On Saturday, January 31st, Shakur Stevenson defeated Teofimo Lopez by wide unanimous decision with a dominant performance. Where did this performance land Stevenson in the updated Real Deal pound for pound rankings?

10. Canelo Alvarez

Canelo Alvarez reenters the pound for pound list with the retirement of Terence Crawford. Alvarez’s last bout was a loss to Terence Crawford on Netflix. There is no shame in losing to Crawford, especially when you have the type of resume that Canelo has accumulated.

Alvarez is 63-3-2 with 39 wins by knockout, this includes win over quality boxers like, Shane Mosley, Austin Trout, Erislandy Lara, Miguel Cotto, Gennadiy Golovkin, Daniel Jacobs, Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders, and Jermell Charlo, among many others. Alvarez has been a champ at 147, 154, 160, 168, and 175 pounds.

9. Junto Nakatani

Junto Nakatani is a very exciting fighter who can bang with the best of the smaller weight classes while also being versatile enough to outbox quality fighters as well. Nakatani is 32-0 with 24 wins by way of knockout. He has been a champ at super flyweight and bantamweight.

8. David Benavidez

David Benavidez has an argument to say he is the most avoided fighter in boxing. There have been no confirmed cases of “ducking” but fans believe that Canelo Alvarez along with many others have allegedly avoided facing Benavidez.

Benavidez’s legend of being the boogeyman adds to his impressive resume. He has a uncanny combination of size, power, technique, and hand speed that has made him impossible to beat so far in his career. The Phoenix, Arizona native has a record of 31-0 with 25 wins by knockout.

7. Devin Haney

Devin Haney is one of the most skilled boxers in the sport and that has led to a record of 33-0 with 15 knockouts. Haney has been a champion at 135, 140, and now 147 after his win over Brian Norman Jr in November.

There are rumors that he may face Keyshawn Davis next but Ryan Garcia could also be an option if Garcia defeats Mario Barrios on February 21st. Haney has a plethora of options at his disposal which will lead to one or two big fights in 2026.

6. Artur Beterbiev

Artur Beterbiev is still one of the scariest men in all of boxing. The former undisputed light heavyweight champion is 21-1 with 20 wins by way of knockout. He has defeated boxers like, Dmitry Bivol, Callum Smith, Anthony Yarde, Joe Smith Jr, and Marcus Browne among others.

5. Dmitry Bivol

Dmitry Bivol is one of the best technicians in boxing. He is a very disciplined fighter that is able to beat his opponents both mentally and physically. Bivol is 24-1 with 12 wins by knockout. He has defeated fighters like: Artur Beterbiev, Lyndon Arthur, Gilberto Ramirez, Canelo Alvarez, Jean Pascal, and Joe Smith Jr, among others.

4. Bam Rodriguez

Bam Rodriguez is an exciting and skilled fighter that has fought the best of the best in his weigh classes and stands undefeated. He is 23-0 with 16 knockouts, this includes wins over Fernando Daniel Martinez, Phumelala Cafu, Juan Francisco Estrada, and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, among others.

3. Shakur Stevenson

Shakur Stevenson made the biggest jump in the pound for pound rankings after he outclassed Teofimo Lopez. Stevenson is now 25-0 with 11 wins by knockout. He has not been challenged yet during his professional career.

He has already held belts in four different weight classes along with defeating Teofimo Lopez, William Zepeda, Robson Conceicao, Oscar Valdez, and Jemel Herring, among others.

2. Naoya Inoue

Naoya Inoue is 32-0 with 27 knockouts this includes several championship defenses at light flyweight, super flyweight, bantamweight, and super bantamweight. He has beat the best of the best in those divisions. Inoue’s resume includes wins over David Picasso, Murodjan Akhmadaliev, Ramon Cardenas, Luis Nery, Marlon Tapales, and Stephen Fulton, among many others.

1. Oleksandr Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk is 24-0 with 15 knockouts, he was the unified champion at cruiserweight and is the current undisputed champion at heavyweight. Usyk has used his incredible boxing IQ to beat fighters like Krzysztof Glowacki, Michael Hunter, Maires Briedis, Murat Gassiev, Tony Bellew, Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois, and Tyson Fury, among others.

Do you agree with this pound for pound list? If not, who do you have on your list?