Rank the Four-Belt Era Undisputed Champions

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  1. chaunceygardina

    chaunceygardina Member Full Member

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    Pretty simple. Top 10, based on whatever you feel. Their career to that point, title run, manoeuvring, luck, etc.
    1. 2004: Bernard Hopkins: middleweight titles
    2. 2005: Jermain Taylor: middleweight titles
    3. 2017: Terence Crawford: light welterweight titles
    4. 2018: Oleksandr Usyk: cruiserweight titles
    5. 2021: Josh Taylor: light welterweight titles
    6. 2021: Canelo Álvarez: super middleweight titles
    7. 2022: Jermell Charlo: light middleweight titles
    8. 2022: Devin Haney: lightweight titles
    9. 2022: Naoya Inoue: bantamweight titles
    10. 2023: Terence Crawford: welterweight titles
    11. 2023: Naoya Inoue: super bantamweight titles
    12. 2024: Oleksandr Usyk: heavyweight titles
    13. 2024: Artur Beterbiev: light heavyweight titles
    14. 2025: Dmitry Bivol: light heavyweight titles
    15. 2025: Canelo Álvarez: super middleweight titles
    16. 2025: Terence Crawford: super middleweight titles
    17. 2025: Oleksandr Usyk: heavyweight titles
     
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  2. TheShellofKell

    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 Full Member

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    This is a cracking question that requires a lot of thought. I'll be back.
     
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  3. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    I think Usyk takes the top 2 spots with heavyweight and cruiser.
     
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  4. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Great question!

    Incidentally, is your avatar an image of the ducks in Tony's pool? :lol:
     
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  5. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Very hard question to answer.

    I think I might go with Beterbiev's undisputed run for #1, even though he was lucky to get the decision in the first Bivol fight and Usyk, Crawford and Inoue are greater fighters.
     
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  6. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I do not follow Inoues weight class so I won't rank him while acknowledging he could be the best one.

    Hopkins
    Crawford
    Beterbiev
    Bivol
    Canelo
    Jermain Taylor
    Usyk
    Josh Taylor
    Devin Haney
    Jermell Charlo
     
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  7. chaunceygardina

    chaunceygardina Member Full Member

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    Indeed it is, just a beautiful moment, that has always stayed with me
     
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  8. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    1. Usyk
    2. Bud
    3. Hop
    4. Canelo
    5. Monster
    6. Jermain
    7. Beter
    8. Haney
    9. Bivol
    10. Charlo
    11. Josh
     
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  9. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    1. Usyk: Heavyweight titles

    Man went into other people's backyards against hometown favoritism, took their souls, championships and manhood while giving up significant height, weight and reach.

    As for the others it will take some time for me as it's a great question.
     
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    It's quite clearly Usyk. No question about it

    Haney is extremely lucky to even be on that list as he won all the belts in one fell swoop in one fight vs a way smaller extremely favourable stylistic match up for him who is a one-hit wonder and Haney literally hasn't ever fought anyone close to his size. If we were doing the biggest weight bully to have become undisputed ranking he would win that hands down
     
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  11. chaunceygardina

    chaunceygardina Member Full Member

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    Which Usyk run are we talking?
     
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  12. chaunceygardina

    chaunceygardina Member Full Member

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    Same here
     
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  13. Shootout Kray

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    Usyk
    Hopkins
    Canelo
    Beterbiev
    Josh Taylor
    Bivol
    Inoue
    Crawford
    Jermaine Taylor
    Charlo
    Haney
     
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  14. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree, for me it's:
    Usyk : Heavyweight, dominating giants.
    Usyk : Cruiserweight, fighting in other fighters backyards. Not just any fighters, the cream of the crop in the division. Gassiev was a monster at the time.
    Beterbiev : a beast of a man who even when turning pro late and years of career threatening injuries and legal disputes, somehow managed to unify an extremely competitive division.
    Inoue : Super Bantam, dominant fashion in which he took out opponents.
    Crawford : Welter, can't underestimate dominant win over Spence. Crawford is a great fighter.
    I stop here.
     
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  15. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Awesome! :lol:
    I thought that image looked familiar.

    Quasi-related (without meaning to derail your thought-provoking question).

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