Has Artur Betterbiev done enough to climb the list?

Artur Beterbiev did his thing against Anthony Yarde last Saturday in London, knocking out a title challenger in the round of 16.

That’s 19 knockouts in 19 matches for the Russian-Canadian, a remarkable statistic by any standards.

But will Beterbiev’s latest stoppage be enough to lift the 12th-ranked boxer higher on Boxing Junkie’s weight list?

No, because of Yarde’s limitations. But an opportunity to make a significant leap may lie ahead.

Beterbiev and fifth-placer Dmitry Bivol have expressed interest in battling each other for the undisputed 175-pound championship, which will be one of the best matches possible in the sport. this.

If that fight happens and Beterbiev wins, he will definitely be in the Top 10 except under extraordinary circumstances. And he will do it at 38 if it happens this year, which is unusual.

Let’s hope boxing politics don’t get in the way of a great match.

Next Weight Ratio: Honoree David Benavidez, who is scheduled to face Caleb Plant on March 25.

Here’s what the list looks like at the moment:

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POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Terence Crawford – No scheduled wars.
2. Naoya Inoue – No scheduled wars.
3. Oleksandr Usyk – No wars scheduled.
4. Errol Spence Jr. – The 147-pound belt holder was supposed to fight 154-pound Keith Thurman in April but no official announcement has been made.
5. Dmitri Bivol – No scheduled wars.
6. Tyson’s Rage – No scheduled wars.
7. Juan Francisco Estrada – No scheduled wars.
8. Canelo Alvarez– No scheduled wars.
9. Jermell Charlo – No scheduled wars.
10. Gervonta Davis – Reportedly in talks to face Ryan Garcia in a 136-pound bout on April 15.
11. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Reportedly in talks to challenge undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney but no official announcement has been made yet.
12. Artur Betterbiev – No scheduled wars.
13. Shakur Stevenson – No scheduled wars.
14. Roman Gonzalez – There are no scheduled wars.
15. Devin Haney – Reportedly in talks to defend his undisputed lightweight championship against Vasiliy Lomachenko but no official announcement has been made..

honorable mention (alphabetically): David Benavidez (scheduled to hit Caleb Plant on March 25); Jermall Charlo (no battle schedule); Stephen Fulton Jr. (no battle schedule); Kazuto Ioka (no battle schedule); Josh Taylor (scheduled to defend his WBO bodyweight title in a rematch against Jack Catterall on February 4 in Glasgow, Scotland).