(as of 9/28)
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. Vitali Klitschko (WBC)
2. Wladimir Klitschko (IBF, IBO, WBO)
3. Tomasz Adamek
4. Alexander Povetkin (WBA)
5. David Haye
6. Kubrat Pulev
7. Robert Helenius
8. Ruslan Chagaev
9. Chris Arreola
10. Mariusz Wach
Inactive List: Helenius, Arreola
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Huck (WBO)
2. Yoan Hernandez (IBF)
3. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (WBC)
4. Denis Lebedev
5. Ola Afolabi
6. Troy Ross
7. Antonio Tarver (IBO)
8. Steve Cunningham
9. Danny Green
10. Lateef Kayode
(out: Flores-displaced)
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Chad Dawson (WBC)
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Tavoris Cloud (IBF)
4. Gabriel Campillo
5. Mikkel Kessler
6. Nathan Cleverly (WBO)
7. Eduard Gutknecht
8. Karo Murat
9. Beibut Shumenov (WBA)
10. Andrzej Fonfara
(out: White-displaced)
Inactive List: Cloud, Campillo, Gutknecht
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward (WBA, WBC)
1. Carl Froch (IBF)
2. Lucian Bute
3. Thomas Oosthuizen (IBO)
4. Karoly Balzsay
5. Arthur Abraham (WBO)
6. Robert Stieglitz
7. Sakio Bika
8. Brian Magee
9. Kelly Pavlik
10. Andre Dirrell
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Sergio Martinez (WBC)
1. Daniel Geale (IBF)
2. Felix Sturm
3. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr
4. Dmitry Pirog (WBO)
5. Gennady Golovkin (WBA)
6. Peter Quillin
7. Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam
8. Matthew Macklin
9. Martin Murray
10. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
(out: Rubio-moved up, Proska-lost)
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Saul Alvarez (WBC)
3. Miguel Cotto
4. James Kirkland
5. Carlos Molina
6. Erislandy Lara
7. Austin Trout (WBA)
8. Cornelius Bundrage (IBF)
9. Delvin Rodriguez
10. Demetrius Andrade
Inactive List: Kirkland
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Tim Bradley (WBO)
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Kell Brook
4. Robert Guerrero
5. Dejan Zavec
6. Randall Bailey (IBF)
7. Devon Alexander
8. Marcos Maidana
9. Selcuk Aydin
10. Paulie Malignaggi (WBA)
(out: Lopez-lost, M Jones-displaced)
Inactive List: Zavec
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Juan Manuel Marquez (WBO)
2. Danny Garcia (WBC)
3. Lucas Matthysee
4. Lamont Peterson (WBA, IBF)
5. Mike Alvarado
6. Kendall Holt
7. Humberto Soto
8. Erik Morales
9. Zab Judah
10. Albert Mensah
(out: Maidana-moved up)
Inactive List: Holt
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Brandon Rios
2. Adrien Broner
3. Ricky Burns (WBO)
4. Antonio DeMarco (WBC)
5. Miguel Vazquez (IBF)
6. Gavin Rees
7. Richard Abril
8. Alejandro Sanabria
9. Paulus Moses
10. Art Hovhannisyan
(out: Lundy-lost, Mitchell-lost)
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Juan Carlos Salgado (IBF)
2. Takashi Uchiyama (WBA)
3. Juan Carlos Burgos
4. Takahiro Aoh (WBC)
5. Argenis Mendez
6. Devis Boschiero
7. Bryan Vazquez
8. Luis Cruz
9. Roman Martinez (WBO)
10. Vitali Tajbert
(out: Ponce de Leon-moved down)
Inactive List: Tajbert
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Chris John
1. Orlando Salido (WBO)
2. Juan Manuel Lopez
3. Billy Dib (IBF)
4. Daniel Ponce de Leon (WBC)
5. Jhonny Gonzalez
6. Celestino Caballero (WBA)
7. Miguel Angel Garcia
8. Javier Fortuna
9. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
10. Gary Russell
(out: Barros-lost)
Inactive List: Lopez, Caballero
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Nonito Donaire (WBO, IBF)
2. Toshiaki Nishioka
3. Rafael Marquez
4. Abner Mares (WBC)
5. Guillermo Rigondeaux (WBA)
6. Rendall Munroe
7. Jeffrey Mathebula
8. Takalani Ndlovu
9. Yukinori Oguni
10. Carl Frampton
(out: Shimoda-displaced)
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Anselmo Moreno
2. Cristian Mijares
3. Jorge Arce (WBO)
4. Joseph Agbeko
5. Leo Santa Cruz (IBF)
6. Shinsuke Yamanaka (WBC)
7. Vic Darchinyan
8. Hugo Ruiz
9. Koki Kameda (WBA)
10. Tomoki Kameda
(out: Cazares-moved up)
Inactive List: Agbeko
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Yota Sato (WBC)
1. Tepparith Kokietgym (WBA)
2. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
3. Juan Carlos Sanchez (IBF)
4. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
5. Tomas Rojas
6. Juan Jose Montes (WBF)
7. Tomonobu Shimizu
8. Victor Zaleta
9. Roberto Sosa
10. Carlos Cuadras
(out: Matsushita-moved up, Donaire-lost)
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Toshiyuki Igarashi (WBC)
1. Sonny Boy Jaro
2. Pongsaklek Wonkongjam
3. Hernan Marquez (WBA)
4. Brian Viloria (WBO)
5. Edgar Sosa
6. Moruti Mthalane (IBF)
7. Milan Melindo
8. Rocky Fuentes
9. Giovanni Segura
10. Omar Soto
(out: Mayol-lost)
Inactive List: Segura
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez (WBA)
1. Donnie Nietes (WBO)
2. Kompayak Porpramook (WBC)
3. Johnriel Casimero (IBF)
4. Juan Palacios
5. Adrian Hernandez
6. Ryo Miyazaki
7. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
8. Luis Ceja
9. Alberto Rossel
10. Pedro Guevara
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: Kazuto Ioka (WBC)
1. Akira Yaegashi
2. Denver Cuello
3. Wanheng Menayothin
4. Hekkie Budler (IBO)
5. Pornsawan Porpramook
6. Moises Fuentes (WBO)
7. Raul Garcia
8. Mario Rodriguez (IBF)
9. Nkosinathi Joyi
10. Jesus Silvestre
(out: Gutierrez-lost)
Inactive List: Garcia
World Champions: 7 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2012
