March Ratings

(as of 3/26)

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. Steve Cunningham
5. Alexander Povetkin (WBA)
6. Kubrat Pulev
7. Robert Helenius
8. Ruslan Chagaev
9. Johnathon Banks
10. Tyson Fury

(out: Haye-inactive)
Inactive List: V Klitschko, Povetkin, Pulev

Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Huck (WBO)
2. Yoan Hernandez (IBF)
3. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (WBC)
4. Denis Lebedev
5. Troy Ross
6. Danny Green
7. Firat Arslan
8. Dmytro Kucher
9. Rakhim Chakhkiev
10. Grigory Drozd

(out: Afolabi-inactive, Tarver-inactive, Kayode-inactive)
Inactive List: Hernandez, Wlodarczyk, Ross

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Chad Dawson (WBC)
2. Bernard Hopkins (IBF)
3. Lucian Bute
4. Nathan Cleverly (WBO)
5. Tavoris Cloud
6. Andrzej Fonfara
7. Jürgen Brähmer
8. Eduard Gutknecht
9. Sergey Kovalev
10. Cornelius White

(out: Murat-inactive, Shumenov-inactive)

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Mikkel Kessler
2. Carl Froch (IBF)
3. Robert Stieglitz (WBO)
4. Thomas Oosthuizen (IBO)
5. Sakio Bika
6. George Groves
7. Marco Antonio Rubio
8. Andre Dirrell
9. Donovan George
10. Adonis Stevenson

(out: Balzsay-inactive, Abraham-lost)

Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Sergio Martinez (WBC)
1. Daniel Geale (IBF)
2. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr
3. Peter Quillin
4. Gennady Golovkin (WBA)
5. Felix Sturm
6. Matthew Macklin
7. Martin Murray
8. Curtis Stevens
9. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
10. Brian Vera

(out: Pirog-inactive)
Inactive List: Chavez, Macklin

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Saul Alvarez (WBC)
2. Austin Trout (WBA)
3. Carlos Molina
4. Floyd Mayweather
5. Erislandy Lara
6. Delvin Rodriguez
7. Keith Thurman
8. Demetrius Andrade
9. Vanes Matirosyan
10. Ishe Smith (IBF)

(out: Bundrage-lost)

Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Juan Manuel Marquez
2. Robert Guerrero
3. Tim Bradley (WBO)
4. Manny Pacquiao
5. Andre Berto
6. Kell Brook
7. Devon Alexander (IBF)
8. Ruslan Provodnikov
9. Randall Bailey
10. Marcos Maidana

(out: Aydin-lost)

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Danny Garcia (WBC)
2. Lucas Matthysee
3. Brandon Rios
4. Mike Alvarado
5. Lamont Peterson (IBF)
6. Humberto Soto
7. Zab Judah
8. Amir Khan
9. Khabib Allakhverdiev
10. Viktor Postoi

(out: Holt-lost, Shafikov-moved down)

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

(out: Hovhannisyan-lost)

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Argenis Mendez (IBF)
2. Takashi Uchiyama (WBA)
3. Juan Carlos Burgos
4. Juan Manuel Lopez
5. Gamaliel Diaz (WBC)
6. Juan Carlos Salgado
7. Takahiro Aoh
8. Yuriorkis Gamboa
9. Devis Boschiero
10. Edner Cherry

(out: Martinez-displaced, Thompson-displaced)

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

(out: Lopez-moved up)

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Nonito Donaire (WBO, IBF)
1. Abner Mares (WBC)
2. Guillermo Rigondeaux (WBA)
3. Alejandro Lopez
4. Scott Quigg
5. Jeffrey Mathebula
6. Carl Frampton
7. Vic Darchinyan
8. Ronny Rios
9. Akifumi Shimoda
10. Wilfredo Vazquez

(out: Oguni-lost)

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

(out: D Kameda-displaced, Orucuta-displaced)
Inactive List: Matsushita

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Yota Sato (WBC)
1. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
2. Juan Carlos Sanchez (IBF)
3. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
4. Kohei Kono (WBA)
5. Tepparith Kokietgym
6. Carlos Cuadras
7. Giovanni Segura
8. Roberto Sosa
9. Denkaosan Kaovichit
10. Ryo Akaho

(out: Montes -lost)
Inactive List: Sanchez, Sosa

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

(out: Segura-moved up, Soto-lost)
Inactive List: Mthalane

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez (WBA)
1. Donnie Nietes (WBO)
2. Johnriel Casimero (IBF)
3. Kazuto Ioka (WBA)
4. Adrian Hernandez (WBC)
5. Raul Garcia
6. Juan Francisco Estrada
7. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
8. Alberto Rossel
9. Luis Rios
10. Kompayak Porpramook

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


World Champions:  7 (of 17)


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