Oleksandr Usyk is the best boxer in the world regardless of weight according to ESPN
24 July 18:04
The American sports TV channel ESPN has published an updated ranking of the world’s best boxers regardless of weight category (pound-for-pound). The first place in it was once again taken by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, reports "Komersant Ukrainian".
The publication notes that all 17 ESPN experts unanimously put Usyk at the top of the list. This happened after his confident victory in a rematch against the British Daniel Dubois, whom Usyk knocked out in the fifth round, retaining all his heavyweight titles.
Naoya Inoue, the absolute lightweight champion of the world from Japan, is on the second place of the rating. The top three is rounded out by American Terence Crawford, who holds the welterweight titles.
As a reminder, Usyk holds the WBO, WBA, WBC, IBO belts and regained the IBF title by defeating Dubois in a rematch.