Beterbiev & Bivol Surpass Canelo In Ring Journal Pound-For-Pound Prime 10 Checklist

Newly topped undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and his defeated foe Dmitry Bivol have surpassed Canelo Alvarez in Ring Journal’s up to date pound-for-pound prime 10 record.

Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs), who defeated former WBA gentle heavyweight champion Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) by a 12-round majority resolution final Saturday evening to change into undisputed four-belt champion at 175, has been pushed as much as #4 on Ring Journal’s pound-for-pound record.

Curiously, the defeated Bivol has been moved forward of the unified three-belt tremendous middleweight champion Canelo as nicely on the #4 spot. Canelo is at the moment at #5 and will not keep there for lengthy until he begins taking some dangerous fights towards high-level opposition.

The notion is Canelo has been on a retirement tour since his loss to Dmitry Bivol in Might 2022. Canelo’s final 5 opponents since that defeat: Edgar Berlanga, Jaime Munguia, Jermell Charlo, John Ryder and Gennadiy Golovkin. All are thought of smooth gimmes.

Ring Journal’s Pound-for-Pound Checklist

1. Oleksandr Usyk: The King.
2. Naoya Inoue: He has by no means confronted stiff competitors, and lots of consider he’s hiding at Tremendous Bantamweight as a result of it’s a weak division. Given his lackluster resume, Inoue ought to be close to the underside of the pound-for-pound record.
3. Terence Crawford: The Nebraska native ought to be on the #9 spot due to his inactivity, poor exhibiting in his final battle towards Israil Madrimov, and his reluctance to battle Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis or transfer as much as 168 and run the gauntlet by preventing David Benavidez, David Morrell and Osleys Iglesias to earn the Canelo golden parachute retirement money.
4. Artur Beterbiev: This good rating.
5. Dmitry Bivol: That is questionable to have Bivol on the record as a result of he misplaced his battle and confirmed no coronary heart your entire 12-round contest. Bivol was working your entire battle with Beterbiev and did nothing within the twelfth spherical. Bivol’s lack of braveness makes him unworthy of being on Ring Journal’s record.
6. Canelo Alvarez: Given Canelo’s retirement tour-level opposition, he ought to be off the pound-for-pound record totally. Retired fighters shouldn’t be on prestigious P4P lists.
7. Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez: This expertise must be on the #3 spot.
8. Gervonta Davis: Needs to be at #2 pound-for-pound.
9. Junto Nakatani: This fighter hasn’t crushed anybody but to be on the pound-for-pound record.
10. Devin Haney: No phrases.