At about the half way point, crowded field. so far this year:
Anthony Joshua- quickly becoming the heir apparent to Floyd and manny as the face of boxing
Canelo- if he beats ggg
Spence/Thurman winner if they fight later this year
Andre Ward if he can clearly beat kovolev
Golovkin if he beats canelo
Lomachenko if he can beat salido over the summer and another top guy late in the year
Gervonta Davis- dark horse but if he can squeeze another 2-3 fights in this year against quality competition he could be the man
Any other contenders?
Usually I like to pick a fighter with at least two quality wins. Bonus points if their stock went up significantly as a result and/or they were expected to lose either or both of those fights.
By the end of this summer my shortlist will be any fighter with a good win already that has another good fight scheduled.