Alexander Volkanovski lost the pound-for-pound battle – so why is he still No 1?

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/arnold-allen-max-holloway-ufc-fight-night-b2281082.html

And in many minds - not least his own - the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of his generation.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-12353741/Terence-Crawfords-KO-Errol-Spence-Jr-proved-one-time-greats-heres-SHOULDNT-fight-again.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

He also has been in the conversation for top current pound-for-pound fighter, and Volkanovski is second in the UFC’s official rankings to Jon Jones.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/boxing/volkanovski-trumps-rodriguez-to-regain-ufc-featherweight-crown-20230709-p5dmwa.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

His clash with Lomachenko, the former pound-for-pound number one, will no doubt be his toughest test to date.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/22399120/devin-haney-vs-vasiliy-lomachenko-odds-and-tips/

In my eyes, a win over Errol Spence Jr would just put me as undisputed, pound-for-pound No 1 in everybody’s eyes.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/spence-crawford-fight-phone-calls-b2382942.html

Mayweather then began to let his famously quick hands fly a bit more in the second and third round, with Chalmers unable to go on the offence due to the former pound-for-pound king's ringwork.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-11793855/Floyd-Mayweather-shows-age-just-number-dominant-exhibition-against-TV-star-Aaron-Chalmers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490