March Ratings

(as of 3/21)

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. Deontay Wilder
2. Tyson Fury
3. Vyacheslav Glazkov
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Bermane Stiverne
6. Steve Cunningham
7. Bryant Jennings
8. Artur Szpilka
9. Manuel Charr
10. Andy Ruiz

out: Chagaev-inactive

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: none
Inactive List: Hernandez, Mchunu

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)

Champion: Sergey Kovalev

1. Adonis Stevenson
2. Andrzej Fonfara
3. Jürgen Brähmer
4. Tommy Karpency
5. Isaac Chilemba
6. Artur Beterbiev
7. Nadjib Mohammedi
8. Eleider Alvarez
9. Thomas Oosthuizen
10. Erik Skoglund

out: Pascal-lost, Vlasov-lost

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)

Champion: Andre Ward

1. Arthur Abraham
2. Anthony Dirrell
3. Sakio Bika
4. Robert Stieglitz
5. James DeGale
6. Felix Sturm
7. Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez
8. Rogelio Medina
9. Jessie Hart
10. Patrick Nielsen

out: Froch-inactive, Smith-lost

Middleweights (160 lbs)

Champion: Miguel Cotto

1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Sergio Martinez
3. Daniel Jacobs
4. David Lemieux
5. Andy Lee
6. Jermain Taylor
7. Sam Soliman
8. Hugo Centeno
9. Hassan N’Jikam
10. Caleb Truax

out: Murray-lost
Inactive List: Martinez

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)

Champion: Saul Alvarez

1. Erislandy Lara
2. Cornelius Bundrage
3. Vanes Matirosyan
4. James Kirkland
5. Julian Williams
6. Carlos Molina
7. Jermell Charlo
8. Austin Trout
9. Jermall Charlo
10. Ramon Alvarez

out: Andrade—inactive, Clottey-inactive
Inactive List: Molina

Welterweights (147 lbs)

Champion: Manny Pacquiao

1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Tim Bradley
3. Kell Brook
4. Amir Khan
5. Keith Thurman
6. Marcos Maidana
7. Shawn Porter
8. Sadam Ali
9. Brandon Rios
10. Jo-Jo Dan

out: Marquez-inactive, Guererro-lost
Inactive List: Brook, Maidana

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)

Champion: Danny Garcia  

1. Lucas Matthysee
2. Ruslan Provodnikov
3. Jessie Vargas
4. Mauricio Herrera
5. Viktor Postol
6. Humberto Soto
7. Thomas Dulorme
8. Adrien Broner
9. Lamont Peterson
10. Michele Di Rocco

out: Molina-lost
Inactive List: Postol

Lightweights (135 lbs)

Champion: Terrence Crawford

1. Paulus Moses
2. Omar Figueroa
3. Mickey Bey
4. Miguel Vazquez
5. Yuriorkis Gamboa
6. Ray Beltran
7. Jorge Linares
8. Dejan Zlaticanin
9. Ricky Burns
10. Darley Perez

out: none
Inactive List: Bey

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Miguel Roman
2. Orlando Salido
3. Rances Barthelemy
4. Takashi Miura
5. Takahiro Ao
6. Bryan Vasquez
7. Romain Jacob
8. Francisco Vargas
9. Takashi Uchiyama
10. Adrian Estrella

out: none

Featherweights (126 lbs)

Champion: Nicholas Walters

1. Vasyl Lomachenko
2. Evgeny Gradovich
3. Jhonny Gonzalez
4. Simpiwe Vetyeka
5. Abner Mares
6. Jesus Cuellar
7. Marvin Sonsona
8. Robinson Castellanos
9. Gary Russell
10. Javier Fortuna

out: none
Inactive List: Sonsona

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)

Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux

1. Carl Frampton
2. Leo Santa Cruz
3. Kiko Martinez
4. Scott Quigg
5. Hisashi Amagasa
6. Cesar Seda
7. Tyson Cave
8. Genesis Servannia
9. Andres Gutierrez
10. Jessie Magdaleno

out: Avalos -lost, Rosa-moved up
Inactive List: Seda

Bantamweights (118 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. James McDonnell
3. Tomoki Kameda
4. Hugo Ruiz
5. Randy Caballero
6. Juan Carlos Payano
7. Liborio Solis
8. Anselmo Moreno
9. Rodrigo Guererro
10. Julio Ceja

out: Butler-lost

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)

Champion: Carlos Cuadras

1. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
2. Naoya Inoue
3. Zolani Tete
4. Kohei Kono
5. McJoe Arroyo
6. Ryo Matsumoto
7. Norberto Jimenez
8. Felipe Orucuta
9. Daniel Lozcano
10. Toshiyuki Igarashi

out: Solis-moved up
Inactive List: Orucuta

Flyweights (112 lbs)

Champion: Roman Gonzalez

1. Juan Francisco Estrada
2. Amnat Ruenroeng
3. Edgar Sosa
4. Kazuto Ioka
5. Giovanni Segura
6. Juan Carlos Reveco
7. Milan Melindo
8. Zou Shiming
9. Nawaphon Por Chokchai
10. Suguru Muranaka

out: Igarashi-moved up, Megrino-inactive
Inactive List: Segura

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Pedro Guevara
2. Francisco Rodriguez
3. Donnie Nietes
4. John Riel Casimero
5. Ganigan Lopez
6. Javier Mendoza
7. Ryoichi Tagushi
8. Fahlan Sakkreein
9. Rey Loreto
10. Benezer Alolod

out: M Rodriguez—lost

Strawweights (105 lbs)

Champion: VACANT

1. Hekkie Budler
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Katsunari Takayama
4. Knockout CP Freshmart
5. Carlos Buitrago
6. Kosei Tamaka
7. Oswaldo Novoa
8. Xiong Zhan Zhong
9. Julian Yedras
10. Raul Garcia

out: F Rodriguez-moved up, Ortega-lost, Raymi-moved up

World Champions:  13 (of 17)


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