1, but there’s nothing in it.”Ībramowitz was in favor of keeping Bivol No. I’m with Anson and would take Beterbiev to No. However, Beterbiev is 18-0 (18 KOs) and he’s blitzing the division. We just ignore the fact that Bivol was the underdog and won the fight by an average of 8-4. “The hindsight reaction to Canelo-Bivol was that poor Canelo was so brave going in there against the bigger guy. 1 at first, although he admitted that it was a toss-up between the top two light heavies. While most of the Panel was fine with dropping Estrada to allow Beterbiev in the P4P top 10, they were split (4-4) on whether to move the IBF/WBC/WBO titleholder back into the No. We can reevaluate his placement after his next fight.” “I’ve been asked by some Japanese readers why Estrada has been ranked that high after the controversial win against Chocolatito and inactivity and I struggled to answer. “I’m good with ‘Estrada out and Beterbiev in’ too. Panelist Daisuke Sugiura also agreed with that suggestion. That would likely see Beterbiev re-enter at No. I toyed with that idea before sending my initial email this morning. He is due to face Joshua Franco but that still doesn’t have a date. “How about we remove Estrada? He’s been inactive since March 2021 and many believe Chocolatito beat him. Wainwright agreed with the removal of Estrada, which would allow for Beterbiev to enter. Every fighter I have listed has either already fought this year, or is currently negotiating a fight with an elite opponent this summer/fall.” “I removed Estrada (who I felt lost to Chocolatito last March and hasn’t fought since) and Loma (who will not fight in 2022). “Things are getting crowded because we haven’t removed inactive fighters,” Montero said. Panelist Michael Montero shared his personal pound-for-pound top 10, which does not include Juan Francisco Estrada or Vasiliy Lomachenko. Panelist Adam Abramowitz agreed with Gray. I also think Charlo beat a better fighter in (Brian) Castano to become undisputed than Beterbiev did to unify.” I’m not totally against his entry, but I think Jermell (No. With that said, Smith had never been stopped and Beterbiev crushed him in five minutes. Getting respect is one thing, but you need to set up your offense. Perhaps we should? Smith’s gameplan, albeit brave, bordered on insanity. Managing Editor Tom Gray responded with a call back to the old KO Magazine P4P top 12: “Yeah, I really wish we could introduce a Dynamite Dozen. Beterviev looked pound-for-pound worthy with his destruction of Smith. There are about 15 fighters who could be in the top 10. We had to take out Chocolatito after an impressive win early this year (to make room for Jermell Charlo) and didn’t have room for Devin Haney to enter after his recent impressive win. “Pound-for-Pound is getting very crowded. Panelist Anson Wainwright got the pound-for-pound discussion going with this take on the overall state of the mythical rankings: (And for some, Bivol’s pound-for-pound ranking impacted their opinion on where to rank Beterbiev at light heavyweight.) 1 spot at light heavyweight currently held by Dmitry Bivol.
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