1. Saul Alvarez
In his last 2 fights, he looked unbeatable. Head and upper body movement on Mayweather level. Despite being superstar and have almost all Mexican fanbase on his side, his boxing style is definitely not mexican. Compossure, accuracy, inteligent counterpunching behind extraordinary defense. He is hard to hit and even if he fot hit, he can take it. His stamina is not problem anymore. Obviously he has a problem catching running oponents so 100% motivated Saunders can be problematic for Canelo but i still think he can handle him. Canelo is very fast and have some insane combinations, despite he is not doing that as often as in past fights.
But what make Canelo no.1 on my list is his improvement. He was taking a lot of hate for 1st GGG fight. Yes he lost it. But the way how he handled rematch with whole different approach is respectable. He defeat GGG in his own game. Close fight, yes, but Canelo looked good and he makes GGG looked not as good as in 1st fight. Plus his recent fights against Jacobs and Kovalev are proof he is best.
2. Gennady Golovkin
He was middleweight king for a long time. Looking back, he should have Quillin, Martinez, Sturm and other middleweights on his resume too. But this is boxing and shady games of promoters sadly. His most impressive performance was 1st fight against Alvarez. GGG has probably best jab in today boxing. Overall physical strength is factor that winning him fights too. GGG has very basic but very effective defense, he is very hard to being hit clean. Cutting off the ring is one of his best skills. Saunders, who can cause troubles to Canelo would be easy fight for GGG IMO. Golovkin can take some solid shots to the chin. But loss in second fight against Canelo is not reason why he is number 2. Reason for that are his last 2 fights. GGG is obviously past his prime Against Rolls and Derevyanchenko, he took CLEAN, head snapping shots. We never seen something like that in GGG fights. His reflexes is not there anymore. His career did not fulfill full potential, sadly, but is still very respectable. Hopefully he can do something meaningful in our sport before retirement.
3. Daniel Jacobs
Clear number 3 on the list. Despite loss to Alvarez, he has some impressive wins on records if you compare that with guys ranked 4 and lower. Sulecki, Derevyanchenko, he handled them in close, but clear fights. He gave Golovkin very tough fight. Demolition of Quillin is also underrated today. What impress me with Jacobs is what direction his career took. Remembering his KO loss to Dmitri Pirog i was thinking - another fake prospect was exposed, we saw that many many times. But he changed his style, becoming more physical and more tough. Despite being tall, Jacobs is not distance fighter. he has very good inside game, some fast combos. Ability to fight in orthodox and in southpaw need to be mentioned too.
4. Jermall Charlo
Charlo looked like beast against B class fighters. His fights against Trout and Korobov showed he is not that beast, despite handling victories over both fighters. His resume lacking some career defining fights, so wi will see. Charlos biggest strengths are powerful jab, accurate counterpunching and his physical presence. One punch KO power is here too. Cannot believe this guy was 154 punder, he is bigger than Hurd. Charlo is bit average in terms of speed, defense and footwork.
5. Billy Joe Saunders
Unconsistend fighter. He looked unbeatable against lemieux, but he also looked like B class boxer in many other fights. Motivation and training is factor for Saunders. He has some natural talent, he is fast with good footwork , missing more punching power. For now, Saunders looking like wasted talent for me.
6.Sergey Derevyanchenko
Derevyanchenko lost against Jacobs and faded GGG, despite he looked good in both fights. He is very entertaining to watch, has probably best stamina from the list. He is doing some textbook boxing, but nothing more. Despite being very strong, he has not a big punch. Showed good ring cutting against Jacobs but his offensive arsenal is not always effective. Excellent footwork, less excellent defense. Still, despite being 34 years old, there is some room for improvements. We will see.
7. Demetrius Andrade
Honestly, i did not watched this guy long enough to judge him as a fan. But i am going to put him on 7th place based on his poor resume.
Sorry for my poor english and i am curious on your list guys. WHen we had no fights in tv we sould at least discuss a bit
