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For as great as unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev has been throughout his year pro boxing career, like a fine wine, boxing lb for lb rankings, the native of Russia continues to get even better with age. The perfect showcase of that belief came in January when he defended his trio of pound world titles against former super middleweight champion Callum Smith in Quebec.

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.

Boxing lb for lb rankings

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. So when he climbed to to face unbeaten, long-reigning divisional king Josh Taylor, there were few willing to stand up and claim Lopez would emerge as a new monarch. He's not reigned as long as Lomachenko, but Errol Spence Jr. The year-old Texan assembled a collection of three welterweight title belts across seven fights from to 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. He'll reportedly get the chance now that the rematch clause in the original contract has been invoked, but it'll take a Herculean effort from "The Truth" to nudge the competitive needle even a little bit.

That could change at some point inthough, as Haney lands bigger fights and the others age.

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.

In one of the most anticipated fights this year, Devin Haney defended his lightweight undisputed championship with a unanimous decision victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas. Moretti's scorecard left fans, some media members and Lomachenko's team with some questions. Moretti was the only judge to give Haney the 10th round, a round where Haney landed only five punches and seemed to be dominated by Lomachenko. That, added to the fact that Lomachenko took control for large parts of the fight, got some of our panelists to keep Haney in his spot or even move him down. Regardless of what side of the decision you are on, Haney has a win over a top fighter in Lomachenko, a former No.

Boxing lb for lb 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.

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Davis, Stevenson, 9. The Champion does not schedule a fight in any weight class for 18 months. Osuna: 1. Luis Nery. Davis, 6. Usyk, 9. Although Stevenson limited the hard-punching Edwin De Los Santos to a CompuBox-record over 12 rounds of just 40 punches landed, he was widely criticized for how boring his November victory was in their vacant pound title bout. Crawford, 2. By Brian Campbell. Crawford, 2. He'll climb five pounds to challenge WBC super lightweight champ Regis Prograis in San Francisco on December 9, a decision that's left people admiring his willingness to chase greatness rather than continuing to demand reform following the Lomachenko escape. With his mandatories out of the way, an undisputed showdown against WBA champion Dmitry Bivol is likely in the cards later this spring in Saudi Arabia. But it's worth taking a moment to stop and gaze at just how perfect his run has been up to this point and just how far away the Smith fight made it feel in terms of anyone sitting around and hoping Beterbiev gets old overnight.

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All rights reserved. Contents move to sidebar hide. Foster controls late rounds, retains title vs. Stevenson, 7. That could change at some point in , though, as Haney lands bigger fights and the others age. Forgotten your password? The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. It's official, the calendar is in the championship rounds. Undisputed super middleweight champion , 38 KOs Previous ranking: No. Undisputed junior featherweight champion , 21 KOs Previous ranking: No. Alvarez, 6.