“In a way that ya’ll justifiy it, ya’ll don’t look into everything that surrounds a fighter being pound-for-pound,” Terence Crawford, who can make a legitimate case to be No. last 6. stance residence; 1: Joe Calzaghe: 952.9 46 0 0: super middle And with the Puerto Rican winning world titles at both 154 and 160 pounds in the 18 months after taming De La Hoya, it’s hard to argue the chances of a unified Lennox Lewis or the brilliant Jones Jr, who respectively ran Trinidad close for the P4P title. From Manny Pacquiao to Tyson Fury to Errol Spence Jr. to Terence Crawford to Canelo Alvarez, these are the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world right now. Retired boxing legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27KOs) recently posted on social media about Boxrec.com’s greatest all time pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings. Pound-for-pound rankings are an arbitrary and subjective creation with no set criteria. For some spells in the past, the top fighter has been an easy decision. As the heavyweight division continued a transitional period, middleweight king Marvin Hagler was the face of the sport. Statistical website BoxRec rates Walker as the 6th best middleweight ever, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at No. One of the major talking points in modern day boxing is the relevance of Pound for Pound amongst the fighters. Anyone looking to weigh-in on the pound-for-pound debate—or create their own list—could easily value one characteristic more heavily than another boxing aficionado. Trinidad’s two-year spell ended when Bernard Hopkins took his belts in September 2001 before some inactivity for ‘The Executioner’ eventually led to Jones Jr. being boosted from the number two spot. Pound for Pound #1 / 1970 – Present day: 1970 Jan: Jose Napoles Dec: Joe Frazier. It’s been quite a journey. Fast forward five months, and with the highly-anticipated rematch announced, Canelo shockingly tested positive for a banned substance twice leaving ‘GGG’ susceptible to being overtaken. “In a way that ya’ll justifiy it, ya’ll don’t look into everything that surrounds a fighter being pound-for-pound,” Terence Crawford, who can make a legitimate case to be No. 4 middleweight and the No. Trying to determine the 10 best boxers in the world, regardless of weight class, isn’t an easy task considering how wildly bodies, styles, and skillsets (like power and defense) vary as you scan the spectrum of today’s best boxers. “It’s good for the media, social media, it keeps people talking. Others might value whether you can put an opponent down and how fast. Napoles avenged the loss six months later but by that time ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier had taken over P4P as the unified heavyweight title holder. From BoxRec. Just a few months later, Lomachenko reclaimed his position with a dominant win over Luke Campbell in London. “It’s so crazy to me. Vasyl Lomachenko Mayweather was in a league of his own once he’d edged out Oscar De La Hoya in 2007. Napoles would keep the tag until December when eventually losing for the fifth time in his career against Billy Backus. Pound for Pound Top 50 Boxers WBN’s Pound for Pound Rankings are based on – World title wins, multi-weight titles, opponents’ caliber, and manner of victories. It wasn’t long before Canelo clawed back the top spot with a spectacular knockout of Sergey Kovalev. They usually want no part of the debate. Pound-for-pound rankings: Spence makes a big jump Errol Spence Jr. moved up all the way to No. A notable exception is Crawford who will readily tell you he’s the pound-for-pound best. Beginning in 1970, unified welterweight champion Jose Napoles gets the nod on the back of his two victories over Curtis Cokes and an impressive performance against Emile Griffith. A self-imposed Mayweather retirement after a clash with Shane Mosley saw Pacquiao swoop in, before his rival came back to take the WBC belt from Victor Ortiz in September 2011. Sept: Muhammad Ali, 1987 The 20 greatest pound-for-pound boxers active today ranked by … Tyson Fury - Heavyweight - 30-0-1. Irish BoxRec Pound-for-Pound Rankings (March Update) March 8, 2018 August 6, 2018 Joe O'Neill There have been plenty of changes over the past three months in the BoxRec Irish Pound-for-Pound … results. A polished triumph against Daniel Jacobs was enough to push Canelo over the line in his 55th outing. While it’s ridiculous to those putting themselves at risk that anyone could definitively rank boxing’s best across its different weight classes, Complex Sports can’t help weighing-in. Floyd hit the peak when Hopkins shockingly lost twice to Jermain Taylor. Canelo Alvarez leads the way as the BoxRec P4P number one. The spotlight then fell on the heavyweights again briefly as another undisputed champion in Riddick ‘Big Daddy’ Bowe took to the summit heading into a rematch with Evander Holyfield. To give a definitive rundown of who really was number one throughout the decades. De La Hoya defeated Whitaker at the Thomas and Mack Center in April 1997 to push himself as the spearhead of boxing. “You don’t get championship with opinions. Many have opinions on what formula should be used to decide who is the best fighter on the planet regardless of weight class. schedule. Jones enjoyed a lengthy span as P4P best until Antonio Tarver derailed his career with one fateful blow in May 2004. Just don’t get the boxers themselves involved. wiki forum. Are you a one-trick pony? Josh Taylor (17-0, 13 KOs) Josh Taylor conquered the World Boxing Super Series super-lightweight … This … A year later, and with no sign of Mayweather coming back, a new number one took over as the undefeated Nicaraguan Roman Gonzalez hailed the beginning of the new era. Pernell Whitaker enjoyed a short stint as pound for pound best in 1990 until a certain Julio Cesar Chavez won in the final round against Meldrick Taylor. Boxing's Official Record Keeper sign up | login ratings. “Pound-for-pound rankings is by opinions only,” says Johnathon Banks, the trainer for future Hall of Famer Gennadiy Golovkin. 16 pound-for-pound fighter of all-time. Women’s pound for pound ruler Cecilia Brækhus has been undisputed welterweight champion since 2014 and is one of only four boxers in history, to hold all four titles simultaneously, female or male. events. Everybody’s different,” says the legend. Complex Music So WBN decided to go back in time to when the sport began to move away from crowning one sole and recognisable face in the separated weight divisions. Becoming a four-weight ruler, Canelo cemented his place as an all-time great. Avila Perspective, Chap. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he was considered pound-for-pound one of the hardest punchers in boxing. Are you chasing them? Following an injury suffered during the fight, ‘Loma’ was out until in December of 2018 when he came back to unify the division. Gennady Golovkin Soon after, Andre Ward moved up in weight to claim Sergey Kovalev’s ‘0’ and lead the way for the first time in his career. 1978 Feb: Roberto Duran Sept: Muhammad Ali. 1973 Jan: George Foreman. Our last update came in January following a change in the algorithm which calculates the rankings and, since then, there has been another change which has led to widespread – and sometimes baffling – shifts in the ladder. 2000 2001 2002; Shane Mosley; Felix Trinidad; Roy Jones Jr. Oscar De La Hoya; Diego Corrales; Naseem Hamed; Floyd Mayweather Jr. Lennox Lewis; Erik Morales; Bernard Hopkins; Shane Mosley; Bernard Hopkins; Aug: Mike Tyson, 1990 Nov: Evander Holyfield, 2016 The World's Top 50 boxers have been updated as we prepare to enter the final third of 2019. Others base their rankings on the eye test—when they see greatness they know it. 1. May: Vasyl Lomachenko, 2019 Adding the WBC lightweight version to his WBO and WBA titles was enough to overhaul his rival and rule once more. That’s why I like it,” says Banks. people. 1. That was until Whitaker was once again rated as the superior fighter for the second time in April 1994. ‘Sweet Pea’ was untouchable during the mid-90’s, rivalled only by Roy Jones Jr.. Before the emergence of the ‘Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya – enjoying a superb run in the pro ranks fresh from his success at the 1992 Olympics. May: Canelo Alvarez ‘The Marvellous One’ demolished his way through all foes during the mid-80’s. © Complex Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Feb: Roberto Duran Canelo is the same […] They have absolutely no bearing whatsoever in how matchups are made or champions are determined. These are the official lists of the current pound for pound professional boxing rankings distributed by The Ring magazine, Boxing Writers Association of America, ESPN, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec. The retired 50-0 king is ranked miles ahead of great rival Manny Pacquiao in second place in the table from respected boxing site BoxRec. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. All the current Premier Boxing Champions belt holders at 160 to 168 remain targets for Eubank in the future. Just two months later though, Manny Pacquiao took over briefly after regaining the WBO title against Jessie Vargas. name points w-l-d division career. The Norwegian is billed as “First Lady of Boxing “has a circumstance to be regarded as the greatest female boxer in history. To some, a fighter’s resume matters most—who have you fought, who have you beat, and who have your opponents beat? ‘Big George’ overhauled the slugger with a knockout win that put fear into the boxing world. Leonard’s resurgence was brief, once again due to retirement. Irish BoxRec Pound-for-Pound Rankings (December Update) December 26, 2018 December 26, 2018 Joe O'Neill There have been plenty of changes over the past few months in the BoxRec Irish Pound-for-Pound list. August: Lomachenko. Saul Alvarez - Middleweight - 53-1-2. 4 after his impressive victory over Mikey Garcia. champions. 1978 508 likes. 4. Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions ‘Hands of Stone’ Roberto Duran then enjoyed a brief time in the seat before Ali regained the world crown for an unprecedented third spell by avenging his loss to Spinks. date. Dan Cuoco of the International Boxing Research Organization wrote: "Hank was a murderous punching middleweight with an aggressive style. It was back to Duran to lead the boxing world into the new decade. 1974 Jan: Muhammad Ali. A title he would enjoy for almost two and a half years. Manny Pacquiao then began to show superhuman powers when moving through division after division relentlessly. On September 22, 2017, Ward made the shock decision to retire leaving Gennady Golovkin to take the reigns after an impressive performance against Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas. watching. Sep: Riddick Bowe ANTHONY JOSHUA and Tyson Fury were no where to be seen in the Ring Magazine's pound-for-pound rankings. A reverse against Felix Trinidad in September 1999 brought about yet another change. Other times it’s a much tougher choice. That is a question that’s never really been answered.”. Jump to:navigation, search. Do you fight more than once a year? April: Sugar Ray Leonard What is the criteria? Here SunSport runs you down Boxrec's full pound-for-pound list. Fury will surely go down as one of the best British fighters of all … Just seven days later on May 12, 2018 Vasyl Lomachenko took advantage. Ask any boxer or trainer about the mythical pound-for-pound rankings and you’ll usually get one of two responses: a smirk or a massive eye-roll. As selected by The Ring magazine Ratings Panel online through Jan 1, 2013 And they don’t (at least tangibly) make boxers more money. The International Boxing Research Organization ranked Walker as the No. “Anything that gets people talking about the sport is good for the sport.”. Golovkin was denied what should have been a defining win over the Mexican superstar by two judges who carded farcical scores at the T-Mobile Arena. Nov: Manny Pacquiao / Andre Ward, 2018 Lomachenko defeated Jorge Linares over ten rounds after being dropped earlier in the fight to add the professional number one crown to his legendary amateur status. titles. The Mexican legend begin a reign that would last until the pair met each other and fought out a stalemate in September 1993. Holyfield’s revenge victory at Caesars Palace would see the two-weight king then lead the way. Please login to BoxRec. Meanwhile, Vasiliy Lomachenko, another worthy candidate, told us he would never say he’s the best “because I’m too shy to say.” Golovkin, on the other hand, doesn’t know how you can reasonably compare a lightweight with a light heavyweight or a welterweight with a heavyweight, a fair criticism of the pound-for-pound rankings. 1, has previously told us. This shock left the 200 pound plus division to once again take a back seat to the lower weight classes. Around the same time, a certain Canelo was claiming a third-weight world title with an impressive performance MSG. Frazier stayed at the helm until January 1973 when running into a formidable George Foreman. The Irish Pound-for-Pound Rankings according to BoxRec (February Update) February 11, 2020 May 1, 2020 Joe O'Neill A new year is upon us and it’s time for another update to the Irish Pound-for-Pound list according to BoxRec.com. A one-sided win over Vanes Martirosyan, a predominant super-welterweight, was never going to be enough to secure Golovkin’s position. Feb: Pernell Whitaker Tyson remained at the top for two and half years before his universe imploded against James ‘Buster’ Douglas. The baton then fell back to Hopkins until a certain Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally reached his destiny. High calorie burning intense anaerobic workout , which involves boxing, plyometric exercises to burn most calories in respected time frame. Sept: Roman Gonzalez Because nothing elicits more laughs or scorn from those actively participating in the sport than talk about a worthless list. Due to age and plenty of hard fights, Ali’s career began to decline quickly. 120: Boxing’s Best Pound for Pound When Saul “Canelo” Alvarez first stepped into a prize ring in the USA in 2008 it never occurred to me or others that the redheaded Mexican would be a world champion in any division, let alone four. Pound For Pound Boxing, Pharr, Texas. Duran’s infamous ‘No Mas’ defeat to Sugar Ray Leonard then saw the baton passed once more until the flashy American retired from the ring at the beginning of 1982 due to an eye injury. The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Pound For Pound--2000s. Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ ‘rope-a-dope’ shock placed him as the Pound for Pound champ for the first time in his career.