.

3 - Juan Manuel Marquez - Despite losing to Manny Pacquiao - TalkBoxing.co.uk gave the decision to the Mexican. He's now 0-1-1 against the Filipino fighter but a third fight is what the world wants to see.

4 - Manny Pacquiao - Most pundits have him up at #2 or #3 but I'm just not as convinced. I thought he lost his last fight and by stepping up and fighting David Diaz next and avoiding Marquez, it just feels a bit disappointing. That third bout with Marquez is what the fans want to see and it wouldn't be a stunner if a fourth fight followed it.

5 - Miguel Cotto - He took Alfonso Gomez apart in his last fight, honestly Gomez had no business even being in the same ring as him. Cotto is a classy fighter and is the man to give Floyd Mayweather Jr. a proper fight. However the p4p champ keeps ducking him and that is no fault of Cotto's. Next up is Antonio Margarito on July 26 and that should be a competitive fight.

6 - Kelly Pavlik - I have to admit that this fighter is one I seriously like. He has power in both hands and is the best up and coming fighter out there. What disappoints is his lack of star names in his future, with Gary Lockett up next to be followed by possibly Marco Antonio Rubio. He is big enough that he can step up to Super-Middleweight and take on guys like Mikkel Kessler before possibly setting up a superfight with Joe Calzaghe in the new year.

7 - Israel Vazquez - All I need to say is fight Rafael Marquez in the fall - please.

8 - Rafael Marquez - Don't bleat about bad decisions, just get in the ring and fight Vazquez again, it's the only fight out there for you that we want to see!

9 - Shane Mosley - Despite losing twice of Ronald Winky Wright - Mosley is ahead on the p4p rankings for me. Wright hasn't fought in nearly a year and shows no sign of doing so. Mosley fights Zeb Judah next month and a win there will set up a huge fight. Ricky Hatton at Light-Welterweight would be perfect.

10 - Ronald Wright - Winky needs to find a fight and stop pricing himself out of big brawls. It has been so long that he might need to shake off some ring rust against a lesser opponent before taking one a big fight.