CANELO ALVAREZ will attempt to be the undisputed leader of a super-middleweight division.
Early Sunday morning, the pound-for–pound king will be looking to add IBF 168lb to his collection.
Canelo Alvarez is aiming to be the undisputed champion of super-middleweight this weekend
The undefeated American Caleb Plant is standing between Canelo's undisputed status and Canelo.
Sweethands will lose to the Mexican, and he'll be a hall-of-fame super-middleweight.
SunSport felt it was only right to list the top 168-pounders of history.
Nigel Benn - 7
Benn won the WBC 168lb belt in 1993 with a third round demolition of Mauro Gallvano.
The Dark Destroyer won seven titles, and is still considered one of the best fighters of the past 30 years.
Unfortunately for Benn, however, his legendary career was ended with two failed attempts to capture the WBO super-middleweight championship from Steve Collins.
Chris Eubank Sr. - 6
"English" claimed the WBO supermiddleweight title in his unfortunate rematch against Michael Watson, but he was never the same again after that contest.
However, he did defend his title 14 more times, defeating Graciano Rocchigiani, former IBF titleholder.
Steve Collins - 5
Many boxing fans have forgotten Collins, an Irishman who won impressive victories over Benn Sr and Eubank Sr.
He actually defeated Eubank twice in his time as super middleweight, and he never lost any fight.
Canelo Alvarez - 4
The Guadalajara gladiator has had a brief stay at 168lbs and it was nothing less than emphatic.
Callum Smith, a Liverpudlian, was battered last December. He was then followed by eight rounds of demolitions of Anvi Yildirims and Billy Joe Saunders.
He'll be the most famous 168-pounder in history if he defeats Plant.
Joe Calzaghe 3
Calzaghe is undoubtedly the most underrated fighter of British boxing history. However, his resume speaks for itself.
The WBO strap was claimed by the Welshman against Eubank in 1997. He defended it a staggering 21 times.
He beat Saiko Bika, Jeff Lacy and Richie Woodhall in that race.
In the final stages of his hall-of fame career, he won the IBF, WBA, and Ring Magazine 168lb belts.
Andre Ward - 2
Many consider the undefeated Son God to be one of history's greatest pugilists.
This is largely due to his extensive work at 168lbs, after he won the WBA strap against Mikkel Kessler in the Super Six Series final.
Ward, now retired, gave masterclasses to Allan Green and Arthur Abraham before finally leaving the division in pursuit of gold at 175lbs.
Roy Jones Jr - 1
Roy Jones Jr. holds the title of greatest super-middleweight ever.
Jones weighed 168lbs and was undefeated.
He defeated James Toney, a fellow great, and swept the division with knockouts at each of his five title defenses.
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