(as of 5/23)
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: Anthony Joshua
1. Deontay Wilder
2. Joseph Parker
3. Alexander Povetkin
4. Andy Ruiz
5. Luis Ortiz
6. Christian Hammer
7. Kubrat Pulev
8. Mariusz Wach
9. Dillian Whyte
10. Carlos Takam
out: Klitschko-lost
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
1. Tony Bellew
2. Mairis Briedis
3. Krzysztof Glowacki
4. Murat Gassiev
5. Marco Huck
6. Denis Lebedev
7. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
8. Michel Cieslak
9. Maksim Vlasov
10. Kevin Lerena
out: Gevor-lost
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Sergey Kovalev
2. Artur Beterbiev
3. Adonis Stevenson
4. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
5. Eleider Alvarez
6. Joe Smith
7. Nathan Cleverly
8. Marcus Browne
9. Erik Skoglund
10. Andrzej Fonfara
out: Gonzalez-lost
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. James DeGale
2. Badou Jack
3. Arthur Abraham
4. Anthony Dirrell
5. Callum Smith
6. Jessie Hart
7. George Groves
8. Jose Uzcategui
9. David Benavidez
10. Gilberto Ramirez
out: Brophy and Zeuge-displaced
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Gennady Golovkin
1. Daniel Jacobs
2. David Lemieux
3. Billy Joe Saunders
4. Chris Eubank
5. Immanuwel Aleem
6. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
7. Willie Monroe
8. Jack Arnfeld
9. Jorge Heiland
10. Matt Korobov
out: none
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. Erickson Lubin
8. Jarrett Hurd
9. Omar Chavez
10. Cedric Vitu
out: Castano-inactive
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao
1. Keith Thurman
2. Danny Garcia
3. Shawn Porter
4. Errol Spence
5. Adrien Broner
6. Jeff Horn
7. Lamont Peterson
8. Konstantin Ponomarev
9. Quadratillo Abduqaxorov
10. Berlin Abreu
out: Diaz-lost, Manyuchi-lost, Peralta-lost
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Terrence Crawford
1. Julius Indongo
2. Antonio Orozco
3. Tyrone Nurse
4. Jason Pagara
5. Sergey Lipinets
6. Pedro Campa
7. Ohara Davies
8. Anthony Yigit
9. Rances Barthelemy
10. Jose Ramirez
out: Burns-lost, Benavidez-inactive
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Terry Flanagan
2. Jorge Linares
3. Robert Easter
4. Mikey Garcia
5. Denis Shafikov
6. Ray Beltran
7. Felix Verdejo
8. Emiliano Marsili
9. Francisco Rojo
10. Diego Magdaleno
out: Maicelo-lost, Crolla-lost
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: Vasyl Lomachenko
1. Takashi Miura
2. Jezreel Corrales
3. Miguel Berchelt
4. Gervonta Davis
5. Miguel Roman
5. Jason Sosa
6. Mario Barrios
7. Tevin Farmer
8. Casey Ramos
9. Eduardo Hernandez
10. Kenichi Ogawa
out: Sosa-lost, Klassen-inactive, Walsh-lost
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Leo Santa Cruz
1. Carl Frampton
2. Oscar Valdez
3. Abner Mares
4. Josh Warrington
5. Lee Selby
6. Miguel Marriaga
7. Gary Russell
8. Jonathan Barros
9. Ronny Rios
1o. Luis Rosa
out: Mijares and Roman-displaced
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Scott Quigg
2. Jessie Magdaleno
3. Cesar Juarez
4. Rey Vargas
5. Yukinori Oguni
6. Jonathan Guzman
7. Diego de la Hoya
8. Shun Kubo
9. Eduardo Ramirez
10. Gavin McDonnell
out: Cave-inactive, Servannia-moved up
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: James McDonnell
1. Shinsuke Yamanaka
2. Liborio Solis
3. Zhanat Zhalaiyanov
4. Rau’shee Warren
5. Zolani Tete
6. Juan Carlos Payano
7. Lee Haskins
8. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
9. Marlon Tapales
10. Kentaro Masuda
out: none
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
1. Roman Gonzalez
2. Carlos Cuadras
3. Naoya Inoue
4. Khalid Yafai
5. Norberto Jimenez
6. Rex Tso
7. Juan Francisco Estrada
8. Koki Eto
9. Luis Concepcion
10. Jerwin Ancajas
out: none
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Donnie Nietes
2. Kazuto Ioka
3. Zou Shiming
4. John Riel Casimero
5. Vincent Legrand
6. Daigo Higa
7. Takuya Kogawa
8. Francisco Rodriguez
9. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
10. Muhammad Waseem
out: Hernandez-lost
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Milan Melindo
2. Kosei Tanaka
3. Ryoichi Taguchi
4. Pedro Guevara
5. Randy Petalcorin
6. Ken Shiro
7. Ganigan Lopez
8. Jonathan Taconing
9. Fahlan Sakkreein
10. Kompayak Porpramook
out: Yaegashi-lost, Loreto-inactive
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Knockout CP Freshmart
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Jose Argumedo
4. Hekkie Budler
5. Melvin Jerusalem
6. Byron Rojas
7. Ryuya Yamanaka
8. Jerry Tomogdan
9. Simphiwe Konco
10. Tatsuya Fukuhara
out: Takayama-retired, Kano-lost
World Champions: 10 (of 17)
these ratings © Phrank da Slugger 2016
