Panel: How does Canelo-Bivol change your pound-for-pound ranking?

Canelo-Bivol

Stacey Copeland
Former Commonwealth champion

This loss doesnโ€™t detract from what Canelo has achieved in the sport and it was only Bivolโ€™s 20th fight so thereโ€™s a long way to go if heโ€™s to show dominance across different weight divisions. So I donโ€™t think it should affect it too much.

Paul Smith
Former British champion

For me the new pound-for-pound number one would be either Crawford, Usyk or Inoue. For me, the three mentioned above are up there now Canelo has had this loss. Canelo still has an argument for being number one in those rankings regardless of weight, even after this defeat.

Micky Helliet
Manager & promoter

If Canelo was boxing in his natural weight class Iโ€™m pretty sure heโ€™d be at the top of my pound-for-pound rankings. He is still an awesome specimen at light-heavy where he doesnโ€™t have the stark disadvantages that exist at cruiser.

Declan Taylor
Sports reporter

I thought Usyk went top with his Joshua win anyway and thereโ€™s an argument that Canelo shouldnโ€™t fall because he went up so high in weight. But that said, for me heโ€™s now dropped to three behind Usyk and Crawford. Iโ€™ve now got Bivol at five.

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