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Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury

, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury

CANELO ALVAREZ has been bumped off top spot in the Ring Magazine’s latest pound-for-pound rankings of the top ten boxers.

The Mexican ace, 31, was outpointed by Russia’s WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol last weekend.

Oleksandr Usyk is the Ring Magazine’s new pound-for-pound number one

It was just the second defeat of his 61-fight career, with his previous loss coming by the hands of Floyd Mayweather in 2013.

Prior to Canelo’s shock defeat, he was sitting pretty at the top of the Ring’s P4P list.

But he has now plummeted down in the rankings, while there is still no room for Tyson Fury after he signed off his career with a brutal knockout victory over Dillian Whyte last month.

The Ring Magazine still counts Fury as their top heavyweight and champion, though they have omitted him from their updated list.

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SunSport still includes Fury in our updated list, with the Gypsy King sitting third behind Terence Crawford and Canelo.

Here SunSport runs you down the Ring’s rankings, with Canelo left out of the top five.

1. Oleksandr Usyk – Heavyweight

The unbeaten Ukrainian, 35, proved his class last year after outclassing Anthony Joshua at the Tottenham Hotsput Stadium.

He is now preparing to defend his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts against AJ in the summer.

Usyk is the first heavyweight to top the Ring’s P4P list since Mike Tyson over 30 years ago.

, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury
Oleksandr Usyk eased to a points win against Anthony Joshua in September

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2. Terence Crawford – Welterweight

The American ace is a three-weight world champion, with the 34-year-old yet to taste defeat from his 38 fights.

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He has won 29 of his bouts by knockouts, with his last nine victories coming inside the distance.

Fans are hoping to see him in an undisputed title affair against his compatriot Errol Spence later this year.

, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury
Terence Crawford is regarded as one of the best fighters of his generation

3. Naoya Inoue – Bantamweight

The Japanese KO specialist has also captured world titles in three divisions, with 19 of his 22 fights ending in brutal fashion.

He defends his WBA and IBF belt against WBC champ Nonito Donaire next month in a rematch of their 2019 World Boxing Super Series final.

, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury
Naoya Inoue is preparing for his rematch against bantamweight rival Nonito Donaire

4. Errol Spence – Welterweight

Spence, 32, is another formidable puncher having notched up 22 knockouts from his 28 fights.

The WBC, WBA and IBF champ stopped Yordenis Ugas last month to set up a potential blockbuster bout against Crawford.

, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury
Errol Spence Jr could face Crawford in an undisputed match-up later this year

5. Juan Estrada – Super-flyweight

The Mexican ace, 32, added the WBA strap to his WBC belt in March 2021 after outpointing Roman Gonzalez in their unification bout.

A trilogy fight between the pair could now take place after Gonzalez won their first meeting in November 2012.

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6. Canelo Alvarez – Super-middleweight/light-heavyweight

Incredibly down in sixth after his defeat to Bivol, Canelo has a big decision to make regarding his next fight.

Another defeat against Bivol in a rematch could harm his reputation, while he could opt to face Gennady Golovkin for a third time.

, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury

Canelo Alvarez was stunned last weekend after losing against Dmitry Bivol

7. Vasyl Lomachenko – Lightweight

Usyk’s compatriot and stablemate was stunned by Teofimo Lopez in October 2020 after being outpointed in their unification dust-up.

But he has since returned to winning ways after beating Masayoshi Nakatani and Richard Commey in convincing fashion.

, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury
Vasyl Lomachenko has won his last two fights after losing against Teofimo Lopez

8. Dmitry Bivol – Light-heavyweight

The 31-year-old has won all 20 of his outings inside the squared circle – successfully defending his WBA title on nine occasions.

Bivol has welcomed a rematch against Canelo, but should the Mexican decide against a second fight, he could eye up a unification dust-up against either Artur Beterbiev or Joe Smith Jr.

The pair face off next month with the WBC, WBO and IBF straps on the line at the Hulu Theater in New York.

, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury

Bivol was fully deserving of his victory over Mexican legend Canelo

9. Josh Taylor – Super-lightweight

The Scottish star is in ninth spot, despite his controversial win against Jack Catterall in February where El Gato was robbed of a decision.

Taylor was dropped in the fight and seemed to be outclassed, only to be awarded the win on a split decision.

A rematch with Catterall is essential.

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, Top 10 pound-for-pound boxers revealed by Ring Magazine with Canelo plummeting down list and NO Tyson Fury
Josh Taylor was somehow awarded the win against Jack Catterall in February

10. Roman Gonzalez – Super-flyweight.

The 34-year-old is the first Nicaraguan to win world titles in four different weight classes.

He bounced back from his defeat to Estrada last year by outpointing Julio Cesar Martinez in March.

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