As an action-packed year begins, here’s a look at how the WBN Pound for Pound Top 50 looks at the turn of 2019.
On the back of another history-making twelve months, Vasyl Lomachenko leads the way at the top of ratings.
Pound for Pound Rankings – January 2019
LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 2
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
2 Canelo Alvarez
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 4
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
3 Oleksandr Usyk
CRUISERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 15
RECORD IN 2018: 3-0. 1 KO
4 Mikey Garcia
LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 5
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0
5 Terence Crawford
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 3
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 2 KO
6 Gennady Golovkin
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 1
RECORD IN 2018: 1-1, 1 KO
7 Naoya Inoue
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 6
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 2 KO
8 Donnie Nietes
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 12
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0-1, 1 KO
9 Tyson Fury
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0-1
10 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 9
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
11 to 20
11 Manny Pacquiao
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 22
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0, 1 KO
12 Deontay Wilder
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 14
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0-1, 1 KO
13 Anthony Joshua
HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 13
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
14 Kosei Tanaka
FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 19
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
15 Leo Santa Cruz
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY 2018: 11
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
16 Wanheng Menayothin
MINIMUMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 16
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
17 Juan Estrada
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 10
RECORD IN 2018: 1-1
18 Errol Spence
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 21
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 2 KO’s
19 Shawn Porter
WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 36
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
20 Badou Jack
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 23
RECORD IN 2018: 0-0-1
21 to 30
21 Jorge Linares
SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 8
RECORD IN 2018: 2-1, 1 KO
22 Daniel Jacobs
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 34
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0
23 Roman Gonzalez
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 26
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0, 1 KO
24 Gary Russell Jr.
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 27
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
25 Gervonta Davis
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0, 1 KO
26 Miguel Berchelt
SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 38
RECORD IN 2018: 3-0, 3 KO’s
27 Jarrett Hurd
SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
28 Oleksandr Gvozdyk
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
29 Callum Smith
SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
30 Guillermo Rigondeaux
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 29
RECORD IN 2018:
31 – 40
31 Kazuto Ioka
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 1-1
32 Nonito Donaire
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 41
RECORD IN 2018: 1-1, 1 KO
33 Josh Warrington
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0
34 Dmitry Bivol
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 3-0, 1 KO
35 Gilberto Ramirez
SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 33
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
36 Abner Mares
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 24
RECORD IN 2018: 0-1
37 Moruti Mthalane
FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
38 Carl Frampton
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 18
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
39 James DeGale
SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0
40 Jermall Charlo
MIDDLEWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 47
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
41 to 50
41 Rey Vargas
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
42 Ryan Burnett
BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 30
RECORD IN 2018: 1-1
43 Jerwin Ancajas
SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-0, 1 KO
44 Hiroto Kyoguchi
LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 3-0, 2 KO
45 Oscar Valdez
FEATHERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
46 Ken Shiro
LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 3-0, 2 KO
47 Luis Nery
SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: 42
RECORD IN 2018: 3-0, 3 KO’s
48 Mairis Briedis
CRUISERWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 2-1
49 Eleider Alvarez
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0, 1 KO
50 Maurice Hooker
SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT
RANKING IN JANUARY: NE
RECORD IN 2018: 1-0
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