Boxing Rankings
May 2023 – Devin Haney takes a decision over #2-ranked Vasyl Lomachenko. He stood off behind an active jab and landed more hard right uppercuts and hooks to Lomachenko’s body than we could count, though Lomachenko’s sniping, straight lefts, and counter-combinations were something to behold. The decision was debatable -but a robbery it was not. Reporting members generally considered it a draw or a closely-contested Lomachenko win (I had it 115-114 for the challenger), but the fact that Haney won cannot be considered an “egregiously” wrong decision. The Robbery Clause, in other words, did not come up. Lomachenko did not go down; he remains #2.
Two fighters exit after a year of inactivity. At Light Heavyweight, #8-ranked Craig Richards makes way for Ali Izmailov though former division king Oleksandr Gvozdyk received several votes for the spot. At Jr. Middleweight, #2-ranked Brian Castano exits and former top contender Tony Harrison beats out James Metcalf for the #10 ranking.
P4P
Ranking | Name | Nationality | Record | Division |
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1 | Naoya Inoue * | JPN | 24-0-0 (21) | Bantamweight |
2 | Oleksandr Usyk * | UKR | 19-0-0 (13) | Heavyweight |
3 | Terence Crawford | USA | 37-0-0 (28) | Welterweight |
4 | Errol Spence Jr. | USA | 27-0-0 (21) | Welterweight |
5 | Dmitry Bivol | RUS | 20-0-0 (11) | Light Heavyweight |
6 | Juan Francisco Estrada* | MEX | 44-3-0 (28) | Jr. Bantamweight |
7 | Tyson Fury | ENG | 33-0-1 (24) | Heavyweight |
8 | Saul Alvarez * | MEX | 59-2-2 (39) | Super Middleweight |
9 | Artur Beterbiev * | CAN | 18-0-0 (18) | Light Heavyweight |
10 | Jermell Charlo * | USA | 35-1-1 (19) | Jr. Middleweight |
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