(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.
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. Mairis Briedis
7. Erkan Teper
8. Andy Ruiz
9. Anthony Joshua
10. Lucas Browne
out: Chagaev-lost
Inactive List: Klitschko, Stiverne, Teper, Ruiz
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Krzysztof Glowacki
1. Marco Huck
2. Denis Lebedev
3. Victor Ramirez
4. Tony Bellew
5. Oleksandr Usyk
6. Youri Kalenga
7. Olanrewaju Durodola
8. Ovill McKenzie
9. Isiah Thomas
10. Beibut Shumenov
out: Drozd-inactive, Makabu-inactive, Afolabi-lost, Bezerra-inactive
Inactive List: Kalenga, Durodola, Shumenov
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Sergey Kovalev
1. Adonis Stevenson
2. Andrzej Fonfara
3. Eleider Alvarez
4. Artur Beterbiev
5. Jürgen Brähmer
6. Marcus Browne
7. Nathan Cleverly
8. Erik Skoglund
9. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
10. Sullivan Barrera
out: Oosthuizen-inactive
Inactive List: Stevenson, Fonfara, Alvarez, Beterbiev
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Arthur Abraham
2. Badou Jack
3. James DeGale
4. Anthony Dirrell
5. Gilberto Ramirez
6. Dilmurod Satybaldiev
7. Callum Smith
8. Zac Dunn
9. Patrick Nielsen
10. Jessie Hart
out: Chudinov-lost
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Saul Alvarez
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Miguel Cotto
3. Daniel Jacobs
4. Billy Joe Saunders
5. Andy Lee
6. Hugo Centeno
7. Sergio Mora
8. Arif Magomedov
9. Chris Eubank
10. Tureano Johnson
out: none
Inactive List: Mora, Johnson
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Erislandy Lara
2. Jermall Charlo
3. Jermell Charlo
4. Vanes Martirosyan
5. Julian Williams
6. Austin Trout
7. Demetrius Andrade
8. Willie Nelson
9. Ramon Alvarez
10. Charles Hatley
out: none
Inactive List: Lara, Charlo, Charlo, Martirosyan, Trout
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. Jessie Vargas
9. Sammy Vazquez
10. Errol Spence
out: none
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: none
Inactive List: Postol, Soto, Peterson, Diaz
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ricky Burns
2. Rances Barthelemy
3. Jorge Linares
4. Dejan Zlaticanin
5. Malcolm Klassen
6. Terry Flanagan
7. Argenis Mendez
8. Anthony Crolla
9. Ismael Barroso
10. Emiliano Marsili
out: Beltran-inactive
Inactive List: Linares, Zlaticanin, Klassen, Marsili
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: none
Inactive List: Miura, Martinez, Fortuna
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. Oscar Escandon
9. Satoshi Hosono
10. Ronny Rios
out: Sonsona-inactive
Inactive List: Lomachenko, Rios
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Carl Frampton
2. Nonito Donaire
3. Hisashi Amagasa
4. Tyson Cave
5. Scott Quigg
6. Hugo Ruiz
7. Julio Ceja
8. Moises Flores
9. Andres Gutierrez
10. Jessie Magdaleno
out: Guzman-displaced
Inactive List: Cave
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: James McDonnell
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. Tomoki Kameda
3. Liborio Solis
4. Juan Carlos Payano
5. Anselmo Moreno
6. Pungluang Sor Singyu
7. Victor Ruiz
8. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
9. Karim Guerfi
10. Lee Haskins
out: none
Inactive List: Kameda, 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: none
Inactive List: Jimenez
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez
1. Juan Francisco Estrada
2. Amnat Ruenroeng
3. Kazuto Ioka
4. Moises Fuentes
5. Zou Shiming
6. Vincent Legrand
7. Nawaphon Por Chokchai
8. Vincent Legrand
9. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
10. Takuya Kogawa
out: Casimero-inactive
Inactive List: Estrada
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Donnie Nietes
2. Ryoichi Taguchi
3. Ganigan Lopez
4. Milan Melindo
5. Yu Kimura
6. Pedro Guevara
7. Akira Yaegashi
8. Saul Juarez
9. Rey Loreto
10. Jonathan Taconing
out: Flores-inactive
Inactive List: Nietes, Melindo, Taconing
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Knockout CP Freshmart
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Kosei Tanaka
4. Jose Argumedo
5. Katsunari Takayama
6. Byron Rojas
7. Hekkie Budler
8. Xiong Zhan Zhong
9. Julian Yedras
10. Fahlan Sakkreerin
out: Buitrago-lost
Inactive List: Zhong
World Champions: 9 (of 17)
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