(as of 9/17)
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. Carlos Takam
8. Alexander Povetkin
9. Steve Cunningham
10. Bryant Jennings
out: Chagaev-displaced
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Marco Huck
1. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
2. Yoan Hernandez
3. Ilunga Makabu
4. Thadiso Mchunu
5. Grigory Drozd
6. Ola Afolabi
7. Youri Kalenga
8. William Bezerra
9. Pawel Kolodziej
10. Krzysztof Glowacki
out: Larghetti-lost
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Sergey Kovalev
2. Adonis Stevenson
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Andrzej Fonfara
5. Jürgen Brähmer
6. Jean Pascal
7. Dmitri Sukhotsky
8. Isaac Chilemba
9. Tommy Karpency
10. Nadjib Mohammedi
out: Williams-lost, Caparello-lost
Inactive List: Pascal
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Carl Froch
2. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr
3. Arthur Abraham
4. Anthony Dirrell
5. Sakio Bika
6. Robert Stieglitz
7. James DeGale
8. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
9. Rogelio Medina
10. Jessie Hart
out: Love-lost, Oosthuizen-inactive
Inactive List: Chavez
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Miguel Cotto
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Peter Quillin
3. Martin Murray
4. Sergio Martinez
5. Daniel Jacobs
6. Marco Antonio Rubio
7. Sam Soliman
8. Felix Sturm
9. Caleb Truax
10. James de la Rosa
out: Geale-lost
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Saul Alvarez
1. Erislandy Lara
2. Demetrius Andrade
3. Carlos Molina
4. James Kirkland
5. Julian Williams
6. Andy Lee
7. Vanes Matirosyan
8. Sergey Rabchenko
9. Jermell Charlo
10. Joshua Clottey
Inactive List: Rabchenko
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao
1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Tim Bradley
3. Juan Manuel Marquez
4. Kell Brook
5. Marcos Maidana
6. Keith Thurman
7. Shawn Porter
8. Robert Guererro
9. Amir Khan
10. Devon Alexander
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Danny Garcia
1. Lucas Matthysee
2. Chris Algieri
3. Ruslan Provodnikov
4. Viktor Postol
5. Mauricio Herrera
6. Humberto Soto
7. Jessie Vargas
8. Khabib Allakhverdiev
9. Hank Lundy
10. Lamont Peterson
out: Molina-lost
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: Terrence Crawford
1. Ray Beltran
2. Paulus Moses
3. Antonio DeMarco
4. Omar Figueroa
5. Mickey Bey
6. Miguel Vazquez
7. Yuriorkis Gamboa
8. Jorge Linares
9. Dejan Zlaticanin
10. Ricky Burns
out: Thompson-moved down
Inactive List: Moses
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Miguel Roman
2. Mikey Garcia
3. Rances Barthelemy
4. Takashi Miura
5. Takahiro Ao
6. Takashi Uchiyama
7. Sergio Thompson
8. Francisco Vargas
9. Romain Jacob
10. Bryan Vasquez
out: Flores-displaced
Inactive List: Garcia, Miura, Uchiyama
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Nonito Donaire
1. Jhonny Gonzalez
2. Orlando Salido
3. Evgeny Gradovich
4. Vasyl Lomachenko
5. Simpiwe Vetyeka
6. Abner Mares
7. Marvin Sonsona
8. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
9. Nicholas Walters
10. Jesus Cuellar
out: Fortuna-displaced
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Carl Frampton
2. Leo Santa Cruz
3. Kiko Martinez
4. Chris Avalos
5. Scott Quigg
6. Ronny Rios
7. Cesar Seda
8. Tyson Cave
9. Luis Rosa
10. Genesis Servannia
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. Anselmo Moreno
3. James McDonnell
4. Tomoki Kameda
5. Hugo Ruiz
6. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
7. Paul Butler
8. Stuart Hall
9. Rodrigo Guererro
10. Julio Ceja
out: K Kameda-inactive
Inactive List: Ruiz
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Carlos Cuadras
1. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
2. Liborio Solis
3. Omar Narvaez
4. Kohei Kono
5. Felipe Orucuta
6. Zolani Tete
7. McJoe Arroyo
8. Ryo Matsumoto
9. Tepparith Kokietgym
10. Ivan Morales
out: Sanchez-inactive
Inactive List: Kono, Kokietgym
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez
1. Juan Francisco Estrada
2. Akira Yaegashi
3. Edgar Sosa
4. Amnat Ruenroeng
5. Kazuto Ioka
6. Giovanni Segura
7. Rey Megrino
8. Milan Melindo
9. Toshiyuki Igarashi
10. Yogmongkol Vor Saengthep
out: Reveco-displaced
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Donnie Nietes
2. Johnriel Casimero
3. Pedro Guevara
4. Naoya Inoue
5. Ganigan Lopez
6. Alberto Rossel
7. Ramon Garcia Hirales
8. Rey Loreto
9. Mario Rodriguez
10. Benezer Alolod
out: Gonzalez-moved up
Inactive List: Lopez, Rossel
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Hekkie Budler
2. Francisco Rodriguez
3. Wanheng Menayothin
4. Carlos Buitrago
5. Oswaldo Novoa
6. Katsunari Takayama
7. Merlito Sabillo
8. Ryuji Hara
9. Ali Raymi
10. Carlos Ortega
out: Estrada-lost
Inactive List: Sabillo
World Champions: 11 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2014
