World Boxing News provides an up-to-date Top 50 list of the Pound for Pound Boxing Rankings in the sport.
WBN’s pound-for-pound boxing rankings take world title wins, multi-weight titles, opponent caliber, and manner of victories into consideration.
Ability, longevity, and activity in a calendar year are also considered, along with reputation. Fighters earn more ranking kudos for defeating opponents also rated in the Top 50.
WBN Pound for Pound Top 50
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Pound for Pound Rankings
| 1 | Terence CRAWFORD |
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| 2 | Oleksandr USYK |
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| 3 | Naoya INOUE |
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| 4 | CANELO Alvarez |
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| 5 | Jesse RODRIGUEZ |
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| 6 | Vasiliy LOMACHENKO |
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| 7 | Dmitry BIVOL |
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| 8 | Gervonta DAVIS |
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| 9 | Devin HANEY |
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| 10 | Shakur STEVENSON |
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| 11 | Artur BETERBIEV |
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| 12 | Junto NAKATANI |
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| 13 | Kosei TANAKA |
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| 14 | David BENAVIDEZ | |
| 15 | Emauel NAVARRETE |
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| 16 | Fernando MARTINEZ |
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| 17 | Teofimo LOPEZ |
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| 18 | Juan ESTRADA | |
| 19 | Kenshiro TERAJI |
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| 20 | Janibek ALIMKHANULY |
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| 21 | Sebastian FUNDORA |
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| 22 | Jai OPETAIA |
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| 23 | Anthony JOSHUA | |
| 24 | Knockout CP FRESHMART |
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| 25 | Kazuto IOKA | |
| 26 | Jermall CHARLO | |
| 27 | Jermell CHARLO | |
| 28 | Jaron ENNIS |
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| 29 | Takuma INOUE |
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| 30 | Gilberto RAMIREZ |
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| 31 | Erislandy LARA |
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| 32 | Tyson FURY | |
| 33 | Vergil ORTIZ JR | |
| 34 | Rafael ESPINOZA |
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| 35 | Angelo LEO |
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| 36 | Denys BERINCHYK |
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| 37 | Jose RAMIREZ | |
| 38 | Israil MADRIMOV | |
| 39 | Stephen FULTON JR | |
| 40 | Marlon TAPALES | |
| 41 | Joseph PARKER | |
| 42 | Jaime MUNGUIA | |
| 43 | Brandon FIGUEROA | |
| 44 | Anthony CACACE |
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| 45 | Mario BARRIOS |
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| 46 | Liam PARO |
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| 47 | Oscar COLLAZO |
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| 48 | Noel MIKAELIAN |
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| 49 | Bakhram MURTAZALIEV |
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| 50 | Robson CONCEICAO |
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Recent Pound-for-Pound Rankings History
Canelo’s demise was undoubtedly for the gain of Oleksandr Usyk, who became the pound-for-pound king from a previous ranking of two. His undisputed achievements at cruiserweight and unified IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight victory over Anthony Joshua spoke for themselves.
Furthermore, seven world title belts in three years meant few outlets needed little argument about who replaced Canelo. Usyk held the coveted honor for over a year until Naoya Inoue became a four-weight champion and unified at Super Bantamweight.
Sadly for Inoue, scheduling saw him only keep his place for a paltry four days. That weekend, Terence Crawford demolished Errol Spence Jr. to become a two-weight undisputed king. Previously, WBN had planned to keep Inoue at the top regardless of the outcome of Crawford vs. Spence. However, the sheer manner of his victory meant Crawford was undeniably the number one.
In December, on Boxing Day, Inoue stopped Marlon Tapales when becoming undisputed through two weight classes twelve months apart. By then, there was no denying that Inoue should hold the top spot. Crawford fighting only once in 2023 didn’t help his cause. Inoue is always chasing the greatness he’s been accustomed to for so long.
Following a clash with Tyson Fury on May 18, 2024, Usyk regained the top spot by slaying the giant and securing his place as an all-time boxing great. Usyk took the undisputed heavyweight title, the first boxer in a quarter of a decade to achieve the feat, following on from heavyweight legend Lennox Lewis.
On August 3, 2024, Terence Crawford returned to the number one position after becoming a four-weight world champion against Israil Madrimov.
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