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Boxing welterweight division rankings: Spence, Crawford top stacked weight class

By Matthew Saljanin

FRISCO, TX - JUNE 16: Errol Spence Jr. knocks out Carlos Ocampo in the first round of a IBF Welterweight Championship bout at The Ford Center at The Star on June 16, 2018 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FRISCO, TX - JUNE 16: Errol Spence Jr. knocks out Carlos Ocampo in the first round of a IBF Welterweight Championship bout at The Ford Center at The Star on June 16, 2018 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 04: Keith Thurman (red, white and blue trunks) celebrates defeating Danny Garcia by Split Decsion in their WBA/WBA Welterweight Unification fight at the Barclays Center on March 4, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 04: Keith Thurman (red, white and blue trunks) celebrates defeating Danny Garcia by Split Decsion in their WBA/WBA Welterweight Unification fight at the Barclays Center on March 4, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images) /

3. Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs)

Thurman has the best resume (at welterweight) of anyone on this list, so it may seem a little odd to see him only at No. 3. However, between being inactive for over a year, having no fight scheduled and being the underdog (in my eyes at least) against the two guys ahead of him, I can not rank him any higher.

Thurman has been plagued by inactivity as of late, and it is really hurting his career. He has wins over the sixth and fourth-ranked fighters on this list, but he is almost never discussed among boxing fans. He fought once in 2016, once in March of 2017, and has not fought since.

It really is a shame, because he was a unified champion, and has all of the talent in the world.

Thurman has wins over Diego Chavez, Jesus Soto Karass, Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia, among others. Not only does he have good wins, he has looked very good and passed the eye test in his previous fights.

Hopefully he is able to come back later this year, because there are some great fights to make. He could rematch the winner of Garcia-Porter, or he could look to make a big fight with Spence. I for one prefer the fight with Spence, as we already saw Thurman fight Danny and Porter.

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