Terence Crawford is the new pound-for-pound king of boxing after his historic victory over Canelo Alvarez.
‘Bud’ moved up two weight classes on Saturday night to dethrone the undisputed super middleweight champion in a punch-perfect display.
In victory, he joins an elite group of five-weight world champions alongside Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard.
He also becomes the first three-weight undisputed champion in the four-belt era after previously reigning supreme over the super lightweight and welterweight divisions.
The remarkable feat sets him apart from fellow two-weight undisputed champions Oleksandr Usyk and Naoya Inoue.
And that has been reflected in the latest Ring Magazine pound-for-pound rankings.
Crawford jumps up two spots above both men to No.1, while Usyk drops to No.2 and Inoue to No.3.
Canelo also takes a tumble from No.8 to No.10 to the benefit of Shakur Stevenson and David Benavidez, who both rise one place to No.8 and No.9, respectively.
The rest of the list remains the same, with Dmitry Bivol, Artur Beterbiev, Jesse Rodriguez and Junto Nakatani completing the top 10 from No.4 to No.7.
Terence Crawford records one of the best performances in boxing history
Crawford’s excellence cannot be understated.
Several preeminent voices believed the Omaha puncher, who started his career at lightweight, was too small to compete with Canelo.
But he proved his detractors wrong with a boxing masterclass.
Pound-for-pound boxing rankings
Terence Crawford ↑2 Oleksandr Usyk ↓1 Naoya Inoue ↓1 Dmitry Bivol Artur Beterbiev Jesse Rodriguez Junto Nakatani Shakur Stevenson ↑1 David Benavidez ↑1 Saul Alvarez ↓2Although the scorecards were close at 115-113, 115-113, and 116-112 in his favour, the fight itself was far more one-sided.
Deontay Wilder had Crawford winning every round, while talkSPORT’s Adam Catterall and Gareth A. Davies were particularly aggrieved with the scorecards.
“I had it 9-3,” said Davies. “I can just about see eight rounds to four, I cannot see seven rounds to five from two of the judges.”
Catterall added: “An absolute schooling… Diabolical scoring.”
So good was Crawford that Canelo declared his conqueror was better than the great ‘Money’ Mayweather, whom he lost to in 2013.
“He’s a great champion. He’s a strong competitor,” said Canelo.
GettyCrawford becomes the first three-weight undisputed champion of the four-belt era[/caption]“Like I said before, I’ve got nothing but respect for Canelo.
“I’m a big fan of Canelo and he fought like a champion today…
“I think Crawford is way better than Floyd Mayweather.”
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