The fact that a 6-foot-9 boxer weighing 250 pounds can easily beat a 5-foot-8 boxer weighing 140 pounds during a 12-round fight is what makes heavyweights the best in the world. The term “pound for pound” comes from “Sugar Ray Leonard,” a former middleweight and welterweight champion in the 1940s and 50s. He is considered the greatest boxer of all time despite Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson’s accomplishments.
The New York Sun highlighted the term two centuries before. The newspaper stated in 1888 that “the young men of today were the best ever seen by the world.”
The quote reads: “The old-time bruisers could be sifted without finding anyone who, pound-for pound, would hold his own against any of the current artists, from Sullivan to Mitchell, Dempsey or McAuliffe.” The pound-for -pound list ranks fighters according to one or more criteria. These include, for example, the quality of their victories, their accomplishments and their ability. Although a flyweight can easily beat a heavyweight in the ring, it could still be ranked higher by pound-for -pound rankings.
Business Insider has compiled this list based on three criteria: the number, quality and level of talent in a boxer’s victories and accomplishments.
We will now discuss the two most famous boxing matches in the world right now:
Vasyl Lomiakenko — 10 Knockouts in 14 wins against one loss.
Weight class : Lightweight.
Nationality: Ukrainian.
You will never enjoy boxing after watching Vasyl lomachenko. Lomachenko, who fought 397 fights and only lost once, is considered one of the best amateur boxers in history. He did, however, beat the same man twice for pure fun. During his amateur career, he won two World Amateur Titles and two Olympic Titles.
In 2013, he became a professional fight. He fought for a title in his second match, and won one in his third, despite losing. He has fought in several championships since then.
Lomachenko is an athlete and technical expert who has been likened to Neo in The Matrix. He reminds of Roy Jones Jr., the legendary boxer from the 1990s. He’s beaten Gary Russell Jr. and Guillermo Rigondeaux. But at 31, he could still be in for a great fight.
Titles attained: He has won titles in junior lightweight, featherweight and now the three-belt title of lightweight.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez — 53 Wins (36 Knockouts) Against One Loss And Two Draws.
Weight class : middleweight, super-middleweight, and lightweight.
Nationality: Mexican.
If weight classes were dart boards, you could blindfold yourself, drink some beer, and hit the weight class where “Canelo’s” championship belt is. Alvarez only has one loss on his record, which was a defeat against Floyd Mayweather when he was a 23-year-old light middleweight champion.
In the years that have followed, “Canelo”, has defeated Miguel Cotto and Daniel Jacobs. He also holds a two-battle contest with Gennady Glovkin. Alvarez has proven that he can beat anyone in middleweight, super-middleweight and light-heavyweight.
World titles won in both junior middleweight and lightweight weight classes.
