Inoue, Crawford or Usyk? There are several other very good boxers (Rodriguez, Bivol, etc.) but those I think are clearly the top 3.
Usyk, is P4P number 1 until the day he announces his retirement. Crawford needs to at least move up to Light Heavyweight, maybe even Cruiserweight to be in the discussion with Usyk. He's not close yet, decent fighter though. Usyk has been consistently beating up the top guys who outweigh him by 30-55 pounds in their backyards. At Heavyweight were one lapse in concentration and you're on the deck. Usyk's ability and achievements are clearly number 1. He's completed the entire boxing game, amateur and pro, with everything against him.
Something to consider: Crawford has avoided Ennis, while neither Inoue nor Usyk has ever avoided anybody.
There are idiots who think Usyk ducked Hrgovic the same way you think Crawford ducked Ennis. You can’t please every idiot on the internet. Usyk and Crawford are tied for #1, Inoue is a distant #3.
It's very different. Ennis is more comparable to Dubois. He was a prime titleholder at 147, about the same size as Crawford, regarded by nearly everybody as the best at that weight with the exception of Crawford. No one thinks Hrgovic is the best heavyweight next to Usyk.
Crawford ppv sales on the weekend explains everything no one cares about lower weights! So Crawford then Usyk gap to Naoya..
He didn't avoid Ennis. He moved up to fight a champion. Do not put Ennis and Dubois in the same sentence. Jaron is hilariously more skilled and durable. Dubois is about to become a gatekeeper
Crawford has to be number 1 for jumping up two weight classes and beating a unified p4p. I think p4p has to be weighted towards actual recent performances instead of theoretical or older performances.
Not undefeated, he lost to Bivol. Canelo was obviously faded and slow-footed now, obviously a cherry pick by Crawford. While Ennis is in his prime and fleet-footed.