Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk was recognized as the best boxer in the world regardless of weight category, displacing the Japanese champion in the second lightest weight, Naoya Inoue, from this position. This recognition was the culmination of a successful career for Usyk, who recently won an outstanding victory over Britain's Tyson Fury.
The fight with Tyson Fury, which took place a few days ago, became one of the most anticipated fights in the world of boxing. Usyk and Fury met in a 12-round match, which took place with great tension and high skill from both sides. As a result, according to the judges' decision, Oleksandr Usyk won, which once again confirmed his status as one of the best boxers of our time.
After this fight, the authoritative magazine The Ring published an updated rating of the best boxers in the world regardless of weight category, in which Usyk became the new leader of the rating, pushing Naoya Inoue from Japan to second place. He recently defended the title of absolute champion in the second lightest weight in a fight with Louis Neri.
American Terence Crawford is in third place. On August 3 in Los Angeles, he will have his first fight in the 1st middleweight division against Israel Madrimov of Uzbekistan.
Currently, The Ring's top 10 P4P rankings look like this:
Oleksandr Usyk;
Naoya Inoue;
Terence Crawford;
Saul Alvarez;
Artur Beterbiev;
Dmytro Bivol;
Errol Spence;
Jervonta Davis;
Jesse Rodriguez;
Dzunto Nakatani.
It should be added that Usyk will be the absolute champion only until June 1, 2024. According to ESPN, the International Boxing Federation (IBF) plans to take away his belt, as the Ukrainian missed the mandatory title defense.
