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5 boxers bound for boxing’s pound-for-pound list soon

By Jeremy Herriges

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: George Groves of England and Chris Eubank JR of England exchange blows during their WBSS Super Middleweight bout at the Manchester Arena on February 17, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: George Groves of England and Chris Eubank JR of England exchange blows during their WBSS Super Middleweight bout at the Manchester Arena on February 17, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Mark Robinson/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 28: Canelo Alvarez prepares to jump rope during a media workout at L.A. Live’s Microsoft Square on August 28, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

There are several boxers that boxing experts agree belong in boxing pound-for-pound lists. Here are five boxers that should be included in the conversation in the near future.

Pound-for-pound boxing lists are unofficial and subjective, but they’re fun to discuss. There are so many weight classes and titles, and it’s hard to assign credibility to titleholders in today’s boxing era.

These lists help to perpetuate a boxer’s legitimacy and respect. Out of all the pound-for-pound lists, the two that arguably the most valid are from  Boxrec.com and ESPN.

Both lists agree on five boxers as top-10 talents. They both include Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford, Vasyl Lomachenko, Gennady Golovkin and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.

They list these boxers in different orders, but they appear in both top-10 lists. ESPN has Vasyl Lomachenko in its top spot, and Boxrec.com has Canelo Alvarez as its number one.

They disagree on the remaining five spots. The boxers they disagree on are big names worthy of praise. ESPN’s list includes Errol Spence Jr., Keith Thurman, Mikey Garcia, Sergey Kovalev and Deontay Wilder.

In contrast, Boxrec.com fills out their remaining five spots with Luis Nery, Anthony Joshua, Miguel Berchelt, Jeff Horn and Leo Santa Cruz.

However, there are up and coming fighters that are poised to make a splash this year.

We’ve compiled a list of five boxers that are likely to make a campaign for pound-for-pound status in 2018. They aren’t the most popular boxers or the biggest names, but they will be in the near future.

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