(as of 5/27)
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. Bermane Stiverne
6. Tyson Fury
7. Manuel Charr
8. Steve Cunningham
9. Ruslan Chagaev
10. Bryant Jennings
out: Arreola-lost, Wilder-displaced
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Marco Huck
1. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
2. Yoan Hernandez
3. Ilunga Makabu
4. Thadiso Mchunu
5. Denis Lebedev
6. Grigory Drozd
7. Ola Afolabi
8. Mirko Larghetti
9. William Bezerra
10. Pawel Kolodziej
out: Jones-inactive
Inactive List: Hernandez, Lebedev, Bezerra
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Adonis Stevenson
2. Sergey Kovalev
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Andrzej Fonfara
5. Jean Pascal
6. Jürgen Brähmer
7. Dmitri Sukhotsky
8. Thomas Williams
9. Isaac Chilemba
10. Blake Caparello
out: Shumenov-lost
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. J’Leon Love
8. Anthony Dirrell
9. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
10. Thomas Oosthuizen
out: DeGale-displaced
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. Jarrod Fletcher
10. Andy Lee
out: Ramirez Sanchez-moved up
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Erislandy Lara
2. Saul Alvarez
3. Carlos Molina
4. Miguel Cotto
5. Demetrius Andrade
6. James Kirkland
7. Julian Williams
8. Sergey Rabchenko
9. Vanes Matirosyan
10. Jermell Charlo
out: Mayweather-moved down, Konecny-moved up
Inactive List: Rabchenko
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao
1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Marcos Maidana
3. Tim Bradley
4. Juan Manuel Marquez
5. Keith Thurman
6. Shawn Porter
7. Kell Brook
8. Amir Khan
9. Devon Alexander
10. Adrien Broner
out: Malignaggi-lost, Vargas-moved down, Bundu-displaced
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Danny Garcia
1. Ruslan Provodnikov
2. Lucas Matthysee
3. Viktor Postol
4. Jessie Vargas
5. Humberto Soto
6. Khabib Allakhverdiev
7. Mauricio Herrera
8. John Molina
9. Hank Lundy
10. Lamont Peterson
out: Alvarado-moved up, Aydin-lost
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. Omar Figueroa
10. Jerry Belmontes
out: Shafikov-displaced
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Mikey Garcia
2. Takashi Uchiyama
3. Takashi Miura
4. Rances Barthelemy
5. Takahiro Aoh
6. Juan Manuel Lopez
7. Romain Jacob
8. Bryan Vasquez
9. Luis Flores
10. Devis Boschiero
out: Usmanee-moved up
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. Gamalier Rodriguez
out: Russell-displaced
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Leo Santa Cruz
2. Nonito Donaire
3. Carl Frampton
4. Kiko Martinez
5. Scott Quigg
6. Ronny Rios
7. Cesar Seda
8. Yasutake Ishimoto
9. Chris Avalos
10. Wilfredo Vazquez
out: none
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: none
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
1. Liborio Solis
2. Omar Narvaez
3. Kohei Kono
4. Felipe Orucuta
5. Zolani Tete
6. Juan Carlos Sanchez
7. Carlos Cuadras
8. Tepparith Kokietgym
9. Ivan Morales
10. Rodrigo Guererro
out: Kaovichit-lost
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Akira Yaegashi
1. Edgar Sosa
2. Giovanni Segura
3. Juan Francisco Estrada
4. Amnat Ruenroeng
5. Hernan Marquez
6. Kazuto Ioka
7. Rey Megrino
8. Toshiyuki Igarashi
9. Milan Melindo
10. Yogmongkol Vor Saengthep
out: Reveco-displaced
Inactive List: Igarashi
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez
1. Donnie Nietes
2. Johnriel Casimero
3. Pedro Guevara
4. Fahlan Sakkreein
5. Ganigan Lopez
6. Naoya Inoue
7. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
8. Alberto Rossel
9. Ramon Garcia Hirales
10. Rey Loreto
out: Ioka- moved up, Hernandez-lost, Fuentes-lost
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. Merlito Sabillo
9. Ryuji Hara
10. Ali Raymi
out: Handig-inactive
Inactive List: Buitrago, Raymi
World Champions: 11 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2014
