Well, that was quite a spring, no?

A season of tumult for B/R's pound-for-pound boxing rankings wrapped up over the weekend in Saudi Arabia as yet another fighter who was solidly on May's list risked his status.

Russian light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol scored his first stoppage victory in more than six years on Saturday and maintained a spot in this month's top-10 elite, which includes a heavyweight change at the top and a 115-pound newcomer at the bottom.

The B/R combat staff put its heads together and compiled the latest in a series of monthly pieces, chatting about the fighters and consulting respected sources such as The Ring and others to come up with a definitive collection.

Take a look at what we came up with and drop a thought of your own in the comments.

10. Jesse Rodriguez

Weight Class: 115 pounds

Major Titles Held: None

Welcome to the party, Mr. Rodriguez.

A 24-year-old Texan from San Antonio, the fighter nicknamed "Bam" has been building a resume in the 112- and 115-pound ranks, snatching title belts on each level while running his record to 19-0 with 12 KOs.

He'll climb back to the super flyweight/junior bantamweight rung later this month in Phoenix, where he'll face respected veteran and fellow two-division kingpin Juan Francisco Estrada for the Mexican's WBC strap on June 29.

"From here on now, it's big fight after big fight," Rodriguez said. "That's what I'm here for: to give the fans the fights they want to see. They want entertaining fights and fireworks fights. You know that's what I'm all about, and that's what I'm here to do."

9. Shakur Stevenson

Weight Class: 135 pounds

Major Titles Held: WBC

The upheaval elsewhere on the list enabled a one-spot move for Stevenson, the WBC titleholder at 135 pounds who'll next step into the ring on July 6.

He'll face No. 6 contender Artem Harutyunyan at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., in a fight that won't likely move the needle in terms of intrigue but offers Stevenson an opportunity to remain relevant for future bouts against myriad foes from 130 to 147 pounds.

Front and center on the short list is IBF champ and fellow Top Rank promotional client Vasily Lomachenko, who returned to the belted class by beating George Kambosos Jr. on May 12.

Stevenson, for one, is pretty sure how a would-be match would turn out.

"I think it's a possibility that I stop him," the 26-year-old American said. "And if not, I'll be beating the s--t out of him."

8. Teofimo Lopez

Weight Class: 140 pounds

Major Titles Held: WBO

The fighter known as "The Takeover" authored one of 2023's biggest surprises when he dethroned Josh Taylor at 140 pounds, but his first defense—a tedious unanimous-decision win over Jamaine Ortiz in February—was something less than transcendent.

So, Lopez, 26, is getting right back on the horse, signing up for a second defense against No. 10 contender Steve Claggett that will take place on June 29 in Miami Beach.

Claggett, a 34-year-old Canadian, has stopped seven of nine relatively anonymous foes in a win streak stretching back to 2021.

"I'm very much looking forward to what kind of style I'm going to see," Lopez said. "There were no other fighters who were interested in fighting me, and I felt like he would give not just me, but the fans as well, a great fight to watch."

7. Gervonta Davis

Weight Class: 135 pounds

Major Titles Held: WBA

The prospects of a chatted-about second go-round between Davis and Ryan Garcia took a hit when the latter failed a drug test done before his upset defeat of Devin Haney.

But even though "Tank" may not have another shot at Garcia anytime soon, it doesn't mean he won't be busy. In fact, he is on the docket for a June 15 defense of his WBA lightweight belt against No. 2 contender Frank Martin at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

And the 29-year-old already has a would-be big-event replacement for Garcia in mind: Shakur Stevenson.

"I want Shakur [Stevenson], he talks too much," Davis said. "I'll stop him. All he's going to do is run."

6. Dmitry Bivol

Weight Class: 175 pounds

Major Titles Held: WBA

Just when it looked like Bivol might never add another victim to a list of 11 KOs he scored across his first 13 fights, the sublimely skilled light heavyweight rediscovered his menace.

Short-notice replacement Malik Zinad was on the receiving end of a six-round beatdown on June 1 in Saudi Arabia, where Bivol had been scheduled to meet fellow claimant Artur Beterbiev in a unification bout that was scuttled when the Russia-born fighter injured his knee.

That duel has been rescheduled for October 12.

Bivol's light work in the interim began with a first-round knockdown and continued with four rounds of one-way traffic before a decisive barrage yielded a TKO at 2:06 of the sixth.

"I believe that my power is every time with me," the 33-year-old said. "I didn't have doubts, of course (my) power (is) with me."

5. Artur Beterbiev

Weight Class: 175 pounds

Major Titles Held: IBF, WBC, WBO

Let's just say the Tyson Fury model isn't a welcome one here.

The now-former heavyweight titleholder had his unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk postponed by injury, then recovered and wound up losing when the fight came off.

Beterbiev was on the verge of his own unifying match with Bivol, also in Saudi Arabia, but pulled out with a bum knee and has rescheduled the event for October 12.

He'll be hoping for better luck in his reboot.

"Unfortunately, injuries in professional sports are not uncommon, and they can hurt everybody," he said. "I sincerely did not want the upcoming fight to be postponed, but the doctors insisted on it. This fight will definitely take place, but a little later. Thank you all for your support."

4. Canelo Alvarez

Weight Class: 168 pounds

Major Titles Held: IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO

It's official: Canelo is still Canelo.

The cinnamon-haired Mexican superstar made his annual Cinco de Mayo appearance a successful one with a workmanlike 12-round beating of previously undefeated countryman Jaime Munguia on May 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

It was his fourth successful defense of undisputed status at 168 pounds and kept him atop the heap when it comes to making big fights later this year and into 2025.

Maybe David Benavidez is next. Maybe someone else. If he knows, Alvarez isn't telling.

"I don't know right now, I'm going to rest. I'm going to enjoy my family," he said. "But you know if the money is right ... I can fight right now."

3. Terence Crawford

Weight Class: 147 pounds

Major Titles Held: WBA, WBC, WBO

Given that it's been 11 months since a career-defining thrashing of Errol Spence Jr. netted Crawford undisputed status in a second weight class, it's time to climb a new mountain.

"Bud" is set to move to 154 pounds and face unbeaten WBA champion Israil Madrimov on August 3 in Los Angeles, where a win would not only yield a title belt in a fourth consecutive decision but also keep alive the prospect of an even bigger event down the line.

The 36-year-old Nebraskan has targeted 168-pound shot-caller Canelo Alvarez for a fight that (assuming a win over Madrimov) would match a pair of superstars with eight weight-class titles between them ranging from 135 to 175 pounds.

"Terence Crawford vs Canelo Alvarez is the biggest fight in boxing right now," Crawford said on X (formerly Twitter). "Like it or not it's just the facts."

2. Naoya Inoue

Weight Class: 122 pounds

Major Titles Held: IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO

Whaddya know? Maybe "The Monster" is human, after all.

Inoue was dropped and encountered a fair bit of resistance before emerging victorious in his first undisputed 122-pound title defense, eventually stopping a gutsy Luis Nery in six rounds of their May 6 scrap at the Tokyo Dome.

It was the 31-year-old's 24th KO in 27 straight wins since turning pro in 2012 and the latest bullet point on a Hall of Fame resume that already includes titles at four weights, undisputed status at two weights, and barely a competitive fight in the bunch.

"Inoue is the best fighter I've ever seen," promoter Bob Arum told Jai McAllister. "The best I've ever seen. No matter what weight category, or anything, I have never ever seen in the almost 60 years I've been in boxing seen anything like Inoue."

1. Oleksandr Usyk

Weight Class: Heavyweight

Major Titles Held: IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO

Given Inoue's prowess at 122 pounds, it would take something pretty big to move him.

Well, Tyson Fury is pretty big.

So, when Usyk had the 260-plus-pound Englishman shaking, rattling and rolling during the ninth round of their May 18 unification bout in Saudi Arabia, it qualified.

The split decision with which Usyk escaped made him the first undisputed champion at heavyweight since Lennox Lewis in 1999 and the first in the sport's four-belt era.

The back-and-forth classic set the stage for a compelling rematch, too, which is set to take place on December 21. He also mentioned Anthony Joshua, whom he's already beaten twice, and ex-champ Andy Ruiz as possible foes down the line.

"If you want to be the best, you have to fight the best," Usyk said. "These guys today are the best and I wanted to fight the best. Yes, I'm going to do it. I'll be fighting the regular guys, I'm going to be with the regular guys on the line, I want to be at the top."