Pound-for-pound: Where does Canelo Alvarez fit in after victory over John Ryder?

One can interpret Canelo Alvarez unanimous decision to win surpasses John Ryder on Saturday in many ways.

The undisputed 168-pound heavyweight champion overcame a heavyweight to win at least nine out of 12 rounds, which is a solid performance by any measure.

At the same time, 32 years old, 17–The professional veteran that year didn’t look like one of the best boxers in the world and couldn’t stop a tough but far worse opponent.

Alvarez probably deserves a 5 on a 1-10 scale. And that can be generous.

So where does that put him on Boxing Junkie’s weight list, above which he sat at number 8 in Saturday night’s fight?

Talented Jermell Charlo (No. 9) and Gervonta Davis (No. 10) ranked just below the Mexican superstar and 10 times hotter than him at the moment.

However, we decided we couldn’t demote Alvarez after a clear win over a legitimate opponent. So he keeps his place on the list.

Still, it’s important to add one more thing: Alvarez is expected to face 175-pound champion Dmitry Bivol for the second time in September and will be the underdog, which means time His long stint in the Top 10 could end then.

Keep stable.

Next bout in the 135-pound division: No. 15 Devin Haney is expected to defend his undisputed 135-pound title against No. 11 Vasiliy Lomachenko on May 20 in Las Vegas.

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

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POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Terence Crawford – Reportedly re-entered negotiations to face No. 4 Errol Spence Jr. for the undisputed 147-pound championship but no agreement was reached.
2. Naoya Inoue – Scheduled to challenge 122-pound owner and Honoree Stephen Fulton Jr. on July 25 in Tokyo.
3. Oleksandr Usyk – Said to be in talks to defend his three heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois but nothing has come out of the talks.
4. Errol Spence Jr. – Reportedly re-entered talks to face No. 1 Terence Crawford for the undisputed 147-pound championship but no agreement was reached..
5. Dmitri Bivol – Expected to defend his 175th title against Canelo Alvarez in a rematch in September but no deal has been reached..
6. Tyson’s Rage – Reportedly considering defending the title against former champion Andy Ruiz Jr. or Zhilei Zhang in July.
7. Juan Francisco Estrada – No scheduled wars.
8. Canelo Alvarez– Expected to challenge 175 title owner Dmitry Bivol in a rematch in September but no deal has been reached yet
9. Jermell Charlo – Was expected to defend his undisputed 154-pound weightlifting championship against top contender Tim Tszyu this summer but no deal has been struck.
10. Gervonta Davis – No scheduled wars.
11. Vasiliy Lomachenko – Scheduled to challenge undisputed 135-pound champion and No. 15 Devin Haney on May 20 in Las Vegas.
12. Artur Betterbiev – Reportedly close to reaching a deal to defend his 175-pound belt against Callum Smith in August in Canada but the deal has yet to be finalized.
13. Shakur Stevenson – No scheduled wars.
14. Roman Gonzalez – There are no scheduled wars.
15. Devin Haney – Scheduled to defend his undisputed 135 pound weight class title against 11 Vasiliy Lomachenko on May 20 in Las Vegas..

honorable mention (alphabetically): David Benavidez (no battle schedule); Jermall Charlo (no battle schedule); Stephen Fulton Jr. (scheduled to defend her 122-pound title against Naoya Inoue No. 2 on July 25 in Tokyo); Kazuto Ioka (allegedly scheduled to challenge 115-pound owner Joshua Franco on June 24 in Japan but no announcement has been made yet); Josh Taylor (scheduled to defend the 140-pound WBO belt against Teofimo Lopez on June 10 in New York).