(as of 1/24)
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. Anthony Joshua
2. Deontay Wilder
3. Wladimir Klitschko
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Joseph Parker
6. Andy Ruiz
7. Luis Ortiz
8. Christian Hammer
9. Kubrat Pulev
10. Jarrell Miller
out: Duhaupas-lost, Molina-lost
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
1. Krzysztof Glowacki
2. Marco Huck
3. Tony Bellew
4. Murat Gassiev
5. Denis Lebedev
6. Mairis Briedis
7. Michel Cieslak
8. Maksim Vlasov
9. Yunier Dorticos
10. Kevin Lerena
out: Shumenov-inactive
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Sergey Kovalev
2. Artur Beterbiev
3. Adonis Stevenson
4. Eleider Alvarez
5. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
6. Nathan Cleverly
7. Joe Smith
8. Marcus Browne
9. Erik Skoglund
10. Yunieski Gonzalez
out: Shabranskyy-lost
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. James DeGale
2. Badou Jack
3. Anthony Dirrell
4. Zac Dunn
5. Arthur Abraham
6. Callum Smith
7. Jessie Hart
8. George Groves
9, Jose Uzcategui
10. Dilmurod Satybaldiev
out: Ramirez-inactive
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Gennady Golovkin
2. Daniel Jacobs
3. Billy Joe Saunders
4. Chris Eubank
5. David Lemieux
6. Willie Monroe
7. Immanuwel Aleem
8. Maciej Sulecki
9. Curtis Stevens
10. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
out: Khurtsidze-inactive, Khytrov-lost
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Saul Alvarez
2. Jermall Charlo
3. Erislandy Lara
4. Demetrius Andrade
5. Jermell Charlo
6. Brandon Cook
7. Tony Harrison
8. Antonio Margarito
9. Erickson Lubin
10. Brian Carlos Castano
out: Williams-lost
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao
1. Keith Thurman
2. Danny Garcia
3. Errol Spence
4. Shawn Porter
5. Felix Diaz
6. Jeff Horn
7. Charles Manyuchi
8. David Peralta
9. Frankie Gomez
10. Konstantin Ponomarev
out: none
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Terrence Crawford
1. Ricky Burns
2. Antonio Orozco
3. Adrien Broner
4. Adrian Granados
5. Tyrone Nurse
6. Jose Benavidez
7. Julius Indongo
8. Jason Pagara
9. Sergey Lipinets
10. Pedro Campa
out: Zarza -lost, Molina-lost, Troyanovsky-lost
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Terry Flanagan
2. Jorge Linares
3. Robert Easter
4. Rances Barthelemy
5. Dejan Zlaticanin
6. Denis Shafikov
7. Felix Verdejo
8. Emiliano Marsili
9. Anthony Crolla
10. Diego Magdaleno
out: Commey-lost
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: Vasyl Lomachenko
1. Francisco Vargas
2. Miguel Roman
3. Takashi Miura
4. Jezreel Corrales
5. Jason Sosa
6. Orlando Salido
7. Malcolm Klassen
8. Gervonta Davis
9. Miguel Berchelt
10. Liam Walsh
out: Pedraza-lost
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Carl Frampton
1. Leo Santa Cruz
2. Abner Mares
3. Oscar Valdez
4. Lee Selby
5. Josh Warrington
6. Jonathan Barros
7. Luis Rosa
8. Oscar Escandon
9. Ronny Rios
10. Cristian Mijares
out: Russell-displaced
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Scott Quigg
2. Moises Flores
3. Jessie Magdaleno
4. Tyson Cave
5. Cesar Juarez
6. Yukinori Ogumi
7. Jonathan Guzman
8. Rey Vargas
9. Diego de la Hoya
10. Gavin McDonnell
out: Hasegawa-retired
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: James McDonnell
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. Liborio Solis
3. Rau’shee Warren
4. Zolani Tete
5. Lee Haskins
6. Juan Carlos Payano
7. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
8. Emmanuel Rodriguez
9. Marlon Tapales
10. Kentaro Masuda
out: none
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Roman Gonzalez
1. Carlos Cuadras
2. Naoya Inoue
3. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
4. Norberto Jimenez
5. Rex Tso
6. Koki Eto
7. Khalid Yafai
8. Luis Concepcion
9. Jerwin Ancajas
10. Paul Butler
out: Kono-lost, Arroyo-displaced
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Donnie Nietes
2. John Riel Casimero
3. Kazuto Ioka
4. Zou Shiming
5. Vincent Legrand
6. Nawaphon Por Chokchai
7. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
8. Takuya Kogawa
9. Francisco Rodriguez
10. Muhammad Waseem
out: Gonzalez-moved up, Fuentes-moved down
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Milan Melindo
2. Kosei Tanaka
3. Ryoichi Taguchi
4. Pedro Guevara
5. Ganigan Lopez
6. Akira Yaegashi
7. Rey Loreto
8. Randy Petalcorin
9. Jonathan Taconing
10. Kompayak Porpramook
out: Perez-inactive
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. Melvin Jerusalem
9. Ryuya Yamanaka
10. Simphiwe Konco
out: Rivera-inactive
World Champions: 10 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2016
