June Ratings (as of 14 Jun)
**PLEASE NOTE: these were done before Brian Nielsenšs loss to Dickie Ryan.
Rest assured, next month hešll be gone.
There are 3 criteria I use to rate fighters: Quality of Opposition,
Performance and Activity. I am ranking the best from 1 to 10; this is to see
who deserves a title shot. I rate all 18 divisions, a time-consuming
activity to say the least. Therefore, commentary only appears every 3rd
month.
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 (Oscar de la Hoya beat Pernell Whitaker who
beat Buddy McGirt who beat Simon Brown); and the 2nd is defeating another
fighter also ranked in the top 3 in the division - this is how Evander
Holyfield is the Champ. There is the exception: Bernard Hopkins and Shane
Mosley are those rare titlists who have reigned a long time and defeated
many contenders. They are the dominant fighters in their weight classes and
have won, mostly via KO, against a number of different contenders. You could
say I'm rewarding them for long and meritorious service.
Heavyweights (over 195 lbs)
Champion: Evander Holyfield (WBA & IBF)
1. Lennox Lewis (WBC)
2. Ike Ibeabuchi
3. David Tua
4. Hasim Rahman
5. Brian Nielsen (IBO)
6. Andrew Golota
7. Michael Grant (IBC)
8. Larry Donald
9. Kirk Johnson
10. Herbie Hide (WBO)
active this month this month: Donald
Crusierweights (195 lbs)
Champion: Fabrice Tiozzo (WBA)
1. Juan Carlos Gomez (WBC)
2. Johnny Nelson (WBO)
3. Vassili Jirov (IBF)
4. Marcelo Dominguez
5. Carl Thompson
6. Arthur Williams
7. Imamu Mayfield
8. Kenny Keene (IBA)
9. Stephane Allouane
10. Thomas Hearns (IBO)
active this month: Nelson, Jirov, Williams (out: Garbey-displaced)
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Dariusz Michalczewski (WBO)
1. Roy Jones (WBC, WBA & IBF)
2. Michael Nunn
3. Montell Griffin
4. Reggie Johnson
5. Lou del Valle
6. David Telesco
7. Clinton Woods
8. Derrick Harmon
9. Antonio Tarver
10. Eric Harding
active this month: Jones, Johnson, Griffin, Tarver, Harding
Inactive List: del Valle
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT
1. Joe Calzaghe (WBO)
2. Thomas Tate
3. Richie Woodhall (WBC)
4. Mads Larsen (IBO & WBF)
5. Sven Ottke (IBF)
6. Byron Mitchell (WBA)
7. Robin Reid
8. Charles Brewer
9. Frank Liles
10. Glenn Catley
active this month: Calzaghe, Mitchell, Liles, Brewer (out: Starie
-displaced, Francis-displaced)
Inactive List: Catley
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Bernard Hopkins (IBF)
1. Keith Holmes (WBC)
2. Agostino Cardamone (WBU)
3. William Joppy (WBA)
4. Hassine Cherifi
5. Antwun Echols
6. Rito Ruvalcaba
7. Andrew Council
8. Silvio Branco
9. Robert McCracken
10. Dana Rosenblatt (IBA)
active this month: Branco, Rosenblatt, Ruvalcaba
Inactive List: Joppy, McCracken
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Javier Castillejo (WBC)
1. Fernando Vargas (IBF)
2. David Reid (WBA)
3. Harry Simon (WBO)
4. Keith Mullings
5. Laurent Boudouani
6. Winky Wright
7. Tony Marshall
8. Bronco McKart (IBA)
9. Luis Ramon Campas
10. Raul Marquez
active this month: none
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Oscar de la Hoya (WBC)
1. Felix Trinidad (IBF)
2. Ike Quartey
3. James Page (WBA)
4. Oba Carr
5. Jose Luis Lopez
6. Vernon Forrest
7. Pernell Whitaker
8. Shannon Taylor
9. Ahmed Kotiev (WBO)
10. Michele Piccirillo (WBU)
active this month: de la Hoya, Trinidad, Carr, Piccirillo
Inactive List: Lopez
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT
1. Kostya Tszyu (WBC)
2. Julio Cesar Chavez
3. Miguel Angel Gonzalez
4. Antonio Diaz (IBA)
5. Sharmba Mitchell (WBA)
6. Thomas Damgaard
7. Randall Bailey (WBO)
8. Terronn Millett (IBF)
9. Zab Judah
10. Reggie Green
active this month: none
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: Shane Mosley (IBF)
1. Stevie Johnston (WBC)
2. Israel Cardona
3. Angel Manfredy
4. Cesar Bazan
5. Julien Lorcy(WBA)
6. Ivan Robinson
7. Artur Grigorijan (WBO)
8. Colin Dunne
9. Jean-Baptiste Mendy
10. Arturo Gatti
active this month: none
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: Floyd Mayweather (WBC)
1. Anatoly Alexandrov
2. Derrick Gainer
3. Takanori Hatakeyama (WBA)
4. Goyo Vargas
5. Yongsoo Choi
6. Saul Duran
7. Dennis Holbaek Pedersen (IBC)
8. Jesus Chavez
9. Robert Garcia (IBF)
10. Carlos Gerena
active this month: Mayweather, Gainer, Chavez, Gerena
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Cesar Soto (WBC)
1. Naseem Hamed (WBO)
2. Luisito Espinosa
3. Fred Norwood (WBA)
4. Antonio Cermeno
5. Juan Manuel Marquez
6. Carlos Rios
7. Manuel Medina (IBF)
8. Angel Vazquez
9. Cassius Baloyi (WBU)
10. Victor Polo
active this month: Norwood, Cermeno
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Kennedy McKinney
1. Erik Morales (WBC)
2. Marco Antonio Barrera (WBO)
3. Nestor Garza (WBA)
4. Vuyani Bungu
5. Guty Espadas
6. Danny Romero
7. Nana Konadu
8. Enrique Sanchez
9. Carlos Navarro
10. Michael Brodie
active this month: Romero, Konadu (out: Acero-Sanchez-lost)
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT
1. Johnny Bredahl (IBC)
2. Johnny Tapia (WBA)
3. Veeraphol Sahaprom (WBC)
4. Jorge Julio (WBO)
5. Julio Gamboa (NBA 115#)
6. Paul Ayala
7. Tim Austin (IBF)
8. Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
9. Adan Vargas
10. Cuahtemoc Gomez
active this month: Sahaprom, Vargas (out: Konadu-moved up in weight)
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: In-Joo Cho (WBC)
1. Mark Johnson (IBF)
2. Samson 3K Battery (Dutch Boy Gym) (WBF)
3. Mauricio Pastrana (IBO)
4. Gerry Penalosa
5. Joel Luna-Zarate
6. Jesus Rojas (WBA)
7. Eric Morel
8. Hideki Todaka
9. Jesper Jensen (IBC)
10. Diego Morales (WBO)
active this month: Penalosa, Cho, Morel, Morales (out: Sit Oar-inactive)
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Manny Pacquiao (WBC)
1. Chartchai Sasakul
2. Leo Gamez (WBA)
3. Jose Antonio Lopez-Bueno (WBO)
4. Alejandro Montiel
5. David Guerault
6. Jose Bonilla
7. Ruben Sanchez-Leon
8. Jose Lopez
9. Michael Carbajal
10. Isidro Garcia
active this month: Gamez, Lopez-Bueno, Montiel, Lopez, Garcia)
Inactive List: Sasakul
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Saman Sorjaturong (WBC)
1. Pichit Chor Siriwat (WBA)
2. Jake Matlala (IBA)
3. Jorge Arce (WBO)
4. Juan Domingo Cordoba
5. Melchor Cob-Castro (IBA 112#)
6. Joma Gamboa
7. Will Grigsby (IBF)
8. Ratanapol Voraphin
9. Hawk Makepula
10. Osvaldo Guerrero
active this month: Cob-Castro
Inactive List: Matlala, Cordoba
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: Ricardo Lopez
1. Rosendo Alvarez
2. Wandee Singwancha (Chor Chareon) (WBC)
3. Zolani Petelo (IBF)
4. Songkram Porpaoin (WBA)
5. Lindi Memani
6. Ronnie Magramo
7. Kermin Guardia (WBO)
8. Satoru Abe
9. Wolf Tokimitsu
10. Andy Tabanas
active this month: Petelo, Porpaoin, Memani, Abe
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