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Pound-for-pound rankings: Pacquiao is back; Lomachenko still king

Manny Pacquiao moves back into the top 10 after his decision victory over Keith Thurman. Getty Images

Who is the world's best fighter, regardless of weight class? Check out ESPN's latest top 10.

Our ESPN panel of Dan Rafael, Andre Ward, Timothy Bradley Jr., Joe Tessitore, Teddy Atlas, Steve Kim, Bernardo Pilatti, Eric Raskin, Nick Parkinson, Nigel Collins, Charles Moynihan, Claudia Trejos and Salvador Rodriguez share their lists.

Don't forget to also check out Dan Rafael's divisional rankings, which are updated weekly.

For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here.

Note: Results are through Wednesday, Sept. 4.


1. VASILIY LOMACHENKO  

RECORD: 14-1, 10 KOs
DIVISION: Lightweight (unified champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Luke Campbell, Aug. 31
NEXT FIGHT: TBA


2. TERENCE CRAWFORD  

RECORD: 35-0, 26 KOs
DIVISION: Welterweight (titlist)
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO6) Amir Khan, April 20
NEXT FIGHT: TBA


3. CANELO ALVAREZ  

RECORD: 52-1-2, 35 KOs
DIVISION: Middleweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Daniel Jacobs, May 4
NEXT FIGHT: TBA


4. NAOYA INOUE  

RECORD: 18-0, 16 KOs
DIVISION: Bantamweight (titlist)
LAST FIGHT: W (KO2) Emmanuel Rodriguez, May 18
NEXT FIGHT: Nov. 7 vs. Nonito Donaire


5. ERROL SPENCE JR.  

RECORD: 25-0, 21 KOs
DIVISION: Welterweight (titlist)
LAST FIGHT: W (UD12) Mikey Garcia, March 13
NEXT FIGHT: Sept. 28 vs. Shawn Porter


6. OLEKSANDR USYK  

RECORD: 16-0, 12 KOs
DIVISION: Heavyweight
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO8) Tony Bellew, Nov. 10
NEXT FIGHT: Oct. 12 vs. Tyrone Spong


7. GENNADY GOLOVKIN  

RECORD: 39-1-1, 35 KOs
DIVISION: Middleweight
LAST FIGHT: W (KO4) Steve Rolls, June 8
NEXT FIGHT: Oct. 5 vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko


8. JUAN FRANCISCO ESTRADA  

RECORD: 39-3, 26 KOs
DIVISION: Junior bantamweight (champion)
LAST FIGHT: W (TKO9) Dewayne Beamon, Aug. 24
NEXT FIGHT: TBA


9. MANNY PACQUIAO  

RECORD: 62-7-2, 39 KOs
DIVISION: Welterweight (titlist)
LAST FIGHT: W (SD12) Keith Thurman, July 20
NEXT FIGHT: TBA


10. MIKEY GARCIA  

RECORD: 39-1, 30 KOs
DIVISION: Welterweight
LAST FIGHT: L (UD12) Errol Spence Jr., March 16
NEXT FIGHT: TBA


Others receiving votes: Deontay Wilder (14), Oscar Valdez (7), Regis Prograis (4), Leo Santa Cruz (4), Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (1), Kosei Tanaka (1), Miguel Berchelt (1), Oleksandr Gvozdyk 1.


The formula

The rankings are based on a descending points system, with a first-place vote receiving 10 points, a second-place vote receiving nine points and so on. A tie goes to the fighter with the highest ranking, and then with the most votes at that ranking.


How our writers voted

Atlas: 1. Lomachenko, 2. Crawford, 3. Spence, 4. Inoue, 5. Canelo, 6. Usyk, 7. Golovkin, 8. Garcia, 9. Santa Cruz, 10. Gvozdyk

Rafael: 1. Lomachenko, 2. Crawford, 3. Canelo, 4. Usyk, 5. Inoue, 6. Spence, 7. Golovkin, 8. Pacquiao, 9. Estrada, 10. Garcia

Bradley: 1. Lomachenko, 2. Crawford, 3. Canelo, 4. Inoue, 5. Spence, 6. Usyk, 7. Prograis, 8. Pacquiao, 9. Golovkin, 10. Estrada

Ward: 1. Crawford, 2. Lomachenko, 3. Canelo, 4. Usyk, 5. Inoue, 6. Wilder, 7. Spence, 8. Pacquiao, 9. Estrada, 10. Garcia

Tessitore: 1. Crawford, 2. Lomachenko, 3. Inoue, 4. Usyk, 5. Canelo, 6. Spence, 7. Golovkin, 8. Estrada, 9. Garcia, 10. Berchelt

Collins 1. Crawford, 2. Lomachenko, 3. Canelo, 4. Golovkin, 5. Inoue, 6. Spence, 7. Usyk, 8. Estrada, 9. Pacquiao, 10. Santa Cruz

Kim 1. Inoue, 2. Lomachenko, 3. Crawford, 4. Usyk, 5. Canelo, 6. Golovkin, 7. Estrada, 8. Spence, 9. Garcia, 10. Tanaka

Parkinson: 1. Lomachenko, 2. Crawford, 3. Canelo, 4. Spence, 5. Inoue, 6. Usyk, 7. Golovkin, 8. Garcia, 9. Estrada, 10. Santa Cruz

Raskin 1. Lomachenko, 2. Crawford, 3. Canelo, 4. Golovkin, 5. Inoue, 6. Spence, 7. Usyk, 8. Estrada, 9. Pacquiao, 10. Sor Rungvisai

Moynihan: 1. Lomachenko, 2. Spence, 3. Crawford, 4. Canelo, 5. Inoue, 6. Golovkin, 7. Wilder, 8. Valdez, 9. Garcia, 10. Usyk

Pilatti: 1. Lomachenko, 2. Crawford, 3. Spence, 4. Inoue, 5. Canelo, 6. Golovkin, 7. Valdez, 8. Wilder, 9. Estrada, 10. Pacquiao

Trejos: 1. Lomachenko, 2. Crawford, 3. Canelo, 4. Spence, 5. Pacquiao, 6. Usyk, 7. Garcia, 8. Golovkin, 9. Estrada, 10. Inoue

Rodriguez: 1. Lomachenko, 2. Crawford, 3. Canelo, 4. Usyk, 5. Inoue, 6. Golovkin, 7. Spence, 8. Estrada, 9. Wilder, 10. Garcia


ESPN experts' poll

1st place: Lomachenko (9), Crawford (3), Inoue (1)

2nd place: Crawford (8), Lomachenko (4), Spence (1)

3rd place: Canelo (8), Crawford (2), Spence (2), Inoue (1)

4th place: Usyk (5), Inoue (3), Spence (2), Golovkin (2), Canelo (1)

5th place: Inoue (7), Canelo (4), Spence (1), Pacquiao (1)

6th place: Spence (4), Usyk (4), Golovkin (4), Wilder (1)

7th place: Golovkin (4), Spence (2), Usyk (2), Estrada (1), Garcia (1), Wilder (1), Valdez (1), Prograis (1)

8th place: Estrada (4), Pacquiao (3), Garcia (2), Spence (1), Golovkin (1), Wilder (1), Valdez (1)

9th place: Estrada (5), Garcia (3), Pacquiao (2), Golovkin (1), Wilder (1), Santa Cruz (1)

10th place: Garcia (3), Inoue (1), Usyk (1), Estrada (1), Pacquiao (1), Santa Cruz (2), Sor Rungvisai (1), Berchelt (1), Gvozdyk (1), Tanaka (1)