Ring Magazine’s top 10 P4P boxers as Lomachenko drops to 7th after Lopez loss and NO Fury or Joshua
VASYL LOMACHENKO has plummeted to seventh in Ring Magazine’s latest top ten pound-for-pound fighter rankings.
But both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua were nowhere at all in the new list.
Ukrainian Lomachenko, 32, suffered a wide points defeat in Las Vegas against Teofimo Lopez as judges scored the bout 116-112, 119-109 and 117-111 in favour of the 23-year-old.
He bizarrely claimed he thought he did enough to win despite being outclassed by the American at the MGM Grand.
And that setback has seen the star drop five places from second in the P4P rankings, with his rival climbing into the top ten a place above him.
Canelo Alvarez had already dethroned Lomachenko as the world's best boxer after becoming a four-weight champion last November and keeps top spot.
The Mexican superstar beat WBO light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in Las Vegas to cement his legacy in the list of the sport's immortals.
And the rest of boxing bible Ring Magazine’s king of the ring list is full of familiar faces - although they have once again left out both British heavyweight kings Fury and Joshua.
Here is Ring Magazine’s top ten boxers...
1. Canelo Alvarez - 53–1–2 (36 KO)
Mexican hero Alvarez has quickly taken over as boxing’s biggest star since former foe Mayweather walked away from the sport.
With only a sole loss - to Mayweather in 2013 aged 23 - ‘Canelo’ has gone on to rule the super-welterweight and middleweight divisions as well as winning a world title at super-middleweight.
However, a controversial draw and contentious win against rival Gennady Golovkin had doubters questioning Canelo’s invincibility with a trilogy bout yet to take place.
Snubbing GGG to move up to 175lbs, a win over KO king Kovalev to become a four-weight champion and actively ruling three divisions has seen him rise to the P4P summit.
2. Naoya Inoue - 19–0 (16 KO)
A monstrous puncher, Inoue is working his way up the divisions and remains the most powerful man in the ring.
Having begun his career at 108lbs the Japanese star went on to claim titles at super-flyweight, junior-bantamweight champion and bantamweight.
Unbeaten Inoue recently dared to call out Lomachenko for a featherweight bout - having scored 16 KOs in his 18 wins.
The heavy-handed 26-year-old moves up to third after being crowned the World Boxing Super Series champion at bantamweight following his points victory over Nonito Donaire.
3. Terence Crawford - 36–0 (26 KO)
Possibly the best switch-hitter in the game right now, Crawford has the ability to overwhelm any foe with his combination punching.
The American has won world titles at lightweight, super-lightweight and currently reigns as WBO welterweight king - having held undisputed gold at 140lbs.
Though unlike others on this list, Crawford is yet to beat a high-profile name - but that could change if he secures a welterweight unification bout.
He beat little-known Egidijus Kavaliauskas last December and now wants the best in the 147lbs division after calling out compatriot Errol Spence Jr.
4. Oleksandr Usyk - 17–0 (13 KO)
Usyk reigned as undisputed cruiserweight king having won the WBSS, and has now stamped his authority at heavyweight following a high-profile win against Tony Bellew.
The Ukrainian maestro made a successful debut after making the step up when he stopped replacement opponent Chazz Witherspoon in seven rounds.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has already hinted he could be in line to challenge for the WBO heavyweight title after securing a No1 spot with the governing body.
He battles Dereck Chisora on October 31.
5. Errol Spence Jr - 26–0 (21 KO)
Former sparring partner of Floyd Mayweather, Spence’s punch volume, body attacks and balance give him the tools to rule the welterweight division.
He has also been slated to move up the weights - having dwarfed many of his opponents at 147lbs - showing off his relentless pressure against Kell Brook in Sheffield three years ago.
But the Texan added another belt in September 2019, after he out-battled Shawn Porter in a Fight of The Year contender to become the new WBC and unified champion.
He was already lined up to face either Danny Garcia or WBA champion Manny Pacquiao, but a devastating car crash left the boxer lucky to be alive and miraculously without a single broken bone.
But he will return to the ring against Danny Garcia in December.
6. Teofimo Lopez - 16-0 (12 KOS)
He is the current unified lightweight world champion, having held the IBF title since 2019 and the WBA (Super), WBO and Ring magazine titles since beating Lomachenko..
His quest to become the No1 in the P4P rankings was strengthened even further on Saturday.
The star put on a stunning display to claim the win over Lomachenko.
7. Vasiliy Lomachenko 15-2 (10)
Leaving the amateur game with a record of 396-1 - with the one loss to Albert Selimov later avenged - the simple question was could the boxing maestro transcend his skill-set to 12 rounds.
But after being roughed up by Orlando Salido for the WBO featherweight title in his second pro fight, Loma had not suffered a blip since until last weekend, becoming the quickest three-weight world champion in history.
In just 16 bouts, the 31-year-old has won four world belts and earned scalps such as Gary Russell Jr, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Jorge Linares and then recently Britain’s Luke Campbell.
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8. Gennady Golovkin - 40–1–1 (35 KO)
Failing to get the decision against Canelo in 2017 and then 2018 has cost Golovkin both his belts and a spot in the second half of this list.
Despite his age, 38-year-old Golovkin became world champion again by winning Canelo’s vacated IBF belt against Sergiy Derevyanchenko last month.
Alvarez insists despite GGG winning back a world honour the trilogy does not interest him - unless the money is right.
But for Golovkin the road does not end with the Mexican, with a move up to super-middleweight to become a two-division champion also sure to enhance the Kazakh's legacy.
9. Juan Francisco Estrada - 40–3 (27 KO)
The Mexican rose to fame after avenging his defeat by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai - the man who dethroned super-flyweight king Roman Gonzalez.
It came after Estrada reigned as unified flyweight world champion having beaten Brian Viloria.
The 29-year-old moved to 40 wins in August after stopping American Dewayne Beamon in a tune-up bout and battles later this week.
10. Artur Beterbiev - 15-0 (15 KO)
The Russian powerhouse cemented his place as the man at 175lbs after stopping Oleksandr Gvozdyk to add the WBC title to his IBF belt.
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The now unified light-heavyweight puncher stayed resilient in the Eastern European affair and kept his 100 per cent KO rate intact.
A unification clash against WBA ruler Dmitry Bivol has now been mentioned alongside a potential meeting with Kovalev.