(as of 1/26)
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.
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: Tyson Fury
1. Wladimir Klitschko
2. Deontay Wilder
3. Alexander Povetkin
4. Luis Ortiz
5. Bermane Stiverne
6. Erkan Teper
7. Mairis Briedis
8. Andy Ruiz
9. Anthony Joshua
10. Ruslan Chagaev
out: Glazkov-lost, Jennings-lost, Szpilka
Inactive List: Teper
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Krzysztof Glowacki
1. Denis Lebedev
2. Marco Huck
3. Grigory Drozd
4. Victor Ramirez
5. Ilunga Makabu
6. Ola Afolabi
7. Tony Bellew
8. Oleksandr Usyk
9. William Bezerra
10. Beibut Shumenov
out: Muller-lost
Inactive List: Drozd, Makabu, Bezerra, Shumenov
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Sergey Kovalev
1. Adonis Stevenson
2. Andrzej Fonfara
3. Artur Beterbiev
4. Eleider Alvarez
5. Jürgen Brähmer
6. Marcus Browne
7. Nathan Cleverly
8. Thomas Oosthuizen
9. Erik Skoglund
10. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
out: Chilemba-lost
Inactive List: Beterbiev, Oosthuizen
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Arthur Abraham
2. Badou Jack
3. James DeGale
4. Anthony Dirrell
5. Gilberto Ramirez
6. Fedor Chudinov
7. Dilmurod Satybaldiev
8. Callum Smith
9. Zac Dunn
10. Patrick Nielsen
out: Medina-inactive
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Saul Alvarez
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Miguel Cotto
3. Daniel Jacobs
4. Billy Joe Saunders
5. Andy Lee
6. Sergio Mora
7. Hugo Centeno
8. Arif Magomedov
9. Chris Eubank
10. Tureano Johnson
out: Quillin-lost
Inactive List: Mora
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Erislandy Lara
2. Jermall Charlo
3. Jermell Charlo
4. Vanes Matirosyan
5. Julian Williams
6. Austin Trout
7. Demetrius Andrade
8. Willie Nelson
9. Ramon Alvarez
10. Charles Hatley
out: none
Inactive List: Nelson
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Danny Garcia
3. Tim Bradley
4. Kell Brook
5. Shawn Porter
6. Amir Khan
7. Keith Thurman
8. Sammy Vazquez
9. Jessie Vargas
10. Errol Spence
out: Ali-inactive
Inactive List: Khan, Vargas
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Terrence Crawford
2. Viktor Postol
3. Omar Figueroa
4. Ruslan Provodnikov
5. Humberto Soto
6. Antonio Orozco
7. Mauricio Herrera
8. Lamont Peterson
9. Felix Diaz
10. Adrien Broner
out: Barthelemy-moved down
Inactive List: Herrera
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ricky Burns
2. Ray Beltran
3. Rances Barthelemy
4. Dejan Zlaticanin
5. Jorge Linares
6. Malcolm Klassen
7. Terry Flanagan
8. Argenis Mendez
9. Anthony Crolla
10. Ismael Barroso
out: Figueroa-moved up, Campbell-lost
Inactive List: Beltran, Zlaticanin
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Francisco Vargas
2. Nicholas Walters
3. Miguel Roman
4. Takashi Miura
5. Roman Martinez
6. Orlando Salido
7. Javier Fortuna
8. Jose Pedraza
9. Stephen Smith
10. Takashi Uchiyama
out: Vasquez-inactive
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Vasyl Lomachenko
2. Leo Santa Cruz
3. Abner Mares
4. Lee Selby
5. Evgeny Gradovich
6. Jesus Cuellar
7. Luis Rosa
8. Marvin Sonsona
9. Satoshi Hosono
10. Ronny Rios
out: Russell-inactive
Inactive List: Mares, Sonsona
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Carl Frampton
2. Scott Quigg
3. Julio Ceja
4. Nonito Donaire
5. Hisashi Amagasa
6. Tyson Cave
7. Moises Flores
8. Andres Gutierrez
9. Jessie Magdaleno
10. Jonathan Guzman
out: Juarez-lost
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: James McDonnell
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. Tomoki Kameda
3. Juan Carlos Payano
4. Liborio Solis
5. Anselmo Moreno
6. Pungluang Sor Singyu
7. Victor Ruiz
8. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
9. Lee Haskins
10. Karim Guerfi
out: Guererro-moved up
Inactive List: Payano, Haskins
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Carlos Cuadras
1. Kohei Kono
2. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
3. Zolani Tete
4. Luis Concepcion
5. McJoe Arroyo
6. Naoya Inoue
7. Ryo Matsumoto
8. Norberto Jimenez
9. Lwandile Sityatha
10. Paul Butler
out: Orucuta-lost
Inactive List: Arroyo
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez
1. Juan Francisco Estrada
2. Amnat Ruenroeng
3. Kazuto Ioka
4. Moises Fuentes
5. John Riel Casimero
6. Zou Shiming
7. Vincent Legrand
8. Nawaphon Por Chokchai
9. Vincent Legrand
10. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
out: Segura-inactive, Reveco-lost
Inactive List: Casimero
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Donnie Nietes
2. Ryoichi Taguchi
3. Milan Melindo
4. Yu Kimura
5. Pedro Guevara
6. Akira Yaegashi
7. Ganigan Lopez
8. Saul Juarez
9. Rey Loreto
10. Hector Flores
out: Rodriguez-lost, Mendoza-lost
Inactive List: Flores
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Hekkie Budler
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Knockout CP Freshmart
4. Kosei Tanaka
5. Jose Argumedo
6. Katsunari Takayama
7. Xiong Zhan Zhong
8. Carlos Buitrago
9. Julian Yedras
10. Fahlan Sakkreerin
out: Rojas-displaced
World Champions: 9 (of 17)
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