Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Devin Haney moves up, Shakur Stevenson loses ground،
Devin Haney moved up in weight and dominated Regis Prograis to win the WBC junior welterweight title in a shutout victory in San Francisco last Saturday.
Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), former undisputed lightweight champion, relinquished his 135-pound titles to challenge Prograis (29-2, 24 KOs). The win over Prograis, a fighter who campaigned most of his career in the division and was considered one of the best at 140, was so impressive that Haney moved up one spot to 6th.
“Whether you believe Haney beat Vasiliy Lomachenko, and I believe he beat Lomachenko [a controversial decision in May], Haney has always looked for the best challenges,” two-division champion and current ESPN TV analyst Timothy Bradley Jr. said after moving Haney up two spots on his list. “To go to Australia twice to beat George Kambosos Jr. and then move up to 140 pounds to face a guy many thought was the best fighter in the division, a dangerous guy in Regis Prograis, a two-time junior welterweight champion, and Haney made things look easy. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a 120-107 score in a title fight, a long time.”
ESPN boxing insider Mike Coppinger also praised Haney for his performance, but found it difficult to advance him due to the powerful fighters in front of him.
“Haney delivered a virtuoso performance in knocking out Prograis in his 140-pound debut on Saturday,” Coppinger said. “Haney is undoubtedly an elite fighter and there's an argument that he already belongs in the top 5 at 25, but Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol are currently blocking his path on my list. That could change at some point given in 2024, however, as Haney wins bigger fights and the others get older.
Shakur Stevenson, who beat Edwin De Los Santos to win the WBC lightweight title on November 16 in Las Vegas, drops one place after a poor performance that saw him land just 65 punches in 12 rounds. Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) drops one spot to No. 9 even with the win.
Our panel composed of Mike Coppinger, Ben Baby, Timothy Bradley Jr., Joe Tessitore, Teddy Atlas, Nick Parkinson, Eric Raskin, Michelle Joy Phelps, Claudia Trejos, Bernardo Osuna, Eric Woodyard, Crystina Poncher, Bernardo Pilatti, Charles Moynihan, Salvador Rodriguez, Jim Zirolli, Michael Mascaro, Aladdin Freeman, Victor Lopez and Damian Delgado Averhof, share his vocals.
More rankings: Divisional rankings and women's pound-for-pound rankings from ESPN.
Note: Results are available until December 13.
1. TERENCE CRAWFORDPrevious ranking: No. 1
SAVE: 40-0, 31 KO
DIVISION: Welterweight (undisputed champion)
LAST STAND : W (TKO9) Errol Spence Jr., July 29
NEXT FIGHT: To be determined
2. NAOYA INOUE
Previous ranking: No. 2
Previous ranking: No. 2SAVE: 25-0, 22 KOs
DIVISION: Junior featherweight (unified champion)
LAST STAND : W (TKO8) Stephen Fulton, July 25
NEXT FIGHT: December 26 against Marlon Tapales
3. OLEKSANDRE USYKPrevious ranking: No. 3
SAVE: 21-0, 14 KOs
DIVISION: Heavyweight (unified champion)
LAST STAND : W (TKO9) Daniel Dubois, August 26
NEXT FIGHT: February 17 against Tyson Fury
4. CANELO ALVAREZPrevious ranking: No. 4
SAVE: 60-2-2, 39 KOs
DIVISION: Super middleweight (undisputed champion)
LAST STAND : F (UD12) Jermell Charlo, September 30
NEXT FIGHT: To be determined
5. DMITRI BIVOLPrevious ranking: No. 5
SAVE: 21-0, 11 KOs
DIVISION: Light heavyweight (champion)
LAST STAND : F (UD12) Gilberto Ramirez, November 5
NEXT FIGHT: December 23 against Lyndon Arthur
6. DEVIN HANEY
Previous ranking: No. 7
Previous ranking: No. 7SAVE: 31-0, 15 KOs
DIVISION: Junior welterweight
LAST STAND : F (UD12) Régis Prograis, December 9
NEXT FIGHT: To be determined
7. ARTUR BETERBIEVPrevious ranking: No. 6
Previous ranking: No. 6SAVE: 19-0, 19 KOs
DIVISION: Light heavyweight (unified champion)
LAST STAND : W (TKO8) Anthony Yarde, January 28
NEXT FIGHT: January 13 against Callum Smith
8. GERVONTA DAVISPrevious ranking: No. 9
SAVE: 29-0, 27 KOs
DIVISION: Lightweight
LAST STAND : W (KO7) Ryan Garcia, April 22
NEXT FIGHT: To be determined
9. SHAKUR STEVENSONPrevious ranking: No. 8
SAVE: 21-0, 10 KOs
DIVISION: Lightweight Champion
LAST STAND : F (UD12) Edwin De Los Santos, November 16
NEXT FIGHT: To be determined
10. TYSON FURYPrevious ranking: No. 10
SAVE: 34-0-1, 24 KOs
DIVISION: Heavyweight (champion)
LAST STAND : W (SD10) Francis Ngannou, October 28
NEXT FIGHT: February 17 against Oleksandr Usyk
The formula
Ranking is based on a descending points system, with a first place vote receiving 10 points, a second place vote receiving nine points, and so on. A tie goes to the fighter with the highest ranking, then the one with the most votes in that ranking.
Others receiving votes: Teofimo Lopez Jr. (21), David Benavidez (7), Vasiliy Lomachenko (5), Errol Spence Jr. (4), Emanuel Navarrete (1).
How our writers voted
Atlas: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Bivol, 4. Usyk, 5. Haney, 6. Davis, 7. Lomachenko, 8. Beterbiev, 9.Alvarez, ten. Fury
Bradley: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Beterbiev, 5. Haney, 6. Bivol, 7. Alvarez, 8. Lopez, 9. Stevenson, ten. Davis
Copper : 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Bivol, 5. Alvarez, 6. Haney, 7. Beterbiev, 8. Davis, 9. Lopez, ten. Fury
Tester: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Beterbiev, 5. Bivol, 6. Haney, 7. Stevenson, 8. Alvarez, 9. Lopez, ten. Davis
Parkinson: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Alvarez, 4. Usyk, 5. Beterbiev, 6. Bivol, 7. Haney, 8. Davis, 9. Fury, ten. Lopez
Raskin: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Bivol, 4. Alvarez, 5. Usyk, 6. Stevenson, 7. Haney, 8. Benavidez, 9. Davis, ten. Beterbiev
Baby: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Alvarez, 4. Usyk, 5. Haney, 6. Bivol, 7. Beterbiev, 8. Stevenson, 9. Fury, ten. Benavidez
Phelps: 1. Crawford, 2. Alvarez, 3. Inoué, 4. Haney, 5. Usyk, 6. Fury, 7. Beterbiev, 8. Bivol, 9. Spencer, ten. Lopez
Osuna: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Bivol, 5. Alvarez, 6. Haney, 7. Lopez, 8. Beterbiev, 9. Stevenson, ten. Davis
Rodriguez: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Alvarez, 4. Usyk, 5. Bivol, 6. Haney, 7. Davis, 8. Fury, 9. Beterbiev, ten. Stevenson
Lumber yard: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Alvarez, 4. Haney, 5. Davis, 6. Fury, 7. Lopez, 8. Usyk, 9. Stevenson, ten. Spence
Moynihan: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Alvarez, 4. Usyk, 5. Haney, 6. Bivol, 7. Beterbiev, 8. Davis, 9. Fury, ten. Spence
Sand: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Alvarez, 5. Bivol, 6. Haney, 7. Beterbiev, 8. Stevenson, 9. Davis, ten. Lopez
Pilatti: 1. Inoué, 2. Crawford, 3. Usyk, 4. Bivol, 5. Haney, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Davis, 8. Benavidez, 9. Fury, ten. Navarrete
Zirollo: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Stevenson, 4. Alvarez, 5. Usyk, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Haney, 8. Bivol, 9. Lopez, ten. Fury
Mascaro: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Bivol, 5. Haney, 6. Beterbiev, 7. Davis, 8. Stevenson, 9. Alvarez, ten. Lopez
Free man: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Bivol, 5. Haney, 6. Alvarez, 7. Stevenson, 8. Beterbiev, 9. Davis, ten. Lomachenko
Lopez: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Alvarez, 5. Bivol, 6. Haney, 7. Fury, 8. Davis, 9. Beterbiev, ten. Stevenson
Delgado Averhof: 1. Crawford, 2. Inoué, 3. Usyk, 4. Alvarez, 5. Bivol, 6. Haney, 7. Beterbiev, 8. Fury, 9. Stevenson, ten. Davis
ESPN Expert Poll
First place: Crawford (18), Inoué (1)
Second place: Inoue (17), Crawford (1), Alvarez (1)
Third place: Usyk (10), Alvarez (5), Bivol (2), Inoue (1), Stevenson (1)
Fourth place: Usyk (5), Alvarez (5), Bivol (5), Beterbiev (2), Haney (2)
Fifth place: Haney (7), Bivol (5), Usyk (3), Alvarez (2), Beterbiev (1), Davis (1)
Sixth place: Haney (7), Bivol (4), Beterbiev (3), Fury (2), Alvarez (1), Stevenson (1), Davis (1)
Seventh place: Beterbiev (6), Haney (3), Davis (3), Stevenson (2), Lopez (2), Alvarez (1), Fury (1), Lomachenko (1)
Eighth place: Davis (4), Beterbiev (3), Stevenson (3), Bivol (2), Fury (2), Benavidez (2), Usyk (1), Alvarez (1), Lopez (1)
Ninth place: Stevenson (4), Fury (4), Davis (3), Lopez (3), Alvarez (2), Beterbiev (2), Spence (1)
10th place: Davis (4), Lopez (4), Fury (3), Stevenson (2), Spence (2), Beterbiev (1), Lomachenko (1), Benavidez (1), Navarrete (1)
