After 17 years the wait is over as sure-fire future Hall of Famers Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins and Roy "The Terminator" Jones Jr. collide in a long awaited rematch that will add the final chapter to their 17-year rivalry. The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II is set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The bout will be broadcast live on pay-per-view beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

SHOWTIME Sports® will present a fight card from Mexico for the first time in nearly 12 years when devastating, undefeated knockout artist and two-time world champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), of Las Vegas, Nev., by way of Merida, Venezuela, defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight crown against streaking, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim titleholder  Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on Saturday, Feb. 6.

In the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, unbeaten, world-ranked Luis Carlos Abregu (28-0, 23 KOs) of Salta, Argentina, will be opposed by Richard Gutierrez (24-3, 14 KOs), of Miami, Fla., via Arjona, Colombia, in a 10-round welterweight bout. The doubleheader will be shown live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

The event at Arena Monterrey is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and will take place during the celebration of the bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence.

If you’re around the age of 18-25, you probably remember Mike Tyson for two things: The “bite” and the “fight”.  The bite being Mike’s interpretation of payback for Evander Holyfield’s constant headbutts in their rematch and the fight being the last big heavyweight match in boxing between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson.  But rewind back to the years between 1988 and 1990.  It was after Tyson had destroyed Spinks in one round but before losing his championship to Buster Douglas.  Between that time period, Tyson was atop most pound-for-pound lists and widely regarded as the man who would not only eclipse, but shatter Rocky Marciano’s unbeaten streak.  The general consensus was that if you tried to trade with Tyson, you would get knocked out.  And if you tried to run from him, you would either get knocked out or lose a lopsided decision.  Tyson was on top of the world…

To recap, my top 5 pound for pound fighters of all-time was led by Sugar Ray Robinson, followed by Henry Armstrong, Harry Greb, Willie Pep, and Roberto Duran.  This article concludes with the final 5, rounding out the Top 10.