Canelo Alvarez Exits The Ring‘s Pound-for-Pound Top 10 as New Faces Emerge
A boxing era has come to a close as โฃSaul “Canelo” Alvarez has been removed โขfrom โค The Ring’s pound-for-pound top 10 list, ending a โdecade-long run that began in May 2013 โfollowing his victory over Austin Trout.โค the โshift โคmarks a notable โchanging of the guard โขin the sport, coinciding โwith notable โmovement across three weight divisions.
Alvarez’s departure, โbriefly interrupted by a six-month suspension in 2018โค after testing positiveโข for โคClenbuterol – attributed to contaminated meat and accepted byโ the Nevada Stateโ Athletic Commission – signifies a broader reshaping of the rankings. Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez hasโ surged to No. 4, while Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev have droppedโ to No. 5โ and No. 6 respectively.โ Devin Haneyโข enters โขthe list at โNo. 10.
Super Middleweight & Beyond
The latest divisional rankings revealโข shifts in the โค168-pound super middleweight class,โ with Christian Mbilli risingโข to No. 3 and Liam Smith falling to No. 8. At junior middleweight โค(154 lbs), Tim Tszyu remainsโข at โNo. 1, while Israil Madrimov moves up to โคNo. 2. In โคtheโฃ heavyweight division,Joe Joyce has fallen โout of the top 10,making way for Frank Sanchez at No. 9.
Current Pound-for-Poundโ Top 10:
- Terence Crawford (U.S.) 42-0-0 (31 KOs)
- Oleksandr โUsyk (Ukraine) 24-0-0 (15 KOs)
- Naoya Inoue (Japan) 31-0-0 (27 KOs)
- Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez โค(U.S.) 23-0-0 (16 KOs)
- Dmitry Bivol (Russia) โค24-1-0 (12 โKOs)
- Artur Beterbiev (Russia) 21-1-0 (20 KOs)
- Junto Nakatani (Japan) 31-0-0 โ(24 KOs)
- Shakur Stevenson (U.S.) 24-0-0 (11โ kos)
- David Benavidezโ (U.S.) 31-0-0 (25โ KOs)
- Devin Haney (U.S.)โ 30-0-0 (15 KOs)
Panel โCommentary
Theโ Ring โpanel members weighed in onโฃ the changes.โข “I’m for taking โ’Bam’ up two spots to No. 4. This kid is suchโ a throwback and he ALWAYS delivers.Martinez had only been down once in his career and was an unbeatenโ world titleholder.โฃ Bam โsmoked him with a single โcounter punch. He’s amazing! I โalso โlike โDevin to โreplace Canelo at No. 10,” said Tom Grey.
Daisuke Sugiura concurred, โstating, “Iโข think Bam should โฃbe ranked No.4 onโ theโค P4P list,โฃ and Haney atโฃ No. 10.”
Anson Wainwright added, “Jesse Rodriguez was really extraordinary against Fernando Martinez. I’d move him up oneโ placeโฆ Similarly โคDavid Benavidez was too much โfor Anthony Yarde and I’d move โฃup one place. I’d not be against Devin Haney re-entering the โคpound-for-pound picture coming in at No. 10.”
