By winning Anthony Joshua (24-2, 21 KOs) in the battle for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles, Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) secured his place in the P4P rankings. According to some opinions, the Ukrainian has even earned the right to unseat Saul Alvarez as the best boxer in the world. Those are the opinions of Kalle Sauerland, Fraser Clarke and Darren Barker, as quoted by UK Boxing News.
Fraser Clarke (Olympic medallist in Tokyo, super-heavyweight): "Canelo has more fights, but I must give preference to Usyk. Look at what he's done - he beat a strong champion in great form in the super heavyweight category. Everyone knows how difficult this weight is."
Kalle Sauerland: "His achievement cannot be compared with any other. You can only talk about Canelo, who has won belts in different weights, but he hasn't done what Usyk has done. To me, Usyk is the absolute #1 P4P right now."
Darren Barker (former World Middleweight Champion): "Undisputed cruiserweight champion and now unified heavyweight champion - yes, that makes Usyk number 1. Canelo is awesome and has beaten great boxers, but Usyk is undefeated."
