Rankings go up Mondays. No replace subsequent week, subsequent replace on August 14.
Ranked fights the subsequent two weeks:
Heavyweight: (4) Anthony Joshua vs (10) Dillian Whyte, Aug. 12
Junior Welterweight: (6) Gary Antuanne Russell vs Kent Cruz, Aug. 12
Junior Light-weight: (3) Oscar Valdez vs (4) Emanuel Navarrete, Aug. 12
Bantamweight: (8) Ryosuke Nishida vs Christian Medina, Aug. 11
Bantamweight: (2) Emmanuel Rodriguez vs Melvin Lopez, Aug. 12
Minimumweight: (8) Masataka Taniguchi vs Kenichi Horikawa, Aug. 5
Minimumweight: (3) Ginjiro Shigeoka vs (9) Daniel Valladares, Aug. 11
Girls’s P4P: (4) Amanda Serrano vs Heather Hardy, Aug. 5
Upcoming Fights: (4) Anthony Joshua vs (10) Dillian Whyte, Aug. 12 … (2) Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois, Aug. 26 … (5) Zhilei Zhang vs (9) Joe Joyce, Sept. 23 … (1) Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou, Oct. 28
Upcoming Fights: TBA
Upcoming Fights: (4) Anthony Yarde vs Ricky Summers, Sept. 23 … (2) Artur Beterbiev vs (3) Callum Smith, TBA
Upcoming Fights: (5) Christian Mbilli vs Demond Nicholson, Aug. 19 … (1) Canelo Alvarez vs Jermell Charlo, Sept. 30
Upcoming Fights: (4) Liam Smith vs (6) Chris Eubank Jr, Sept. 2
Notes: Yoenis Tellez’s third spherical wipeout of Sergio Garcia is extra spectacular than something Kurbanov or the departing Charles Conwell have supplied, actually. Kurbanov’s greatest “win” was a theft and Conwell hasn’t confronted a good opponent in two years. Tellez took three weeks’ discover, jumped in with a former European champ who went the space with Sebastian Fundora and Tony Harrison, and demolished him. In some divisions, this wouldn’t be sufficient. On this one, proper now, it’s.
Upcoming Fights: TBA
Notes: That settles that, then. Terence Crawford is the perfect welterweight on the earth. He has made his clear case as the perfect boxer on the earth. Crawford was Errol Spence’s superior in each potential manner on Saturday evening.
I nonetheless suppose, in the interim, Spence deserves to remain at No. 2. I believe Jaron Ennis is de facto good, very gifted, and I additionally suppose it’s seemingly that if he will get to No. 1 on this division, he’s going to do it type of the way in which Crawford — and Spence — needed to, by constructing their very own case with out assistance from beating the highest man(s) earlier than him.
Upcoming Fights: (4) Yordenis Ugas vs Keith Thurman, TBA
Upcoming Fights: (6) Gary Antuanne Russell vs Kent Cruz, Aug. 12 … (1) Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney, Oct. 28
Notes: It wasn’t essentially the most spectacular win for Isaac Cruz over Giovanni Cabrera, but it surely was a transparent sufficient one, I believed, even if you happen to may rating it to Cabrera if you happen to appreciated or appreciated his fashion, which takes a particular type of individual. I form of loved him in that matchup, truthfully, however I get why you simply wouldn’t wish to watch him. I do recommend that, like Luis Alberto Lopez, if you happen to attempt to “repair” him by making him extra typical, you’re going to remove the one factor he has going for him, which is being fucking bizarre for his opponents to combat.
My predominant concern with Cruz proper now could be simply that he’s single-minded about preventing Gervonta Davis once more. Like, I get it, and possibly it can occur — Tank must combat somebody — however Davis has repeatedly indicated no actual curiosity in a rematch, and I don’t suppose there’s a lot demand for one. I wouldn’t thoughts Cruz being so tunnel visioned besides he has handed on a lot larger alternatives to maintain taking these “PBC PPV undercard” kind fights in opposition to opponents who aren’t any actual menace to him. It’s simply not very fascinating until he truly will get Davis.
Upcoming Fights: (9) William Zepeda vs Mercito Gesta, Sept. 9
Upcoming Fights: (3) Oscar Valdez vs (4) Emanuel Navarrete, Aug. 12 … (1) Joe Cordina vs TBA, Sept. 30
Notes: Robeisy Ramirez had no hassle with Satoshi Shimizu on July 25, which was about as anticipated. Shimizu was an excellent newbie, however not on the extent of Ramirez, and as a professional he’s additionally not close to the extent of Ramirez. Robeisy simply had every little thing on him within the fashion matchup, and Shimizu can also be outdated now. I don’t suppose Ramirez proved something new, however he did make the assertion that was obtainable to be made as a substitute of cruising.
Once more, I believe you possibly can have any of the highest three as your No. 1 proper now. It’s a really tight race.
Upcoming Fights: (2) Luis Alberto Lopez vs Joet Gonzalez, Sept. 15
Notes: Properly, right here he’s! Naoya Inoue smoked Stephen Fulton Jr to win the WBC and WBO titles in his first combat at 122, and he’s the clear high canine within the division instantly, no query about it.
It looks as if Inoue will get the undisputed alternative with Marlon Tapales, who holds the WBA and IBF belts. Tapales has been cleared to combat for undisputed as a substitute of fielding necessary challengers, and was in attendance and joined Inoue within the ring post-fight. I don’t suppose there’s anybody on the planet who will choose Tapales to win aside from Tapales, but when Inoue goes to stay at 122 for not less than one other combat, that’s the combat.
With Inoue, although, you do perceive why coach Robert Garcia stated not less than semi-seriously that we is perhaps ready till he’s actually excessive in weight — Garcia stated 135 — to see him truly challenged, as a result of Fulton didn’t get something completed right here. Stephen Espinoza of Showtime has floated a Tank Davis vs Inoue concept, for apparent enterprise causes. “It’s solely 13 lbs,” he stated, which, like, uh.
All that stated, and even with me considerably balking at Espinoza’s suggestion that 13 lbs is not any massive deal, you need to admit that Inoue has up to now been the type of fighter the place you actually do begin pondering of the ridiculous and, for many, completely unimaginable.
He began at 108. You already know who else began his profession at 108? Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao received his first world title at 112. He finally received world titles at 122, 126, 130, 135, 140, 147, and, technically, 154. For nearly each fighter, even actually good ones, even most nice ones, successful world titles at 122 after beginning at 108 isn’t doable. Chocolatito Gonzalez is without doubt one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of his period and he’s fairly clearly capped at 115 after beginning at 108.
Inoue is particular. What he’s completed already is absurd. Who’s to say he can’t preserve doing the absurd? His fundamentals are distinctive, his energy simply retains translating to each new division, and whereas I don’t imply to get mystical, he simply has an aura that solely a choose few carry.
Now personally, I believe Robeisy at 126 may current some actual problem, and Luis Alberto Lopez is awkward sufficient that I believe he may, too. However hey, why not dream massive? Guys like Inoue make boxing one thing higher than boxing cares to make itself. As a single fighter, he’s a motive to maintain following a sport that insults you almost weekly for following it.
Upcoming Fights: TBA
Notes: I believe we’d have seen in regards to the finish of the road for Nonito Donaire in his loss to Alexandro Santiago, which I believed was a lot wider and clearer than even the judges had it. However Nonito didn’t point out any intention to retire, so he stays ranked, and I may see the Nonito who fought on Saturday beating Takuma Inoue, who has a belt, and doesn’t have the type of energy that might preserve Donaire at bay in any respect.
As for the rankings right here, this stays type of a holding listing in the intervening time, as it is a division nonetheless in main transition after Naoya Inoue scattered the belts. The fourth and closing belt will likely be claimed on Aug. 12 when Emmanuel Rodriguez fights Melvin Lopez. After that, I’ll assess the state of issues a bit extra, so this may very well be a really totally different high 10 subsequent trip. There is no such thing as a clear No. 1, and there received’t beat it doesn’t matter what occurs in Rodriguez-Lopez, both.
So for the second, I’m simply chucking Santiago within the high spot. I believed he ran away with it in opposition to Donaire, who was type of like a steward of the division within the king’s absence. Like Denethor!
Upcoming Fights: (8) Ryosuke Nishida vs Christian Medina, Aug. 11 … (2) Emmanuel Rodriguez vs Melvin Lopez, Aug. 12
Upcoming Fights: (4) Junto Nakatani vs Argi Cortes, Sept. 18
Upcoming Fights: (1) Sunny Edwards vs (2) Jesse Rodriguez, TBA
Upcoming Fights: (1) Kenshiro Teraji vs (5) Hekkie Budler, Sept. 18
Upcoming Fights: (8) Masataka Taniguchi vs Kenichi Horikawa, Aug. 5 … (3) Ginjiro Shigeoka vs (9) Daniel Valladares, Aug. 11
Notes: You already know, I do know they had been each within the ring and all after Seniesa Estrada’s win over Leonela Yudica on Friday, however I didn’t truly hear a single factor from both of them that made me notably assured Estrada will combat Yokasta Valle subsequent. So contemplate me skeptical and hopeful to be confirmed improper.
Upcoming Fights: (4) Amanda Serrano vs Heather Hardy, Aug. 5
