November Ratings

(as of 12/11)

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. Nicolay Valuev (WBA)
8. Tony Thompson
9. Lamon Brewster
10. Ruslan Chagaev

active: Klitschko, Chagaev, Maskaev (out: Brock-lost)
Inactive List: Byrd, Brewster

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

active: Wlodarczyk, Cunningham, Haye
Inactive List: Jirov

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

active: Gonzalez

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Joe Calzaghe (WBO, IBF)
1. Mikkel Kessler (WBA)
2. Anthony Mundine
3. Jeff Lacy
4. Librado Andrade
5. Lucian Bute
6. Danilo Häussler
7. Peter Manfredo
8. Sergei Tatevosyan
9. Rudy Markussen
10. Denis Inkin

active: Lacy, Mundine

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. Felix Sturm
8. Amin Asikainen
9. Sergio Mora
10. Mariano Carrera (WBA)

active: Taylor, Wright, Soliman, Carrera, Sturm (lost: Castillejo-lost)

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

active: none (out: Ouma-moved up, Quartey-moved up)

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

active: Cotto, Margarito, Urkal (out: Quintana-lost)
Inactive List: Judah

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

active: Torres, Hopkins, Castaneda (Cotto-moved up)
Inactive List: Bruseles

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

active: Romanov, Rios (out: Raiymkulov-displaced)
Inactive List: Raheem

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Marco Antonio Barrera (WBC)
3. Joan Guzman (WBO)
4. Jorge Barrios
5. Yodsanan Nanthachai
6. Bobby Pacquiao
7. Rocky Juarez
8. Edwin Valero (WBA)
9. Alex Arthur
10. Malcolm Klaussen (IBF)

active: Pacquiao

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

active: Marquez

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

active: Molitor, Ndlovu, Carbajal (Hunter-lost)

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
6. Wladimir Sidorenko (WBA)
7. Veeraphol Sahaprom
8. Manabu Fukushima
9. Gerry Penalosa
10. Irene Pacheco

active: Hasegawa, Maludrottu, Sahaprom, Fukushima

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Masamori Tokuyama
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
9. Dimitri Kirilov
10. Chatchai Sasakul

active: Navarro, Nashiro, Mijares

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

active: Wonkongjam, Myekeni, Asloum, Naito, Vasquez (out: Sakata-lost)

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

active: Nino, Viloria (out: Vasquez-moved up)

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

active: Kyowa, Trejo (out: Niida-inactive)

World Champions: 10 (of 17)


these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2007