October Ratings

(as of 11/10)

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. Hasim Rahman
4. Samuel Peter
5. Tony Thompson
6. Alexander Povetkin
7. Ruslan Chagaev (WBA)
8. Sultan Ibragimov (WBO)
9. Nicolay Valuev
10. Eddie Chambers

active: Peter, Ibragimov, Rahman, Povetkin, Chambers (out: Byrd-lost, Holyfield-lost)
Inactive List: Chagaev

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

active: Haye, Mormeck, Maccarinelli, Wlodarczyk
Inactive List: Bell, Aurino

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Zsolt Erdei (WBO)
1. Clinton Woods (IBF)
2. Glen Johnson
3. Chad Dawson (WBC)
4. Bernard Hopkins
5. Antonio Tarver (IBO)
6. Paul Briggs
7. Adrian Diaconu
8. Danny Green
9. Julio Gonzalez
10. Stipe Drews (WBA)

active: none
Inactive List: Briggs

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Joe Calzaghe (WBO, WBC)
1. Anthony Mundine (WBA)
2. Vitali Tsypko
3. Lucian Bute (IBF)
4. Mikkel Kessler
5. Carl Froch
6. Denis Inkin
7. Jürgen Brähmer
8. Jean Pascal
9. Christian Sanavia
10. Sakio Bika

active: Calzaghe, Kessler, Bute, Bika, Froch, Pascal (out: Berrio-lost)

Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Kelly Pavlik (WBC, WBO)
1. Arthur Abraham (IBF)
2. Jermain Taylor
3. David Lopez
4. Felix Sturm (WBA)
5. Sebastian Sylvester
6. Amin Asikainen
7. Giovanni Lorenzo
8. Khoren Gevor
9. Sergio Mora
10. Elvin Ayala

active: Sylvester, Sturm, Mora, Ayala (out: Miranda-moved up, Oral-displaced)

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Sergiy Dzinziruk (WBO)
2. Verno Phillips
3. Joachim Alcine (WBA)
4. Cory Spinks (IBF)
5. Roman Karmazin
6. Vernon Forrest (WBC)
7. Sergio Martinez
8. Travis Simms
9. Daniel Santos
10. Sechew Powell

active: Santos (out: Kovacs-displaced)

Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Floyd Mayweather (WBC)
1. Miguel Cotto (WBA)
2. Paul Williams (WBO)
3. Antonio Margarito
4. Shane Mosley
5. Kermit Cintron (IBF)
6. Joshua Clottey
7. Frederic Klose
8. Andre Berto
9. Alfonso Gomez
10. Michel Trabant

active: Cotto, Margarito, Mosley, Gomez (out: Anderson-lost)

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Ricky Hatton (IBO)
1. Junior Witter (WBC)
2. Ricardo Torres (WBO)
3. Steve Forbes
4. Andreas Kotelnik
5. Kendall Holt
6. Demetrius Hopkins
7. Paul Malignaggi (IBF)
8. Victor Ortiz
9. Gavin Rees (WBA)
10. Herman Ngoudjo

active: Ortiz, Forbes

Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: Juan Diaz (WBA, WBO, IBF)
1. Yuri Romanov
2. Joel Casamayor
3. Nate Campbell
4. Zahir Raheem
5. Edner Cherry
6. David Diaz (WBC)
7. Jose Santa Cruz
8. Almazbek Raiymkulov
9. Michael Katsidis
10. Miguel Angel Huerta

active: Diaz, Casamayor, Romanov, Santa Cruz (out: Julio Diaz-lost)

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao
1. Juan Manuel Marquez (WBC)
2. Humberto Soto
3. Joan Guzman (WBO)
4. Jorge Barrios
5. Alex Arthur
6. Edwin Valero (WBA)
7. Mzonke Fana (IBF)
8. Yodsanan Nanthachai
9. Cassius Baloyi
10. Manuel Medina

active: Pacquiao, Marquez (out: Barrera-retired)
Inactive List: Barrios

Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Chris John (WBA)
2. Jorge Linares (WBC)
3. Robert Guerrero (IBF)
4. Rocky Juarez
5. Thomas Mashaba (IBO)
6. Hiroyuki Enoki
7. Hector Velazquez
8. Orlando Salido
9. Steven Luevano (WBO)
10. Elio Rojas

active: Guerrero, Luevano, Juarez (at 130) (out: Chi-inactive, Honorio-lost)

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Israel Vazquez (WBC)
1. Daniel Ponce de Leon (WBO, IBA)
2. Rafael Marquez
3. Celestino Caballero (WBA)
4. Steve Molitor (IBF)
5. Somsak Sithchatchawai
6. Mike Oliver (IBO)
7. Toshiaki Nishioka
8. Jorge Lacierva
9. Kiko Martinez
10. Olivier Lontchi

active: Molitor, Oliver, Lontchi (out: Carbajal-lost)

Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Hozumi Hasegawa (WBC)
2. Gerry Penalosa (WBO)
3. Jhonny Gonzalez
4. Silence Mabuza (IBO)
5. Simone Maludrottu
6. Ratanachai Sor Vorapin
7. Veeraphol Sahaprom
8. Nobuto Ikehara
9. Jorge Arce
10. Joseph Agbeko (IBF)

active: Vorapin

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Cristian Mijares (WBC)
1. Fernando Montiel (WBO)
2. Z Gorres
3. Martin Castillo
4. Pramuansak Phosuwan
5. Alexander Muñoz (WBA)
6. Dmitri Kirilov (IBF)
7. Chatchai Sasakul
8. Vic Darchinyan
9. Jose Navarro
10. Luis Melendez

active: Mijares, Phosuwan, Montiel, Castillo, Kirilov, Sasakul, Darchinyan, Navarro, Melendez (out: Gabi-displaced, Mbamba-displaced, Nashiro-displaced)

Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Daisuke Naito (WBC)
1. Pongsaklek Wonkongjam
2. Takefumi Sakata (WBA)
3. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
4. Nonito Donaire (IBF, IBO)
5. Denkaosan Kaovichit
6. Roberto Vasquez
7. Brahim Asloum
8. Koki Kameda
9. Jose Lopez
10. Luis Maldonado

active: Naito, Wonkongjam, Sakata, Kaovichit, Maldonado (out: Darchinyan-moved up)
Inactive List: Lopez

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Ivan Calderon (WBO)
1. Hugo Cazares
2. Ulises Solis (IBF)
3. Wandee Singwancha
4. Giovanni Segura
5. Juanito Rubillar
6. Edgar Sosa (WBC)
7. Munetsugu Kayo
8. Omar Salado
9. Luis Lazarte
10. Juan Esquer

active: Segura, Esquer (out: Dieppa-inactive)

Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Eagle Kyowa (WBC)
2. Oleydong Sithsamerchai
3. Yutaka Niida (WBA)
4. Florante Condes (IBF)
5. Muhammad Rachman
6. Jun Kaneda
7. Yasutaka Kuroki
8. Katsunari Takayama
9. Roman Gonzalez
10. Teruo Misawa

active: Gonzalez, Misawa (out: Soto-inactive)

World Champions: 12 (of 17)


these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2007