(as of 11/30)
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. Christian Hammer
8. Johann Duhaupas
9. Eric Molina
10. Kubrat Pulev
out: Teper-lost, Browne-inactive
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
1. Krzysztof Glowacki
2. Marco Huck
3. Tony Bellew
4. Denis Lebedev
5. Mairis Briedis
6. Michel Cieslak
7. Yunier Dorticos
8. Murat Gassiev
9. Kevin Lerena
10. Beibut Shumenov
out: McKenzie-retired, Kalenga-inactive
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Sergey Kovalev
2. Adonis Stevenson
3. Eleider Alvarez
4. Artur Beterbiev
5. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
6. Nathan Cleverly
7. Marcus Browne
8. Erik Skoglund
9. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
10. Joe Smith
out: Brähmer-lost
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Badou Jack
2. James DeGale
3. Gilberto Ramirez
4. Zac Dunn
5. Anthony Dirrell
6. Arthur Abraham
7. Callum Smith
8. Jessie Hart
9. George Groves
10. Dilmurod Satybaldiev
out: Uzcategui-displaced
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. Willie Monroe
8. Avtandil Khurtsidze
9. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
10. Ievgen Khytrov
out: none
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Saul Alvarez
2. Jermall Charlo
3. Erislandy Lara
4. Demetrius Andrade
5. Jermell Charlo
6. Julian Williams
7. Brandon Cook
8. Tony Harrison
9. Antonio Margarito
10. Erickson Lubin
out: Martirosyan-inactive
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao
1. Keith Thurman
2. Danny Garcia
3. Shawn Porter
4. Errol Spence
5. Felix Diaz
6. Jeff Horn
7. Charles Manyuchi
8. Frankie Gomez
9. David Peralta
10. Konstantin Ponomarev
out: Vargas-lost
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: none
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Terry Flanagan
2. Jorge Linares
3. Rances Barthelemy
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: Vasyl Lomachenko
1. Francisco Vargas
2. Miguel Roman
3. Takashi Miura
4. Jose Pedraza
5. Orlando Salido
6. Jason Sosa
7. Malcolm Klassen
8. Jezreel Corrales
9. Miguel Berchelt
10. Liam Walsh
out: Walters-lost
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Carl Frampton
1. Leo Santa Cruz
2. Oscar Valdez
3. Lee Selby
4. Josh Warrington
5. Luis Rosa
6. Jonathan Barros
7. Oscar Escandon
8. Ronny Rios
9. Cristian Mijares
10. Gary Russell
out: Hosono-lost, Lara-inactive
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Scott Quigg
2. Moises Flores
3. Jessie Magdaleno
4. Tyson Cave
5. Jonathan Guzman
6. Hozumi Hasegawa
7. Rey Vargas
8. Cesar Juarez
9. Diego de la Hoya
10. Gavin McDonnell
out: Mijares-moved up, Donaire-lost
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: none
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: none
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. Muhammad Waseem
out: Kimweri-inactive
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Milan Melindo
2. Ryoichi Taguchi
3. Ganigan Lopez
4. Pedro Guevara
5. Akira Yaegashi
6. Rey Loreto
7. Kosei Tanaka
8. Randy Petalcorin
9. Jonathan Taconing
10. Ricardo Perez
out: Sakkreein-lost
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. Ryuya Yamanaka
9. Simphiwe Konco
10. Janiel Rivera
out: Xiong-inactive, Jimenez-lost
World Champions: 11 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2016
