Who is the best featherweight boxer

Moreover, 20 of his victories came by way of knockout. Gutierrez has had an incredible career up till now, and he is still very young at 25 years of age. However, currently, Gutirrez is on a six-fight winning streak, and in his last fight, which was a rematch against Alvarado, he avenged his first loss and won the WBA Regular super featherweight title.

Tevin Farmer started his boxing career at 19, and though he did not have the best of starts, he went on to achieve a lot in the sport. With a record of 30 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, Farmer has been in the sport for a long time. He fought Kenichi Ogawa for the vacant IBF super featherweight title in , though Farmer lost that fight via split decision, it was later termed as a no-contest as Ogawa failed a drug test. Farmer then fought Billy Dib for the same title and won. The incredible southpaw has an undefeated record of 15 wins and no losses.

Rakhimiv has won multiple titles over the course of his career; however, in , he got his first taste of a world championship. A rematch was scheduled for the 13th of February, but unfortunately, Rakhimiv seated positive for covid, and couldn't compete.

The American boxer has an extensive record, with 31 victories, 1 loss, and 1 draw. His last fight against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov ended in a majority decision draw, and a rematch was scheduled; however, Rakhimov was infected with covid, which led to the fight being canceled. A post shared by Fan Rankings fanrankings. Follow fanrankings to stay up to date.

Berchelt is one of the most experienced fighters in the division. With an extensive record of 37 wins, 2 losses, and 1 no-contest, he has fought the best of the best. After defending the interim title once, Berchelt got a fight against Francisco Vargas for the WBC super featherweight title. Berchelt won the title, via KO in the late round, and went on to defend it seven times.

At Number four, we have another exhilarating young boxer. With an undefeated record of , the year-old young star has a very bright future in the sport. In his brief professional career, Stevenson has achieved a lot. However, Stevenson has since moved up a weight class to Super featherweight, and won a Unanimous Decision against Toka Khan Clary in his last fight. They are updated weekly on Tuesdays. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here.

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Anthony Joshua. Oleksandr Usyk. Dereck Chisora. Jesse Bryan. Marcus Browne. Yunieski Gonzalez. Artur Beterbiev. Editor's note: Jean Pascal tested positive for multiple banned substances and was removed from the rankings. Jaime Munguia. Marcos Hernandez. Jason Quigley. Gabriel Rosado. Record: Last: D SD12 vs. Takeshi Inoue. Editor's note: Erislandy Lara moved to the middleweight division and was removed from the junior middleweight division.

Shawn Porter. Terence Crawford. Thomas Dulorme. Radzhab Butaev. Editor's note: Keith Thurman was removed due to inactivity. Manny Pacquiao was ranked at No. Jack Catterall. Rolando Romero. Josue Vargas. No argument here on the universally-recognized top featherweight of all-time. By the time he dropped the belt to the 2 man on this list, he was His final record of is even more amazing considering he took several dives and fought on well beyond his prime.

Pep first won the belt in , just after turning 20, and nobody could touch him until Pep was slowed by a plane crash, setting up his defeat to Sandy Saddler—the most fearsome of all featherweights.

But in the Fight of the Year, a post-prime Pep produced a performance for the ages in regaining the belt from Saddler in breathtaking fashion. After 3 more defenses, he lost the title back to Saddler. Perhaps the most naturally-gifted defensive fighter ever, Pep would continue on to , with mixed results and some definitely shady outcomes as well.

Still, he was a beautiful thing to watch—the greatest of all pounders and one of brightest gems in the landscape of boxing history. Some might say he gets the bulk of his credit for winning 3 of 4 from Willie Pep, but that sure counts for a lot. And his slew of wins over various champions and Hall of Famers also speaks volumes. He could be inconsistent and bent the rules quite a bit, but not many featherweights brought this kind of punching power to the table against as many top fighters as Saddler beat.

Check out our entire collection of the all-time best fighters by weight class , as well as the breakdown of how these lists were made and what factors were included. He was cagey, but could bring the power when he needed to, scoring 53 knockouts in 91 wins. Won the title in at 20 and proceeded to whip the best men around for the next decade. There are some foggy results on his record, but wins over two men on this list, title defenses in the high-teens, and a nearly-decade long run as champion make him one of the best to ever do it at featherweight.

Armstrong makes his third top-ten all-time divisional ranking, after also making the lists at welterweight and lightweight. The urge would be to assume he was at his most lethal at the lightest of the weights he competed in—and that would be true to some extent. By the time he rounded into shape, he was still a featherweight.

It was at this weight where Armstrong became perhaps the most dominant fighter ever. He sponged a lot of losses at this weight before the juggernaut form kicked in, but when it did—look out!

Starting in , he was killing everybody, with the year ending in another wipeout, over champ Petey Sarron. His stay as champ was brief, as he set his sights on higher weights.