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Pound for pound list as of November 2018: Loma still on top

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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There have been a few changes to the pound for pound list in the past few months, but Vasyl Lomachenko was able to remain the top fighter in the sport.

A pound for pound list will always be the subject of debate. There will always be someone who was left off, or someone that may have a claim to be even higher on the list, and that is the beauty of a pound for pound list.

There are about six fighters who could all realistically have a claim to be in the top three pound-for-pound, but we aren’t here to have people tied, there has to be some order.

And of course, there will be people left off the list who just missed the cut. Two honorable mentions for this list are Juan Francisco Estrada (37-3, 25 KOs) and Jarrett Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs).

Anthony Joshua (left) and Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium, London (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)
Anthony Joshua (left) and Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium, London (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images) /

10. Anthony Joshua

22-0, 21 KOs

Previous ranking: N/A

Without a doubt, Joshua is the biggest in-person attraction in the sport, with his last four fights having sold roughly 330,000 tickets. He is a bona fide superstar in the U.K.; however he is not quite a star in the States. Regardless of his popularity, Joshua is the best (or at least most accomplished) heavyweight in the world.

Winning gold in the 2012 Olympics, Joshua has wasted no time climbing the heavyweight ranks as a professional. Most boxing fans knew that Joshua had the potential to be the next heavyweight kingpin after Klitschko, and that opinion was solidified when Joshua was able to stop Klitschko in front of a sold out Wembley Stadium in April of 2017. The fight served as a passing of the torch and signified the start of the Joshua era.

Since that fight, Joshua has earned wins over Carlos Takam, Joseph Parker and Alexander Povetkin. He is a unified champion, owning three of the four major belts in the division, the WBO IBF and WBA. The only one he is missing is Deontay Wilder’s WBC title (make the damn fight already!).

Regardless of whose side you are on in the Joshua/Wilder saga, the simple fact remains that Joshua is the more accomplished of the two, and any heavyweight who was able to unify three of the four major belts in just 20 fights will make any pound for pound list.

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