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Phrank Da Slugger's June Ratings

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. Derrick Gainer
  5. Juan Manuel Marquez
  6. Luisito Espinosa
  7. Cassius Baloyi (WBU)
  8. Juan Carlos Ramirez
  9. Angel Vazquez
  10. Mbulelo Botile

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

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


Bantamweights (118 lbs)
Champion: TITLE VACANT

  1. Paul Ayala (WBA)
  2. Johnny Tapia (WBO)
  3. Veeraphol Sahaprom (WBC)
  4. Johnny Bredahl (IBC)
  5. Adan Vargas
  6. Jorge Lacierva (IBA)
  7. Jorge Julio
  8. Tim Austin (IBF)
  9. Cuahtemoc Gomez
  10. Mauricio Martinez

Jr. Bantamweights (115 lbs)
Champion: In-Joo Cho (WBC)

  1. Samson Kratingdaeng (WBF)
  2. Gerry Penalosa
  3. Hideki Todaka (WBA)
  4. Felix Machado
  5. Mauricio Pastrana (IBO)
  6. Joel Luna-Zarate
  7. Jesper Jensen (IBC)
  8. Julio Gamboa
  9. Ratanachai Voraphin
  10. Adonis Rivas (WBO)
Flyweights (112 lbs)
Champion: Malcolm Tuñacao (WBC)
  1. Alejandro Montiel
  2. Eric Morel
  3. Medgoen Kratingdaeng Gym
  4. Isidro Garcia (WBO)
  5. David Guerault
  6. Jose Lopez
  7. Sornpichai Kratingdaeng Gym
  8. Damaen Kelly
  9. Celes Kobayashi
  10. Ruben Sanchez-Leon

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

  1. Ricardo Lopez (IBF)
  2. Pichit Chor Siriwat (WBA)
  3. Saman Sorjaturong
  4. Beibis Mendoza (WBA)
  5. Rosendo Alvarez
  6. Peter Culshaw
  7. Hawk Makepula (WBU)
  8. Jorge Arce
  9. Jake Matlala
  10. Will Grigsby


Strawweights (105 lbs)
Champion: Joma Gamboa (WBA)

  1. Jose Aguirre (WBC)
  2. Zolani Petelo (IBF)
  3. Noel Arambulet (WBA)
  4. Wandee Singwancha
  5. Kermin Guardia (WBO)
  6. Wolf Tokimitsu
  7. Satoru Abe
  8. Andy Tabanas
  9. Rocky Palma
  10. Makoto Suzuki

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