Floyd Mayweather Jr. and 10 Boxers Fans Would Like to See Get a Knockout

Fans want to see knockouts, and while these 10 boxers are fighting some of the very best boxers in the world, they rarely give fans what they want.

There's nothing wrong with a 10 and 12-round boxing exhibition, but it's a lot better when there is an exclamation point on the end of it. It's unnecessary to take the fight the distance when a boxer is up seven or eight rounds and still continues to box as if it's the first round.

The following 10 boxers are ones fans would love to see not only getting knockouts, but looking as if they actually want to get them.

No. 10: Humberto Soto

Current WBC Lightweight Champion Humberto Soto is a fun fighter to watch, but his number of knockouts has been lacking as of late.

He has gone the distance in his last seven bouts, including four title defenses.

When the other side of the lightweight division features Brandon Rios, a knockout is a good way to market yourself as the kingpin of the division. Soto will have a hard time doing that until he puts people away as Rios has done in nine of his last 10 fights.

No. 9: Sebastian Sylvester

Former IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester has been on the wrong and right side of many close decisions. He recently lost his title after losing a split-decision to Daniel Geale earlier this year.

His 41 percent knockout percentage isn't the best, and he has gone the distance in eight of his last 11 bouts. Four of those were split-decisions. He won two, had a draw in one and lost one.

A knockout is the best way to save yourself from controversy, and Sylvester hasn't done that often.

No. 8: Felix Sturm

Current WBA Super World Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm is 36-2-1 with 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

If anyone knows what it means to not leave it in the judges' hands, it's Sturm, who lost one of the most controversial decisions to Oscar De La Hoya in 2004. Since that bout, he has knocked out five of his 18 opponents.

Those who have gone the distance with him include Sebastian Sylvester, Matthew Macklin, Giovanni Lorenzo and Khoren Gevor.

No. 7: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Current WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will always be compared to his Hall of Fame father, and his ability to knock his opponents out is one of the most discussed comparisons between the two.

Chavez Sr., who was a light welterweight, knocked out a total of 86 opponents and won 107 of his fights.

Chavez Jr. has 30 knockouts in 44 bouts but has only been able to stop one opponent in his last eight fights.

Considering the steps he is taking to move up in quality of opposition, fans would like to see him make a name for himself and start to knock his challengers out. It's only going to get harder for him as he moves up in the rankings.

No. 6: Chris John

WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John is one of the most dominant featherweights in the world but doesn't receive the same recognition other standout boxers in his division do. His knockout ratio may have something to do with it.

John has only been able to finish three of his last 14 opponents—two of those were corner stoppages.

In a career of 47 bouts, only 23 have ended early for the boxer from Indonesia.

No. 5: Timothy Bradley

WBC and WBO Light Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley may not go the distance in every one of his fights, but that's usually because his head gets in the way before the final bell.

Out of 28 career fights, Bradley has only been able to stop 11 opponents. He has gone to the scorecards in 10 of his last 12 bouts. Still, he is undefeated and at the top of the division with Amir Khan.

His decision victories include those over Devon Alexander, Kendall Holt, Junior Witter, Lamont Peterson and Luis Carlos Abregu.

No. 4: Chad Dawson

Chad Dawson recently rebounded from his first career loss when he took Adrian Diaconu the distance and won a unanimous decision in Quebec, Canada.

It earned him a fight with Bernard Hopkins, which will be on PPV on October 18.

Considering Dawson has gone the distance in his last six bouts, it's a good bet his fight with Hopkins, who hasn't finished an opponent since 2004, will do the same.

No. 3: Bernard Hopkins

IBO and WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins recently became the oldest boxer to ever win a major world title when he defeated Jean Pascal in May.

At the age of 46, it's hard to fault Hopkins for taking his time and quietly out-boxing his opponents over the distance of 12-round fights. To find his most recent knockout, look no further than in 2004 when he knocked out Oscar De La Hoya with a body shot.

Since that fight, he has gone to the scorecards 11 times. His three losses in the bunch were closely contested bouts with boxers like Joe Calzaghe and Jermain Taylor.

His next fight will come against Chad Dawson. Hopkins has said he has saved the best and most exciting fights for last. We'll find out in October.

No. 2: Andre Ward

2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward is one of the best super middleweights in the world. He recently defeated Arthur Abraham in May to defend his WBA super middleweight title for the third time.

Six of his last seven bouts have gone to the scorecards. His lone knockout victory was a warm-up bout against Shelby Pudwill in 2009.

Since then, he has gone on to defeat Mikkel Kessler, Allan Green, Sakio Bika and Abraham to advance to the Showtime Super Middleweight Tournament finals against Carl Froch.

No. 1: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

With a lot of decisions and near shut-outs in most of his fights, many fans would love to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. turn it up a notch and score a knockout victory over his next opponent, Victor Ortiz.

Mayweather's last knockout came against Ricky Hatton in 2007. He went the distance with Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez and Carlos Baldomir in three fights he could have possibly scored a stoppage. All three possess world-class chins but were dominated by Mayweather for the entire length of the bouts.

Mayweather's skills are beautiful to watch, but they are even better when he goes for the knockout.