Deemed by many to be the pound-for-pound king, Oleksandr Usyk has now revealed his own pound-for-pound ratings, picking out who he believes to be boxing’s top five fighters but leaving out two major names.

Usyk is one of three fighters to have captured the undisputed world title in multiple weight divisions during the four-belt era, joined in that elite club by Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue, who have been seen as his pound-for-pound rivals in recent years.

Still, Usyk’s incredible run at cruiserweight, along with his legendary triumphs as a heavyweight, combine to make an astonishingly strong résumé that has him deemed irremovable from top spot in the eyes of many fans, despite Inoue’s career-best win over Junto Nakatani earlier this month.

However, when it came to naming his own list in an interview with DAZN Boxing, Usyk did not name either himself or Inoue, but included heavyweight duo Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury – both of whom he has defeated twice. 

“Terence Crawford, Canelo [Alvarez], Shakur [Stevenson], Anthony Joshua, Greedy Belly [Tyson Fury].”

The lineal heavyweight world champion returns to action next Saturday, where he defends his WBC heavyweight world title against Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven, in an unconventional bout at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. 

That fight tops a card which features Hamzah Sheeraz’s challenge for the WBO super-middleweight crown, a crucial IBF eliminator between Frank Sanchez and Richard Torrez which could determine Usyk’s next opponent and Jack Catterall’s showdown with Shakhram Giyasov – where victory would put ‘El Gato’ back into the welterweight mix.

The New York Mets defeated cross-town rivals the New York Yankees 6-3 on Saturday to tie the three-game series. Despite the win, Mets rookie Carson Benge faced backlash for his fielding error.

During the top of the seventh inning, Yankees All-Star slugger Cody Bellinger hit a fly ball towards Benge in right field. The Mets rookie tracked the ball and got under it but failed to catch it.

Fans slammed the young Mets outfielder dropping a routine fly ball.

“This guy sucks in the OF. Another overrated prospect.”

“Kid just wants to be like Aaron Judge. Can you blame him?”

“That kid needs to get his head out of his ass – he is way too lackadaisical in his outfield play!”

“That’s the third time he has done this! He’s not a good player.”

“This a effing joke…..I have never watched a major league player drop a ball like that !! Ridiculous.”

Although the Yankees ended up scoring a run after the error, the Mets made it 6-3 in the bottom of the frame and held out for a series-levelling win.

Mets closer reflects on shutting down former team for 6-3 win

The Yankees were up against familiar faces as Luke Weaver and Devin Williams pitched out for the bullpen for the Mets on Saturday. The former Yankees closers combined to hold the Bronx Bombers scoreless over three innings.

“The moment gets big. You try to find a way to channel it, not panic, not get stressed out,” Weaver said. “It’s pretty stressful. But just sticking with the routine, just trusting that each pitch is going to work – sometimes, it does.”

The teams will clash in the Subway Series decider on Sunday.