The 16 Best Pound-for-Pound Boxers of the 21st Century

Twenty-five years of best-in-the-world claims, and no two lists put them in the same order.

1. 1
   Floyd Mayweather

   Retired at 50-0 with world titles in five weight divisions and a defence nobody solved.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Canelo Alvarez

   Mexico's biggest draw and the undisputed super middleweight champion.
   953pts
3. 3
   Wladimir Klitschko

   Held heavyweight titles for most of a decade across two separate reigns.
   900pts
4. 4
   Oleksandr Usyk

   Undisputed cruiserweight champion who moved up and took the undisputed heavyweight title.
   771pts
5. 5
   Terence Crawford

   Undisputed champion at super lightweight and welterweight, switching stances mid-fight.
   680pts
6. 6
   Naoya Inoue

   Japanese knockout artist who became undisputed champion in two weight classes.
   680pts
7. 7
   Gennadiy Golovkin

   Middleweight champion with a record run of title defences and a trilogy against Canelo.
   680pts
8. 8
   Juan Manuel Marquez

   Four-division champion and the counterpuncher who knocked Pacquiao out in their fourth meeting.
   680pts
9. 9
   Shane Mosley

   Three-division champion who beat Oscar De La Hoya twice at his peak.
   508pts
10. 10
    Vasiliy Lomachenko

    Two-time Olympic gold medallist who won a world title in his third professional fight.
    400pts
11. 11
    Bernard Hopkins

    Defended the middleweight title twenty times and won a world title at 49.
    400pts
12. 12
    Manny Pacquiao

    The only eight-division world champion in boxing history, and a Philippine senator between fights.
    273pts
13. 13
    Andre Ward

    Retired 32-0 after winning the Super Six tournament and beating Sergey Kovalev twice.
    273pts
14. 14
    Roy Jones Jr.

    Won titles from middleweight to heavyweight and looked untouchable at his peak.
    273pts
15. 15
    Miguel Cotto

    Puerto Rico's four-division champion and a Madison Square Garden main-event fixture.
    273pts
16. 16
    Marco Antonio Barrera

    Mexican three-division champion known for his trilogy with Erik Morales.
    0pts

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