Adrien Broner has named who he sees as the sport’s current flagship fighter, better than the likes of Oleksandr Usyk, Naoya Inoue and Shakur Stevenson.
Most would argue that the No.1 pound-for-pound spot belongs to either Usyk or Inoue, with both having become two-division undisputed champions.
More recently, Inoue has closed the gap by successfully defending his super-bantamweight crown against Junto Nakatani, who he unanimously outpointed at a sold-out Tokyo Dome last month.
Usyk, meanwhile, was also in action last month, only his performance against former kickboxer Rico Verhoeven did not quite live up to the vast majority of expectations.
Rather controversially, though, former world champion Broner has rejected both the Japanese sensation and masterful Ukrainian as his leading fighter.
Instead, he continues to regard Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, who has not fought since March 2025, as the most complete package in the sport today.
The 31-year-old’s last outing saw him retain his WBA lightweight title with a dubious draw against Lamont Roach, who was denied a clear 10-8 round after flooring his man in the ninth frame.
‘Tank’ was then set to face Jake Paul in an exhibition match last November, only to be removed from the lucrative opportunity due to a series of domestic violence allegations.
Subsequently, the WBA downgraded his status to “Champion in recess”, yet Broner has nonetheless told FightHype that he still sees Davis as the top pound-for-pound fighter.
“Tank [is the best fighter in the world]. Everything that them boys [other fighters] got, he got. But the s**t he [Davis] got, [they don’t have].”
Perhaps Broner is referring to the American’s considerable knockout power but, either way, it seems a stretch to rank Davis in any pound-for-pound list.
