March Ratings

(as of 3/23)

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.



** 2014 Note:

Listing the various world body titles was never an endorsement. Rather, I felt it was a useful guide to see which of the titles held any legitimacy if one could see where the fighters who held them were ranked.

But it has become so absolutely ridiculous, what with garbage like "interim champion" and "world champion in recess." It's beyond absurd the lengths these parasitic organizations will go to to collect more and more sanctioning fees. Gotta pay for those conventions in exotic locales.

There is only one real World Champion per division and always has been. It's only the determining criteria that causes differences of opinion here.

So I'm done tracking all of that nonsense. Who gives a crap who these cancerous groups rank or allow into a title fight? Their relationship with which promoter is usually the answer anyway.

Besides anyone who wants to can go to the websites if these parasitic organizations and see their laughable ratings. But, really, who the hell would want to?



Heavyweights (over 200 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Wladimir Klitschko
2. Kubrat Pulev
3. Vyacheslav Glazkov
4. Tomasz Adamek
5. Tyson Fury
6. Chris Arreola
7. Ruslan Chagaev
8. Manuel Charr
9. Bryant Jennings
10. Deontay Wilder

out: Perez-displaced

Crusierweights (200 lbs)

Champion: Marco Huck

1. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
2. Yoan Hernandez
3. Ilunga Makabu
4. Guillermo Jones
5. Thadiso Mchunu
6. Denis Lebedev
7. Grigory Drozd
8. Ola Afolabi
9. Mirko Larghetti
10. William Bezerra

out: Arslan-lost, Kucher-inactive

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Sergey Kovalev
2. Adonis Stevenson
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Andrzej Fonfara
5. Jean Pascal
6. Dmitri Sukhotsky
7. Jürgen Brähmer
8. Isaac Chilemba
9. Thomas Williams
10. Beibut Shumenov

out: Bute-displaced

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)

Champion: Andre Ward

1. Carl Froch
2. Sakio Bika
3. George Groves
4. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr
5. Arthur Abraham
6. Robert Stieglitz
7. Thomas Oosthuizen
8. Anthony Dirrell
9. J’Leon Love
10. James DeGale

out: Kessler-inactive, Vera-lost

Middleweights (160 lbs)

Champion: Sergio Martinez

1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Peter Quillin
3. Martin Murray
4. Daniel Geale
5. Felix Sturm
6. Marco Antonio Rubio
7. Caleb Truax
8. Daniel Jacobs
9. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
10. Jarrod Fletcher

out: Rosado-moved down, lost

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)

Champion: Floyd Mayweather

1. Erislandy Lara
2. Saul Alvarez
3. Carlos Molina
4. Miguel Cotto
5. Demetrius Andrade
6. James Kirkland
7. Sergey Rabchenko
8. Lukas Konecny
9. Vanes Matirosyan
10. Jermell Charlo

out: Smith-displaced
Inactive List: Molina

Welterweights (147 lbs)

Champion: Tim Bradley

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Marcos Maidana
3. Keith Thurman
4. Kell Brook
5, Shawn Porter
6. Devon Alexander
7. Adrien Broner
8. Paul Malignaggi
9. Jesse Vargas
10. Leonard Bundu

out: Guerrero-inactive

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)

Champion: Danny Garcia  

1. Ruslan Provodnikov
2. Lucas Matthysee
3. Humberto Soto
4. Mike Alvarado
5. Khabib Allakhverdiev
6. Viktor Postol
7. Selcuk Aydin
8. Mauricio Herrera
9. Hank Lundy
10. Lamont Peterson

out: Bracero-displaced, Perez-displaced
Inactive List: Aydin

Lightweights (135 lbs)

Champion: Terrence Crawford

1. Ricky Burns
2. Ray Beltran
3. Miguel Vazquez
4. Paulus Moses
5. Sergio Thompson
6. Antonio DeMarco
7. Miguel Roman
8. Jorge Linares
9. Denis Shafikov
10. Omar Figueroa

out: Abril-inactive, Gamboa-inactive

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Mikey Garcia
2. Takashi Uchiyama
3. Takashi Miura
4. Rances Barthelemy
5. Takahiro Aoh
6. Arash Usmanee
7. Juan Manuel Lopez
8. Romain Jacob
9. Devis Boschiero
10. Luis Flores

out: Thompson-moved up, Burgos-lost, Berchelt-lost
Inactive List: Usmanee

Featherweights (126 lbs)

Champion: Simpiwe Vetyeka

1. Jhonny Gonzalez
2. Orlando Salido
3. Abner Mares
4. Evgeny Gradovich
5. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
6. Marvin Sonsona
7. Javier Fortuna
8. Alexander Miskirtchian
9. Vasyl Lomachenko
10. Gary Russell

out: Ponce de Leon-lost, Walters-displaced
Inactive List: Mares

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)

Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux

1. Leo Santa Cruz
2. Nonito Donaire
3. Kiko Martinez
4. Scott Quigg
5. Ronny Rios
6. Cesar Seda
7. Carl Frampton
8. Yasutake Ishimoto
9. Chris Avalos
10. Wilfredo Vazquez

out: Mijares-lost, Shimoda-lost
Inactive List: Vazquez

Bantamweights (118 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. Anselmo Moreno
3. Koki Kameda
4. Hugo Ruiz
5. James McDonnell
6. Tomoki Kameda
7. Stuart Hall
8. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
9. Rodrigo Guererro
10. Julio Ceja

out: Singyu-displaced

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)

Champion: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai

1. Liborio Solis
2. Omar Narvaez
3. Felipe Orucuta
4. Zolani Tete
5. Juan Carlos Sanchez
6. Carlos Cuadras
7. Kohei Kono
8. Tepparith Kokietgym
9. Denkaosan Kaovichit
10. Ivan Morales

Flyweights (112 lbs)

Champion: Akira Yaegashi

1. Edgar Sosa
2. Giovanni Segura
3. Juan Francisco Estrada
4. Hernan Marquez
5. Toshiyuki Igarashi
6. Rey Megrino
7. Milan Melindo
8. Yogmongkol Vor Saengthep
9. Amnat Ruenroeng
10. Juan Carlos Reveco

Inactive List: Estrada, Igarashi, Megrino

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)

Champion: Roman Gonzalez

1. Donnie Nietes
2. Kazuto Ioka
3. Johnriel Casimero
4. Pedro Guevara
5. Moises Fuentes
6. Adrian Hernandez
7. Fahlan Sakkreein
8. Ganigan Lopez
9. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
10. Alberto Rossel

Strawweights (105 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Hekkie Budler
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Carlos Buitrago
4. Katsunari Takayama
5. Francisco Rodriguez
6. Oswaldo Novoa
7. Jesus Silvestre
8. Mateo Handig
9. Merlito Sabillo
10. Ryuji Hara

out: Cuello-inactive, Zhong-lost
Inactive List: Handig

World Champions:  12 (of 17)


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