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I just don’t see how anyone ranks anyone above GSP at this point, it’s not even close.
2 losses in his entire career that he later avenged, retired with the WW belt after defending it numerous times, came back after 3 years to win the MW belt.
Silva and Jones both got popped so while I’ll still rank them the MW and LHW Goats they can never be the number 1 overall. Fedor is still the HW belt but taking all those L’s at the end of his career (Mitrione come on man) knocks him down below GSP.
Because pundits and peers don't rate fighters based on how pretty a record looks on paper, which any forumrat could try with a quick look in wikipedia. Otherwise Sugar Ray Robinson would not be widely regarded as the best ever in boxing with the amount of losses he took, specially late in his career.
Fedor and specially Jones have a legit case of his own because they held the #1 p4p sport for longer than anybody else.
And regarding Silva and GSP in particular, it's not that hard to understand:
- Official sherdog p4p rankings during GSP championship years:
2012 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-45047
2011 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-36383
2010 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-23166
2009 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-17145
2008 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/GSP-Moves-Up-P4P-List-But-Not-to-Top-12459