Gennady Mashianov told Telecomasia.net that he does not believe Terence Crawford deserves the top spot in pound‑for‑pound rankings, despite Crawford’s win over Saul Alvarez.
Gennady Mashianov exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
No. Especially after his last two fights. What did he show against Saul Alvarez? Nothing exceptional. He barely got away from Israil Madrimov. I saw that as a draw, at best. If Madrimov was a star, they would have given him the win.
Before the Crawford vs. Canelo bout, the respected site BoxRec did not include Crawford in its top ten. Saul Alvarez was fifth. The top four then were Oleksandr Usyk, Naoya Inoue, Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.
