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I tend to value quite a lot the most recent wins, and don't pay much attention to the eye factor when it comes to ranking boxers p4p. I guess we all have our own way to define the criteria. We do agree on Crawford's looking like a beast, but to me he lacks the depth in his resume. Linares helps Loma edge him, IMO. GGG hasn't beaten many huge names but the Jacobs win (even if I thought Danny won) and the 0 secure him a spot above Bud. SSR's recent wins are second to none in boxing. I still rank Canelo ahead of Crawford but I wouldn't mind it the other way around.
To each his own, I guess. Now enough with the party pooping. Let's resume this glorious nonsense.
yeah, man, it really is pretty close in that top 5. It's rare to see an elite so competitive.
I had Crawford up as the clear #1 before SSR beat Estrada and Loma beat Linares. However, those wins are probably more significant than any individual win Crawford has mustered so far.
Now, it's looking more and more like value of Crawford's wins are declining: Indongo looked like hot trash against Prograis, Gamboa looks shot to shit (and I never put that much stock in the Gamboa win to begin with), Beltran hasn't looked great recently even if he is a titlist now, Diaz just lost to a nobody, and Postol came back looking mediocre. That's hte problem: Crawford's opponents come in hot and leave cold. Wether that's becasue they were never waht we thought they were or because Crawford broke htem remains to be seen, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I think Canelo is the clear #5 for me, but after that GGG, SSR, Bud and Loma all look pretty interchangeable , with GGG maybe a bit below the others.