November Ratings

(as of 11/23)

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. Johnathon Banks

(out: Wach-lost)
Inactive List: 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. Danny Green
9. Lateef Kayode
10. Firat Arslan

(out: Cunningham-moved up)
Inactive List: Afolabi

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Chad Dawson (WBC)
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Tavoris Cloud (IBF)
4. Gabriel Campillo
5. Mikkel Kessler
6. Lucian Bute
7. Nathan Cleverly (WBO)
8. Karo Murat
9. Andrzej Fonfara
10. Eduard Gutknecht

(out: Shumenov-displaced)
Inactive List: Hopkins, Cloud, Campillo, Gutknecht

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward (WBA, WBC)
1. Carl Froch (IBF)
2. Thomas Oosthuizen (IBO)
3. Karoly Balzsay
4. Arthur Abraham (WBO)
5. Robert Stieglitz
6. Sakio Bika
7. Brian Magee
8. Kelly Pavlik
9. Andre Dirrell
10. Marco Antonio Rubio

(out: Bute-moved up)
Inactive List: Balzsay, Dirrell

Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Sergio Martinez (WBC)
1. Daniel Geale (IBF)
2. Felix Sturm
3. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr
4. Peter Quillin
5. Dmitry Pirog (WBO)
6. Gennady Golovkin (WBA)
7. Matthew Macklin
8. Martin Murray
9. Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam
10. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez

Inactive List: Pirog

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Saul Alvarez (WBC)
3. Miguel Cotto
4. Carlos Molina
5. James Kirkland
6. Austin Trout (WBA)
7. Erislandy Lara
8. Cornelius Bundrage (IBF)
9. Delvin Rodriguez
10. Demetrius Andrade

Inactive List: Mayweather, Kirkland

Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Tim Bradley (WBO)
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Kell Brook
4. Robert Guerrero
5. Devon Alexander (IBF)
6. Dejan Zavec
7. Randall Bailey
8. Marcos Maidana
9. Selcuk Aydin
10. Paulie Malignaggi (WBA)

Inactive List: Zavec

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Danny Garcia (WBC)
2. Juan Manuel Marquez (WBO)
3. Lucas Matthysee
4. Brandon Rios
5. Mike Alvarado
6. Humberto Soto
7. Kendall Holt
8. Zab Judah
9. Albert Mensah
10. Mike Dallas

(out: Peterson-inactive, Morales-lost)
Inactive List: Holt, Judah, Mensah

Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Adrien Broner (WBC)
2. Ricky Burns (WBO)
3. Miguel Vazquez (IBF)
4. Gavin Rees
5. Richard Abril
6. Alejandro Sanabria
7. Paulus Moses
8. Antonio DeMarco
9. Art Hovhannisyan
10. Jose Gonzalez

(out: Rios-moved up)
Inactive List: Abril

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Juan Carlos Salgado (IBF)
2. Takashi Uchiyama (WBA)
3. Juan Carlos Burgos
4. Argenis Mendez
5. Gamaliel Diaz (WBC)
6. Takahiro Aoh
7. Devis Boschiero
8. Sergio Thompson
9. Bryan Vazquez
10. Luis Cruz

(out: Martinez-displaced,Tajbert-displaced)

Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Chris John
1. Orlando Salido (WBO)
2. Daniel Ponce de Leon (WBC)
3. Juan Manuel Lopez
4. Billy Dib (IBF)
5. Cristian Mijares
6. Jhonny Gonzalez
7. Miguel Angel Garcia
8. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
9. Javier Fortuna
10. Gary Russell

(out: Caballero-inactive)
Inactive List: Lopez

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Nonito Donaire (WBO, IBF)
1. Abner Mares (WBC)
2. Guillermo Rigondeaux (WBA)
3. Toshiaki Nishioka
4. Alejandro Lopez
5. Rendall Munroe
6. Jeffrey Mathebula
7. Yukinori Oguni
8. Vic Darchinyan
9. Carl Frampton
10. Akifumi Shimoda

(out: Marquez-moved up, Ndlovu-lost)

Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Leo Santa Cruz (IBF)
2. Anselmo Moreno
3. Shinsuke Yamanaka (WBC)
4. Jorge Arce (WBO)
5. Pungluang Sor Singyu (WBO)
6. Hugo Ruiz
7. Malcolm Tunacao
8. Rolly Matsushita
9. Felipe Orucuta
10. Koki Kameda (WBA)

(out: Mijares-moved up, Darchinyan-moved up, Agbeko-inactive, Kameda-displaced)

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. Juan Jose Montes (WBF)
6. Tomonobu Shimizu
7. Roberto Sosa
8. Carlos Cuadras
9. Denkaosan Kaovichit
10. Ryo Akaho

(out: Rojas-lost, Zaleta-lost)
Inactive List: Shimizu

Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Toshiyuki Igarashi (WBC)
1. Brian Viloria (WBO, WBA)
2. Sonny Boy Jaro
3. Edgar Sosa
4. Moruti Mthalane (IBF)
5. Hernan Marquez
6. Milan Melindo
7. Rey Migreno
8. Rocky Fuentes
9. Giovanni Segura
10. Omar Soto

(out: Wonkongjam-lost)

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez (WBA)
1. Donnie Nietes (WBO)
2. Johnriel Casimero (IBF)
3. Adrian Hernandez (WBC)
4. Juan Palacios
5. Ryo Miyazaki
6. Juan Francisco Estrada
7. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
8. Alberto Rossel
9. Luis Rios (IBF)
10. Pedro Guevara

(out: Porpramook-lost, Ceja-lost)
Inactive List: Palacios

Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: Kazuto Ioka (WBC)
1. Akira Yaegashi
2. Moises Fuentes (WBO)
3. Denver Cuello
4. Wanheng Menayothin
5. Hekkie Budler (IBO)
6. Pornsawan Porpramook
7. Mario Rodriguez (IBF)
8. Handig Singwancha
9. Nkosinathi Joyi
10. Jesus Silvestre

(out: Garcia-lost)

World Champions:  8 (of 17)


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