Katie Taylor ranks high on AI's combined male and female combined P4P list
IFL TV Boxing recently shared an AI-generated list of the top Pound-for-Pound fighters in the 21st century, with the Bray Bomber ahead of Andre Ward.
Understandably, Floyd Mayweather topped the list, retiring with a 50-0 record, while two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields is the only female higher than Taylor on the list.
Manny Pacquiao is in third, while the AI list says of Taylor in fourth, "Olympic gold medalist, undisputed lightweight (and super-lightweight) pro champion, significant in elevating women's boxing."
Taylor's rival, Amanda Serrano, is in sixth place, with Oscar De La Hoya, Laila Ali, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Holly Holm rounding out the list.
Although lists are always subjective and open for debate, the general public seemed dismayed with the selections, with a number of notable absences.
The three current top-ranked men in Oleksandry Usyk, Naoya Inoue, and Terence Crawford all failed to make the list, nor are the likes of Joe Calzaghe, Canelo Alvarez, or Bernard Hopkins.
"Biggest banter list I've seen," said one user.
"AI is broken," said another.
And although the AI-generated list won't be the definitive list to define the greatest, it at least shows the esteem in which Taylor is regarded.
Having pioneered women's boxing and won an Olympic Gold medal in 2012, Taylor went on to carve one of the truly great boxing careers for herself. Most recently, Taylor put together a comprehensive performance to convincingly beat Amanda Serrano in Madison Square Garden to win the trilogy 3-0.
She also further cemented her legacy by bouncing back against her shock loss to Chantelle Cameron with a split decision win in November 2023. Now 39, Taylor is certainly in the twilight of her career and has given no indication if she will retire or fight on.
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