Comments Thread For: Malignaggi: "If Beterbiev Beats Bivol, You Gotta Start Considering Him As Number One Pound For Pound"

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

The topic surrounding who's the best fighter in the world is subjective but it all depends on what you enjoy most. For some, Oleksandr Usyk deserves a bit of praise as the best pound-for-pound fighter around. He cleaned out the cruiserweight division and is just one win away from doing the same in the land of the heavies. Naoya Inoue is another fighter who deserves his props.
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[_Rexy_]

I think it's wild that Beterbiev is Ring #2 when he's beaten the current Ring #3, #4 and #7 guys, and Bivol is #1 and has beaten....Canelo.

[joesaiditstrue]

he's less active than Crawford, I'd put him at 2 or 3

[Zaroku]

I think it's wild that Beterbiev is Ring #2 when he's beaten the current Ring #3, #4 and #7 guys, and Bivol is #1 and has beaten....Canelo.

Paulie is funny and I ended watching him get beat up


Rexy bro you call it like you see it

[El_Mero]

Considering he'd be undisputed in 1 division, which is a great accomplishment,he's not above inoue or crawf who are leading the pack by a wide margin

[boxing IQ]

Considering he'd be undisputed in 1 division, which is a great accomplishment,he's not above inoue or crawf who are leading the pack by a wide margin

I already consider Beterbiev p4p, but if he becomes undisputed by knocking out every top tier LHW of this era, I think he has a case.

If Inoue didn't bypass the 115lb quartet and Crawford beat a few more top guys at '40 and '47, I wouldn't argue with you.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

It's all subjective and credible arguments can be made for a few different fighters. My problem is that P4P is supposed to be about who would win if all fighters were equal in size. Who you beat , career trajectory , etc , are not historically the criteria for P4P. That said , to each their own . I currently have Crawford and Inoue tied for number one. If they were the same size that fight would be incredible.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

I think it's wild that Beterbiev is Ring #2 when he's beaten the current Ring #3, #4 and #7 guys, and Bivol is #1 and has beaten....Canelo.

That's a really good point.

[kiaba360]

I think it's wild that Beterbiev is Ring #2 when he's beaten the current Ring #3, #4 and #7 guys, and Bivol is #1 and has beaten....Canelo.

The beauty of the situation: they are clearly #1 and #2. Similar to the Fury/Usyk situation, it doesn't really matter who is currently 1 or 2, because Beterbiev/Bivol is probably happening next.

[Southpaw16]

Winner of that scrap is top 5 p4p. I don’t think either of them eclipses Crawford or the Monster.