Saul Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. Thus, it is no surprise that he tops the pound-for-pound rankings as the New Year arrives. Alvarez has fought at several different weight classes but is best known as the world super-middleweight champion. Canelo commands the highest ticket prices and pay-per-view rates. Consequently, he can be selective about who he faces with the boxing odds. Another factor in Canelo’s favor is that any opponent he faces must knock him out. Most observers believe that Alvarez would never lose a decision. To illuminate, yes, judges are that biased.
Current Pound-for-Pound Boxing Rankings
#1 Saul Alvarez
To summarize, Saul Alvarez has a career record of 57 wins, one loss, and two draws. He is the world super-middleweight champion of the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation, and World Boxing Organization. Canelo knockout wins and has never been knocked out. Last time out, Alvarez scored an 11th round knockout win over Caleb Plant on November 6, 2021. Canelo’s only loss was to Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2013.
The next time out for Canelo is supposed to be against Ilunga Junior Makabu with a date to be determined.
#2 Terence Crawford
In sum, Terence Crawford has a career sportsbook record of 38-0. The southpaw has a total of 29 knockout wins for his career. Accordingly, Crawford is coming off a 10th round technical knockout win over Shawn Porter on November 20, 2021.
#3 Naoya Inoue
On the whole, Naoya Inoue has a career record of 22 wins and no losses with the boxing lines. He is the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation world bantamweight champion. The last time out for Inoue was an 8th round technical knockout win over Aran Dipaen.
# 4 Oleksandr Usyk
Namely, Oleksandr Usyk has a career record of 19 wins and no losses. He is the unified heavyweight champion. The last time out for Usyk was a stunning 12-round unanimous decision win over Anthony Joshua for the unified heavyweight title. That bout took place on September 25, 2021. Consider that Usyk was a past unified world cruiserweight champion. Usyk has 13 career knockout wins.
#5 Tyson Fury
To begin with, Tyson Fury has a career record of 31 wins and one draw. Fury has 22 knockout wins for his career. He is the World Boxing Council world heavyweight champion. Last time out for Fury was an 11th round knockout win over Deontay Wilder on October 9, 2021. It was the second consecutive win for Fury against Wilder.
#6 Errol Spence Jr
In turn, Errol Spence Jr has a career record of 27 wins and no losses with 21 career knockouts. Spence is the WBC and International Boxing Federation world welterweight champion. Last time out, Spence scored a unanimous decision win over Danny Garcia on December 5, 2020. Spence is scheduled to face Yordenis Ugas on April 24. At the onset, Spence was a -400 favorite with Ugas, a +270 dog.
#7 Josh Taylor
Overall, Josh Taylor has a career record of 18 wins and no losses with 13 career knockouts. He is the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation, and World Boxing Organization’s super lightweight champion. Taylor is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jose Carlos Ramirez on May 22, 2021. He retained his unified championship with the win.
