{"id":35389,"date":"2025-09-17T08:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/crawford-dethrones-canelo-new-pound-for-pound-king-of-boxing\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T08:10:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:10:01","slug":"crawford-dethrones-canelo-new-pound-for-pound-king-of-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/boxing\/crawford-dethrones-canelo-new-pound-for-pound-king-of-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Crawford dethrones Canelo: New pound-for-pound King of Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Terence Crawford Destroys Usyk and Tops the Pound-for-Pound Ranking<\/h2>\n\nAfter 16 months, Terence Crawford returns to the top of boxing, surpassing Oleksandr Usyk in the pound-for-pound ranking. This change comes after Usyk&#8217;s victory over Tyson Fury for the heavyweight title in May 2024.\n\nCrawford (42-0, 31 KOs) achieved an impressive unanimous decision victory over Canelo \u00c1lvarez in Las Vegas on Saturday, which catapulted him from third place to number one. This triumph not only demonstrated his skill, but also his courage in moving up two weight classes to challenge Canelo for the undisputed super middleweight championship.\n\nCrawford&#8217;s victory makes him the only boxer in the four-belt era (since 2007) to be undisputed champion in three divisions: super lightweight, welterweight, and super middleweight.\n\nCanelo \u00c1lvarez (62-3-2, 39 KOs), a four-division champion, suffered his first defeat since losing to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022, when he moved up a division to challenge for the light heavyweight title. Following his defeat to Crawford, Canelo drops two positions, ranking at number 10.\n\nNaoya Inoue also had an outstanding performance on Sunday in Nagoya, Japan, successfully defending his undisputed super bantamweight championship with a convincing unanimous decision victory over Murodjon Akhmadaliev.\n\nDespite his victory, Inoue (31-0, 27 KOs) drops one spot, landing at number 3 in the rankings. This change reflects the growing support for Crawford, more than any flaw in Inoue&#8217;s performance.\n\nThe Alofoke Deportes panel of experts, made up of Andreas Hale, Timothy Bradley Jr., Joe Tessitore, Teddy Atlas, Nick Parkinson, Eric Raskin, Bernardo Osuna, Eric Woodyard, Bernardo Pilatti, Charles Moynihan, Salvador Rodriguez, Claudia Trejos, Jim Zirolli, Michael Mascaro, Aladdin Freeman, Victor Lopez and Damian Delgado Averhoff, shared their votes.\n\n\n<p><strong>Results updated as of September 17th.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ranking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>TERENCE CRAWFORD<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 42-0, 31 KOs\nDivision: Super Middleweight (undisputed champion)\nLast fight: Won by unanimous decision (UD12) against Canelo \u00c1lvarez, September 13th\nNext fight: To be confirmed\n\nCrawford shone by surpassing Canelo, becoming the undisputed super middleweight champion. He moved up two weight classes and dominated a boxer considered the face of boxing, leaving him frustrated. With his third undisputed status, Crawford establishes himself as the best pound-for-pound boxer of today, and possibly of this generation.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>OLEKSANDR USYK<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 24-0, 15 KOs\nDivision: Heavyweight (undisputed champion)\nLast fight: KO victory in the fifth round (KO5) against Daniel Dubois, July 19\nNext fight: To be confirmed\n\nUsyk is solidifying his position as the best heavyweight of this century. His definitive victory over Dubois made him undisputed champion once again. Joseph Parker could be next on the list, but with two wins over Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, and Dubois, Usyk has little left to prove.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>NAOYA INOUE<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 31-0, 27 KOs<br>\nDivision: Super bantamweight (undisputed champion)<br>\nLast fight: Victory by unanimous decision (UD12) against Murodjon Akhmadaliev, September 14th<br>\nNext fight: December 27th vs. David Picasso\n\nInoue was exceptional in defeating Akhmadaliev. However, Crawford&#8217;s performance against Canelo made it difficult for Inoue to maintain his position. Inoue continues to demonstrate his excellence in the ring, using his skill to dominate Akhmadaliev by unanimous decision. He will compete for the fourth time in 2025 against Picasso on December 27, but the fight everyone is waiting for is the clash with the current bantamweight champion, Junto Nakatani, in 2026.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>DMITRY BIVOL<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 24-1, 12 KOs\nDivision: Light Heavyweight (unified champion)\nLast fight: Majority decision (MD12) victory against Artur Beterbiev, February 22\nNext fight: To be confirmed\n\nBivol avenged his only defeat by defeating Beterbiev on February 22nd with an excellent performance. He will avoid David Benavidez (for now) and will likely face Beterbiev in a rematch. If he is victorious, an expected showdown with Benavidez could be on the agenda for 2026.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>JESSE RODRIGUEZ<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 22-0, 15 KOs<br>\nDivision: Super Flyweight (unified champion)<br>\nLast fight: Technical knockout victory in the tenth round (TKO10) against Phumelela Cafu, July 19<br>\nNext fight: November 22 vs. Fernando Daniel Martinez\n\nAt 25 years old, Rodriguez continues to be underestimated despite his pound-for-pound status. He added another world title by defeating Cafu. In the smaller weight categories, Inoue is often mentioned, but perhaps we should talk more about &#8220;Bam&#8221;. He will face Martinez in November, which will give him the opportunity to be considered the boxer of the year.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>ARTUR BETERBIEV<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 21-1, 20 KOs<br>\nDivision: Light Heavyweight<br>\nLast fight: Defeat by majority decision (MD12) against Dmitry Bivol, February 22<br>\nNext fight: November 22 vs. Deon Nicholson\n\nBeterbiev suffered the only loss of his professional career in a rematch against Bivol on February 22, but still had a great performance against another pound-for-pound boxer. Unfortunately, the rematch will have to wait, as Bivol underwent back surgery that will keep him out of action until next year. Beterbiev will stay active and face Nicholson on November 22 at the Riyadh Season event, headlined by David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>SHAKUR STEVENSON<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 24-0, 11 KOs<br>\nDivision: Lightweight (champion)<br>\nLast fight: Unanimous decision victory (UD12) against William Zepeda, July 12<br>\nNext fight: To be confirmed\n\nStevenson finally had the type of opponent that the fans were asking for and, once again, he emerged victorious, adding a bit more aggression to his impeccable tactical style. He dominated Zepeda on July 12 in New York in an exciting performance. The biggest criticism Stevenson faces is that he almost makes it look too easy and is limited to winning by decision. He was expected to have problems with a high-volume puncher like Zepeda, but he was able to handle everything Zepeda threw at him. Stevenson used a body jab, uppercuts, and effective combinations to slow down Zepeda and put an end to any complaints about the lack of offense.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>DAVID BENAVIDEZ<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 30-0, 24 KOs\nDivision: Light Heavyweight (champion)\nLast fight: Unanimous decision victory (UD12) against David Morrell, February 1st\nNext fight: November 22nd vs. Anthony Yarde\n\n\n<p>For some reason, nobody wants to fight Benavidez. He did everything necessary at 168 pounds, but couldn&#8217;t get a fight with Canelo. Now he finds himself in a similar position at light heavyweight, as Bivol vacated the WBC title to face Beterbiev in a rematch, instead of facing Benavidez. With victories over Caleb Plant, Demetrius Andrade, and David Morrell on his resume, it&#8217;s only a matter of time until Benavidez, nicknamed &#8220;The Mexican Monster&#8221;, tests himself against the biggest names in the sport. But first, he will face Yarde in November. The most terrifying thing is that he is only 28 years old and hasn&#8217;t yet reached his physical prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>JUNTO NAKATANI<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 31-0, 24 KOs<br>\nDivision: Bantamweight (unified champion)<br>\nLast fight: Technical knockout victory in the sixth round (TKO6) against Ryosuke Nishida, June 8<br>\nNext fight: To be confirmed\n\nThe other pound-for-pound boxer from Japan on this list unified the bantamweight titles on June 8 against IBF titleholder Nishida. &#8220;Big Bang&#8221; is exciting to watch and has won his five bantamweight fights by knockout since moving up from super flyweight last February. An eventual showdown between Nakatani and Inoue seems to be on the horizon, in what would be the biggest fight in Japanese history.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>CANELO ALVAREZ<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nRecord: 63-3-2, 39 KOs\nDivision: Super Middleweight\nLast fight: Lost by unanimous decision (UD12) against Terence Crawford, September 13\nNext fight: To be confirmed\n\nThe Mexican superstar had no answers for Crawford and kindly surrendered his undisputed super middleweight titles in front of more than 70,000 fans at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Canelo has been a pound-for-pound boxer for a decade, but Crawford completely outboxed him. Canelo is only 35 years old, but he has a lot of mileage on his body with almost 70 fights in a 20-year professional career. Are we witnessing the final years of one of the best Mexican boxers of all time? All eyes will be on Canelo&#8217;s future.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Classification Method<\/h3>\n\n\nThe rankings are based on a descending points system, where a first-place vote awards 10 points, a second-place vote awards nine points, and so on. A tie favors the boxer with the higher ranking, then the one with the most votes in that ranking.\n\nOthers who received votes: Teofimo Lopez Jr. (7), Gervonta Davis (5), Janibek Alimkhanuly (1), Rafael Espinoza (1).\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is how our editors voted<\/h3>\n\n\nBradley: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3: Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Rodriguez, 6. Nakatani, 7. Stevenson, 8. Beterbiev, 9. Alvarez, 10. Benavidez\n\nHale: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Rodriguez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Benavidez, 8. Stevenson, 9. Alvarez, 10. Nakatani\n\nAtlas: 1. Usyk, 2. Crawford, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Benavidez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Stevenson, 8. Rodriguez, 9. Nakatani, 10. Espinoza\n\nTessitore: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Beterbiev, 5. Bivol, 6. Rodriguez, 7. Nakatani, 8. Benavidez, 9. Stevenson, 10. Davis\n\nParkinson: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Rodriguez, 7. Nakatani, 8. Alvarez, 9. Stevenson, 10. Benavidez\n\nRaskin: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Rodriguez, 7. Stevenson, 8. Benavidez, 9. Alvarez, 10. Nakatani\n\nOsuna: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Rodriguez, 6. Stevenson, 7. Nakatani, 8. Beterbiev, 9. Alvarez, 10. Benavidez\n\nRodriguez: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Rodriguez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Nakatani, 8. Benavidez, 9. Stevenson, 10. Alvarez\n\nTrejos: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Rodriguez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Stevenson, 8. Alvarez, 9. Benavidez, 10. Nakatani\n\nWoodyard: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Rodriguez, 6. Stevenson, 7. Benavidez, 8. Davis, 9. Beterbiev, 10. Nakatani\n\nMoynihan: 1. Usyk, 2. Crawford, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Stevenson, 7. Rodriguez, 8. Benavidez, 9. Alvarez, 10. Davis\n\nPilatti: 1. Usyk, 2. Inoue, 3. Crawford, 4. Bivol, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Rodriguez, 7. Benavidez, 8. Stevenson, 9. Nakatani, 10. Alimkhanuly\n\nZirolli: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Stevenson, 5. Bivol, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Rodriguez, 8. Lopez, 9. Nakatani, 10. Benavidez\n\nMascaro: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Rodriguez, 5. Bivol, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Nakatani, 8. Benavidez, 9. Davis, 10. Lopez\n\nFreeman: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Rodriguez, 5. Bivol, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Stevenson, 8. Nakatani, 9. Alvarez, 10. Lopez\n\nLopez: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Rodriguez, 7. Stevenson, 8. Benavidez, 9. Nakatani, 10. Alvarez\n\nDelgado Averhoff: 1. Crawford, 2. Usyk, 3. Inoue, 4. Bivol, 5. Rodriguez, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Benavidez, 8. Stevenson, 9. Lopez, 10. Nakatani\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alofoke Deportes Experts Survey<\/h3>\n\n\nFirst place: Crawford (14), Usyk (3)\n\nSecond place: Usyk (14), Crawford (2), Inoue (1)\n\nThird place: Inoue (16), Crawford (1)\n\nFourth place: Bivol (13), Rodriguez (2), Beterbiev (1), Stevenson (1)\n\nFifth place: Rodriguez (7), Beterbiev (5), Bivol (4), Benavidez (1)\n\nSixth place: Beterbiev (8), Rodriguez (5), Stevenson (3), Nakatani (1)\n\nSeventh place: Stevenson (6), Nakatani (5), Benavidez (4), Rodriguez (2)\n\nEighth place: Benavidez (6), Stevenson (3), Beterbiev (2), Canelo (2), Rodriguez (1), Nakatani (1), Lopez (1), Davis (1)\n\nNinth place: Alvarez (6), Stevenson (4), Nakatani (4), Beterbiev (1), Benavidez (1), Lopez (1)\n\nTenth place: Nakatani (5), Benavidez (4), Alvarez (2), Lopez (2), Davis (2), Akhmadaliev (1), Espinoza (1)","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terence Crawford Destroys Usyk and Tops the Pound-for-Pound Ranking After 16 months, Terence Crawford returns to the top of boxing, surpassing Oleksandr Usyk in the pound-for-pound ranking. This change comes after Usyk&#8217;s victory over Tyson Fury for the heavyweight title in May 2024. Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) achieved an impressive unanimous decision victory over Canelo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[205,900,8859,902],"class_list":{"0":"post-35389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-canelo-alvarez","10":"tag-pound-for-pound","11":"tag-terence-crawford"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}