Thanks. Some people have had him in their top 10 since he beat Brook. It's crazy how keen many are to elevate him up those rankings as quick as they can. Very good fighter but look at who they rank him above
You are talking about confirmation bias. And perhaps you are correct. I still want to understand what's actually happening in the ring. If a man was shot in the leg literally then that matters. If a man has a goddamn broken face that matters.
Having Crawford and Spence 1 and 3 confirms that those rankings are wrong. Here are IMO better rankings: 1. Usyk 2. Loma 3. Inoue 4. Beterbiev 5. Canelo 6. Crawford 7. Bivol 8. Spence 9. Stevenson 10. Gonzalez aka Chocolatito P4P - one has to fight the best and challenge oneself, not just beat selected opponents, show a differentiating skillset, and win fights in special ways.
Oh lol, you were serious. Usyk beat the champ, twice, while Crawford hasn't fought Spence, or Ennis. or Ortiz Jr. Crawford has no outstanding win at WW.
It's not simple at all. How do you separate skills from physical metrics that differ between weight classes?