New middleweight king Canelo Alvarez has jumped back into the Pound for Pound Top five for the first time since failing a drugs test.
The Mexican was riding high in the top ten for several years until being flagged for Clenbuterol and handed a suspension.
Canelo’s six-month ban left no choice but to remove the two-weight world ruler from his lofty position until an impressive win over Gennady Golovkin over the weekend.
A Las Vegas rematch saw Canelo and Golovkin trade blows in a classic battle for twelve rounds, with either fighter claiming victory.
In the end, it was Canelo who took the spoils and the 160-pound belt, leaving a trilogy fight as a major option.
Calls for Canelo to be labeled the number one on the planet have since been heard. However, Vasyl Lomachenko remains number one on the WBN list.
The current WBN Fighter of the Year, Lomachenko, has achieved an unbelievable amount in just under five years as a pro.
A triumph over Jorge Linares cemented his place in May and keeps the Ukrainian above Canelo…but only just.
Mikey Garcia drops to third, whilst Golovkin himself only gives way to Canelo from fifth to sixth.
Current Pound for Pound Top 20 (1-10):
1 Vasyl Lomachenko – LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 2
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0, 1 KO
2 Canelo Alvarez – MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 4
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
3 Mikey Garcia – LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 5
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0
4 Oleksandr Usyk – CRUISERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 15
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0
5 Terence Crawford – WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 3
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0, 1 KO
6 Gennady Golovkin – MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 1
RECORD IN 2018: 1-1, 1 KO
7 Manny Pacquiao – WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 22
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0, 1 KO
8 Naoya Inoue – BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 6
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0, 1 KO
9 Anthony Joshua – HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 13
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
10 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai – SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 9
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
(11-20)
11 Leo Santa Cruz
12 Wanheng Menayothin
13 Donnie Nietes
14 Deontay Wilder
15 Carl Frampton
16 Juan Estrada
17 Errol Spence
18 Shawn Porter
19 Adonis Stevenson
20 Kazuto Ioka
View the full P4P list here
