(as of 10/23)
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. Christian Hammer
5. Mariusz Wach
6. Dillian Whyte
7. Kubrat Pulev
8. Carlos Takam
9. Lucas Browne
10. Jarrell Miller
out: Ruiz-inactive, Ortiz-inactive
Crusierweights (200 lbs)
Champion: Oleksandr Usyk
1. Mairis Briedis
2. Tony Bellew
3. Murat Gassiev
4. Krzysztof Glowacki
5. Denis Lebedev
6. Yunier Dorticos
7. Maksim Vlasov
8. Michel Cieslak
9. Kevin Lerena
10. Noel Gevor
out: Huck-lost, Wlodarczyk-lost, Kudryashov-lost
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Adonis Stevenson
2. Badou Jack
3. Artur Beterbiev
4. Oleksandr Gvozdyk
5. Marcus Browne
6. Eleider Alvarez
7. Sullivan Barrera
8. Dmitry Bivol
9. Karo Murat
10. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy
out: Cleverly-lost, Skoglund-moved down
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Chris Eubank
2. James DeGale
3. Callum Smith
4. Anthony Dirrell
5. George Groves
6. Gilberto Ramirez
7. David Benavidez
8. Jessie Hart
9. Jose Uzcategui
10. Rocky Fielding
out: Jack-moved up
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Gennady Golovkin
1. Saul Alvarez
2. Daniel Jacobs
3. David Lemieux
4. Billy Joe Saunders
5. Sergiy Derevyanchenko
6. Jermall Charlo
7. Ryota Murata
8. Hugo Centeno
9. Jack Arnfeld
10. Luis Arias
out: Aleem-lost, Monroe-lost, Korobov-inactive
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Erislandy Lara
2. Jermell Charlo
3. Demetrius Andrade
4. Jarrett Hurd
5. Miguel Cotto
6. Maciej Sulecki
7. Kanat Islam
8. Brian Carlos Castano
9. Cedric Vitu
10. Liam Smith
out: Alvarez-moved up, Jermall Charlo-moved up, Cook-lost, Lubin-lost, Chavez-lost
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Jeff Horn
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Keith Thurman
3. Errol Spence
4. Danny Garcia
5. Shawn Porter
6. Omar Figueroa
7. Konstantin Ponomarev
8. Quadratillo Abduqaxorov
9. Carlos Adames
10. Sadam Ali
out: Peterson-inactive, Abreu-inactive
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Terrence Crawford
1. Mikey Garcia
2. Antonio Orozco
3. Jason Pagara
4. Sergey Lipinets
5. Anthony Yigit
6. Rances Barthelemy
7. Jose Ramirez
8. Jack Catterall
9. Tyrone Nurse
10. Mario Barrios
out: Indongo-lost, Campa-lost
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Terry Flanagan
2. Jorge Linares
3. Robert Easter
4. Ray Beltran
5. Felix Verdejo
6. Emiliano Marsili
7. Miguel Roman
8. Anthony Crolla
9. Denis Shafikov
10. Mercito Gesta
out: Rojo-lost
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: Vasyl Lomachenko
1. Miguel Berchelt
2. Gervonta Davis
3. Takashi Miura
4. Robinson Castellanos
5. Alberto Machado
6. Tevin Farmer
7. Casey Ramos
8. Eduardo Hernandez
9. Kenichi Ogawa
10. Masayuki Ito
out: Corrales-lost, Morales-lost
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. Genesis Servania
8. Luis Rosa
9. Cristian Mijares
10. Joseph Diaz
out: Rios-moved down, Roman-moved down
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Guillermo Rigondeaux
1. Scott Quigg
2. Jessie Magdaleno
3. Rey Vargas
4. Cesar Juarez
5. Julio Ceja
6. Diego de la Hoya
7. Daniel Roman
8. Ryosuke Iwasa
9. Eduardo Ramirez
10. Gavin McDonnell
out: Oguni-lost, Guzman-inactive, Kubo-lost
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: James McDonnell
1. Luis Nery
2. Ryan Burnett
3. Shinsuke Yamanaka
4. Liborio Solis
5. Zolani Tete
6. Juan Carlos Payano
7. Zhanat Zhalaiyanov
8. Rau’shee Warren
9. Marlon Tapales
10. Paul Butler
out: Rungvisai-inactive, Masuda-lost
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
1. Juan Francisco Estrada
2. Naoya Inoue
3. Khalid Yafai
4. Norberto Jimenez
5. Carlos Cuadras
6. Rex Tso
7. Koki Eto
8. Jonas Sultan
9. Jerwin Ancajas
10. Iran Diaz
out: Gonzalez-lost, Concepcion-lost
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Donnie Nietes
2. Kazuto Ioka
3. Daigo Higa
4. Vincent Legrand
5. Sho Kimura
6. Noknoi Sitthiprasert
7. Muhammad Waseem
8. Masayuki Kuroda
9. Moruti Mthalane
10. Andrew Selby
out: Casimero-lost, Shiming-lost. Rodriguez-moved up
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Milan Melindo
2. Kosei Tanaka
3. Ken Shiro
4. Ryoichi Taguchi
5. Randy Petalcorin
6. Pedro Guevara
7. Hekkie Budler
8. Ganigan Lopez
9. Felix Alvarado
10. Jonathan Taconing
out: Sakkreein-lost
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: VACANT
1. Thammanoon Niyomtrong (Knockout CP Freshmart)
2. Wanheng Menayothin
3. Ryuya Yamanaka
4. Byron Rojas
5. Jerry Tomogdan
6. Hiroto Kyoguchi
7. Jose Argumedo
8. Simphiwe Khonco
9. Joey Canoy
10. Chao Zhong Xiong
out: Fukuhara-lost
World Champions: 9 (of 17)
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