4-division world champion Roy Jones Jr made no hesitation when naming the present pound-for-pound standout on the planet of boxing, believing one fighter to be comfortably away from the remainder of the pack.
During the last couple of years, the final consensus within the sport has been that the pound-for-pound primary is both Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue or Oleksandr Usyk, after every grew to become multi-divisional four-belt undisputed champions.
Nevertheless, final week ‘Bud’ Crawford introduced his retirement from boxing, hanging up the gloves after a legendary victory over Canelo Alvarez that he would certainly wrestle to prime.
Consequently, most followers are left to choose between the reigning super-bantamweight world champion, Inoue, and unified heavyweight ruler, Usyk.
Though, in an interview with Ok.O. Artist Sports activities, Jones Jr had no issue in selecting between the 2 as he confidently declared Usyk as one of the best fighter in boxing.
“Proper now, if Terence is retired, that can be Usyk, with no query.”
It’s clear to see why Jones thinks that, as Usyk grew to become simply the third fighter in boxing historical past to win a world title at each cruiserweight and heavyweight earlier than then turning into the primary undisputed heavyweight champion because the flip of the millennium when he defeated Tyson Fury final 12 months.
Now, the Ukrainian has vacated his WBO world title, after turning into a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion by defeating Daniel Dubois in July.
The 38-year-old southpaw is anticipated to return to motion in mid 2026 and tackle Deontay Wilder, with followers reassured that he nonetheless has a couple of years left within the sport.
