Ratings as of June 18, 2000
By Phrank Da Slugger, Editor & Publisher,
"Bob's Feints" Boxing Journal

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 (Dariusz Michalczewski beat Virgil Hill who beat Henry Maske); 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 I¹m rewarding him for long and meritorious service.

Heavyweights (over 195 lbs)
Champion: Lennox Lewis (WBC, IBF, IBO)

1. David Tua
2. Evander Holyfield
3. Oleg Maskaev
4. Wladimir Klitschko
5. Chris Byrd (WBO)
6. Michael Grant
7. Andrew Golota
8. Mike Tyson
9. Larry Donald
10. David Izon

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. Wayne Braithwaite
8. Arthur Williams
9. Louis Azille
10. Ezra Sellers

Lt. Heavyweights (175 lbs)
Champion: Dariusz Michalczewski (WBO)

1. Roy Jones (WBC, WBA, IBF, NBA, IBO)
2. Clinton Woods
3. Eric Harding
4. Derrick Harmon
5. Graciano Rocchigiani
6. Reggie Johnson
7. Chris Johnson
8. Montell Griffin (IBC)
9. Greg Wright
10. Antonio Tarver

Super Middleweights (168 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT

1. Sven Ottke (IBF)
2. Joe Calzaghe (WBO)
3. Thomas Tate
4. Mads Larsen (WBF)
5. Glenn Catley (WBC)
6. Bruno Girard (WBA)
7. Charles Brewer
8. Richie Woodhall
9. Silvio Branco
10. Markus Beyer

Middleweights (160 lbs)
Champion: Bernard Hopkins (IBF, IBC)

1. William Joppy (WBA)
2. Keith Holmes (WBC)
3. Antwun Echols
4. Hassine Cherifi
5. Armand Krajnc (WBO)
6. Antonio Perugino (WBU)
7. Andrew Council
8. Raymond Joval
9. Jason Matthews
10. Ali Ennebati

Jr. Middleweights (154 lbs)
Champion: Javier Castillejo (WBC)

1. Fernando Vargas (IBF)
2. Felix Trinidad (WBA)
3. Harry Simon (WBO)
4. Bronco McKart (IBA)
5. Winky Wright
6. David Reid
7. Ike Quartey
8. Tito Mendoza
9. Tony Marshall
10. Emmett Linton

Welterweights (147 lbs)
Champion: Shane Mosley (WBC)

1. Oscar de la Hoya
2. Oba Carr
3. James Page (WBA)
4. Vernon Forrest
5. Shannon Taylor
6. Michele Piccirillo (WBU)
7. Daniel Santos-Pena (WBO)
8. Kofi Jantuah
9. Thomas Damgaard (IBC)
10. Edgar Ruiz

Jr. Welterweights (140 lbs)
Champion: Kostya Tszyu (WBC)

1. Antonio Diaz (IBA)
2. Zab Judah (IBF)
3. Ener Julio (WBO)
4. Hector Camacho, Jr.)
5. Sharmba Mitchell (WBA)
6. Randall Bailey 
7. Micky Ward
8. Diobelys Hurtado
9. Ben Tackie
10. Reggie Green

Lightweights (135 lbs)
Champion: Jose Luis Castillo (WBC)

1. Steve Johnston
2. Angel Manfredy
3. Paul Spadafora (IBF)
4. Cesar Bazan
5. Julien Lorcy
6. John-John Molina
7. Takanori Hatakeyama (WBA)
8. Artur Grigorijan (WBO)
9. Jean-Baptiste Mendy
10. Colin Dunne

Jr. Lightweights (130 lbs)
Champion: Floyd Mayweather (WBC)

1. Diego "Chico" Corrales (IBF, IBA)
2. Acelino Freitas (WBO)
3. Joel Casamayor (WBA)
4. Lakva Sim
5. Yongsoo Choi
6. Robert Garcia
7. John Brown
8. Jong Kwon Baek
9. Jesus Chavez
10. Anatoly Alexandrov

Featherweights (126 lbs)
Champion: Naseem Hamed (WBO)

1. Guty Espadas (WBC)
2. Fred Norwood (WBA)
3. Paul Ingle (IBF, IBO)
4. Juan Manuel Marquez
5. Cesar Soto
6. Luisito Espinosa
7. Cassius Baloyi (WBU)
8. Juan Carlos Ramirez
9. Angel Vazquez
10. Mbulelo Botile

active: Baloyi, Marquez, Norwood, Vazquez (out: Lizarraga-lost)

Jr. Featherweights (122 lbs)
Champion: Erik Morales (WBC)

1. Marco Antonio Barrera (WBO)
2. Bones Adams (WBA)
3. Danny Romero
4. Manny Pacquiao
5. Lehlo Ledwaba (IBF)
6. Michael Brodie
7. Nestor Garza
8. Antonio Cermeño
9. Carlos Contreras (WBU)
10. Yober Ortega

active: Morales, Barrera, Cermeno (Inactive list: Contreras, Ortega)

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. Mauricio Martinez
10. Arthur Johnson

active: none (Inactive list: Julio)

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. Felix Machado
7. Julio Gamboa
8. Joel Luna-Zarate
9. Eric Morel
10. Jesper Jensen (IBC)

active: Penalosa, Lacierva, Machado, Gamboa, Morel, Jensen (out: Rivas-displaced)

Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Malcolm Tuñacao (WBC)

1. Alejandro Montiel
2. Medgoen Kratingdaeng Gym
3. Chatchai Sasakul
4. Sornpichai Singwancha (WBA)
5. Isidro Garcia (WBO)
6. David Guerault
7. Jose Lopez
8. Damaen Kelly
9. Ruben Sanchez-Leon
10. Saen Sow Ploenchit

active: Tuñacao, Kratingdaeng Gym, Singwancha, Kelly (out: Culshaw-moved down in weight, Pacheco-displaced) (Inactive list: Sasakul)

Jr. Flyweights (108 lbs)
Champion: Yeosam Choi (WBC)

1. Ricardo Lopez (IBF)
2. Pichit Chor Siriwat (WBA)
3. Saman Sorjaturong
4. Peter Culshaw
5. Hawk Makepula (WBU)
6. Jorge Arce
7. Jake Matlala
8. Will Grigsby
9. Yura Mon Dima
10. Melchor Cob-Castro (IBA 112#)

active: Choi, Makepula, Culshaw, Matlala (out: Porpaoin-inactive)

Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT

1. Rosendo Alvarez
2. Nohel 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. Andy Tabanas

active: Petelo, Tabanas (out: Matsumoto-inactive)

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