Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Artur Beterbiev punches his way into the top 10, but who's out?

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Most of our panelists liked Artur Beterbiev's demolition of Joe Smith Jr. The champion is ranked 7th in the pound-for-pound rankings.

The only current champion with a perfectKO percentage is Beterbiev.

He's called "The T-Rex" Two-time boxing champion and current boxing analyst Timothy Bradley Jr. said that he showed everyone that he is more than just a puncher. He knows how to eliminate any opponent. He's a trap-setting time bomb, but more importantly, his tactics, unique techniques and devastating punching power is what made me move him to the No. 5 spot on my list.

The writer said that Beterbiev defeated a tough opponent.

Beterbiev used to be on my list but his recent opposition was lacking. Smith went the distance with Bivol and even buckled him, but he was far from an elite fighter. Adding in Beterbiev's two-round destruction of Smith looks even better. Beterbiev has the ability to place his concussive shots and is a menacing puncher.

Ben Baby doesn't think Beterbiev should be in the top 10.

Beterbiev has held that title for a long time. The odds were against Smith changing that fact even before he was knocked down several times. One vote was cast in the last round of pound-for-pound voting. He vaulted into the top 10 without presenting any new information aside from his belt.

In order to make room for Beterbiev, the undisputed champion of the lightweight division was removed.

There is a panel of people, from left to right, Paolo Pilatti, Charles Moynihan, Eric Woodyard, Kel Dansby, and baby.

There are more rankings, including the pound-for-pound rankings.

The results are through June 9

1. TERENCE CRAWFORD     Previous ranking: No. 1

31-0, 29KOs

DIVISION: Welterweight (champion)

LAST FIGHT: W (TKO10) Shawn Porter, Nov. 20

NEXT FIGHT: TBA

2. NAOYA INOUE     Previous ranking: No. 2

The record is 23-0 with 20KOs.

DIVISION: Bantamweight (unified champion)

LAST FIGHT: W (TKO2) Nonito Donaire, June 7

NEXT FIGHT: TBA

3. ERROL SPENCE JR.     Previous ranking: No. 3

There are 22 knockouts on the record.

DIVISION: Welterweight (unified champion)

LAST FIGHT: W (TKO10) Yordenis Ugas, April 16

NEXT FIGHT: TBA

4. CANELO ALVAREZ     Previous ranking: No. 4

The record is 57-2.

DIVISION: Super middleweight (undisputed champion)

LAST FIGHT: L (UD12) Dmitry Bivol, May 7

NEXT FIGHT: Sept. 17 vs. Gennadiy Golovkin

5. TYSON FURY     Previous ranking: No. 5

There are 23 knockouts on the record.

DIVISION: Heavyweight (champion)

LAST FIGHT: W (TKO6) Dillian Whyte, April 23

NEXT FIGHT: TBA

6. OLEKSANDR USYK     Previous ranking: No. 6

It's 19-0 with 13KOs.

DIVISION: Heavyweight (unified champion)

LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Anthony Joshua, Sept. 25

NEXT FIGHT: Aug. 20 vs. Anthony Joshua

7. ARTUR BETERBIEV     Previous ranking: N/R

The record is 18KOs.

DIVISION: Light heavyweight (unified champion)

LAST FIGHT: W (TKO2) Joe Smith Jr., June 18

NEXT FIGHT: TBA

8. DMITRY BIVOL     Previous ranking: No. 8

The record is 20-0.

DIVISION: Light heavyweight (champion)

LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, May 7

NEXT FIGHT: TBA

9. VASILIY LOMACHENKO     Previous ranking: No. 7

The record is 16-2 with 11KOs.

DIVISION: Lightweight

LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Richard Commey, Dec. 11

NEXT FIGHT: TBA

10. SHAKUR STEVENSON     Previous ranking: No. 9

The record is 11-0, 9KOs.

DIVISION: Junior lightweight (unified champion)

LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Oscar Valdez, April 30

NEXT FIGHT: TBA

The formula

A first place vote gets 10 points, a second place vote gets nine points and so on. The fighter with the highest ranking gets a tie, and the one with the most votes gets the win.

Others receiving votes were Gervonta Davis, Juan Francisco Estrada, Josh Taylor and Gennadiy Golovkin.

How our writers voted

The Atlas is 1 Crawford was 2 years old. The Bivol was 3. There is a person who is 4 years old. Usyk was five. A man is 6 years old. The person is 7 years old. There is a person who is eight years old. There is a person named "Fury." Davis is 10 years old. Beterbiev is a Russian word.

Bradley's name is Bradley. Crawford was 2 years old. There is a person who is 3 years old. A man is 4 years old. There is a person who is 5 years old. Beterbiev was six years old. There is a person named "Fury" Usyk was eight. There is a person named Stevenson who is 9 years old. The person is 10 years old. There is a person named Haney.

The name of the person is Coppinger. The 2nd was Inoue. Crawford was three years old. There was a person named "Fury." The Bivol was 5. There is a person who is 6 years old. The person is 7 years old. Usyk was eight. The Beterbiev is 9 years old. There is a person who is ten years old. There is a man named Stevenson.

The name is Tessitore and it's 1 The 2nd was Inoue. Crawford was three years old. Usyk was four years old. There is a person who is 5 years old. Beterbiev was six years old. The person is 7 years old. There is a person named Stevenson who is 8 years old. There is a person named "Fury." There was a Bivol in 10. There is a person named Haney.

There is a Parkinson's disease The 2nd was Inoue. Crawford was three years old. The person is 4 years old. There was a person named "fiery." A man is 6 years old. Usyk is seven. The Bivol was 8. The Beterbiev is 9 years old. The person is 10 years old. There is a fight going on.

The speaker is Raskin The 2nd was Inoue. Crawford was three years old. A man is 4 years old. The Bivol was 5. There is a person who is 6 years old. There is a person named "Fury" Usyk was eight. The Beterbiev is 9 years old. There is a person named Stevenson who is 10 years old. There is a fight going on.

The ward is 1 Crawford was 2 years old. There is a person named Spence, who is three years old. There is a person who is 4 years old. There is a person who is 5 years old. Usyk was six years old. The Bivol was 7. There is a person named Stevenson who is 8 years old. The Beterbiev is 9 years old. The person is 10 years old. A man named Davis.

There is a baby Crawford was 2 years old. A man is 3. Usyk was four years old. There is a person who is 5 years old. A man is 6 years old. There is a person who is 7 years old. There was a person named "Fury." There is a person named Haney. There is a person named Stevenson who is 10 years old. The person is Fulton.

The title of the book is 1 Crawford was 2 years old. There is a person who is 3 years old. There was a person named "Fury." There is a person who is 5 years old. A man is 6 years old. Usyk is seven. There is a person who is eight years old. There was a Bivol on 9. Davis is 10 years old. There is a man named Stevenson.

The person said, "Phelps." Crawford was 2 years old. There is a person named Spence, who is three years old. The person is 4 years old. There is a person who is 5 years old. Usyk was six years old. There is a person named "Fury" The person is 8 years old. There is a person named Haney. The Beterbiev is 10 years old. Bivol is a type of volcanic activity.

The yard is 1 Crawford was 2 years old. The title of the film is "Fury." A man is 4 years old. There is a person who is 5 years old. There is a person who is 6 years old. Usyk is seven. Davis was eight. There is a person named Haney. There is a person named Stevenson who is 10 years old. There is a person named Taylor.

The name of the person is trejos. Crawford was 2 years old. There is a person named Spence, who is three years old. There is a person who is 4 years old. There was a person named "fiery." There is a person who is 6 years old. Usyk is seven. Beterbiev was eight. There is a person who is 9 years old. There is a person named Stevenson who is 10 years old. A man named Davis.

The speaker is Dansby. Usyk, two years ago. Crawford was three years old. There is a person who is 4 years old. There is a person who is 5 years old. A man is 6 years old. There is a person named "Fury" The person is 8 years old. The Beterbiev is 9 years old. The person is 10 years old. There is a man named Stevenson.

Moynihan said 1, The name of the person is Spence, 2. Crawford was three years old. There is a person who is 4 years old. There was a person named "fiery." There is a person who is 6 years old. Usyk is seven. There is a person who is eight years old. There was a Bivol on 9. The Beterbiev is 10 years old. Golovkin is one of the world's best boxers.

Pilatti:1. The 2nd was Inoue. Crawford was three years old. A man is 4 years old. There was a person named "fiery." Beterbiev was six years old. The person is 7 years old. Davis was eight. Usyk, nine. There is a person who is ten years old. There is a man named Stevenson.

Rodriguez said 1 The 2nd was Inoue. The title of the film is "Fury." Crawford was four years old. There is a person named Spence, who is five years old. Usyk was six years old. The person is 7 years old. Beterbiev was eight. There was a Bivol on 9. There is a person who is ten years old. There is a person named Charleo.

ESPN experts' poll

Crawford was the first place winner with eight points.

Third place was won by Crawford.

The fourth place was won by Usyk.

Fourth place: Usyk, Beterbiev, and Inoue.

The sixth place was won by Usyk with five points.

7th place: Usyk (3), Beterbiev (2), Stevenson (2), Davis (2), Bivol (1).

The eighth place was won by Beterbiev.

The 10th place was won by Stevenson with a score of four.