July Ratings

(as of 7/25)

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.

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, WBO, WBA)
2. Vitali Klitschko (WBC)
3. Tomasz Adamek
4. Ruslan Chagaev
5. Robert Helenius
6. David Haye
7. Chris Arreola
8. Alexander Povetkin
9. Eddie Chambers
10. Cedric Boswell

Inactive List: Chagaev

Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Huck (WBO)
2. Steve Cunningham (IBF)
3. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (WBC)
4. Denis Lebedev
5. Antonio Tarver (IBO)
6. Danny Green
7. Troy Ross
8. Yoan Hernandez
9. Lateef Kayode
10. Ola Afolabi

(out: Nakash and Frenkel -displaced)
Inactive List: Ross

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Bernard Hopkins (WBC)
1. Jean Pascal
2. Tavoris Cloud (IBF)
3. Chad Dawson
4. Zsolt Erdei
5. Beibut Shumenov (WBA)
6. Nathan Cleverly (WBO)
7. Eduard Gutknecht
8. Dmitri Sukhotsky
9. Vyacheslav Uzelkov
10. Karo Murat

(out: Brähmer-inactive)

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Carl Froch (WBC)
2. Andre Ward (WBA)
3. Lucian Bute (IBF)
4. Glen Johnson
5. Mikkel Kessler
6. Robert Stieglitz (WBO)
7. Kelly Pavlik
8. Peter Quillin
9. Sakio Bika
10. Thomas Oosthuizen (IBO)

Inactive List: Bika

Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Sergio Martinez
1. Daniel Geale (IBF)
2. Sebastian Sylvester
3. Felix Sturm
4. Dmitry Pirog (WBO)
5. Ju lio Cesar Chavez, Jr (WBC)
6. Sebastian Zbik
7. Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam
8. Marco Antonio Rubio
9. Gennady Golovkin (WBA)
10. Matthew Macklin

(out: Guerrero-lost, Lorenzo-displaced)

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Miguel Cotto (WBA)
2. Saul Alvarez (WBC)
3. Cornelius Bundrage (IBF)
4. Pawel Wolak
5. Carlos Molina
6. Vanes Matirosyan
7. Erislandy Lara
8. Austin Trout
9. Zaurbek Baysangurov (IBO)
10. Grady Brewer

(out: Lopez-lost, Ishida-displaced)

Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Floyd Mayweather
1. Manny Pacquiao (WBO)
2. Victor Ortiz (WBC)
3. Andre Berto
4. Dejan Zaveck (IBF)
5. Selcuk Aydin
6. Vyacheslav Senchenko (WBA)
7. Rafal Jackiewicz
8. Kell Brook
9. Randall Bailey
10. Mike Jones

Inactive List: Senchenko, Bailey

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Tim Bradley (WBO)
1. Amir Khan (WBA, IBF)
2. Marcos Maidana
3. Devon Alexander
4. Lucas Matthysee
5. Danny Garcia
6. Erik Morales
7. Mike Alvarado
8. Ashley Theophane
9. Lamont Peterson
10. Tim Coleman

(out: Judah-lost)

Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: Juan Manuel Marquez
1. Robert Guerrero
2. Brandon Rios (WBA)
3. Humberto Soto
4. Jorge Linares
5. Miguel Vazquez (IBF)
6. Urbano Antillon
7. Gavin Rees
8. Miguel Acosta
9. Paulus Moses
10. Antonio De Marco

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Takahiro Aoh (WBC)
2. Takashi Uchiyama (WBA)
3. Ricky Burns (WBO)
4. Adrien Broner
5. Alejandro Sanabria
6. Daniel Ponce de Leon
7. Jason Litzau
8. Roman Martinez
9. Luis Cruz
10. Argenis Mendez

Inactive List: Uchiyama, Martinez

Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Chris John
1. Yuriorkis Gamboa
2. Orlando Salido (WBO)
3. Juan Manuel Lopez
4. Rafael Marquez
5. Jhonny Gonzalez (WBC)
6. Eduardo Escobedo
7. Miguel Angel Garcia
8. Jonathan Barros (WBA)
9. Juan Carlos Burgos
10. Jorge Lacierva

(out: Caballero-lost)

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Toshiaki Nishioka (WBC)
2. Takalani Ndlovu (IBF)
3. Steve Molitor
4. Rendall Munroe
5. Masaaki Serie
6. Jason Booth
7. Rico Ramos (WBA)
8. Akifumi Shimoda
9. Ryol Li Lee
10. Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym

(out: Arce-displaced)

Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: Nonito Donaire (WBC, WBO)
1. Joseph Agbeko
2. Anselmo Moreno
3. Abner Mares (IBO)
4. Vic Darchinyan (IBO)
5. Fernando Montiel
6. Michael Domingo
7. Vusi Malinga
8. Eric Morel
9. Koki Kameda (WBA)
10. Hugo Ruiz

Inactive List: Malinga

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Hugo Cazares (WBA)
2. Tomas Rojas (WBC)
3. Cristian Mijares (IBF)
4. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
5. Yota Sato
6. Alberto Rosas
7. Malcolm Tuñacao
8. Daiki Kameda
9. Victor Zaleta
10. Oscar Ibarra

Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Pongsaklek Wonkongjam (WBC)
1. Moruti Mthalane (IBF)
2. Edgar Sosa
3. Hernan Marquez (WBA)
4. Wilbert Uicab
5. Luis Concepcion
6. Milan Melindo
7. Brian Viloria (WBO)
8. Julio Cesar Miranda
9. Rocky Fuentes
10. Suriyan Por Chokchai

(out: Dapudong-lost)

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Giovanni Segura
1. Ulises Solis (IBF)
2. Roman Gonzalez (WBA)
3. Rodel Mayol
4. Luis Lazarte
5. Adrian Hernandez (WBC)
6. Omar Nino Romero
7. Ramon Garcia (WBO)
8. Ramon Hirales
9. Gilberto Keb Baas
10. Juan Carlos Reveco

(out: Viloria-moved up)
Inactive List: Romero

Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Nkosinathi Joyi (IBF)
2. Raul Garcia (WBO)
3. Kazuto Ioka (WBC)
4. Juan Palacios
5. Oleydong Sithsamerchai
6. Donnie Nietes
7. Muhammad Rachman (WBA)
8. Pornsawan Porpramook
9. Manuel Jimenez
10. Michael Landero

Inactive List: Joyi

World Champions: 9 (of 17)


these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2011