World Boxing News listed the Pound for Pound Top 50 Boxers in the world in January 2020. Canelo Alvarez takes the top spot into a new decade.
Pound for Pound Top 20 Boxers – January 2020
1 Canelo Alvarez
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 2
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 1 KO
2 Vasyl Lomachenko
LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 1
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 1 KO
3 Naoya Inoue
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 7
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 1 KO
4 Errol Spence
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 18
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0
5 Manny Pacquiao
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 11
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0
6 Gennady Golovkin
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 6
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 1 KO
7 Terence Crawford
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 5
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 2 KO
8 Oleksandr Usyk
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 3
RECORD IN 2019: 1-0, 1 KO
9 Juan Estrada
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 17
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 1 KO
10 Deontay Wilder
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 12
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 2 KO
11 Tyson Fury
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 9
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 1 KO
12 Leo Santa Cruz
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 15
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0
13 Kosei Tanaka
FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 14
RECORD IN 2019: 3-0, 2 KO
14 Anthony Joshua
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 13
RECORD IN 2019: 1-1
15 Mikey Garcia
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 4
RECORD IN 2019: 0-1
16 Kazuto Ioka
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 31
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 1 KO
17 Donnie Nietes
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 8
RECORD IN 2019:
18 Wanheng Menayothin
MINIMUMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 16
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0
19 Shawn Porter
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 19
RECORD IN 2019: 1-1
20 Jose Ramirez
SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2019: 2-0, 2 KO
About the WBN P4P Top 50
WBN’s Pound for Pound Rankings are based on – World title wins, multi-weight titles, the caliber of opponents, and the manner of victories.
Longevity and activity in a calendar year are also considered for the Pound for Pound list.
Fighters earn more Pound for Pound Ranking points for defeating opponents also rated in the Top 50. Star ratings are based on achievement in the sport.
*Fighters who fail to arrange an upcoming fight for twelve months will forfeit their ranking (barring injury).
