I’m not going in order, but looking at the World Rankings, let’s examine ten of those considered the best pound-for-pound boxers today, and you give your opinion.
First 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 21-0 with 14 stoppages from Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine and Oxnard, CA.
Usyk is scheduled to fight in a unification fight against the WBC champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury, 34-0-1, from Morecambe, Lancashire, United Kingdom, with 24 stoppages on May 18th at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to unify the titles.
WBA and IBO Light Heavyweight champion Dmitriy Bivol, 22-0 with 11 stoppages from Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan, and Indio, CA, is looking to meet in a unification bout another of the top ten in 2012 Olympian, WBC, WBO, and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev, 20-0 with 20 stoppages from Khasavyurt, Russia and Montreal, Canada.
WBA, WBO, WBC, and IBF Super Middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is 60-2-2 with 39 stoppages from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He is always challenging due to the money he brings in.
The two most looked at are WBC Interim champion David “The Monster Bandera Roja, 28-0 with 24 stoppages from Las Vegas, NV., and WBC Silver champion Jaime Munguia, 43-0 with 34 stoppages from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
WBA, WBC, and WBO champion Terence “Bud” Crawford, 40-0 with 31 stoppages from Omaha, NEB, who may be fighting former IBF champion Errol “The Truth” Spence, Jr., 28-1 with 22 stoppages, from Desoto, TX, next in a rematch if not moving up in weight.
IBF Welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis, 31-0 with 28 stoppages from Philadelphia, PA, is one of the most avoided in the division. He is still looking for someone to accept a fight with him, especially now that he has moved from interim to world champion.
WBC Super Lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney, 31-0 with 15 stoppages from Las Vegas, NV, is scheduled to fight Ryan “King Ry” Garcia, 24-1 with 20 stoppages from L.A., CA, on April 20th in Las Vegas, NV.
WBA Lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis, 29-0 with 27 stoppages from Baltimore, MD.
WBO Super Featherweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarette, 38-1-1 with 31 stoppages from San Juan Zitlaltepec, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBF Super Bantamweight champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue, 26-0 with 23 stoppages from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, is looking to possibly move up to Super Featherweight to capture another divisional title.
So, there you have it, the top ten being considered for the pound-for-pound best fighter today in this group:
– Oleksandr Usyk
– Dmitriy Bivol
– Artur Beterbiev
– Saul “Canelo” Alvarez
– Terence “Bud” Crawford
– Jaron “Boots” Ennis
– Devin “The Dream” Haney
– Gervonta “Tank” Davis
– Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarette
– Naoya “Monster” Inoue
You may have others you would consider adding to this list, so feel free to name them.