(as of 8/11)
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. Christian Hammer
5. Andy Ruiz
6. Mariusz Wach
7. Luis Ortiz
8. Dillian Whyte
9. Kubrat Pulev
10. Carlos Takam
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
1. Tony Bellew
2. Mairis Briedis
3. Krzysztof Glowacki
4. Marco Huck
5. Murat Gassiev
6. Denis Lebedev
7. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
8. Dmitry Kudryashov
9. Michel Cieslak
10. Maksim Vlasov
out: Lerena-displaced
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Andre Ward
1. Adonis Stevenson
2. Artur Beterbiev
3. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
4. Marcus Browne
5. Eleider Alvarez
6. Nathan Cleverly
7. Sullivan Barrera
8. Erik Skoglund
9. Dmitry Bivol
10. Karo Murat
out: Kovalev-lost, Smith-lost, Fonfara-lost
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Badou Jack
2. James DeGale
3. Chris Eubank
4. Anthony Dirrell
5. George Groves
6. Callum Smith
7. Jessie Hart
8. Jose Uzcategui
9. David Benavidez
10. Gilberto Ramirez
out: Abraham-lost
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Gennady Golovkin
1. Daniel Jacobs
2. David Lemieux
3. Billy Joe Saunders
4. Immanuwel Aleem
5. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
6. Willie Monroe
7. Jack Arnfeld
8. Luis Arias
9. Ryota Murata
10. Matt Korobov
out: Eubank-moved up, Heiland-lost
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Saul Alvarez
2. Jermall Charlo
3. Demetrius Andrade
4. Erislandy Lara
5. Jermell Charlo
6. Brandon Cook
7. Erickson Lubin
8. Jarrett Hurd
9. Omar Chavez
10. Cedric Vitu
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Jeff Horn
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Keith Thurman
3. Danny Garcia
4. Errol Spence
5. Shawn Porter
6. Lamont Peterson
7. Omar Figueroa
8. Konstantin Ponomarev
9. Quadratillo Abduqaxorov
10. Berlin Abreu
out: Broner-lost
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Terrence Crawford
1. Julius Indongo
2. Mikey Garcia
3. Antonio Orozco
4. Tyrone Nurse
5. Jason Pagara
6. Sergey Lipinets
7. Pedro Campa
8. Anthony Yigit
9. Rances Barthelemy
10. Jose Ramirez
out: Davies-lost
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Terry Flanagan
2. Robert Easter
3. Jorge Linares
4. Ray Beltran
5. Felix Verdejo
6. Emiliano Marsili
7. Miguel Roman
8. Francisco Rojo
9. Denis Shafikov
10. Mercito Gesta
out: Garcia-moved up, Magdaleno-inactive
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: Vasyl Lomachenko
1. Miguel Berchelt
2. Gervonta Davis
3. Jezreel Corrales
4. Takashi Miura
5. Robinson Castellanos
6. Tevin Farmer
7. Casey Ramos
8. Eduardo Hernandez
9. Kenichi Ogawa
10. Carlos Morales
out: Roman-moved up, Barrios-moved up
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Leo Santa Cruz
1. Carl Frampton
2. Oscar Valdez
3. Abner Mares
4. Lee Selby
5. Josh Warrington
6. Gary Russell
7. Ronny Rios
8. Luis Rosa
9. Cristian Mijares
10. Daniel Roman
out: Marriaga-moved up, Barros-lost
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Scott Quigg
2. Jessie Magdaleno
3. Cesar Juarez
4. Julio Ceja
5. Rey Vargas
6. Yukinori Oguni
7. Diego de la Hoya
8. Jonathan Guzman
9. Shun Kubo
10. Eduardo Ramirez
out: McDonnell-displaced
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. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
8. Ryan Burnett
9. Marlon Tapales
10. Kentaro Masuda
out: Haskins-lost
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. Daigo Higa
6. Vincent Legrand
7. Francisco Rodriguez
8. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
9. Muhammad Waseem
10. Masayuki Kuroda
out: Kogawa-lost
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Milan Melindo
2. Kosei Tanaka
3. Ryoichi Taguchi
4. Pedro Guevara
5. Hekkie Budler
6. Randy Petalcorin
7. Ken Shiro
8. Ganigan Lopez
9. Jonathan Taconing
10. Fahlan Sakkreein
out: Porpramook-inactive
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Thammanoon Niyomtrong (Knockout CP Freshmart)
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Byron Rojas
4. Ryuya Yamanaka
5. Jerry Tomogdan
6. Hiroto Kyoguchi
7. Jose Argumedo
8. Simphiwe Khonco
9. Tatsuya Fukuhara
10. Joey Canoy
out: Budler-moved up, Jerusalem-lost
World Champions: 10 (of 17)
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