November Ratings

(as of 11/25)

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. Wladimir Klitschko (IBF, IBO, WBO)
2. Vitali Klitschko (WBC)
3. Tomasz Adamek
4. Kubrat Pulev
5. Tyson Fury
6. Bermane Stiverne
7. Chris Arreola
8. Robert Helenius
9. Ruslan Chagaev
10. Manuel Charr

(out: Povetkin-lost)
Inactive List: V Klitschko, Fury, Helenius, Stiverne

Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Marco Huck (WBO)
2. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (WBC)
3. Firat Arslan
4. Yoan Hernandez (IBF)
5. Guillermo Jones
6. Denis Lebedev (WBA)
7. Ilunga Makabu
8. Thadiso Mchunu
9. Grigory Drozd
10. Dmytro Kucher

(out: Alekseev-lost, Fragameni-displaced)
Inactive List: Jones, Lebedev

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Bernard Hopkins (IBF)
2. Adonis Stevenson (WBC)
3. Sergey Kovalev (WBO)
4. Andrzej Fonfara
5. Lucian Bute
6. Dmitri Sukhotsky
7. Jürgen Brähmer
8. Tony Bellew
9. Jean Pascal
10. Marcus Oliveira

(out: Gutknecht-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. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr
7. Brian Vera
8. Thomas Oosthuizen (IBO)
9. Caleb Truax
10. Brandon Gonzalez

(out: Rodriguez-lost)
Inactive List: Kessler

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. Gabriel Rosado
9. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
10. Daniel Jacobs

(out: Stevens-lost)

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Floyd Mayweather (WBC, WBA)
1. Carlos Molina (IBF)
2. Saul Alvarez
3. Erislandy Lara
4. Austin Trout
5. Miguel Cotto
6. Demetrius Andrade
7. Sergey Rabchenko
8. Lukas Konecny
9. Vanes Matirosyan
10. Ishe Smith

(out: Rodriguez-lost)

Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Tim Bradley (WBO)
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Kell Brook
3. Robert Guerrero
4. Devon Alexander (IBF)
5. Keith Thurman
6. Marcos Maidana
7. Adrien Broner (WBA)
8. Jesus Soto-Karass
9. Shawn Porter
10. Jesse Vargas

(out: Marquez-lost, Provodnikov-moved down)
Inactive List: Guererro

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Danny Garcia (WBC)
1. Ruslan Provodnikov
2. Lucas Matthysee
3. Humberto Soto
4. Mike Alvarado
5. Zab Judah
6. Amir Khan
7. Khabib Allakhverdiev
8. Viktor Postol
9. Selcuk Aydin
10. Hank Lundy

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

Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ricky Burns (WBO)
2. Ray Beltran
3. Richar Abril (WBA)
4. Terrence Crawford
5. Denis Shafikov
6. Yuriorkis Gamboa
7. Paulus Moses
8. Antonio DeMarco
9. Omar Figueroa
10. Miguel Roman

(out: Vazquez-inactive)
Inactive List: Abril

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Mikey Garcia (WBO)
2. Argenis Mendez (IBF)
3. Takashi Uchiyama (WBA)
4. Juan Carlos Burgos
5. Takashi Miura (WBC)
6. Takahiro Aoh
7. Devis Boschiero
8. Arash Usmanee
9. Dante Jardon
10. Miguel Berchelt

(out: Salgado-lost, Cherry-inactive, Martinez-lost)

Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Chris John
1. Jhonny Gonzalez (WBC)
2. Abner Mares
3. Orlando Salido
4. Daniel Ponce de Leon
5. Evgeny Gradovich (IBF)
6. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
7. Javier Fortuna
8. Simpiwe Vetyeka
9. Gary Russell
10. Nicholas Walters (WBA)

(out: Garcia-moved up, Dib-lost, Darchinyan-lost)

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux (WBO, WBA)
1. Nonito Donaire
2. Leo Santa Cruz
3. Cristian Mijares
4. Scott Quigg
5. Ronny Rios
6. Jeffrey Mathebula
7. Carl Frampton
8. Kiko Martinez (IBF)
9. Akifumi Shimoda
10. Yasutake Ishimoto

(out: Lopez-inactive)

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
7. Tomoki Kameda (WBO)
8. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
9. Pungluang Sor Singyu
10. Julio Ceja

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (WBC)
1. Yota Sato
2. Juan Carlos Sanchez
3. Omar Narvaez (WBO)
4. Felipe Orucuta
5. Liborio Solis (WBA)
6. Carlos Cuadras
7. Kohei Kono
8. Tepparith Kokietgym
9. Denkaosan Kaovichit
10. Ivan Morales

(out: Segura-moved down)
Inactive List: Sato, Cuadras

Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Akira Yaegashi (WBC)
1. Edgar Sosa
2. Giovanni Segura
3. Juan Francisco Estrada (WBO)
4. Hernan Marquez
5. Brian Viloria
6. Toshiyuki Igarashi
7. Rey Megrino
8. Milan Melindo
9. Rocky Fuentes
10. Juan Carlos Reveco (WBA)

(out: Eto-displaced)

Inactive List: Viloria

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez (WBA)
1. Kazuto Ioka (WBA)
2. Donnie Nietes (WBO)
3. Johnriel Casimero (IBF)
4. Pedro Guevara
5. Moises Fuentes
6. Adrian Hernandez (WBC)
7. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
8. Alberto Rossel
9. Javier Mendoza
10. Mario Rodriguez

(out: Garcia-inactive)

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

World Champions:  10 (of 17)


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