(as of 7/25)
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. Anthony Joshua
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Luis Ortiz
6. Joseph Parker
7. Andy Ruiz
8. Bermane Stiverne
9. Johann Duhaupas
10. Lucas Browne
out: none
Inactive List: Povetkin, Stiverne, Browne
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Krzysztof Glowacki
1. Denis Lebedev
2. Marco Huck
3. Tony Bellew
4. Mairis Briedis
5. Yunier Dorticos
6. Oleksandr Usyk
7. Ovill McKenzie
8. Youri Kalenga
9. Beibut Shumenov
10. Michel Cieslak
out: none
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Sergey Kovalev
1. Andre Ward
2. Adonis Stevenson
3. Eleider Alvarez
4. Artur Beterbiev
5. Jürgen Brähmer
6. Marcus Browne
7. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
8. Thomas Williams
9. Erik Skoglund
10. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
out: Fonfara-lost
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Badou Jack
2. Gilberto Ramirez
3. James DeGale
4. Anthony Dirrell
5. Arthur Abraham
6. Zac Dunn
7. Callum Smith
8. Dilmurod Satybaldiev
9. Jessie Hart
10. Jose Uzcategui
out: Nielsen-displaced
Inactive List: Hart
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Saul Alvarez
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Daniel Jacobs
3. Miguel Cotto
4. Billy Joe Saunders
5. Chris Eubank
6. Andy Lee
7. David Lemieux
8. Avtandil Khurtsidze
9. Maciej Sulecki
10. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
out: Centeno-lost, Khytrov-displaced
Inactive List: Cotto, Saunders, Lee, Khurtsidze
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Erislandy Lara
2. Jermall Charlo
3. Jermell Charlo
4. Demetrius Andrade
5. Julian Williams
6. Vanes Martirosyan
7. Ramon Alvarez
8. Brandon Cook
9. Charles Hatley
10. Liam Smith
out: Nelson-lost
Inactive List: Hatley
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao
1. Keith Thurman
2. Danny Garcia
3. Kell Brook
4. Shawn Porter
5. Errol Spence
6. Jessie Vargas
7. Felix Diaz
8. Jeff Horn
9. Frankie Gomez
10. Charles Manyuchi
out: Vasquez-lost, Panomarev-displaced
Inactive List: Garcia, Vargas
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Terrence Crawford
1. Ricky Burns
2. Antonio Orozco
3. Omar Figueroa
4. Adrien Broner
5. Brian Zarza
6. John Molina
7. Adrian Granados
8. Jose Benavidez
9. Eduard Troyanovsky
10. Jason Pagara
out: Diaz-moved up, Postol-lost, Provodnikov-lost, Soto-inactive, Peterson-inactive
Inactive List: Figueroa
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Rances Barthelemy
2. Terry Flanagan
3. Dejan Zlaticanin
4. Jorge Linares
5. Anthony Crolla
6. Robert Easter
7. Felix Verdejo
8. Emiliano Marsili
9. Richard Commey
10. Denis Shafikov
out: Klassen-moved down
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Francisco Vargas
2. Vasyl Lomachenko
3. Nicholas Walters
4. Miguel Roman
5. Takashi Miura
6. Jose Pedraza
7. Orlando Salido
8. Malcolm Klassen
9. Jason Sosa
10. Jezreal Corrales
10. Joel Diaz
out: Martinez-lost, Fortuna-lost, Diaz-displaced
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Leo Santa Cruz
2. Abner Mares
3. Lee Selby
4. Oscar Valdez
5. Josh Warrington
6. Jesus Cuellar
7. Luis Rosa
8. Oscar Escandon
9. Satoshi Hosono
10. Ronny Rios
out: Lomachenko-moved up
Inactive List: Mares, Cuellar, Escandon
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Carl Frampton
2. Nonito Donaire
3. Scott Quigg
4. Moises Flores
5. Tyson Cave
6. Hugo Ruiz
7. Jonathan Guzman
8. Cristian Mijares
9. Julio Ceja
10. Jessie Magdaleno
out: Gutierrez-lost
Inactive List: Quigg, Ceja, Magdaleno
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: James McDonnell
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. Liborio Solis
3. Zolani Tete
4. Anselmo Moreno
5. Rau’shee Warren
6. Juan Carlos Payano
7. Lee Haskins
8. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
9. Marlon Tapales
10. Stuart Hall
out: T Kameda-inactive, Ruiz-lost, Singyu-lost
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Carlos Cuadras
1. Kohei Kono
2. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
3. Luis Concepcion
4. McJoe Arroyo
5. Naoya Inoue
6. Norberto Jimenez
7. Lwandile Sityatha
8. Paul Butler
9. Rex Tso
10. Koki Eto
out: Tete-moved up
Inactive List: Sityatha, Butler
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez
1. Kazuto Ioka
2. John Riel Casimero
3. Moises Fuentes
4. Zou Shiming
5. Vincent Legrand
6. Nawaphon Por Chokchai
7. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
8. Takuya Kogawa
9. Omari Kimweri
10. Francisco Rodriguez
out: Estrada-inactive
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Donnie Nietes
2. Ganigan Lopez
3. Ryoichi Taguchi
4. Milan Melindo
5. Yu Kimura
6. Pedro Guevara
7. Akira Yaegashi
8. Saul Juarez
9. Rey Loreto
10. Kosei Tanaka
out: Taconing-lost
Inactive List: Kimura
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Knockout CP Freshmart
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Jose Argumedo
4. Katsunari Takayama
5. Byron Rojas
6. Hekkie Budler
7. Jose Jimenez
8. Riku Kano
9. Chao Zhong Xiong
10. Julian Yedras
out: Tanaka-moved up, Sakkreerin-moved up
Inactive List: Budler, Yedras
World Champions: 10 (of 17)
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