Canelo on Top of the World – 2022 Pound-for-Pound Boxing Rankings

Canelo on Top of the World – 2022 Pound-for-Pound Boxing Rankings

At the beginning of any conversation regarding the Boxing odds is Saul Alvarez. Also known as Canelo, Alvarez is the biggest name in the fight game since Mike Tyson. Alvarez has lost only one fight in his career. And that was to the man that has never lost about. Floyd Mayweather defeated Canelo in a 12-round MD on September 14, 2013. Since then, Canelo has won multiple world championships in different weight classes. Also near the top of the charts are Gennady Golovkin, Terence Crawford, and Tyson Fury.

2022 Professional Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings

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1-Saul Alvarez

First on the pound-for-pound rankings is Saul Alvarez. Canelo has multiple world championships in four different weight classes. He is the first boxer in history to hold the undisputed title of the super middleweight division. Alvarez, age 31, has a career online betting record of 57 wins, one loss, and two draws. On May 7, 2022, Alvarez will face Dmitry Bivol for the World Boxing Association Super World Light Heavyweight title.

2-Gennady Golovkin

Overall, Gennady Golovkin has a career record of 42 wins, one loss, and one draw with the Boxing odds. Golovkin, age 40, is ranked #1 in the world in the middleweight division. Concurrently he holds the International Boxing Organization, World Boxing Association, and International Boxing Federation world middleweight championships. Golovkin is coming off an April 9, 2022, technical knockout win over Ryota Murata. He is expected to face Canelo Alvarez for the third time before the end of 2022.

3-Terence Crawford

On the whole, Terence Crawford, age 34, has a career record of 38 wins with no losses. He is ranked #1 in the welterweight division. The Southpaw is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, where he still resides. Also known as Bud, Crawford has 29 knockout wins. He is coming off a November 20, 2021, 10th-round knockout win over Shawn Porter.

4-Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury, age 33, is one of the most popular and charismatic boxers of any era. In sum, Fury has a career record of 31 wins, no losses, and one draw. He is ranked #1 in the world in the heavyweight division. Fury is best known for his personal struggles with substance and alcohol abuse related to mental health. He has served as an inspiration to millions of fans and gamblers battling their own personal demons. Fury is coming off two wins over Deontay Wilder, both by knockout, on February 22, 2020, and October 9, 2021.

5-Oleksandr Usyk

On the whole, Oleksandr Usyk is one of the most underrated boxers on Earth. Usyk, age 35, has a career record of 19 wins and no losses. He holds heavyweight title belts from the International Boxing Organization, World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation, and World Boxing Organization. The last time out for Usyk was a 12-round unanimous decision win over Anthony Joshua for the unified heavyweight title.

6-Anthony Joshua

Since his inexplicable loss to the blob known as Andy Ruiz, things have not been the same for Anthony Joshua. Consider that Joshua is 2-2 in his most recent four bouts. Joshua has a career record of 24 wins and two losses. Once upon a time, Joshua was the unified heavyweight champion. But on June 1, 2019, Joshua was upset by an overweight last-minute fill-in name Andy Ruiz. That fight was a reminder that anything is possible in sports gambling.

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