Saturday, May 07, 2005
April Ratings
(as of 4/30)
I’ve been doing these monthly ratings since 1983. There are 3 criteria I use to rate fighters:
•Quality of Opposition
•Performance
•Activity
I am not ranking the best from 1 to 10; rather, this is to see who deserves a title shot. I rate all 18 divisions, a time-consuming activity to say the least. Therefore, commentary only appears every 3rd month.
Some mistakingly think the Champion in each division is the guy who I think is the best. This is not the case. There are 2 criteria by which I determine Champions: the 1st is lineage (The Man who beat The Man who beat The Man); and the 2nd is defeating another fighter also ranked in the top 3 in the division.
“Inactive List” is for fighters who have not fought in 6 or more months. It may mean that he is or will be dropping in the ratings due to his inactivity. It is unfair to other fighters for a guy to sit on his rating. If a fighter has a fight scheduled or is injured, I try to take this into consideration.
I do not recognize “Super Champions” or other such nonsense. If the WBA wants to take its world title recognition from a fighter, then it has stripped him as far as I’m concerned.
Heavyweights (over 200 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Vitali Klitschko (WBC)
2. James Toney (WBA, IBA)
3. Chris Byrd (IBF)
4. Andrew Golota
5. Hasim Rahman
6. Lamon Brewster (WBO)
7. Monte Barrett
8. Calvin Brock
9. Wladimir Klitschko
10. Davarryl Williamson
active: Brock, W Klitschko, Toney, Williamson (out: Ruiz-lost, retired, Whitaker-inactive, McCline-lost)
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Jean-Marc Mormeck (WBA, WBC)
1. Johnny Nelson (WBO)
2. Wayne Braithwaite
3. O’Neill Bell
4. Carl Thompson (IBO)
5. Pietro Aurino
6. Dale Brown
7. Steve Cunningham
8. Krzys Wlodarczyk
9. Enzo Maccarinelli (WBU)
10. Vincenzo Cantatore
active: Mormeck, Braithwaite, Cunningham, Wlodarczyk (out: Davis-inactive, Jones-lost)
Inactive List: Nelson, Thompson, Cantatore
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Zsolt Erdei (WBO)
1. Glenn Johnson (IBO)
2. Julio Gonzalez
3. Fabrice Tiozzo (WBA)
4. Antonio Tarver
5. Clinton Woods (IBF)
6. Thomas Ulrich
7. Paul Briggs
8. Medhi Sahnoune
9. Montell Griffin
10. Stipe Drews
active: Woods, Ulrich, Sahnoune, Drews (out: Hoye-lost)
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Joe Calzaghe (WBO)
2. Mikkel Kessler (WBA)
3. Robin Reid (IBO)
4. Anthony Mundine
5. Jeff Lacy (IBF)
6. Markus Beyer (WBC)
7. Danny Green
8. Mario Veit
9. Rudy Markussen
10. Librado Andrade
active: Lacy, Beyer, Green (out: Echols-moved down, lost)
Inactive List: Markussen
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Bernard Hopkins (IBF, WBC, WBO, IBC)
1. Felix Sturm
2. Kingsley Ikeke
3. Felix Trinidad
4. Oscar de la Hoya
5. Sam Soliman
6. Howard Eastman
7. Fernando Vargas
8. Fernando Zuniga
9. Sergei Tatevosyan
10. Jermain Taylor
active: Sturm, Zuniga, Vargas, Ikeke (out: Joval-lost, Masoe-inactive)
Inactive List: de la Hoya
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Winky Wright
1. Kassim Ouma (IBF)
2. Daniel Santos (WBO)
3. Sergei Dzindziruk
4. Verno Phillips
5. Javier Castillejo (WBC)
6. Roman Karmazin
7. Joachim Alcine
8. Travis Simms (WBA)
9. Sergio Martinez (IBO)
10. Emmett Linton
active: Karmazin, Alcine, Dzindziruk (out: Mosley-moved down, Holmes-lost)
Inactive List: Santos, Simms
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Zab Judah (WBC, IBF)
1. Antonio Margarito (WBO)
2. Cory Spinks
3. Shane Mosley
4. Michele Piccirillo
5. Cosme Rivera
6. Manuel Gomez
7. Frederic Klose
8. David Barnes
9. Ernesto Zavala
10. Luis Collazo (WBA)
active: Mosley, Collazo, Margarito, Barnes (out: Cintron-lost, Piñeda-inactive)
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Kostya Tszyu (IBF)
1. Arturo Gatti (WBC)
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Miguel Cotto (WBO)
4. Vivian Harris (WBA)
5. Ricky Hatton (WBU)
6. Junior Witter
7. Ernesto Zepeda
8. Cesar Bazan
9. Francisco Bojado
10. Souleyman Mbaye
active: Mbaye
Inactive List: Bojado
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: Jose Luis Castillo (WBC)
1. Diego Corrales (WBO)
2. Joel Casamayor
3. Juan Diaz (WBA)
4. Juan Lazcano
5. Acelino Freitas
6. Matt Zegan
7. Stefano Zoff
8. Julio Diaz
9. Aldo Rios (IBO)
10. Javier Jauregui
active: Castillo, Julio Diaz, Zoff
Inactive List: Lazcano
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Antonio Barrera (WBC)
2. Erik Morales
3. Carlos Hernandez
4. Robbie Peden (IBF)
5. Cassius Baloyi (IBO)
6. Manny Pacquiao
7. Vicente Mosquera (WBA)
8. Yodsanan Nanthachai
9. Jorge Barrios (WBO)
10. Janos Nagy
active: Barrera, Morales, Baloyi, Pacquiao, Mosquera, Nanthachai, Barrios (out: Seda-inactive, Ledwaba-lost)
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Juan Manuel Marquez (IBF, WBA)
2. Scott Harrison (WBO)
3. Injin Chi (WBC)
4. Rocky Juarez
5. Zahir Raheem
6. Chris John (WBA)
7. Johnny Tapia
8. Frank Archuleta
9. Hector Velazquez
10. Spend Abazi
active: Juarez, Raheem, Tapia, Archuleta, John (out: Pacquiao-moved up)
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Oscar Larios (WBC)
2. Mahyar Monshipour (WBA)
3. Joan Guzman (WBO)
4. Israel Vazquez (IBF)
5. Manabu Fukushima
6. Shiji Kimura
7. Toshiaki Nishioka
8. Akihiko Nago
9. Celestino Caballero
10. Akihiro Kanai
active: Monshipour, Kimura, Guzman (Nakazato-lost, Lacierva-moved down, lost, Valdez-moved up, lost)
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Rafael Marquez (IBF)
2. Ratanachai Sor Vorapin (WBO)
3. Cruz Carbajal
4. Hozumi Hasegawa (WBC)
5. Veeraphol Sahaprom
6. Silence Mabuza (IBO)
7. Genaro Garcia
8. Jhonny Gonzalez
9. Simone Maludrottu
10. Diego Morales
active: Vorapin (twice), Carbajal, Gonzalez, Hasegawa, Sahaprom, Morales (out: Patrac-displaced)
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Katsushige Kawashima (WBC)
1. Martin Castillo (WBA)
2. Jose Navarro
3. Fernando Montiel (WBO)
4. Masamori Tokuyama
5. Mark Johnson
6. Luis Perez (IBF)
7. Gerson Guerrero
8. Ivan Hernandez
9. Medgoen Lukchaopormasak
10. Luis Maldonado
active: Castillo, Montiel, Perez, Hernandez, Lukchaopormasak (out: Morel-lost)
Inactive List: Johnson
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (WBC)
1. Vic Darchinyan (IBF, IBO)
2. Jorge Arce
3. Brahim Asloum
4. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
5. Hussein Hussein
6. Lorenzo Parra (WBA, NBA)
7. Jose Lopez
8. Mhikiza Myekeni
9. Daisuke Naito
10. Denkaosan Kaovichit
active: Wonjongkam, Darchinyan, Arce, Hussein, Asloum, Lopez, Myekeni (out: Sikali-lost)
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Rosendo Alvarez
2. Hugo Cazares (WBO)
3. Jose Victor Burgos (IBF)
4. Nelson Dieppa
5. Juanito Rubillar
6. Roberto Vasquez (WBA)
7. Eric Ortiz (WBC)
8. Shingo Yamaguchi
9. Phichit Siriwat
10. Bebis Mendoza
active: Dieppa, Vasquez, Cazares, Ortiz, Mendoza (out: Arce-moved up, Aguirre-lost, Masuda-displaced)
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ivan Calderon (WBO)
2. Yutaka Niida (WBA, NBA)
3. Muhammad Rachman (IBF)
4. Eagle Akakura
5. Juan Landaeta
6. Chana Porpaoin
7. Satoshi Kogumazaka
8. Rodel Mayol
9. Omar Soto
10. Katsunari Takayama (WBC)
active: Takayama, Rachman, Calderon, Niida, Porpaoin (out: Bustos-lost)
World Champions: 9 (of 17)
I’ve been doing these monthly ratings since 1983. There are 3 criteria I use to rate fighters:
•Quality of Opposition
•Performance
•Activity
I am not ranking the best from 1 to 10; rather, this is to see who deserves a title shot. I rate all 18 divisions, a time-consuming activity to say the least. Therefore, commentary only appears every 3rd month.
Some mistakingly think the Champion in each division is the guy who I think is the best. This is not the case. There are 2 criteria by which I determine Champions: the 1st is lineage (The Man who beat The Man who beat The Man); and the 2nd is defeating another fighter also ranked in the top 3 in the division.
“Inactive List” is for fighters who have not fought in 6 or more months. It may mean that he is or will be dropping in the ratings due to his inactivity. It is unfair to other fighters for a guy to sit on his rating. If a fighter has a fight scheduled or is injured, I try to take this into consideration.
I do not recognize “Super Champions” or other such nonsense. If the WBA wants to take its world title recognition from a fighter, then it has stripped him as far as I’m concerned.
Heavyweights (over 200 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Vitali Klitschko (WBC)
2. James Toney (WBA, IBA)
3. Chris Byrd (IBF)
4. Andrew Golota
5. Hasim Rahman
6. Lamon Brewster (WBO)
7. Monte Barrett
8. Calvin Brock
9. Wladimir Klitschko
10. Davarryl Williamson
active: Brock, W Klitschko, Toney, Williamson (out: Ruiz-lost, retired, Whitaker-inactive, McCline-lost)
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Jean-Marc Mormeck (WBA, WBC)
1. Johnny Nelson (WBO)
2. Wayne Braithwaite
3. O’Neill Bell
4. Carl Thompson (IBO)
5. Pietro Aurino
6. Dale Brown
7. Steve Cunningham
8. Krzys Wlodarczyk
9. Enzo Maccarinelli (WBU)
10. Vincenzo Cantatore
active: Mormeck, Braithwaite, Cunningham, Wlodarczyk (out: Davis-inactive, Jones-lost)
Inactive List: Nelson, Thompson, Cantatore
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Zsolt Erdei (WBO)
1. Glenn Johnson (IBO)
2. Julio Gonzalez
3. Fabrice Tiozzo (WBA)
4. Antonio Tarver
5. Clinton Woods (IBF)
6. Thomas Ulrich
7. Paul Briggs
8. Medhi Sahnoune
9. Montell Griffin
10. Stipe Drews
active: Woods, Ulrich, Sahnoune, Drews (out: Hoye-lost)
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Joe Calzaghe (WBO)
2. Mikkel Kessler (WBA)
3. Robin Reid (IBO)
4. Anthony Mundine
5. Jeff Lacy (IBF)
6. Markus Beyer (WBC)
7. Danny Green
8. Mario Veit
9. Rudy Markussen
10. Librado Andrade
active: Lacy, Beyer, Green (out: Echols-moved down, lost)
Inactive List: Markussen
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Bernard Hopkins (IBF, WBC, WBO, IBC)
1. Felix Sturm
2. Kingsley Ikeke
3. Felix Trinidad
4. Oscar de la Hoya
5. Sam Soliman
6. Howard Eastman
7. Fernando Vargas
8. Fernando Zuniga
9. Sergei Tatevosyan
10. Jermain Taylor
active: Sturm, Zuniga, Vargas, Ikeke (out: Joval-lost, Masoe-inactive)
Inactive List: de la Hoya
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Winky Wright
1. Kassim Ouma (IBF)
2. Daniel Santos (WBO)
3. Sergei Dzindziruk
4. Verno Phillips
5. Javier Castillejo (WBC)
6. Roman Karmazin
7. Joachim Alcine
8. Travis Simms (WBA)
9. Sergio Martinez (IBO)
10. Emmett Linton
active: Karmazin, Alcine, Dzindziruk (out: Mosley-moved down, Holmes-lost)
Inactive List: Santos, Simms
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Zab Judah (WBC, IBF)
1. Antonio Margarito (WBO)
2. Cory Spinks
3. Shane Mosley
4. Michele Piccirillo
5. Cosme Rivera
6. Manuel Gomez
7. Frederic Klose
8. David Barnes
9. Ernesto Zavala
10. Luis Collazo (WBA)
active: Mosley, Collazo, Margarito, Barnes (out: Cintron-lost, Piñeda-inactive)
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Kostya Tszyu (IBF)
1. Arturo Gatti (WBC)
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Miguel Cotto (WBO)
4. Vivian Harris (WBA)
5. Ricky Hatton (WBU)
6. Junior Witter
7. Ernesto Zepeda
8. Cesar Bazan
9. Francisco Bojado
10. Souleyman Mbaye
active: Mbaye
Inactive List: Bojado
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: Jose Luis Castillo (WBC)
1. Diego Corrales (WBO)
2. Joel Casamayor
3. Juan Diaz (WBA)
4. Juan Lazcano
5. Acelino Freitas
6. Matt Zegan
7. Stefano Zoff
8. Julio Diaz
9. Aldo Rios (IBO)
10. Javier Jauregui
active: Castillo, Julio Diaz, Zoff
Inactive List: Lazcano
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Antonio Barrera (WBC)
2. Erik Morales
3. Carlos Hernandez
4. Robbie Peden (IBF)
5. Cassius Baloyi (IBO)
6. Manny Pacquiao
7. Vicente Mosquera (WBA)
8. Yodsanan Nanthachai
9. Jorge Barrios (WBO)
10. Janos Nagy
active: Barrera, Morales, Baloyi, Pacquiao, Mosquera, Nanthachai, Barrios (out: Seda-inactive, Ledwaba-lost)
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Juan Manuel Marquez (IBF, WBA)
2. Scott Harrison (WBO)
3. Injin Chi (WBC)
4. Rocky Juarez
5. Zahir Raheem
6. Chris John (WBA)
7. Johnny Tapia
8. Frank Archuleta
9. Hector Velazquez
10. Spend Abazi
active: Juarez, Raheem, Tapia, Archuleta, John (out: Pacquiao-moved up)
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Oscar Larios (WBC)
2. Mahyar Monshipour (WBA)
3. Joan Guzman (WBO)
4. Israel Vazquez (IBF)
5. Manabu Fukushima
6. Shiji Kimura
7. Toshiaki Nishioka
8. Akihiko Nago
9. Celestino Caballero
10. Akihiro Kanai
active: Monshipour, Kimura, Guzman (Nakazato-lost, Lacierva-moved down, lost, Valdez-moved up, lost)
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Rafael Marquez (IBF)
2. Ratanachai Sor Vorapin (WBO)
3. Cruz Carbajal
4. Hozumi Hasegawa (WBC)
5. Veeraphol Sahaprom
6. Silence Mabuza (IBO)
7. Genaro Garcia
8. Jhonny Gonzalez
9. Simone Maludrottu
10. Diego Morales
active: Vorapin (twice), Carbajal, Gonzalez, Hasegawa, Sahaprom, Morales (out: Patrac-displaced)
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Katsushige Kawashima (WBC)
1. Martin Castillo (WBA)
2. Jose Navarro
3. Fernando Montiel (WBO)
4. Masamori Tokuyama
5. Mark Johnson
6. Luis Perez (IBF)
7. Gerson Guerrero
8. Ivan Hernandez
9. Medgoen Lukchaopormasak
10. Luis Maldonado
active: Castillo, Montiel, Perez, Hernandez, Lukchaopormasak (out: Morel-lost)
Inactive List: Johnson
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (WBC)
1. Vic Darchinyan (IBF, IBO)
2. Jorge Arce
3. Brahim Asloum
4. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
5. Hussein Hussein
6. Lorenzo Parra (WBA, NBA)
7. Jose Lopez
8. Mhikiza Myekeni
9. Daisuke Naito
10. Denkaosan Kaovichit
active: Wonjongkam, Darchinyan, Arce, Hussein, Asloum, Lopez, Myekeni (out: Sikali-lost)
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Rosendo Alvarez
2. Hugo Cazares (WBO)
3. Jose Victor Burgos (IBF)
4. Nelson Dieppa
5. Juanito Rubillar
6. Roberto Vasquez (WBA)
7. Eric Ortiz (WBC)
8. Shingo Yamaguchi
9. Phichit Siriwat
10. Bebis Mendoza
active: Dieppa, Vasquez, Cazares, Ortiz, Mendoza (out: Arce-moved up, Aguirre-lost, Masuda-displaced)
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ivan Calderon (WBO)
2. Yutaka Niida (WBA, NBA)
3. Muhammad Rachman (IBF)
4. Eagle Akakura
5. Juan Landaeta
6. Chana Porpaoin
7. Satoshi Kogumazaka
8. Rodel Mayol
9. Omar Soto
10. Katsunari Takayama (WBC)
active: Takayama, Rachman, Calderon, Niida, Porpaoin (out: Bustos-lost)
World Champions: 9 (of 17)
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