(as of 11/20)
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: Wladimir Klitschko
1. Vyacheslav Glazkov
2. Bermane Stiverne
3. Tyson Fury
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Steve Cunningham
6. Bryant Jennings
7. Ruslan Chagaev
8. Artur Szpilka
9. Deontay Wilder
10. Manuel Charr
out: Pulev-lost, Adamek-lost, Takam-lost
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Marco Huck
1. Grigory Drozd
2. Yoan Hernandez
3. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
4. Ilunga Makabu
5. Thadiso Mchunu
6. Denis Lebedev
7. Ola Afolabi
8. Youri Kalenga
9. Rakhim Chakhkiev
10. Krzysztof Glowacki
out: Bezerra-displaced, Kolodziej-lost
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Sergey Kovalev
1. Adonis Stevenson
2. Andrzej Fonfara
3. Jürgen Brähmer
4. Jean Pascal
5. Tommy Karpency
6. Dmitri Sukhotsky
7. Isaac Chilemba
8. Artur Beterbiev
9. Nadjib Mohammedi
10. Eleider Alvarez
out: Hopkins-lost
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Carl Froch
2. Arthur Abraham
3. Anthony Dirrell
4. Sakio Bika
5. Robert Stieglitz
6. James DeGale
7. Paul Smith
8. Felix Sturm
9. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
10. Rogelio Medina
10. Jessie Hart
out: Chavez-inactive, Hart-displaced
Inactive List: Froch
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Miguel Cotto
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Peter Quillin
3. Martin Murray
4. Sergio Martinez
5. Daniel Jacobs
6. Jermain Taylor
7. Sam Soliman
8. Hassan N’Jikam
9. Caleb Truax
10. James de la Rosa
out: Sturm-moved up, Rubio-lost
Inactive List: Quillin
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Saul Alvarez
1. Erislandy Lara
2. Demetrius Andrade
3. Cornelius Bundrage
4. Vanes Matirosyan
5. James Kirkland
6. Julian Williams
7. Andy Lee
8. Carlos Molina
9. Jermell Charlo
10. Joshua Clottey
out: Rabchenko-lost
Inactive List: Kirkland, Charlo, Clottey
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
Inactive List: Marquez
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
Inactive List: Postol
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
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Miguel Roman
2. Orlando Salido
3. Rances Barthelemy
4. Orlando Salido
5. Takashi Miura
6. Takahiro Ao
7. Romain Jacob
8. Sergio Thompson
9. Francisco Vargas
10. Bryan Vasquez
out: Uchiyama-inactive
Inactive List: Garcia
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Nicholas Walters
1. Jhonny Gonzalez
2. Evgeny Gradovich
3. Vasyl Lomachenko
4. Simpiwe Vetyeka
5. Abner Mares
6. Marvin Sonsona
7. Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo
8. Jesus Cuellar
9. Robinson Castellanos
10. Javier Fortuna
out: Donaire-lost, Salido-moved up
Inactive List: Vetyeka
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Carl Frampton
2. Leo Santa Cruz
3. Kiko Martinez
4. Chris Avalos
5. Scott Quigg
6. Cesar Seda
7. Tyson Cave
8. Luis Rosa
9. Genesis Servannia
10. Andres Gutierrez
out: Rios-lost
Inactive List: Rosa
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. James McDonnell
3. Tomoki Kameda
4. Hugo Ruiz
6. Paul Butler
7. Randy Caballero
8. Juan Carlos Payano
9. Anselmo Moreno
10. Rodrigo Guererro
out: Rungvisai-lost, Hall-lost, Ceja-displaced
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Carlos Cuadras
1. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
2. Omar Narvaez
3. Liborio Solis
4. Kohei Kono
5. Zolani Tete
6. McJoe Arroyo
7. Ryo Matsumoto
8. Felipe Orucuta
9. Daniel Lozcano
10. Ivan Morales
out: Kokietgym-moved up
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
Inactive List: Megrino
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Donnie Nietes
2. Johnriel Casimero
3. Pedro Guevara
4. Naoya Inoue
5. Ganigan Lopez
6. Javier Mendoza
7. Alberto Rossel
8. Rey Loreto
9. Mario Rodriguez
10. Benezer Alolod
out: Hirales-lost
Inactive List: Casimero
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Hekkie Budler
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Francisco Rodriguez
4. Katsunari Takayama
5. Knockout CP Freshmart
6. Kosei Tamaka
7. Carlos Ortega
8. Ali Raymi
9. Oswaldo Novoa
10. Carlos Buitrago
out: Sabillo-lost, Hara-lost
Inactive List: Takayama
World Champions: 13 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2014
