"Two of the best fighters of this generation meet on Sept. 13 when undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez meets junior middleweight champion Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (Netflix, 9 p.m. ET). That upcoming megafight, labeled by some as "the fight of the century," has prompted ESPN to put together a list of the best 25 fighters to step into the ring since 2000, and see where Canelo and Crawford land."
"Of the 17 retired fighters on our list, 14 are in the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the other three -- Gennadiy Golovkin, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Tyson Fury -- will join them when eligible. Manny Pacquiao entered a small group of fighters who have fought for a world title after being inducted into the IBHOF when he fought WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in July. The rest of the list below includes many undisputed current champions."
Two top fighters, Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, will meet Sept. 13 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (Netflix, 9 p.m. ET). A ranking lists the 25 best fighters to step into the ring since 2000, led by Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather's key accomplishments this century include a 28-0 record (10 KOs) from 2000 to 2017, five-division world championships, long-term pound-for-pound dominance and induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Seventeen fighters on the list are retired, 14 already in the IBHOF, and Gennadiy Golovkin, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Tyson Fury are expected to be future inductees. Manny Pacquiao fought for a world title after IBHOF induction, and the list includes many undisputed current champions.
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