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Boxing top 10 pound-for-pound list: Loma leads the way

By Matthew Saljanin

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: Vasiliy Lomachenko celebrates his Junior Lightweight bout victory over Guillermo Rigondeaux at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: Vasiliy Lomachenko celebrates his Junior Lightweight bout victory over Guillermo Rigondeaux at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 28: Mikey Garcia (green/white shorts) as he defeats Robert Easter, Jr ( black/white shorts) in their WBC & IBF World Lightweight Title fight at Staples Center on July 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 28: Mikey Garcia (green/white shorts) as he defeats Robert Easter, Jr ( black/white shorts) in their WBC & IBF World Lightweight Title fight at Staples Center on July 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

7. Mikey Garcia

Record: 39-0, 30 KOs

Mikey has undeniable talent, and was on the verge of being a consensus top-10 fighter pound for pound in 2014. His skills were always on display, and he was able to outclass some very good fighters, like Orlando Salido, the man who handed Lomachenko his only defeat.

However, from 2014 to 2016, he fought only twice. Aware of this inactivity, and wanting to make up for the time lost, he started his 2017 off by challenging WBC lightweight champion Dejan Zlatičanin.

He earned a brutal knockout and the belt, reminding the boxing world just how good he is. Not wanting to fall into another streak of inactivity, he moved up to super lightweight to fight Adrien Broner.

Mikey put on a brilliant performance, earning a unanimous decision. Although many felt this was just a one-time thing fighting at 140 lbs., Mikey had other ideas.

Following the Broner win, Mikey went on to challenge IBF super lightweight champion Sergey Lipinets. Mikey yet again was brilliant, earning a unanimous decision and a belt in his fourth weight class. Garcia is a special talent, and boxing is better when he is active.

He was last seen in July, where he was able to put on a brilliant showing, outclassing a very game Robert Easter in a lightweight unification fight. Mikey put on a boxing clinic, despite having a serious height/reach disadvantage, and showed that he was a class above the very game Easter.

Skill-wise, Mikey is undoubtedly a top-five fighter in the sport. While his resume certainly is not bad by any stretch, it is just a little worse than the guys ahead of him.

Next fight: While not official, it appears as though Mikey will go ahead and fight Errol Spence Jr. at the end of this year. Showtime is on board and both fighters want the fight. It would be a big weight jump for Mikey, but he certainly has the skills to make the jump successful.

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