Boxing pound for pound rankings

The holiday season has come and gone.

And while non-sports fans may drift toward preparing for imminent holidays, those who connect their revelry to in-ring celebrations still have plenty to look forward to. No fewer than 11 world title fights are on the docket to wrap up the year, and they'll include several fighters for whom reasonable claims for pound-for-pound inclusion can be made. The go-to rubric, as always, includes recent results, past performances and input from other respected sources, including The Ring and Boxing Scene. It's not every guy who can work his way onto a top list with a record across his last five fights and no current title claims. But it's not every guy who's Vasiliy Lomachenko. The well-respected Ukrainian, now 35, gets the emeritus nod thanks largely to a three-division championship legacy and the fact that he pushed undisputed lightweight king Devin Haney, a consensus top guy, to the limit in his most recent appearance in May. The "Takeover" was a surprise winner against Vasiliy Lomachenko in their three-belt lightweight title showdown three years ago, but flopped on the main stage in his first defense and looked so mediocre in his next two bouts that it seemed the party was over.

Boxing pound for pound rankings

Naoya Inoue made another statement with a hard-fought but dominant victory over Marlon Tapales to become only the second men's fighter to win an undisputed championship in a second division in the four-belt era Terence Crawford beat Errol Spence Jr. Inoue , 23 KOs , No. Inoue, a four-division champion who previously won titles at junior flyweight, junior bantamweight and bantamweight, picked up some first-place votes but not enough to unseat Crawford at No. He plans to stay at junior featherweight for the foreseeable future and defend his belts, before moving up in weight. WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol moved up one place after a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Lyndon Arthur. Bivol leapfrogs Canelo Alvarez to take the No. Luis Nery. Tyson Fury. Artur Beterbiev. Dmitry Bivol. Oleksandr Usyk. The rankings are based on a descending points system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving nine points and so on.

Haney, 8. Stevenson, 7.

The Ukrainian southpaw one of two on this list The two-time Olympic champion is in the twilight of his career now, which only made his terrific showing against No 7 on this list even more impressive. Lomachenko came up narrowly short, but many observers felt that he had won. The Russian, who fights out of Canada, has been dominant as the unified light-heavyweight champion. Even at 38, Beterbiev looked as powerful as ever, dropping Smith twice in round seven to force a stoppage. He also set up a clash with compatriot and WBA champion Dmitry Bivol — one of the most-desired bouts in all of boxing. Has eclipsed Anthony Joshua as the household name in British boxing.

The fight was contested at a catchweight of pounds, but Davis showed he's going to be trouble for anybody at and pounds. The May 20 battle between Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko for the undisputed lightweight championship could create some clarity. ESPN writer Ben Baby didn't think the victory was impressive enough to move him up on the pound-for-pound list. Davis is now positioned to be boxing's biggest crossover star. He also hasn't done enough yet to be a true pound-for-pound contender," said Baby.

Boxing pound for pound rankings

Naoya Inoue made another statement with a hard-fought but dominant victory over Marlon Tapales to become only the second men's fighter to win an undisputed championship in a second division in the four-belt era Terence Crawford beat Errol Spence Jr. Inoue , 23 KOs , No. Inoue, a four-division champion who previously won titles at junior flyweight, junior bantamweight and bantamweight, picked up some first-place votes but not enough to unseat Crawford at No. He plans to stay at junior featherweight for the foreseeable future and defend his belts, before moving up in weight. WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol moved up one place after a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Lyndon Arthur. Bivol leapfrogs Canelo Alvarez to take the No. Luis Nery. Tyson Fury.

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Stevenson, 7. Dropped out: Errol Spence Jr. Undisputed super middleweight champion , 38 KOs Previous ranking: No. In the meantime, though, Bivol has been tasked with getting past the unbeaten Gilberto Ramirez in and Lyndon Arthur in late The unbeaten American entered our list following his second straight clinic against George Kambosos Jr. Davis, 6. A title holder in four weight classes, the Mexican failed to add a second light-heavyweight belt to his collection when he was outpointed by unbeaten Russian Bivol in May Still, it's hard to erase the visuals from a ninth-round beatdown administered by fellow pound claimant Terence Crawford in their July unification match. How a fighter performs in a victory or defeat can be a factor to determine his place in the ratings. Oscar De La Hoya, who used to promote Alvarez and now works with Munguia, suggests a showdown between the two could break the bank come late summer. Inoue, 3. Inoue , 23 KOs , No.

Fighters earn more ranking points for defeating opponents also rated in the Top Star ratings are based on achievement in the sport.

That move came ahead of his fight with Regis Prograis, in which Haney dropped his compatriot and won every round to take the WBC super-lightweight belt — making Haney a two-weight world champion. Alvarez, 5. Zirolli: 1. Are his best days behind him? Log in. Beterbiev, 9. Alvarez, 4. In July, the year-old finally faced Terence Crawford in a clash five years in the making , where he put his unified titles on the line against the WBO champion. The former P4P king is still the undisputed champion of one of the sport's hottest divisions and he proved against Jermell Charlo in their September PPV that he's not done yet at When the Lord gives me Tyson in my hands, I will [do] my job. Beterbiev, 5. WBO and The Ring. Contact Us P. Given a record with 31 KOs and title claims in three weight classes, there's plenty of evidence that shows Crawford is good at making decisions. Francis Ngannou?