World Boxing News presents the best of the best, pound-for-pound rankings of the top 50 boxers in the world as of September 2022.
After undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez defended his titles, the pound-for-pound rankings were slightly altered.
Canelo went from three to two thanks to a second and more decisive win over Gennadiy Golovkin.
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Naoya Inoue drops a spot to accommodate Canelo. However, both are still behind the current boxing king of the planet, Oleksandr Usyk.
The Ukrainian’s brilliant win over Anthony Joshua in their rematch showdown last month is a feat second to none.
Three-belt welterweight belt holder Errol Spence Jr. sits in fourth place. While WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is fifth.
The top ten are WBO ruler at 147 Terence Crawford, WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and lightweight ruler Devin Haney.
The trio ranks above super welterweight champion Jermall Charlo, the holder of four world titles, and former pound-for-pound king Roman Gonzalez.
Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia, the IBF champion after beating Mairis Briedis, is rising in the ratings after breaking the Top 50 earlier this year.
A combination of fighters like Nonito Donaire [TKO vs Inoue]Oscar Valdez [Stevenson UD]and Yordenis Ugas [loss to Spence] quit and his impressive victory, see the Aussie at 48.
However, some of the biggest names in the boxing world currently sit outside the top ten. Juan Estrada, Gervonta Davis, and Vasiliy Lomachenko, to name a few.
Following his title defense on the Canelo vs. GGG undercard, Jesse Rodriguez moves up slightly to 18th on the list. “Bam” moves up from a previous ranking of 29.
Before a significant drop in the stock, Usyk’s position could be threatened if a battle between Spence and Crawford is confirmed later in the year.
The winner of the fight will get first place, depending on the result.
Pound-for-pound boxing rankings – September 2022
1 Oleksandr USYK
2 CANELO ALVAREZ 
3 Naoya INOUE
4 Errol SPENCE JR
5 Tyson FURY
6 Terence CRAWFORD
7 Dmitri BIVOL
8 Devin HANEY
9 Jermell CHARLO
10 Roman GONZALEZ
11 Gervonta DAVIS12 Kazuto IOKA13 Vasiliy LOMACHENKO14 Juan ESTRADA15 Shakur STEVENSON16 Artur BETERBIEV17 Rey VARGAS18 Jesse RODRIGUEZ19 Stephen FULTON JR.20 Jack CATTERALL
21 George KAMBOSOS JR.22 Teofimo LOPEZ23 Kosei TANAKA24 Leo SANTA CRUZ25 Emanuel NAVARRETE26 Deontay WILDER27 Jermall CHARLO28 David BENAVIDEZ29 Gennadiy GOLOVKIN30 Andy RUIZ JR.31 Jose RAMIREZ32 Regis PROGRAIS33 Demetrius ANDRADE34 Gilberto RAMIREZ35 Knockout CP FRESHMART36 Keith ThurmanWelter37 John Riel CASIMERO38 Murodjon AKHMADALIEV39 Srisaket Sor RUNGVISAI40 Callum SMITH41 Hiroto KYOGUCHI42 Josh TAYLOR43 Jose ZEPEDA44 Jaime MUNGUIA45 Payna PRADABSRI46 Kenshiro TERAJI47 Fernando MARTINEZ48 Jai OPETAIA49 Hector GARCIA50 Lawrence OKOLIE
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