September Ratings

(as of 10/4)

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. Wladimir Klitschko (IBF, IBO)
2. Oleg Maskaev (WBC)
3. Chris Byrd
4. Hasim Rahman
5. Samuel Peter (IBA)
6. James Toney
7. Calvin Brock
8. Nicolay Valuev (WBA)
9. Sergei Lyakhovitch (WBO)
10.Lamon Brewster

active: Peter, Toney

Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: O’Neill Bell (WBC)
1. Jean-Marc Mormeck
2. Steve Cunningham
3. Krzys Wlodarczyk
4. Pietro Aurino
5. Enzo Maccarinelli (WBU)
6. Vassili Jirov
7. Dale Brown
8. Johnathan Banks
9. David Haye
10. Vincenzo Cantatore

active: none (out: Nelson-retired)

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Zsolt Erdei (WBO)
1. Clinton Woods (IBF, IBA)
2. Glen Johnson
3. Antonio Tarver
4. Tomasz Adamek (WBC)
5. Roy Jones
6. Julio Gonzalez
7. Paul Briggs
8. Chad Dawson
9. Silvio Branco
10. Danny Green

active: Woods, Johnson, Green (out: Drews-displaced)

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Joe Calzaghe (WBO, IBF)
1. Mikkel Kessler (WBA)
2. Markus Beyer (WBC)
3. Anthony Mundine
4. Jeff Lacy
5. Rudy Markussen
6. Mario Veit
7. Librado Andrade
8. Lucian Bute
9. Danilo Häussler
10. Joey Spina

active: Andrade, Bute (out: Green-moved up)

Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Jermain Taylor (WBC, WBO)
1. Alex Abraham (IBF)
2. Winky Wright
3. Edison Miranda
4. Sam Soliman
5. Kelly Pavlik
6. David Lopez
7. Javier Castillejo (WBA)
8. Felix Sturm
9. Amin Asikainen
10. Sergio Mora

active: Abraham, Miranda

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Kassim Ouma
2. Oscar de la Hoya (WBC)
3. Sergei Dzindziruk (WBO)
4. Ike Quartey
5. Cory Spinks (IBF)
6. Roman Karmazin
7. Verno Phillips
8. Joachim Alcine
9. Jose Rivera (WBA)
10. Alex Garcia

active: none

Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Carlos Baldomir (WBC)
1. Antonio Margarito (WBO)
2. Shane Mosley
3. Floyd Mayweather (IBO)
4. Oktay Urkal
5. Luis Collazo
6. Zab Judah
7. Kermit Cintron
8. Carlos Quintana
9. Paul Williams
10. Frederic Klose

active: none (out: Hatton-moved down)

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Ricky Hatton
1. Miguel Cotto (WBO)
2. Vivian Harris
3. Junior Witter (WBC)
4. Jose Luis Castillo
5. Souleyman M'baye (WBA)
6. Andreas Kotelnik
7. Rogelio Castaneda (IBA)
8. Henry Bruseles
9. Demetrius Hopkins
10. Ricardo Torres

active: Witter, M'baye

Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Diego Corrales (WBC)
2. Juan Diaz (WBA)
3. Zahir Raheem
4. Joel Casamayor
5.Isaac Hlatshwayo (IBO)
6. Julio Diaz
7. Matt Zegan
8. Aldo Rios
9. Edner Cherry
10. Nate Campbell

active: none (out: Freitas-retired)

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Antonio Barrera (WBC)
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Joan Guzman (WBO)
4. Jorge Barrios
5. Yodsanan Nanthachai
6. Bobby Pacquiao
7. Rocky Juarez
8. Edwin Valero (WBA)
9. Gairy St. Clair (IBF, IBO)
10. Cassius Baloyi

active: Barrera, Guzman, Barrios, Juarez (out: Hernandez-lost, retired)

Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Chris John (WBA)
2. Juan Manuel Marquez
3. Scott Harrison (WBO)
4. Humberto Soto
5. Injin Chi
6. Robert Guerrero (IBF)
7. Thomas Mashaba (IBO)
8. Jorge Linares
9. Hiroyuki Enoki
10. Spend Abazi

active: Guerrero, Enoki, John (out: Hussein-lost)

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1.Israel Vazquez (WBC)
2. Celestino Caballero (WBA)
3. Takalani Ndlovu (IBO)
4. Daniel Ponce de Leon (WBO)
5. Somsak Sithchatchawai
6. Shiji Kimura
7. Toshiaki Nishioka
8. Michael Hunter
9. Daisuke Yamanaka
10. Al Seeger

active: Vazquez, Caballero, Sithchatchawai
Inactive List: Nishioka

Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: Rafael Marquez (IBF, IBO)
1. Jhonny Gonzalez (WBO)
2. Hozumi Hasegawa (WBC)
3. Simone Maludrottu
4. Ratanachai Sor Vorapin
5. Silence Mabuza (IBO)
6. Wladimir Sidorenko (WBA)
7. Veeraphol Sahaprom
8. Manabu Fukushima
9. Irene Pacheco
10. Poonsawat Kratingdangym

active: Gonzalez (at 122), Kratingdangym

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Masamori Tokuyama (WBC)
1. Jorge Arce
2. Fernando Montiel (WBO)
3. Jose Navarro
4. Cristian Mijares
5. Katsushige Kawashima
6. Nobuo Nashiro (WBA)
7. Martin Castillo
8. Luis Perez (IBF)
9. Dimitri Kirilov
10. Chatchai Sasakul

active: Arce, Mijares, Kawashima, Sasakul (out: Makepula-lost, Muñoz-inactive)

Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Pongsaklek Wonkongjam (WBC)
1. Vic Darchinyan (IBF, IBO)
2. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
3. Lorenzo Parra (WBA, NBA)
4. Mhikiza Myekeni
5. Brahim Asloum
6. Daisuke Naito
7. Denkaosan Kaovichit
8. Lee Haskins
9. Giovanni Segura
10. Hussein Hussein

active: Kaovichit, Hussein (out: Arce-moved up)
Inactive List: Parra

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Hugo Cazares (WBO)
1. Roberto Vasquez
2. Ulises Solis (IBF)
3. Victor Burgos
4. Nobuaki Masuda
5. Wandee Singwancha
6. Nelson Dieppa
7. Juanito Rubillar
8. Koki Kameda (WBA)
9. Omar Nino (WBC)
10. Munetsugu Kayo

active: Cazares, Dieppa

Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ivan Calderon (WBO)
2. Eagle Kyowa (WBC)
3. Yutaka Niida (WBA, NBA)
4. Muhammad Rachman (IBF)
5. Katsunari Takayama
6. Satoshi Kogumazaka
7. Omar Soto
8. Jun Kaneda
9. Teruo Misawa
10. Oleydong Sithsamerchai

active: none
Inactive List: Niida

World Champions: 10 (of 17)


these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2006