November 24, 1999
March Ratings (as of 12 Mar)
***Hey, guys, like it or not, Morales won the decision in his fight with
Barrera and thus ascends. Barrera, who at worst should have gotten a draw
with Morales, actually rises to #1.
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 (Felix Trinidad beat Oscar de la Hoya who beat
Pernell Whitaker); and the 2nd is defeating another fighter also ranked in
the top 3 in the division. There is the exception: Bernard Hopkins is one of
those rare titlists who has reigned a long time and defeated many
contenders. He is the dominant fighter in his weight class and has won,
mostly via KO, against a number of different contenders. You could say Iım
rewarding him for long and meritorious service.
Heavyweights (over 195 lbs)
Champion: Lennox Lewis (WBC, WBA, IBO)
1. Evander Holyfield
2. Michael Grant (IBC)
3. David Tua
4. Vitali Klitschko (WBO)
5. Oleg Maskaev
6. Larry Donald
7. Wladimir Klitschko
8. Andrew Golota
9. David Izon
10. Kirk Johnson
active: Maskaev, Donald
(Inactive List: Tua)
Crusierweights (195 lbs)
Champion: Fabrice Tiozzo (WBA)
1. Vassili Jirov (IBF)
2. Juan Carlos Gomez (WBC)
3. Johnny Nelson (WBO)
4. Carl Thompson
5. Marcelo Dominguez
6. James Toney
7. Arthur Williams
8. Imamu Mayfield
9. Louis Azille
10. Wayne Braithwaite
active: Gomez (out: Hearns-displaced)
(Inactive List: Williams)
Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Dariusz Michalczewski (WBO)
1. Roy Jones (WBC, WBA, IBF, NBA, IBO)
2. Michael Nunn
3. Reggie Johnson
4. Clinton Woods
5. Derrick Harmon
6. Antonio Tarver
7. Eric Harding
8. Ole Klemetsen (IBA, WBF)
9. Greg Wright
10. Fred Moore
active: Tarver
(Inactive List: Nunn, Harding, Moore)
Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT
1. Sven Ottke (IBF)
2. Joe Calzaghe (WBO)
3. Thomas Tate
4. Mads Larsen (WBF)
5. Markus Beyer (WBC)
6. Charles Brewer
7. Byron Mitchell (WBA)
8. Richie Woodhall
9. Bruno Girard
10. Glenn Catley
active: Brewer, Ottke
(Inactive List: Woodhall)
Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Bernard Hopkins (IBF)
1. William Joppy (WBA)
2. Keith Holmes (WBC)
3. Antwun Echols
4. Hassine Cherifi
5. Armand Krajnc (WBO)
6. Antonio Perugino (WBU)
7. Raymond Joval
8. Rito Ruvalcaba
9. Jason Matthews
10. Andrew Council
active: Joppy, Cherifi, Echols, Krajnc
(Inactive List: Ruvalcaba)
Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Javier Castillejo (WBC)
1. Felix Trinidad (WBA)
2. Fernando Vargas (IBF)
3. Harry Simon (WBO)
4. Winky Wright
5. David Reid
6. Tony Marshall
7. Bronco McKart (IBA)
8. Emmett Linton
9. Anthony Jones
10. Keith Mullings
active: Trinidad, Reid, Simon, Marshall, McKart (out: Campas-lost,
Boudouani-retired)
(Inactive List: Linton, Mullings)
Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Felix Trinidad (IBF & WBC)
1. Oscar de la Hoya
2. Shane Mosley
3. Oba Carr
4. James Page (WBA)
5. Vernon Forrest
6. Shannon Taylor
7. Michele Piccirillo (WBU)
8. Ahmed Kotiev (WBO)
9. Kofi Jantuah
10. Edgar Ruiz
active: de la Hoya, Carr
(Inactive List: Page)
Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Kostya Tszyu (WBC)
1. Antonio Diaz (IBA)
2. Thomas Damgaard
3. Randall Bailey (WBO)
4. Zab Judah (IBF)
5. Sharmba Mitchell (WBA)
6. Micky Ward
7. Arturo Gatti
8. Terronn Millett
9. Diobelys Hurtado
10. Hector Camacho, Jr.
active: Damgaard, Ward, Gatti (out: Neary-lost, Gonzalez-inactive)
(Inactive List: Millett)
Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: Stevie Johnston (WBC)
1. Paul Spadafora (IBF)
2. Angel Manfredy
3. Ivan Robinson
4. Cesar Bazan
5. Artur Grigorijan (WBO)
6. Julien Lorcy
7. Julio Alvarez
8. Gilberto Serrano (WBA)
9. John-John Molina
10. Jean-Baptiste Mendy
active: Molina, Manfredy (twice), Grigorijan, Spadafora, Serrano
Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: Floyd Mayweather (WBC)
1. Acelino Freitas (WBO)
2. Derrick Gainer
3. Diego Corrales (IBF)
4. Jong Kwon Baek (WBA)
5. Lakva Sim
6. Robert Garcia
7. Yongsoo Choi
8. Goyo Vargas
9. Anatoly Alexandrov
10. Kyu Chul Choi
active: none
(Inactive List: Garcia)
Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Naseem Hamed (WBO)
1. Fred Norwood (WBA)
2. Luisito Espinosa
3. Juan Manuel Marquez
4. Cesar Soto
5. Paul Ingle (IBF)
6. Guty Espadas
7. Juan Carlos Ramirez
8. Angel Vazquez
9. Mbulelo Botile
10. Hector Lizarraga
active: Hamed, Ramirez (Rios-rose in weight and lost, Baloyi-inactive)
(Inactive List: Soto)
Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Erik Morales (WBC)
1. Marco Antonio Barrera (WBO)
2. Bones Adams (WBA)
3. Danny Romero
4. Manny Pacquiao
5. Michael Brodie
6. Nestor Garza
7. Carlos Contreras (WBU)
8. Lehlo Ledwaba (IBF)
9. Antonio Cermeno
10. Yober Ortega
active: Morales, Barrera, Adams, Romero, Pacquiao, Brodie, Garza, Cermeno
Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT
1. Paul Ayala (WBA)
2. Johnny Tapia (WBO)
3. Veeraphol Sahaprom (WBC)
4. Johnny Bredahl (IBC)
5. Jorge Julio
6. Cuahtemoc Gomez
7. Adan Vargas
8. Tim Austin (IBF)
9. Arthur Johnson
10. Mauricio Martinez
active: Ayala, Sahaprom, Bredahl, Gomez, Vargas
(Inactive List: Johnson, Martinez)
Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: In-Joo Cho (WBC)
1. Samson Toyota-Thailand (WBF)
2. Gerry Penalosa
3. Hideki Todaka (WBA)
4. Jorge Lacierva (IBA 118)
5. Mauricio Pastrana (IBO)
6. Eric Morel
7. Julio Gamboa
8. Jesper Jensen (IBC)
9. Joel Luna-Zarate
10. Adonis Rivas (WBO)
active: Lacierva, Pastrana, Jensen (Johnson-imprisoned)
(Inactive List: Luna-Zarate)
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Medgoen 3K Battery (WBC)
1. Chatchai Sasakul
2. Alejandro Montiel
3. Sornpichai Singwancha (WBA)
4. Isidro Garcia (WBO)
5. David Guerault
6. Jose Lopez
7. Ruben Sanchez-Leon
8. Leo Gamez
9. Saen Sow Ploenchit
10. Irene Pacheco (IBF)
active: 3K Battery, Montiel
(Inactive List: Sasakul, Gamez)
Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Yeosam Choi (WBC)
1. Ricardo Lopez (IBF)
2. Pichit Chor Siriwat (WBA)
3. Saman Sorjaturong
4. Hawk Makepula (WBU)
5. Jake Matlala
6. Melchor Cob-Castro (IBA 112#)
7. Will Grigsby
8. Jorge Arce
9. Yura Mon Dima
10. Chana Porpaoin
active: Makepula, Matlala (out: Reyes-displaced)
(Inactive List: Lopez, Sorjaturong, Grigsby)
Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT
1. Rosendo Alvarez
2. Noel Arambulet (WBA)
3. Joma Gamboa
4. Jose Aguirre (WBC)
5. Zolani Petelo (IBF)
6. Wandee Singwancha
7. Kermin Guardia (WBO)
8. Wolf Tokimitsu
9. Satoru Abe
10. Hiroshi Matsumoto
active: Tokimitsu, Arambulet
World Champions: 14 (of 17)
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