Editing Pound for pound (section)

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'''Pound for pound''' is a ranking used in [[Combat sport|combat sports]], such as [[boxing]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4184227.stm|title=BBC pound-for-pound British rankings|publisher=BBC|access-date=17 June 2011}}</ref> [[wrestling]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bader |first1=Mark |title=USA Men's P4P Freestyle Rankings |url=https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/5066106-usa-mens-p4p-freestyle-rankings |date=May 31, 2017 |website=FloWrestling |access-date=20 October 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181020053100/https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/5066106-usa-mens-p4p-freestyle-rankings |archive-date=20 October 2018 }}</ref> or [[mixed martial arts]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/features/viewarticle.php?id=4258|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423000351/http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/features/viewarticle.php?id=4258|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2010|title=The pound for pound debate|publisher=Fighters Only Magazine|access-date=29 June 2010}}</ref>  adjusted to compensate for [[weight class]]. As fighters in different weight classes do not compete directly, determining the best fighter pound for pound requires subjective judgment, and ratings often vary as a result.