(as of 9/26)
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.
** 2016 note: I’m no longer typing up the Inactive List because it’s a pain. To see who’s active or not, visit www.boxrec.com.
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. Luis Ortiz
5. Joseph Parker
6. Andy Ruiz
7. Johann Duhaupas
8. Erkan Teper
9. Eric Molina
10. Lucas Browne
out: Povetkin-inactive, Stiverne-inactive
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
1. Krzysztof Glowacki
2. Denis Lebedev
3. Marco Huck
4. Tony Bellew
5. Mairis Briedis
6. Yunier Dorticos
7. Ovill McKenzie
8. Youri Kalenga
9. Beibut Shumenov
10. Michel Cieslak
out: none
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Sergey Kovalev
1. Adonis Stevenson
2. Andre Ward
3. Eleider Alvarez
4. Artur Beterbiev
5. Jürgen Brähmer
6. Marcus Browne
7. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
8. Erik Skoglund
9. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
10. Joe Smith
out: Williams-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: none
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Daniel Jacobs
3. Billy Joe Saunders
4. Chris Eubank
5. David Lemieux
6. Maciej Sulecki
7. Avtandil Khurtsidze
8. Willie Monroe
9. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
10. Ievgen Khytrov
out: Alvarez-moved down, Cotto-inactive, Lee-inactive
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Saul Alvarez
2. Erislandy Lara
3. Jermall Charlo
4. Jermell Charlo
5. Demetrius Andrade
6. Julian Williams
7. Vanes Martirosyan
8. Brandon Cook
9. Tony Harrison
10. Antonio Margarito
out: Alvarez-lost, Hatley-inactive, Smith-lost
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao
1. Keith Thurman
2. Shawn Porter
3. Danny Garcia
4. Errol Spence
5. Jessie Vargas
6. Felix Diaz
7. Jeff Horn
8. Frankie Gomez
9. Charles Manyuchi
10. David Peralta
out: Brook-moved up
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Terrence Crawford
1. Ricky Burns
2. Antonio Orozco
3. Adrien Broner
4. Brian Zarza
5. John Molina
6. Adrian Granados
7. Jose Benavidez
8. Eduard Troyanovsky
9. Jason Pagara
10. Tyrone Nurse
out: Figueroa-inactive
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Jorge Linares
2. Rances Barthelemy
3. Terry Flanagan
4. Robert Easter
5. Dejan Zlaticanin
6. Felix Verdejo
7. Emiliano Marsili
8. Anthony Crolla
9. Denis Shafikov
10. Richard Commey
out: none
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. Jezreel Corrales
out: none
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Carl Frampton
1. Leo Santa Cruz
2. Lee Selby
3. Oscar Valdez
4. Josh Warrington
5. Luis Rosa
6. Satoshi Hosono
7. Oscar Escandon
8. Ronny Rios
9. Gary Russell
10. Jorge Lara
out: Mares-inactive, Cuellar-inactive
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Nonito Donaire
2. Scott Quigg
3. Moises Flores
4. Tyson Cave
5. Jonathan Guzman
6. Hozumi Hasegawa
7. Cristian Mijares
8. Rey Vargas
9. Jessie Magdaleno
19. Gavin McDonnell
out: Frampton-moved up, Ruiz-lost, Ceja-inactive
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: James McDonnell
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. Liborio Solis
3. Zolani Tete
4. Rau’shee Warren
5. Lee Haskins
6. Juan Carlos Payano
7. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
8. Marlon Tapales
9. Emmanuel Rodriguez
10. Kentaro Masuda
out: Moreno-lost, Hall-lost
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Carlos Cuadras
1. Luis Concepcion
2. Kohei Kono
3. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
4. Naoya Inoue
5. Norberto Jimenez
6. Rex Tso
7. Koki Eto
8. Jerwin Ancajas
9. Paul Butler
10. McJoe Arroyo
out: Sityatha-inactive
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez
1. Donnie Nietes
2. John Riel Casimero
3. Kazuto Ioka
4. Moises Fuentes
5. Zou Shiming
6. Vincent Legrand
7. Nawaphon Por Chokchai
8. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
9. Takuya Kogawa
10. Omari Kimweri
out: Rodriguez-inactive
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Ryoichi Taguchi
2. Ganigan Lopez
3. Milan Melindo
4. Pedro Guevara
5. Akira Yaegashi
6. Rey Loreto
7. Kosei Tanaka
8. Fahlan Sakkreein
9. Randy Petalcorin
10. Ricardo Perez
out: Nietes-moved up, Kimura-inactive, Juarez-moved down
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Knockout CP Freshmart
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Jose Argumedo
4. Katsunari Takayama
5. Riku Kano
6. Byron Rojas
7. Hekkie Budler
8. Jose Jimenez
9. Chao Zhong Xiong
10. Janiel Rivera
out: Yedras-inactive
World Champions: 10 (of 17)
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