KSI's brother may have started his career on a losing skid, but he ended that with a bang, literally and figuratively. Signature performance: August 2022 vs.MORE: Boxing's 30 most desired fights in 2023 8. Swingler returns to the ring against Nichlmao on March 4. While he will need more wins under his belt, his dramatic knockout win impressed The Sporting News enough to have him on this list. Swingler has over 1.77 million YouTube subscribers, 837.4K followers on Twitter, and 1.3 million followers on Instagram.
It was his first fight (and his first as a pro) since 2018 when AnEsonGib beat him via unanimous decision. Jay Swingler ranks right on the border of this list following his big knockout win over Cherdleys in October. Signature performance: October 2022 vs.Sensei will need a big win (either in a rematch or in his next bout) to stay on this list. He has over 813K subscribers on YouTube, 94.5K followers on Twitter, and 364K followers on Instagram.
The idea that a rematch with Kenny could be on the horizon is also enticing.
Sensei is on the list due to the potential he brings to the sport. In August, he lost to King Kenny but via a controversial majority decision scoring. Sensei started his career with a TKO win over Overtflow. Overtflow (TKO in round three)įaze Sensei barely cracks the top ten, but it is not without a lack of trying or controversy.
Signature performance: August 2018 vs. 244K subscribers on YouTube, 62.3K followers on Instagram. People Magazine's "Sexiest Doctor Alive" in 2015. Doctor with over 10.2 million YouTube subscribers, 5.2 million Facebook followers, 4.4 million Instagram followers, and 1.8 million TikTok followers. 2.44 million YouTube subscribers, 522K followers on Instagram, 305.8K Twitter followers. 1.6 million followers on Twitter, 6.4 million followers on Instagram, 18.7 million subscribers to the ACE Family YouTube page. What did we get right? What did we get wrong? Follow the conversation via on Twitter and Instagram and let us know! Honorable mentions Overall record | "What have you done for me lately?". The criteria for the list was based on the following: We polled our global team of boxing writers and editors, traded notes, and exchanged angry Slacks and DMs until we settled on our final 10. The Sporting News presents its YouTube boxing rankings, where we rank the top influencers in boxing. MORE: The Sporting News: Boxing top 12 pound-for-pound list The numbers never lie and the steady stream of sold-out shows and massive streaming statistics prove this is far more than a fad. Of course, that influx stirs up the raging and polarizing debate regarding the likes of Jake Paul, KSI, and many others.Īnother touchy topic: pound-for-pound rankings.įor as long as they've existed, nobody can seem to agree and 2023 is no different. Is Terence Crawford or Canelo Alvarez the best in the world? What about Naoya Inoue or Oleksandr Usyk? Given nobody can agree about the official belt holders, it stands to make sense that figuring out who reigns supreme among the YouTubers-turned-boxers is a near-impossible challenge. 
Despite the pushback by hardcore fans, YouTubers and other celebrities in boxing are here to stay.ĭue to the unique nature of the fights, influencers have helped bring more eyes to boxing than ever before.
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