World Boxing News releases the first pound-for-pound rankings of the year as the best fifty boxers in the world are rated as we embark on a brand new year in 2021.
Canelo Alvarez remains undoubtedly the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.
1 Canelo Alvarez
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 1
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
2 Errol Spence
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 4
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
3 Tyson Fury
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 11
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
4 Teofimo Lopez
LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
5 Naoya Inoue
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 3
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
6 Terence Crawford
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 7
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
7 Manny Pacquiao
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 5
RECORD IN 2020:
8 Oleksandr Usyk
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 8
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
9 Kazuto Ioka
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 16
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
10 Gennadiy Golovkin
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 6
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
11 Juan Estrada
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 9
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
12 Vasyl Lomachenko
LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 2
RECORD IN 2020: 0-1
13 Gervonta Davis
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 24
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
14 Anthony Joshua
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 14
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
15 Mikey Garcia
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 15
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
16 Jose Ramirez
SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 20
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
17 Roman Gonzalez
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2020: 2-0, 1 KO
18 Shawn Porter
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 19
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
19 Leo Santa Cruz
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 12
RECORD IN 2020: 0-1
20 Kosei Tanaka
FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 13
RECORD IN 2020: 0-1
21 Miguel Berchelt
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 22
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
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22 Deontay Wilder
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 10
RECORD IN 2020: 0-1
23 Artur Beterbiev
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 21
RECORD IN 2020:
24 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 28
RECORD IN 2020: 2-0, 1 KO
25 Jermell Charlo
SUPER WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
26 Josh Taylor
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 23
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
27 Regis Prograis
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 25
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
28 Jermall Charlo
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 38
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
29 Gary Russell Jr.
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 29
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
30 Nonito Donaire
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 26
RECORD IN 2020:
31 Wanheng Menayothin
MINIMUMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 18
RECORD IN 2020: 0-1
32 Daniel Jacobs
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 27
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
33 Keith Thurman
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 30
RECORD IN 2020:
34 Andy Ruiz Jr.
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 31
RECORD IN 2020:
35 Moruti Mthalane
FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 32
RECORD IN 2020:
36 Guillermo Rigondeaux
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 36
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
37 Dmitry Bivol
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 33
RECORD IN 2020:
38 Mairis Briedis
CRUISERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
39 Emanuel Navarrete
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 49
RECORD IN 2020: 2-0, 1 KO
40 Luis Nery
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
41 Murodjon Akhmadaliev
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
42 Jerwin Ancajas
SUPER FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 40
RECORD IN 2020:
43 Demetrius Andrade
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 41
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
44 David Benavidez
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 47
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
45 Gilberto Ramirez
SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 45
RECORD IN 2020:
46 Billy Joe Saunders
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 50
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
47 Hiroto Kyoguchi
LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 43
RECORD IN 2020:
48 John Riel Casimero
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0, 1 KO
49 Rey Vargas
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 44
RECORD IN 2020:
50 Jamel Herring
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2020: 1-0
