Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford top the list to start 2022

Boxing was about as hot as can be in 2021 with just about every member of the pound for pound rankings making it to the ring at least once. The sport thrived with big names like Canelo Alvarez, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua all competing on the highest level of the sport over the course of 12 months.

Now, all eyes head to 2022 with hopes of even more action to come in each of the sport’s glamorous divisions. The biggest start and P4P No. 1 has many options for his next fight after unifying all four titles at 168 pounds. Plus, could we see the same in the heavyweight division this year after Oleksandr Usyk scored a shocking upset of Joshua with Fury lurking in the wings?

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And then there’s the lightweight division, which saw its own upheaval at the top when George Kambosos scored a shocking upset of Teofimo Lopez Jr.  to claim the unified titles at 135 pounds. Now, everyone from Lopez to Devin Haney to former unified champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is hoping to get a crack at the Australian next and lay claim to gold. 

Below is the latest Pound for Pound rankings update, which came after Lomachenko’s resounding victory over Richard Commey last November.

Pound-for-Pound Rankings

1. Canelo Alvarez

Undisputed super middleweight champion (57-1-2, 38 KOs) | Previous ranking: No. 1

The best in the world somehow keeps getting better. Alvarez became the first undisputed king at 168 pounds by stopping unbeaten Caleb Plant. The Mexican superstar is weighing his options between light heavyweight and cruiserweight regarding his spring return.

2. Terence Crawford

WBO welterweight champion (37-0, 27 KOs) | Previous ranking: No. 2

No longer can Crawford’s critics claim he has yet…