The Sweet Science Rankings: Week of May 1st, 2023

The Sweet Science Rankings: Week of May 1st, 2023

Only one change this week and it takes place at 105lbs where Erick Rosa enters his seventeenth month of inactivity and is removed from the number six slot.  You can’t be one of the best at something if you aren’t doing it, and Rosa, although probably treated unfairly in the collapse of his fight with Thammanoon Niyomtrong (aka Knockout CP Freshmart) there really is no way to continue to rank a fighter who hasn’t boxed for seventeen months among the best in the world.  Everyone below him moves up a spot and it’s a return to the top ten for Rene Mark Cuarto of The Philippines.

*Please note that when the fighter’s name appears with an asterisk it represents a movement in ranking from the previous week.

 Pound-for-Pound

01 – Naoya Inoue

02 – Oleksandr Usyk

03 – Juan Francisco Estrada

04 – Dmitry Bivol

05 – Terence Crawford

06 – Errol Spence Jr.

07 – Tyson Fury

08 – Canelo Alvarez

09 – Artur Beterbiev

10 – Shakur Stevenson

105lbs

1          Knockout CP Freshmart (Thailand)

2          Petchmanee CP Freshmart (Thailand)

3          Melvin Jerusalem (Philippines)

4          Ginjiro Shigeoka (Japan)

5          Wanheng Menayothin (Thailand)

6          Daniel Valladares (Mexico)*

7          Yudai Shigeoka (Japan)*

8          Oscar Collazo (USA)*

9          Masataka Taniguchi (Japan)*

10        Rene Mark Cuarto (Philippines)*

108lbs

1          Kenshiro Teraji (Japan)

2          Jonathan Gonzalez (Puerto Rico)

3          Masamichi Yabuki (Japan)

4          Hiroto Kyoguchi (Japan)

5          Hekkie Budler (South Africa)

6          Sivenathi Nontshinga (South Africa)

7          Elwin Soto (Mexico)

8          Daniel Matellon (Cuba)

9          Reggie Suganob (Philippines)

10        Shokichi Iwata (Japan)

112lbs

1          Sunny Edwards (England)

2          Artem Dalakian (Ukraine)

3          Julio Cesar Martinez (Mexico)

4          Angel Ayala Lardizabal (Mexico)

5          David Jimenez (Costa Rica)

6          Jesse Rodriguez (USA)

7          Ricardo Sandoval (USA)

8          Felix Alvarado (Nicaragua)

9          Seigo Yuri Akui (Japan)

10        Cristofer Rosales (Nicaragua)

115lbs

1          Juan Francisco Estrada (Mexico)

2          Roman Gonzalez (Nicaragua)

3          Jesse Rodriguez (USA)

4          Kazuto Ioka (Japan)

5          Joshua Franco (USA)

6          Fernando Martinez (Argentina)

7          Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (Thailand)

8          Andrew Moloney (Australia)

9          Junto Nakatani (Japan)

10        Kosei Tanaka (Japan)

118lbs

1          Emmanuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)

2          Jason Moloney (Australia)

3          Nonito Donaire (Philippines)

4          Vincent Astrolabio (Philippines)

5          Gary Antonio Russell (USA)

6          Takuma Inoue (Japan)

7          Alexandro Santiago (Mexico)

8          Ryosuke Nishida (Japan)

9          Keita Kurihara (Japan)

10        Paul Butler (England)

122lbs

1          Stephen Fulton (USA)

2          Marlo Tapales (Philippines)

3          Luis Nery (Mexico)

4          Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Uzbekistan)

5          Ra’eese Aleem (USA)

6          Azat Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

7          Kevin Gonzalez (Mexico)

8          Takuma Inoue (Japan)

9          John Riel Casimero (Philippines)

10        Daniel Roman (USA)

126lbs

1          Mauricio Lara (Mexico)

2          Brandon Figueroa (USA)

3          Rey Vargas (Mexico)

4          Luis Alberto Lopez (Mexico)

5          Mark Magsayo (Philippines)

6          Leigh Wood (England)

7          Josh Warrington (England)

8          Robeisy Ramirez (Cuba)

9          Reiya Abe (Japan)

10        Otabek Kholmatov (Uzbekistan)

130lbs

1          Joe Cordina (Wales)

2          Oscar Valdez (Mexico)

3          Hector Garcia (Dominican Republic)

4          O’Shaquie Foster (USA)

5          Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (Tajikistan)

6          Roger Gutierrez (Venezuela)

7          Lamont Roach (USA)

8          Eduardo Ramirez (Mexico)

9          Kenichi Ogawa (Japan)

10        Robson Conceicao (Brazil)

135lbs

1          Devin Haney (USA)

2          Gervonta Davis (USA)

3          Vasily Lomachenko (Ukraine)

4          Isaac Cruz (Mexico)

5          William Zepeda Segura (Mexico)

6          Frank Martin (USA)

7          George Kambosos Jr (Australia)

8          Shakur Stevenson (USA)

9          Keyshawn Davies (USA)

10        Jamaine Ortiz (USA)

 140lbs

1          Josh Taylor (Scotland)

2          Regis Prograis (USA)

3          Jose Ramirez (USA)

4          Jose Zepeda (USA)

5          Jack Catterall (England)

6          Subriel Matias (Puerto Rico)

7          Arnold Barboza Jr. (USA)

8          Gary Antuanne Russell (USA)

9          Zhankosh Turarov (Kazakhstan)

10        Shohjahon Ergashev (Uzbekistan)

 147lbs

1          Errol Spence (USA)

2          Terence Crawford (USA)

3          Yordenis Ugas (Cuba)

4          Vergil Ortiz Jr. (USA)

5          Jaron Ennis (USA)

6          Eimantas Stanionis (Lithuania)

7          David Avanesyan (Russia)

8          Cody Crowley (Canada)

9          Keith Thurman (USA)

10        Roiman Villa (Columbia)

154lbs

1          Jermell Charlo (USA)

2          Tim Tszyu (Australia)

3          Brian Castano (Argentina)

4          Brian Mendoza (USA)

5          Liam Smith (England)

6          Magomed Kurbanov (Russia)

7          Jesus Alejandro Ramos (USA)

8          Sebastian Fundora (USA)

9          Erickson Lubin (USA)

10        Tony Harrison (USA)

160lbs

1          Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan)

2          Jaime Munguia (Mexico)

3          Carlos Adames (Dominican Republic)

4          Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (Kazakhstan)

5          Liam Smith (England)

6          Erislandy Lara (USA)

7          Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Ukraine)

8          Felix Cash (England)

9          Esquiva Falcao (Brazil)

10        Chris Eubank Jr. (Poland)

168lbs

1          Canelo Alvarez (Mexico)

2          David Benavidez (USA)

3          Caleb Plant (USA)

4          Christian Mbilli (France)

5          David Morrell (Cuba)

6          John Ryder (England)

7          Pavel Silyagin (Russia)

8          Vladimir Shishkin (Russia)

9          Carlos Gongora (Ecuador)

10        Demetrius Andrade (USA)

175lbs

1          Dmitry Bivol (Russia)

2          Artur Beterbiev (Canada)

3          Joshua Buatsi (England)

4          Callum Smith (England)

5          Joe Smith Jr. (USA)

6          Gilberto Ramirez (Mexico)

7          Anthony Yarde (England)

8          Dan Azeez (England)

9          Craig Richards (England)

10        Michael Eifert (Germany)

200lbs

1          Jai Opetaia (Australia)

2          Mairis Breidis (Latvia)

3          Lawrence Okolie (England)

4          Richard Riakporhe (England)

5          Aleksei Papin (Russia)

6          Badou Jack (Sweden)

7          Chris Billam-Smith (England)

8          Arsen Goulamirian (France)

9          Yuniel Dorticos (Cuba)

10        Mateusz Masternak (Poland)

Unlimited

1          Tyson Fury (England)

2          Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine)

3          Zhilei Zhang (China)

4          Deontay Wilder (USA)

5          Anthony Joshua (England)

6          Andy Ruiz (USA)

7          Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)

8          Joe Joyce (England)

9          Dillian Whyte (England)

10        Frank Sanchez (Cuba)

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