Canelo has become a world champion in five categories
Alexander Usik, photo – t.me/fcpolissya
Having defeated former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in a rematch, current WBA/WBO/WBC/IBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk confirmed his status as one of the world's strongest boxers regardless of weight category . However, according to the authoritative specialized portal Boxrec, which uses computer algorithms to compile its ratings, Usyk is not even in the TOP-10 P4P . We tried to evaluate the performance of the best boxers in the world.
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We took four criteria as a basis: record, number of title fights, number of unification fights (excluding defenses) and number of categories in which the boxer became world champion. At the same time, the first indicator is quite conditional: for example, Alvarez debuted in the pros at 15, Usyk – at 26.8. It is clear whose record will look impressive.
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True, Alvarez also leads our rankings in terms of the number of championship fights – 24. Naoya Inoue has 20 title fights, Crawford – 18.
Alvarez, Usyk and Inoue also hold the lead in the number of unification fights: the Mexican, Ukrainian and Japanese have four each. Crawford and Beterbiev have three such fights each.
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At the same time, Alvarez became world champion in five categories, Crawford and Inoue in four, and Junto Nakatani in three.
But the presence of Gervonta Davis in the TOP-3 of the 4P4 rating from Boxrec and the position of Devin Haney above Usyk, based on the indicators, is a little surprising.
The best boxers in the world regardless of categories
| Boxer | Record | Title fights | Unification fights (without protection) | Categories |
| Saul Alvarez | 62-2-2 (29 KO) | 24 | 4 | 5 |
| Naoya Inoue | 28-0-0 (25 KO) | 20 | 4 | 4 |
| Alexander Usik | 23-0-0 (14 KO) | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| Terence Crawford | 41-0-0 (31 KO) | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| Junto Nakatani | 29-0-0 (22 KO) | 8 | — | 3 |
| Artur Beterbiev | 21-0-0 (20 KO) | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Devin Haney | 31-0-0 (15 KO) | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Gervonta Davis | 30-0-0 (28 KO) | 3 | — | 1 |