Taller than the Ukrainian – Crawford and Inoue
ESPN presented an updated ranking of boxers regardless of weight category (P4P).
World champion according to WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO in heavyweight Alexander Usik remained in third position in the P4P ranking. Located above the Ukrainian Terence Crawford (WBO, WBA and WBC welterweight champion) and holder of the WBC and WBO super bantamweight titles Naoya Inoue.
Devin Haney moved up to sixth position. Last week, the American confidently defeated Regis Prograis by unanimous decision and won the WBC junior welterweight belt.
Usik won a knockout victory over British heavyweight Daniel Dubois in August of this year. In the next fight, the Ukrainian champion will fight for the absolute title with the holder of the WBC heavyweight belt, Tyson Fury. The fight is scheduled for February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers from ESPN:
1. Terence Crawford (USA)
2. Naoya Inoue (Japan)
3. Alexander Usik (Ukraine)
4. Saul Alvarez (Mexico)
5. Dmitry Bivol (Russia)
6. Devin Haney (USA, +1)
7. Artur Beterbiev (Russia, -1)
8. Gervonta Davis (USA, +1)
9. Shakur Stevenson (USA, -1)
10. Tyson Fury (Great Britain)
Source: Sportarena
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