The 15 Best Boxers of the 2020s

Pound-for-pound kings, pay-per-view draws and a few fighters whose reputations got bigger than their records.

1. 1
   Oleksandr Usyk

   Ukrainian southpaw who unified the heavyweight division by beating Tyson Fury in 2024.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Tyson Fury

   British heavyweight who beat Deontay Wilder in 2021 and lost to Oleksandr Usyk twice.
   625pts
3. 3
   Naoya Inoue

   Japanese champion who became undisputed at bantamweight in 2022 and at super bantamweight in 2023.
   611pts
4. 4
   Amanda Serrano

   Puerto Rican champion who has won titles in seven weight classes.
   559pts
5. 5
   Anthony Joshua

   British heavyweight who fought Usyk twice and knocked out Francis Ngannou in 2024.
   559pts
6. 6
   Devin Haney

   American lightweight who became undisputed champion in 2022.
   559pts
7. 7
   Canelo Álvarez

   Mexican headliner who beat Caleb Plant, Gennady Golovkin and Jaime Munguía in the decade and lost to Dmitry Bivol and Terence Crawford.
   500pts
8. 8
   Shakur Stevenson

   Newark southpaw and three-division champion known for defensive skill.
   500pts
9. 9
   Errol Spence Jr.

   Texas welterweight who unified the division and lost to Terence Crawford in 2023.
   500pts
10. 10
    Terence Crawford

    Omaha fighter who beat Errol Spence Jr. in 2023 and Canelo Álvarez in 2025.
    433pts
11. 11
    Gervonta Davis

    Baltimore lightweight known for knockouts, including a 2023 win over Ryan Garcia.
    269pts
12. 12
    Ryan Garcia

    California puncher whose 2024 win over Devin Haney was later changed to a no contest.
    269pts
13. 13
    Claressa Shields

    American champion who became undisputed in several weight classes and moved into heavyweight.
    269pts
14. 14
    Katie Taylor

    Irish champion who headlined women's boxing's biggest cards, including two fights with Amanda Serrano.
    167pts
15. 15
    Vasiliy Lomachenko

    Ukrainian two-time Olympic champion who won titles in three weight classes.
    0pts

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