CANELO ALVAREZ was named Sports Illustrated's new pound-for-pound king.
When he takes on Caleb Plant, the Mexican star is hoping to be the undisputed champion of super-middleweight when he meets him in November 6.
Alvarez, 31 years old, forced Billy Joe Saunders to halt his last bout when he broke the eye socket of the British star.
His record was now 56-1-1, with Floyd Mayweather his only loss in 2013. He was 23 years old at the time.
It is clear that the four-weight world champion boxer is one of the best of his generation. This is why SI's top-ranked list includes him.
Fans may be shocked to learn that Anthony Joshua is not in the top ten.
After being outpointed last month by Oleksandr Uzyk, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist suffered his second defeat in professional life.
Usyk was able to outclass AJ and win the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight belts. He has been ranked second in the P4P rankings behind Canelo.
Joshua invoked an immediate match clause, and Usyk will defend his titles against Usyk in Watford.
The third is Kell Brook. Terence Crawford was Ricky Burns' ex-foe Terence Crawford. He has won every 37 of his bouts.
American 34-year-old Shawn Porter will be facing him next month to defend his WBO welterweight title.
Japanese knockout specialist NaoyaInoue has beaten 18 of 21 opponents to be in the fourth sport.
Bantamweight Inoue (28), puts his unbeaten record at risk in December when he defends his WBA and IBF belts against Aran Dipaen.
Errol Spence Jr, welterweight, completes the top five. He has won all 27 of his squared circle clashes.
He hasn't fought since the end of last year, when Danny Garcia outpointed him to keep his WBC/IBF titles.
After his victory over Deontay wilder, Tyson Fury is in sixth place.
Josh Taylor, a Scottish star, is seventh. The Tartan Tornado made history in May as the first Brit to be undisputed champion during the four-belt era.
Jose Ramirez defeated Taylor in May's super-lightweight matchup.
Teofimo Lopez, who beat Vasyl Lomachenko last year in their lightweight competition, is now eighth on the list. The Ukrainian is in ninth place.
Surprisingly, Ramon Gonzalez from Nicaragua has taken the 10th spot in the top 10, despite losing a split against Juan Francisco Estrada in March.
Many pundits and fans felt Chocolatito was deserving of the win. He will now have the chance to take revenge on Estrada in their rematch.
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