(as of 8/7)
I’ve been doing these monthly/bi-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. Tyson Fury
6. Robert Helenius
7. Kubrat Pulev
8. Ruslan Chagaev
9. Bermane Stiverne
10. Tony Thompson
(out: Banks-lost)
Inactive List: Helenius, Chagaev
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Huck (WBO)
2. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (WBC)
3. Firat Arslan
4. Guillermo Jones (WBA)
5. Denis Lebedev
6. Alexander Alekseev
7. Giacobbe Fragameni
8. Thadiso Mchunu
9. Junior Makabu
10. Dmytro Kucher
(out: Hernandez-inactive, Green-inactive, Ross-inactive, Chakhkiev-lost)
Inactive List: Alekseev
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Bernard Hopkins (IBF)
2. Lucian Bute
3. Nathan Cleverly (WBO)
4. Sergey Kovalev
5. Adonis Stevenson
6. Tavoris Cloud
7. Andrzej Fonfara
8. Jürgen Brähmer
9. Eduard Gutknecht
10. Tony Bellew
(out: Dawson-lost, Grachev-lost)
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Carl Froch (IBF, WBA)
2. Mikkel Kessler
3. Robert Stieglitz (WBO)
4. Sakio Bika (WBC)
5. George Groves
6. Edwin Rodriguez
7. Thomas Oosthuizen (IBO)
8. Andre Dirrell
9. Caleb Truax
10. Brandon Gonzalez
(out: Stevenson-moved up, Rubio-moved down, George-lost)
Inactive List: Dirrell
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Sergio Martinez (WBC)
1. Gennady Golovkin (WBA)
2. Daniel Geale (IBF)
3. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr
4. Peter Quillin
5. Martin Murray
6. Felix Sturm
7. Marco Antonio Rubio
8. Curtis Stevens
9. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
10. Brian Vera
(out: Macklin-lost)
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Saul Alvarez (WBC, WBA)
1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Carlos Molina
3. Erislandy Lara
4. Austin Trout
5. Delvin Rodriguez
6. Demetrius Andrade
7. Vanes Matirosyan
8. Ishe Smith (IBF)
9. Zaurbek Baysangurov
10. Alfredo Angulo
(out: Thurman-moved down)
Inactive List: Baysangurov
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Juan Manuel Marquez
2. Tim Bradley (WBO)
3. Manny Pacquiao
4. Robert Guerrero
5. Kell Brook
6. Devon Alexander (IBF)
7. Keith Thurman
8. Marcos Maidana
9. Adrien Broner (WBA)
10. Ruslan Provodnikov
(out: Berto-lost, Bailey-inactive)
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Danny Garcia (WBC)
2. Lucas Matthysee
3. Mike Alvarado
4. Brandon Rios
5. Humberto Soto
6. Amir Khan
7. Terrence Crawford
8. Zab Judah
9. Khabib Allakhverdiev
10. Viktor Postoi
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ricky Burns (WBO)
2. Miguel Vazquez (IBF)
3. Richard Abril (WBA)
4. Denis Shafikov
5. Yuriorkis Gamboa
6. Paulus Moses
7. Antonio DeMarco
8. Ray Beltran
9. Omar Figueroa
10. Daniel Estrada
(out: Broner-moved up, Sanabria-lost)
Inactive List: Abril
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Argenis Mendez (IBF)
2. Takashi Uchiyama (WBA)
3. Juan Carlos Burgos
4. Juan Carlos Salgado
5. Takahiro Aoh
6. Devis Boschiero
7. Edner Cherry
8. Takashi Miura (WBC)
9. Roman Martinez (WBO)
10. Sergio Thompson
(out: Gamboa-moved up, Lopez-lost)
Inactive List: Salgado, Boschiero, Cherry
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Chris John
1. Miguel Angel Garcia (WBO)
2. Abner Mares (WBC)
3. Orlando Salido
4. Daniel Ponce de Leon
5. Jhonny Gonzalez
6. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
7. Evgeny Gradovich (IBF)
8. Billy Dib
9. Javier Fortuna
10. Vic Darchinyan
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux (WBO, WBA)
1. Nonito Donaire
2. Leo Santa Cruz
3. Viktor Terrazas
4. Cristian Mijares
5. Johnathan Romero (IBF)
6. Alejandro Lopez
7. Scott Quigg
8. Jeffrey Mathebula
9. Carl Frampton
10. Ronny Rios
Inactive List: Lopez, Mathebula, Frampton, Rios
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka (WBC)
2. Anselmo Moreno
3. Joseph Agbeko (IBO)
5. Koki Kameda (WBA)
6. James McDonnell (IBF)
7. Tomoki Kameda (WBO)
8. Hugo Ruiz
9. Pungluang Sor Singyu
10. Julio Ceja
(out: Ambunda-lost)
Inactive List: Agbeko
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (WBC)
1. Yota Sato
2. Juan Carlos Sanchez
3. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
4. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
5. Felipe Orucuta
6. Carlos Cuadras
7. Giovanni Segura
8. Liborio Solis (WBA)
9. Kohei Kono
10. Tepparith Kokietgym
Inactive List: Cuadras
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Akira Yaegashi (WBC)
1. Edgar Sosa
2. Juan Francisco Estrada (WBO)
3. Brian Viloria
4. Hernan Marquez
5. Toshiyuki Igarashi
6. Rey Migreno
7. Milan Melindo
8. Rocky Fuentes
9. Juan Carlos Reveco (WBA)
10. Koki Eto
(out: Mthalane-inactive)
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. Pedro Guevara
6. Raul Garcia
7. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
8. Alberto Rossel
9. Luis Rios
10. Javier Mendoza
(out: Porpramook-lost)
Inactive List: Nietes, Casimero, Garcia, Rossel, Rios
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Moises Fuentes
2. Hekkie Budler (IBO)
3. Ryo Miyazaki (WBA)
4. Wanheng Menayothin
5. Xiong Zhao Zhong (WBC)
6. Katsunari Takayama (IBF)
7. Denver Cuello
8. Mario Rodriguez
9. Nkosinathi Joyi
10. Merlito Sabillo (WBO)
(out: Handig-inactive, Silvestre-displaced)
Inactive List: Takayama
World Champions: 8 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2013
