The Ukrainian absolute heavyweight champion became the best boxer regardless of weight category.
Alexander Usik took the lead in another rating – the rating of the best boxers, regardless of weight category.
We remind you that after the fight with Tyson Fury and winning the title of absolute world heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian topped the P4P list from the authoritative boxing publication The Ring.
This time the recalculation was done by ESPN experts. In the updated ranking, Alexander Usik also rose to first place.
He pushed American Terence Crawford into second place. Third is Naoya Inoue from Japan, who recently defended his title as the absolute champion at the second light weight against Luis Nery.
2(1). Terence Crawford
3(2). Naoya Inue
4(5). Dmitry Bivol
5(4). Saul Alvarez
6. Artur Beterbiev
7. Gervonta Davis
8. Shakur Stevenson
9. Jesse Rodriguez
10(-). Teofimo Lopez
Let’s remember that Usik’s victory over Fury brought him the absolute heavyweight championship. The fight lasted all of 12 rounds. The Ukrainian won by split decision – 115:112, 114:112, 113:114.
Source: korrespondent
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