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Pound for Pound Top 50 boxers in the world: January 2018

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As we head into another busy boxing calendar, the current Pound for Pound Top 50 list has been finalized for January 2018.

All records have been reset for the New Year as fighters vie to be recognized as the Pound for Pound best on the planet.

As we leave 2017 behind, Gennady Golovkin holds the honor of holding the P4P crown, with Vasyl Lomachenko in second place.

Ironically, both champions are heading the race to be hailed as WBN’s Fighter of the Year for 2017 as voted for by readers.

Also in the top ten are the likes of Terence Crawford, who is about to attempt to clean up in another division after dominating at 140, whilst Canelo Alvarez would need to defeat Golovkin in a rematch to state his case to be number one.

Mikey Garcia, Naoya Inoue, Keith Thurman, Jorge Linares, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and forthcoming opponent Juan Estrada all make up the rest of the main spots.

Pound for Pound list – January 2018:

1 Gennady Golovkinย 
2 Vasyl Lomachenkoย 
3 Terence Crawfordย 
4 Canelo Alvarezย 
5 Mikey Garciaย 
6 Naoya Inoueย 
7 Keith Thurmanย 
8 Jorge Linares
9 Srisaket Sor Rungvisaiย 
10 Juan Estradaย 
11 Leo Santa Cruz
12 Donnie Nietes
13 Anthony Joshua
14 Deontay Wilder
15 Aleksandr Usyk
16 Wanheng Menayothin
17 Sergey Kovalev
18 Carl Frampton
19 Kosei Tanaka
20 Adonis Stevenson

21-50

21 Errol Spence Jr
22 Manny Pacquiao
23 Badou Jack
24 Abner Mares
25 Erislandy Lara
26 Roman Gonzalez
27 Gary Russell Jr.
28 Danny Garcia
29 Guillermo Rigondeaux
30 Ryan Burnett
31 Ryoichi Taguchi
32 Jamie McDonnell
33 Gilberto Ramirez
34 Danny Jacobs
35 Jessie Magdaleno
36 Shawn Porter
37 Rances Barthelemy
38 Miguel Berchelt
39 Murat Gassiev
40 Terry Flanagan
41 Nonito Donaire
42 Luis Nery
43 Lamont Peterson
44 George Groves
45 Shinsuke Yamanaka
46 Billy Joe Saunders
47 Jermall Charlo
48 Sadam Ali
49 Rey Vargas
50 Jeff Horn

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