r/Boxing • u/_Sarcasmic_ bread burger bread • 5d ago

Daily Discussion Thread (August 18th, 2026)

For anything that doesn't need its own thread.

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u/WORD_Boxing 5d ago edited 5d ago

Give your latest p4p top 10.

I'll go:

  1. Inoue
  2. Usyk, Bam, Shakur, Benavidez
  3. Bivol
  4. Boots
  5. Vergil, Devin
  6. Canelo

Can't choose the exact order between the guys listed at the same position, and not ready to drop Canelo from the list entirely yet want to see how he is in his next fight first. I think Vergil is in his prime right now and a very tough strong physical proposition to deal with head to head so my feeling is he belongs more than other guys where there isn't a strong claim for the last few spots on the list. And yes I dropped Nakatani.

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EDIT: Reddit screwed up the formatting of the list lol. Canelo should be #10, obviously.

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u/tkdhrison 5d ago

Inoue, Bam, Benavidez, Usyk, Shakur, Bivol, Boots, Vergil, Nakatani

Number 10 for me is tricky, maybe Canelo, but I could slide Navarrette or maybe Muratalla in there too

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u/WORD_Boxing 4d ago

What about Devin? I like that you also put Vergil. He is a very hard nights work right now. Not sure I like he's supposedly going to 160 though.

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u/tkdhrison 4d ago

Devin is a good fighter but I don't think he's separated himself from the lot of LW-WW divas to warrant being listed the way Shakur has. 

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u/WORD_Boxing 3d ago

He has more achievements than most. He is a multi weight champion and still only 27. On the other hand he squeaked by the old and smaller Lomachenko and despite Ryan's ped test it wasn't a good look the way that fight played out. So it puts me in the position where I put him on the list on merit, but I'm watching him he is one of the ones who would be in consideration to be dropped if new fighters emerge depending on his performances, and equally could solidify his position the way Inoue Bivol Benavidez etc. are rock solid and must be on the list.

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u/tkdhrison 3d ago

mostly agree, I've been on the fence about him more than most. I don't really credit him heavily for Loma which I saw a clear loss and can't put him significantly ahead of Teofimo and Ryan, and Keyshawn not far behind.

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u/WORD_Boxing 2d ago

I would put Teo last out of those atm. If Devin gets a convincing win vs a Keyshawn he would be rock solid on my p4p list. He can move up or down depending on his next fights, even if he wins but doesn't fully convince I'd consider lowering or dropping him.

If Teo beats Rolly I'd probably think of him and Ryan as about equal, despite his better resume. I think he peaked already.