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Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Usyk climbs to the top

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There is a recent No. 1 pound-for-pound contender, which is no surprise. Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury to become the first undisputed champion in the four-belt era and the first since Lennox Lewis held three belts in 2000 lifted him to first place over Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford.

Usyk’s performance was so impressive that even Crawford admitted after the fight that Usyk deserved to be considered the best fighter in the world.

“Man, you better show some respect [Usyk] Man,” Crawford wrote on X after the fight. “He is definitely a candidate for the No. 1 P4P player in the world. I’m not a hater. He beat a man who beat a man in a bigger division, adding to what he had already achieved. Salute, brother!”

Usyk (22-0, 14 KO) – a former undisputed cruiserweight champion – joins Crawford, Inoue, Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields as the only boxers to win undisputed championships in two divisions in the four-belt era.

“Usyk is the true definition of pound-for-pound,” boxing analyst Timothy Bradley Jr. said. about his decision to put Usyk first on his list. “Fury’s nearly 40 pounds, with a reach deficit of seven inches and a height difference of six inches, he even managed to take Fury down. And let’s not forget that he defeated another giant, Anthony Joshua, not once, but twice. What he did on Saturday night was truly extraordinary.”

Boxing writer Mike Coppinger agreed, moving Usyk from third to the top of his list.

“You could put any Usyk, Crawford or Inoue at No. 1, but the Ukrainian epitomized what it means to be the best on a pound-for-pound basis after another victory over an elite heavyweight who was much bigger. Moreover, Usyk came close to stopping Fury – and also Joshua – and did so after dominating the cruiserweight division.”

After the defeat, Fury (34-1-1, 24 KO) drops out of the top ten, giving way to the return of Teofimo Lopez Jr.

Our panel includes Coppinger, Bradley, Joe Tessitore, Teddy Atlas, Nick Parkinson, Eric Raskin, Michelle Joy Phelps, Claudia Trejos, Bernardo Osuna, Crystina Poncher, Eric Woodyard, Bernardo Pilatti, Charles Moynihan, Salvador Rodriguez, Jim Zirolli , Michael Mascaro, Aladdin Freeman, Victor Lopez and Damian Delgado Averhoff share their voices.

1. OLEKSANDR USYKPrevious ranking: No. 3

RECORD: 22-0, 14 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Heavyweight (Undisputed Champion)
LAST FIGHT: In (SD12) Tyson Fury, May 18
NEXT FIGHT: October 12 vs. Tyson Fury

2. TERENCE CRAWFORDPrevious ranking: No. 1

RECORD: 40-0, 31 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Welterweight (unified champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO9) Errol Spence Jr., July 29
NEXT FIGHT: August 3 vs. Israil Madrimov

3.NAOYA INOUEPrevious ranking: No. 2

RECORD: 27-0, 24 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Junior Featherweight (Undisputed Champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (KO6) Luis Nery, May 6
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

4. DMITRY BIVOLPrevious ranking: No. 5

RECORD: 22-0, 11 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Featherlight heavyweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Lyndon Arthur, 23 December
NEXT FIGHT: June 1 vs. Malik Zinad

5.CANELO ALVAREZPrevious ranking: No. 4

RECORD: 61-2-2, 39 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Super middleweight (undisputed champion)
LAST FIGHT: In (UD12) Jaime Munguia, May 4
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

6. ARTHUR BETERBIEVPrevious ranking: No. 6

RECORD: 20-0, 20 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Featherlight heavyweight (unified champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO7) Callum Smith, January 13
NEXT FIGHT: TBA

7. Gervont DavisPrevious ranking: No. 7

RECORD: 29-0, 27 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Lightweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (KO7) Ryan Garcia, April 22
NEXT FIGHT: June 15 vs. Frank Martin

8. SHAKUR STEVENSONPrevious ranking: No. 8

RECORD: 21-0, 10 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Lightweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: In (UD12) Edwin De Los Santos, November. 16
NEXT FIGHT: July 6 vs. Artem Harutyunyan

9. JESSE “BAM” RODRIGUEZPrevious ranking: No. 9

RECORD: 19-0, 12 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Flyweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO9) Bright Edwards, December 16
NEXT FIGHT: June 29 vs. Juan Francisco Estrada

10. TEOFIMO LOPEZPrevious ranking: N/A

RECORD: 20-1, 13 KOs
DEPARTMENT: Junior welterweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: In (UD12) Jamaine Ortiz, February 8
NEXT FIGHT: June 29 vs. Steve Claggett

Formula

The rankings are based on a descending points system, with a first-place vote awarding 10 points, a second-place vote awarding nine points, and so on. The tie goes to the player with the highest ranking and then to the player with the most votes in that ranking.

Others who received votes: Vasily Lomachenko (16), Tyson Fury (12), David Benavidez (12), Errol Spence Jr. (12). (3), Total Cuts (3), Devin Haney (1).

How our authors voted

Atlas: 1. Usyk, 2. Crawford, 3. Inoue, 4. Buffalo, 5. Davis, 6. Lomachenko, 7. Fury, 8. Beterbiev, 9. Alvarez, 10. Benavidez

Bradley: 1. Usyk, 2. Crawford, 3: Inoue, 4. Buffalo, 5. Alvarez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Stevenson, 8. Davis, 9. Rodriguez, 10. López Jr.

Copper: 1. Usyk, 2. Crawford, 3. Inoue, 4. Alvarez, 5. Buffalo, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Davis, 8. Rodriguez, 9. Nakatani, 10. Benavidez

Weaver: 1. Usyk, 2. Crawford, 3. Inoue, 4. Beterbiev, 5. Buffalo, 6. Stevenson, 7. Alvarez, 8. Rodriguez, 9. Lopez, 10. Davis

Parkinson’s: 1. Usyk, 2. Inoue, 3. Crawford, 4. Alvarez, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Buffalo, 7. Lomachenko, 8. Davis, 9. Rodriguez, 10. Nakatani

Raskin: 1. Usyk, 2. Crawford, 3. Inoue, 4. Buffalo, 5. Alvarez, 6. Stevenson, 7. Davis, 8. Benavidez, 9. Beterbiev, 10. Lomachenko

Three: 1. Usyk, 2. Inoue, 3. Buffalo, 4. Alvarez, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Crawford, 7. Davis, 8. Stevenson, 9. Rodriguez, 10. Lomachenko

Phelps: 1. Usyk, 2. Alvarez, 3. Inoue, 4. Crawford, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Buffalo, 7. Fury, 8. Lopez, 9. Davis, 10. Haney

Poncher: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoue, 3. Usyk, 4. Alvarez, 5. Buffalo, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Stevenson, 8. Davis, 9. Rodriguez, 10. Lopez

Osuna: 1. Usyk, 2. Inoue, 3. Crawford, 4. Buffalo, 5. Alvarez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Rodriguez, 8. Stevenson, 9. Lopez, 10. Davis

Rodriguez: 1. Usyk, 2. Inoue, 3. Crawford, 4. Alvarez, 5. Buffalo, 6. Davis, 7. Beterbiev, 8. Rodriguez, 9. Stevenson, 10. Lomachenko

Shipyard: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoue, 3. Usyk, 4. Alvarez, 5. Davis, 6. Lopez, 7. Stevenson, 8. Buffalo, 9. Beterbiev, 10. Fury

Moynihan: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoue, 3. Usyk, 4. Alvarez, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Buffalo, 7. Davis, 8. Spence, 9. Stevenson, 10. Benavidez

Pilate: 1. Usyk, 2. Inoue, 3. Crawford, 4. Buffalo, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Davis, 7. Benavidez, 8. Rodriguez, 9. Lomachenko, 10. Fury

Zirolles: 1. Usyk, 2. Crawford, 3. Inoue, 4. Stevenson, 5. Alvarez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Buffalo, 8. Lopez, 9. Benavidez, 10. Rodriguez

Hood: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoue, 3. Usyk, 4. Beterbiev, 5. Buffalo, 6. Alvarez, 7. Rodriguez, 8. Lopez, 9. Stevenson, 10. Lomachenko

Citizen: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoue, 3. Usyk, 4. Beterbiev, 5. Buffalo, 6. Alvarez, 7. Stevenson, 8. Rodriguez, 9. Davis, 10. Lomachenko

López: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Alvarez, 5. Buffalo, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Davis, 8. Rodriguez, 9. Stevenson, 10. Lopez

Delgado Averhof: 1. Inoue, 2. Usyk, 3. Crawford, 4. Buffalo, 5. Alvarez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Davis, 8. Rodriguez, 9. Fury, 10. Stevenson

ESPN expert poll

First place: Usyk (12), Crawford (6), Inoue (1)

Second place: Inoue (10), Crawford (6), Inoue (2), Alvarez (1)

Third place: Inoue (8), Usyk (5), Crawford (5), Bivol (1)

Fourth place: Alvarez (8), Bivol (6), Beterbiev (3), Crawford (1), Stevenson (1)

Fifth place: Bivol (7), Alvarez (5), Beterbiev (5), Davis (2)

Sixth place: Beterbiev (7), Bivol (3), Alvarez (2), Davis (2), Stevenson (2), Crawford (1), Lopez (1), Lomachenko (1)

Seventh place: Davis (6), Stevenson (4), Rodriguez (2), Fury (2), Bivol (1), Alvarez (1), Beterbiev (1), Lomachenko (1), Benavidez (1)

Eighth place: Rodriguez (7), Davis (3), Lopez (3), Stevenson (2), Bivol (1), Beterbiev (1), Benavidez (1), Spence (1)

Ninth place: Stevenson (4), Rodriguez (4), Beterbiev (2), Davis (2), Lopez (2), Alvarez (1), Lomachenko (1), Fury (1), Benavidez (1), Nakatani (1)

10th place: Lomachenko (5), Lopez (3), Benavidez (3), Davis (2), Fury (2), Stevenson (1), Rodriguez (1), Nakatani (1), Haney (1)

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Ryan claims a member of Mayer’s camp was responsible for the paint attack

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English boxer Sandy Ryan has accused Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in Friday night’s title fight in Fresh York, of orchestrating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was hit with an open can of paint as she left her hotel earlier in the evening.

Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KO) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KO) by majority decision, with the judges scoring it 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94.

Preparing for the fight at Madison Square Garden was very personal for both, as Ryan worked with Mayer’s former longtime trainer Kay Koroma. Mayer broke up with Koroma when he decided to work with Ryan, which she considered a betrayal.

As Ryan was leaving the hotel on Friday and heading to the event venue, she was struck by an open can of paint belonging to an unidentified man. She said she felt something “punch” her in the stomach and then saw a man wearing a hoodie run to a car and drive away. Ryan was uninjured and continued to the site after changing clothes in his hotel room.

She and her team told ESPN they believed it was a member of Mayer’s camp, which Mayer denies.

In social media post On Saturday, Ryan said she was still “trying to come to terms” with the attack, adding that her team had obtained CCTV footage of the event and was in contact with local authorities.

Despite continuing to fight, Ryan admitted after her loss to Mayer that the incident affected her performance.

“It bothered me at first,” she said. “Going to the scene, I was shocked. And then it kind of took me out of my game plan because I just wanted to fight.

“You saw at the beginning of the fight, I was pretty good with the jab. I boxed her and then started lifting her. But then I obviously pushed too demanding.”

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“Ryan Garcia destroyed Devin Haney’s image,” says Teofimo Lopez Sr

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Image: "Ryan Garcia Destroyed Devin Haney's Image," Says Teofimo Lopez Sr

Teofimo Lopez’s father, Teofimo Sr., believes the reason for Devin Haney’s lawsuit is to “take advantage of what happened to him” after losing to Ryan Garcia last April in Brooklyn, Recent York. Lopez Sr. claims Ryan “damaged” Haney’s image with the beating he gave him in that fight and is trying to rebuild it.

After that fight, Ryan tested positive for the PED Ostarine and Haney’s lawsuit focuses on that. Haney is seeking punitive damages in his civil suit. If the lawsuit fails, Haney could be at risk of losing his career. If he moves up to 147 or 154 to compete with guys his size, his chances of success will be slim to none.

Ryan Garcia = Oil well

On the other hand, if Haney wins the lawsuit, he can make a lot of money and it won’t matter if his career ends. He will have enough money to retire and live in luxury as a wealthy aristocrat in Beverly Hills or Atherton, California. Ryan would be like an oil well pumping money into Haney’s bank account. Being one of them would be Haney’s dream life idle prosperous who don’t have to work.

Some fans on social media the media believes that Haney’s real goal is milky Ryan for as much money as he can because this is as good as it can be for him. With his star power, Ryan is like a cow that can be milked for years for money if he loses the lawsuit against Haney. A financial settlement of $100 million would be a huge windfall for Haney and would provide Ryan with the opportunity to work for him.

No other substantial names are willing to fight Haney after he was defeated. It is like a dying star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and goes out with a supernova explosion.

There is no similar popular fighter in this weight class that Haney would have any chance of fighting. Gervonta Davis won’t fight Haney, and there are no stars in the 140- and 147-pound divisions.

Time will tell if the judge rules in Haney’s favor. It may just be a waste of time and money on his part. The downside to being sued by Haney Ryan (24-1, 20 KO) is the fan reaction.

If this was intended as a move to rebuild his ruined image, it has already backfired on public opinion. Maybe it doesn’t matter to Haney because if he wins the lawsuit, he’ll be so prosperous that his public image won’t be something he’ll have to worry about.

“I think Devin Haney is just playing chess and trying to put the right pieces in the right places to make the most of what happened to him and his image because Ryan Garcia destroyed his image,” Teofimo Lopez Sr. said. Down Fighting Hub TVtalking about why Devin Haney filed a lawsuit against Ryan Garcia after a devastating loss to him last April.

“Furthermore, I don’t know if it’s true, but Ryan Garcia said that you can take some salt and throw it into an Olympic-size swimming pool and that’s what it has in your body. I don’t know how true that is, but if it is. The beating started from the very beginning,” Lopez Sr. said of how Ryan dominated Haney from the first round of their fight in Brooklyn, Recent York.

It doesn’t matter that Ryan tested positive for trace amounts of Ostarine. If the judge rules in Haney’s favor, he could make a lot of money from his trial if he can prove that his future earnings have been reduced.

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Brilliant Mikaela Mayer-Sandy Ryan fight ruined by pre-fight painting attack on Ryan

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Author: Sean Crose

“I’ve never had so much pain in my arms after a fight,” Mikaela Mayer said Friday night after winning the WBO welterweight title with a high-octane victory over Sandy Ryan. Indeed, the fight was fierce. Mayer proved to be faster and more mobile early on, but as the fight progressed, she was tagged by defending champion Ryan. “It went similar to what I thought,” Mayer told ESPN’s Mark Kriegel in the ring after the judges awarded him the majority victory. “She has a lot of pedigree, just like me, but I knew I could beat her. I knew I was swift. I knew I was sharper… I felt like I had won the fight. I’m glad I made the right decision this time. ”

Before the fight, it was clear that Mayer and Ryan were not huge fans of each other. However, things took a shadowy turn before the fight when Ryan was attacked on a Up-to-date York street on her way to Madison Square Garden, where the fight was about to end. “Something broke in my stomach,” Ryan told Kriegel before the fight, “I looked down, it was a paint can, I looked up, a guy in a hood running to a car. Then they drove away.”

Ryan, who was fighting for only his second time in the United States and first time in Up-to-date York, was visibly concerned. “Nothing like this has ever happened,” she said. “Mikaela Mayer understands this. It’s definitely someone from her team. Why should it be any different? It has to be. I’m from Great Britain. Who will hit me and run away? Who knew what time I left the hotel to arrive? Who knew that someone was sitting in a hotel and saying that he would come now? They know what time I leave the facility with my team.”

With this in mind, the thirty-three-year-old remained determined. “Throw things at me,” she said, “because that’s what they’re trying to do.” For her part, Mayer condemned and denied any involvement in the incident. “I mean obviously crossing the line,” she told Kriegel before the fight. “It’s messed up, so I feel sorry for her. I’m sorry this happened to her. Of course I had nothing to do with it. I would never do something like that. This is crossing the line 100 percent.”

After the fight, Mayer expressed his desire to have a rematch with Ryan, provided the money and fan interest were adequate. The 34-year-old claimed her dream was to become the undisputed welterweight division. “You won’t see me in an effortless fight,” Mayer said. “I will fight for the biggest and best.”

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