POWER RANKED: The 10 best male boxers in the world right now

Oleksandr Usyk holds the world championship belts aloft.

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Who are the world’s best boxers?
In this list, Insider looked at the quality of a boxer’s wins, achievements, and talent level.
Keep scrolling to find who we believe are the 10 best male fighters in the sport today.

No. 10 — Devin HaneyDevin Haney.

Name: Devin Haney.

Nationality: American.

Age: 23.

Weight class: Lightweight.

Pro boxing record: 28 wins (15 knockouts). Zero losses.

Accolades: Unified, undisputed, and undefeated champion at 135 pounds, with wins over Jorge Linares, Joseph Diaz, and George Kambosos.

No. 9 — Josh TaylorThings got tense during Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall’s weigh-in Friday.

Name: Josh Taylor.

Nationality: Scottish.

Age: 31.

Weight class: Super lightweight.

Pro boxing record: 19 wins (13 knockouts). Zero losses.

Accolades: Unified, undefeated, and former undisputed champion at 140 pounds, with top-tier wins over Viktor Postol, Regis Prograis, and Jose Ramirez.

No. 8 — Artur Beterbiev

Name: Artur Beterbiev.

Nationality: Russian-Canadian.

Age: 37.

Weight class: Light heavyweight.

Pro boxing record: 18 wins (18 knockouts). Zero losses.

Accolades: Unified and undefeated champion at 175 pounds, with good wins over Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Marcus Browne, and Joe Smith Jr.

No. 7 — Dmitry BivolDmitry Bivol wrecked Canelo Alvarez’s world.

Name: Dmitry Bivol.

Nationality: Russian.

Age: 31.

Weight class: Light heavyweight.

Pro boxing record: 20 wins (11 knockouts). Zero losses.

Accolades: A light heavyweight world boxing champion with solid wins over Jean Pascal, Joe Smith Jr., and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

No. 6 — Jermell CharloJermell Charlo dropped Erickson Lubin with a first-round, fight-finishing uppercut.

Name: Jermell Charlo.

Nationality: American.

Age: 32.

Weight class: Super welterweight.

Pro boxing record: 35 wins (19 knockouts) against one loss.

Accolades: Unified and undisputed champion at 154 pounds, with big wins over Erickson Lubin, Tony Harrison, Jeison Rosario, and Brian Castano.

No. 5 — Saul ‘Canelo’ AlvarezSaul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Name: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Nationality: Mexican.

Age: 31.

Weight class: Super middleweight.

Pro boxing record: 57 wins (39 knockouts) against two losses and two draws.

Accolades: A four-weight boxing champion with big wins over Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and Gennadiy Golovkin.

No. 4 — Naoya Inoue

Name: Naoya Inoue.

Nationality: Japanese.

Age: 29.

Weight class: Bantamweight.

Pro boxing record: 23 wins (20 knockouts).

Accolades: A three-weight boxing champion, Inoue has brilliant wins over Nonito Donaire (twice), Emmanuel Rodriguez, and Jason Maloney.

No. 3 — Terence CrawfordBob Arum and Terence Crawford.

Name: Terence Crawford.

Nationality: American.

Age: 34.

Weight class: Welterweight.

Pro boxing record: 38 wins (29 knockouts). Zero losses.

Accolades: A three-weight boxing champion with wins over Amir Khan, Kell Brook, and Shawn Porter.

No. 2 — Errol Spence

Name: Errol Spence Jr.

Nationality: American.

Age: 32.

Weight class: Welterweight.

Pro boxing record: 28 wins (22 knockouts). Zero losses.

Accolades: A unified and undefeated boxing champion at 147 pounds, Spence has an abundance of wins in the division, including victories over Kell Brook, Lamont Peterson, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia, and Yordenis Ugas.

No. 1 — Oleksandr UsykOleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua in London.

Name: Oleksandr Usyk.

Nationality: Ukrainian.

Age: 35.

Weight class: Heavyweight.

Pro boxing record: 19 wins (13 knockouts). Zero losses.

Accolades: A two-weight world champion, who cleared out the cruiserweight division and is close to doing the same at heavyweight, has big wins over Michael Hunter, Marco Huck, Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev, and Anthony Joshua.

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