(as of 9/30)
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 Maan 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. Kubrat Pulev
7. Robert Helenius
8. Bermane Stiverne
9. Chris Arreola
10. Ruslan Chagaev
(out: Thompson-lost)
Inactive List: Fury, Helenius, Stiverne
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Huck (WBO)
2. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (WBC)
3. Firat Arslan
4. Guillermo Jones (WBA)
5. Denis Lebedev
6. Ilunga Makabu
7. Alexander Alekseev
8. Giacobbe Fragameni
9. Thadiso Mchunu
10. Dmytro Kucher
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Bernard Hopkins (IBF)
2. Adonis Stevenson (WBC)
3. Sergey Kovalev (WBO)
4. Lucian Bute
5. Andrzej Fonfara
6. Jürgen Brähmer
7. Eduard Gutknecht
8. Tony Bellew
9. Jean Pascal
10. Marcus Oliveira
(out: Cleverly-lost, Cloud-lost)
Inactive List: Bute
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. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr
8. Brian Vera
9. Thomas Oosthuizen (IBO)
10. Caleb Truax
(out: Dirrell-inactive, Gonzalez-displaced)
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Sergio Martinez (WBC)
1. Gennady Golovkin (WBA)
2. Peter Quillin
3. Martin Murray
4. Darren Barker (IBF)
5. Daniel Geale
6. Marco Antonio Rubio
7. Felix Sturm
8. Curtis Stevens
9. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
10. Daniel Jacobs
(out: Chavez-moved up, Vera-moved up)
Inactive List: Murray
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Floyd Mayweather (WBC, WBA)
1. Carlos Molina (IBF)
2. Saul Alvarez
3. Erislandy Lara
4. Austin Trout
5. Delvin Rodriguez
6. Demetrius Andrade
7. Vanes Matirosyan
8. Lukas Konecny
9. Sergey Rabchenko
10. Ishe Smith
(out: Baysangurov-inactive, Angulo-inactive)
Inactive List: Trout
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
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Danny Garcia (WBC)
1. Lucas Matthysee
2. Mike Alvarado
3. Brandon Rios
4. Humberto Soto
5. Amir Khan
6. Zab Judah
7. Khabib Allakhverdiev
8. Viktor Postol
9. Selcuk Aydin
10. Hank Lundy
(out: Crawford-moved down)
Inactive List: Khan
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ricky Burns (WBO)
2. Ray Beltran
3. Miguel Vazquez (IBF)
4. Richar Abril (WBA)
5. Denis Shafikov
6. Terrence Crawford
7. Yuriorkis Gamboa
8. Paulus Moses
9. Antonio DeMarco
10. Omar Figueroa
(out: Estrada-displaced)
Inactive List: Vazquez
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Argenis Mendez (IBF)
2. Takashi Uchiyama (WBA)
3. Juan Carlos Burgos
4. Takashi Miura (WBC)
5. Juan Carlos Salgado
6. Takahiro Aoh
7. Devis Boschiero
8. Edner Cherry
9. Arash Usmanee
10. Roman Martinez (WBO)
(out: Thompson-lost)
Inactive List: Salgado, Cherry
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Chris John
1. Miguel Angel Garcia (WBO)
2. Jhonny Gonzalez (WBC)
3. Abner Mares
4. Orlando Salido
5. Daniel Ponce de Leon
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. Cristian Mijares
4. Scott Quigg
5. Alejandro Lopez
6. Ronny Rios
7. Jeffrey Mathebula
8. Carl Frampton
9. Kiko Martinez (IBF)
10. Akifumi Shimoda
(out: Terrazas-lost, Romero-lost)
Inactive List: Lopez, Mathebula
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka (WBC)
2. Anselmo Moreno
3. Koki Kameda (WBA)
4. Joseph Agbeko (IBO)
5. Hugo Ruiz
6. James McDonnell (IBF)
7. Tomoki Kameda (WBO)
8. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
9. Pungluang Sor Singyu
10. Julio Ceja
Inactive List: Agbeko
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (WBC)
1. Yota Sato
2. Juan Carlos Sanchez
3. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
4. Felipe Orucuta
5. Giovanni Segura
6. Carlos Cuadras
7. Liborio Solis (WBA)
8. Kohei Kono
9. Tepparith Kokietgym
10. Denkaosan Kaovichit
(out: Suriyan Sor Rungvisai-moved up)
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 Megrino
7. Milan Melindo
8. Rocky Fuentes
9. Juan Carlos Reveco (WBA)
10. Koki Eto
Inactive List: Viloria, Fuentes
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez (WBA)
1. Kazuto Ioka (WBA)
2. Donnie Nietes (WBO)
3. Johnriel Casimero (IBF)
4. Pedro Guevara
5. Adrian Hernandez (WBC)
6. Moises Fuentes
7. Raul Garcia
8. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
9. Alberto Rossel
10. Javier Mendoza
(out: Rios-inactive)
Inactive List: Nietes, Garcia
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ryo Miyazaki (WBA)
2. Hekkie Budler (IBO)
3. Wanheng Menayothin
4. Xiong Zhao Zhong (WBC)
5. Katsunari Takayama (IBF)
6. Ganigan Lopez
7. Denver Cuello
8. Jesus Silvestre
9. Merlito Sabillo (WBO)
10. Carlos Buitrago
(out: Fuentes-moved up, Rodriguez-moved up, Joyi-moved up)
Inactive List: Takayama
World Champions: 9 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2013
