Ryan Garcia can’t be ranked, Haney can’t be No. 1, who’s top at 140?

Subsequent replace will come Monday, Might 6, later within the day to offer time for Inoue vs Nery (and a stacked undercard) to complete that morning.

Ranked fights this era:

Tremendous Middleweight: (1) Canelo Alvarez vs (2) Jaime Munguia, Might 4

Tremendous Welterweight: (7) Yoenis Tellez vs Joseph Jackson, Apr. 26

Welterweight: (3) Mario Barrios vs Fabian Maidana, Might 4

Featherweight: (3) Brandon Figueroa vs Jessie Magdaleno, Might 4

Tremendous Bantamweight: (1) Naoya Inoue vs (2) Luis Nery, Might 6

Bantamweight: (3) Emmanuel Rodriguez vs (9) Ryosuke Nishida, Might 4

Bantamweight: (2) Takuma Inoue vs Sho Ishida, Might 6

Bantamweight: (4) Jason Moloney vs Yoshiki Takei, Might 6

Flyweight: (3) Seigo Yuri Akui vs (9) Taku Kuwahara, Might 6

Notes: Jared Anderson holds at No. 8 after a uninteresting however clear win over Ryad Merhy. If we began penalizing individuals for being boring in victory, a whole lot of issues can be completely different, and it’d be laborious to fill out high 10s.

Upcoming Fights: (1) Oleksandry Usyk vs (2) Tyson Fury, Might 18 … (7) Frank Sanchez vs (10) Agit Kabayel, Might 18 … (6) Zhilei Zhang vs (9) Deontay Wilder, June 1 … (5) Filip Hrgovic vs Daniel Dubois, June 1

Upcoming Fights: (1) Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis, Might 18 … (2) Chris Billam-Smith vs (3) Richard Riakporhe, TBA

Upcoming Fights: (1) Dmitry Bivol vs (2) Artur Beterbiev, June 1 … (7) Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs David Benavidez, June 15

Notes: One factor I’ve taken to today is just not leaving guys sitting round within the rankings of a division they won’t be competing in going ahead. The 2 Davids, Benavidez and Morrell, are each headed to 175. They may give that division an enormous raise. Each are transferring up as a result of there’s actually nothing fascinating for them to do at 168; I imply, they may have fought each other, however PBC don’t appear significantly focused on doing that, so add that onto “not gonna get Canelo,” and there’s nothing fascinating that’s actually doable for them.

In a way, you could possibly say Canelo has really cleaned out 168 by advantage of not preventing Benavidez or Morrell. They’re gone! It additionally means Canelo vs Munguia is, in my estimation, a 1 vs 2 matchup. So whenever you actually break it down, Canelo is taking the very best battle at 168! Slippery Saul has accomplished it once more!

So we’ve bought two guys out and a refresh of those rankings. That is how I consider the division proper now, with out two high guys who’re transferring on. I do know it appears bizarre to rank Andrade coming off of a brave-but-brutal loss, but it surely was to Benavidez, who none of those different guys save maybe Canelo would possible do any higher in opposition to, and I imply, take a look at this group. Andrade can’t compete with these guys? After all he can.

Carlos Gongora additionally falls out, as a result of whereas I like Gongora, rating him comes on the power of what, a twelfth spherical semi-miracle win over Ali Akhmedov in late 2020? It’s mid-2024, lads. He’s gone 3-2 since, with losses to Lerrone Richards and Mbilli and his greatest win is Chris Pearson. Simply a part of the reshuffle. He would possibly beat Berlanga. He won’t.

Diego Pacheco gained a number of weeks in the past. Wasn’t his greatest exhibiting, but it surely’s fully doable he’s rising out of this weight at 23 — the person is 6’4” — or possibly he’s just a bit tired of preventing guys on the stage he has been. Or possibly he simply had a nasty evening! Plenty of issues are doable, actually.

The incoming Bektemir Melikuziev gained this previous weekend, it was additionally not very memorable, aside from the nasty lower he suffered on his eyelid within the technical choice W.

Upcoming Fights: (1) Canelo Alvarez vs (2) Jaime Munguia, Might 4 … (3) Christian Mbilli vs Mark Heffron, Might 25

Upcoming Fights: (7) Hamzah Sheeraz vs (9) Austin Williams, June 1

Upcoming Fights: (7) Yoenis Tellez vs Joseph Jackson, Apr. 26

Notes: Terence Crawford’s leaving the division, reportedly to battle Israil Madrimov at 154 in August. Once more, no motive to have somebody take up a spot.

Come on down, “Boots,” you’re the default No. 1 welterweight on this planet! Ennis simply signed with Matchroom so he ought to really get a battle quickly, too.

That is simply horrible proper now. That is the weakest and worst this division has been in a long time. I’m leaving the tenth spot vacant as a result of at subsequent replace, Eimantas Stanionis ought to be again in as a result of he lastly will get to battle on Might 4. And if Gabriel Maestre upsets Stanionis, then it’ll be Maestra. Or who is aware of what Fabian Maidana would possibly do in opposition to Barrios! Wow. It’s coming again already.

Upcoming Fights: (3) Mario Barrios vs Fabian Maidana, Might 4 … (2) Giovani Santillan vs Brian Norman Jr, Might 18

Notes: Nicely. LOL.

Devin Haney misplaced to Ryan Garcia, and although I believe it was shut, like, by the ultimate rating I tallied, it wasn’t actually that shut. Garcia kicked Haney’s hindquarters across the ring within the second half of that battle, even preventing in bursts and spots.

However what do you do right here? Haney made weight, Garcia didn’t. I can’t preserve Haney at No. 1 off of that — and Matias seems to be like a horrifying matchup for him now — however how far can he fall? Who has seemed really spectacular these days?

So we’ve bought one other goofy mess that can work itself out, a technique or one other, quickly sufficient. Let’s simply bullet level this:

Ryan Garcia’s out, he didn’t make 140 and isn’t even going to strive once more, he’s going to 147. Or 154. Or no matter. But it surely ain’t gonna be 140.
Paro’s in as a result of he’s been strong and accomplished the roles requested of him. Martin’s in as a result of he possibly ought to have a W over Teofimo, however he additionally principally refuses to do something fascinating between artful showings in larger fights. Taylor’s in as a result of, like, I’m pondering of Taylor and Regis Prograis, who can be out. Taylor hasn’t seemed too good in his final couple, no query, however neither has Prograis. Taylor did higher in opposition to Teofimo than Prograis did in opposition to Haney. I don’t know, man. Taylor has an official win over Prograis even when it was almost 5 years in the past. That’s the extent we’re getting all the way down to proper now.
It kinda chaps my cover to depart Prograis out whereas Gary Antuanne Russell sits right here doing nothing in addition to Having Potential.

Upcoming Fights: (4) Jack Catterall vs (10) Josh Taylor, Might 25 … (2) Subriel Matias vs Liam Paro, June 15 … (3) Teofimo Lopez vs Steve Claggett, June 29

Upcoming Fights: (1) Vasiliy Lomachenko vs (9) George Kambosos Jr, Might 11 … (2) Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs (5) Frank Martin, June 15 … (3) Shakur Stevenson vs Artem Harutyunan, July 6

Upcoming Fights: (1) Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace, Might 18

Upcoming Fights: (3) Brandon Figueroa vs Jessie Magdaleno, Might 4 … (4) Nick Ball vs (7) Raymond Ford, June 1

Upcoming Fights: (1) Naoya Inoue vs (2) Luis Nery, Might 6 … (3) Marlon Tapales vs Nattapong Jankaew, Might 10

Upcoming Fights: (3) Emmanuel Rodriguez vs (9) Ryosuke Nishida, Might 4 … (2) Takuma Inoue vs Sho Ishida, Might 6 … (4) Jason Moloney vs Yoshiki Takei, Might 6 … (7) Paul Butler vs Norbelto Jimenez, Might 11

Notes: David Jimenez strikes into the highest 10 after arising from flyweight and beating John “Scrappy” Ramirez, who strikes out of the highest 10 after shedding to Jimenez.

Upcoming Fights: (6) Andrew Moloney vs Pedro Guevara, Might 11 … (1) Juan Francisco Estrada vs (3) Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, June 29 … (2) Kazuto Ioka vs (4) Fernando Martinez, July 7