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World Ratings Charts

World Ratings
March 2000

Each month we bring you the latest world ratings as compiled for the magazine at press-time, listing the latest Top-10 in each of the 17 weight divisions.

Boxers are American unless stated. Fighters won-lost-draw records appear alongside their names. No Contests appear as a fourth figure. An asterisk* denotes southpaw.


See the magazine for a further two-page chart of the LATEST TOP-20 BRITISH RATINGS

where Boxing Monthly also concentrates on a TOP 20 for each of the main UK divisions, giving fighters a real incentive - to break into the top 20 best. The only exceptions are the fly, bantam and s/bantam divisions where we show a British top 15 at present.

British Ratings Charts

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Ratings from the March 2000 issue:

WEIGHT DIVISIONS: HEAVYWEIGHT
  • HEAVYWEIGHT
  • CRUISERWEIGHT
  • LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
  • SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT
  • MIDDLEWEIGHT
  • LIGHT-MIDDLEWEIGHT
  • WELTERWEIGHT
  • LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT
  • LIGHTWEIGHT
  • SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
  • FEATHERWEIGHT
  • SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT
  • BANTAMWEIGHT
  • SUPER FLYWEIGHT
  • FLYWEIGHT
  • LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
  • STRAWWEIGHT
    		• Over 190lbs/13st 8lbs

    1: Lennox Lewis (Britain), 35-1-1, WBC/WBA/IBF

    2: Evander Holyfield, 36-4-1

    3: Michael Grant, 31-0

    4: David Tua (New Zealand), 35-1

    5: Mike Tyson, 47-3-0-1

    6: Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine), 27-0, WBO

    7: Henry Akinwande (Britain), 35-1-1

    8: Chris Byrd*, 30-1

    9: Andrew Golota (Poland), 34-4

    10: Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan), 18-2

    CRUISERWEIGHT LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
    190lbs/13st 8lbs

    1: Juan Carlos Gomez* (Cuba), 29-0, WBC

    2: Fabrice Tiozzo (France), 41-1, WBA

    3: Vassiliy Jirov* (Kazakhstan), 23-0, IBF

    4: Johnny Nelson (Britain), 36-12-1, WBO

    5: James Toney, 59-4-2

    6: Wayne Braithwaite (Guyana), 11-0

    7: Napoleon Tagoe (Ghana), 20-3

    8: Arthur Williams, 33-5-1

    9: Carl Thompson (Britain), 25-5

    10: Virgil Hill, 45-3

    		175lbs/12st 7lbs

    1: Roy Jones, 41-1, WBC/WBA/IBF

    2: D. Michalczewski (Ger.), 41-0, WBO

    3: Graciano Rocchigiani* (Germany), 40-4-1

    4: Reggie Johnson*, 40-6-1

    5: Antonio Tarver*, 15-0

    6: David Telesco, 23-3

    7: Michael Nunn*, 54-4

    8: Lou Del Valle*, 29-2

    9: Eric Harding*, 18-0-1

    10: Richard Hall* (Jamaica), 24-1

    SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT
    168lbs/12st

    1: Joe Calzaghe* (Britain), 28-0, WBO

    2: Byron Mitchell, 20-0-1, WBA

    3: Sven Ottke (Germany), 17-0, IBF

    4: Markus Beyer (Germany), 18-0, WBC

    5: Richie Woodhall (Britain), 25-2

    6: James Butler, 15-1

    7: Bruno Girard (France), 36-2-1

    8: Glenn Catley (Britain), 25-3

    9: Charles Brewer, 34-6

    10: Syd Vanderpool* (Canada), 28-1

    		160lbs/11st 6lbs

    1: Bernard Hopkins, 36-2-1-1, IBF

    2: William Joppy, 28-1-1, WBA

    3: Keith Holmes*, 34-2, WBC

    4: Antwun Echols, 22-3-1

    5: Hassine Cherifi (France), 28-3-1

    6: Julio Cesar Green, 25-4

    7: Ali Ennebati (France), 27-2-1

    8: Robert Allen*, 24-4-0-1

    9: Robert McCracken (Britain), 33-0

    10: Bert Schenk (Germany), 23-0

    LIGHT-MIDDLEWEIGHT WELTERWEIGHT
    154lbs/11st
    (Called junior middleweight by the WBA, IBF super welterweight by the WBC)

    1: David Reid, 14-0, WBA

    2: Fernando Vargas, 18-0, IBF

    3: Harry Simon (Namibia), 18-0, WBO

    4: Laurent Boudouani (France), 38-3-1

    5: Javier Castillejo (Spain), 47-4, WBC

    6: Ronald Wright*, 39-3

    7: Keith Mullings, 16-6-1

    8: Yory Boy Campas (Mexico), 74-3

    9: Mamadou Thiam (France), 33-1

    10: Tony Marshall, 33-7-6

    		147lbs/10st 7lbs

    1: Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 36-0, IBF/WBC

    2: Oscar De La Hoya, 31-1

    3: Ike Quartey (Ghana), 34-1-1

    4: James Page, 25-3, WBA

    5: Vernon Forrest, 31-0

    6: Shane Mosley, 34-0

    7: Derrell Coley, 34-1-2-1

    8: Oba Carr, 49-3-1

    9: Andrew Lewis* (Guyana), 18-0-1

    10: Shannan Taylor (Australia), 25-0-1

    LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT LIGHTWEIGHT
    140lbs/10st
    (Called junior welterweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO; super lightweight by the WBC)

    1: Kostya Tszyu (Australia), 24-1-1, WBC

    2: Zab Judah*, 22-0-0-1, IBF

    3: Sharmba Mitchell*, 46-2, WBA

    4: Terron Millett, 22-2-1

    5: Randall Bailey, 20-0, WBO

    6: Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), 103-4-2

    7: Shea Neary (Britain), 22-0, WBU

    8: Antonio Diaz, 30-2

    9: Arturo Gatti, 30-4

    10: Hector Camacho Jr*, 27-0-0-1

    		135lbs/9st 9lbs

    1: Steve Johnston*, 29-1, WBC

    2; Cesar Bazan (Mexico), 36-3-1

    3: Angel Manfredy, 28-4-1-1

    4: Gilberto Serrano, 18-4-1 (Venezuela), WBA

    5: Paul Spadafora*, 28-0, IBF

    6: Artur Grigorian* (Uzbekistan), 28-0

    7: Billy Schwer (Britain), 38-4

    8: Julien Lorcy (France), 43-2-2

    9: Ivan Robinson, 29-3

    10: Colin Dunne (Britain), 29-1, WBU

    SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT FEATHERWEIGHT
    130lbs/9st 4lbs
    (Called junior lightweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO)

    1: Floyd Mayweather, 22-0, WBC

    2: Diego Corrales, 30-0, IBF

    3: Acelino Freitas (Brazil), 24-0, WBO

    4: Roberto Garcia, 32-1

    5: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 30-1

    6: Derrick Gainer*, 33-4

    7: Joel Casamayor* (Cuba), 20-0

    8: Goyo Vargas (Mexico), 40-6-1

    9: Jongkwon Baek (Korea), 21-0-1, WBA

    10: Kyu Chul Choi (Korea), 16-1-1

    		126lbs/9st

    1: Naseem Hamed* (Britain), 33-0, WBO

    2: Freddie Norwood*, 36-0-1, WBA

    3: Luisito Espinosa (Philippines), 44-8

    4: Cesar Soto (Mexico), 54-8-2, WBC

    5: Antonio Cermeno (Venezuela), 36-3

    6: Vuyani Bungu (S. Africa), 37-2

    7: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), 30-2

    8: Paul Ingle (Britain), 22-1, IBF

    9: Manuel Medina (Mexico), 56-11

    10: Junior Jones, 47-4

    SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT BANTAMWEIGHT
    122lbs/8st 10lbs
    (Called junior featherweight by the WBA, IBF, WBO)

    1: Erik Morales (Mexico), 35-0,WBC

    2: Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), 49-2, WBO

    3: Nestor Garza (Mexico), 38-1, WBA

    4: Michael Brodie (Britain), 27-0

    5: Willie Jorrin, 25-0

    6: Wayne McCullough (Britain), 23-3

    7: Danny Romero, 37-3-1

    8: Lehlohonolo Ledwaba (S. Africa), 29-1-1, IBF

    9: Carlos Contreras (Mexico), 13-4-1

    10: Kozo Ishii (Japan), 21-2

    		118lbs/8st 6lbs

    1: Paulie Ayala*, 29-1, WBA

    2: Johnny Tapia, 47-1-2, WBO

    3: Tim Austin*, 20-0-1, IBF

    4: Veerapol N-Promotion (Thai), 25-1, WBC

    5: Adan Vargas* (Mexico), 32-1-1

    6: Elicier Julio (Colombia), 42-2

    7: Mauricio Pastrana (Colombia), 23-0

    8: Cuauhtemoc Gomez (Mexico), 46-7

    9: Julio Gamboa (Nicaragua), 24-4

    10: Arthur Johnson, 20-4

    SUPER FLYWEIGHT FLYWEIGHT
    115lbs/8st 3lbs
    (Called junior bantamweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO)

    1: Mark Johnson*, 38-1-0-1, IBF

    2: Injoo Choo (Korea), 17-0, WBC

    3: Gerry Penalosa* (Philippines), 40-3-2

    4: Hideki Tokada (Japan), 16-2-1, WBA

    5: Jesus Rojas (Venezuela), 33-8-3-1

    6: Eric Morel, 24-0

    7: Adonis Rivas (Nicaragua), 14-1-1-1, WBO

    8: Diego Morales* (Mexico), 19-1

    9: Yokthai Sith-Oar (Thailand), 21-1-1

    10: Masamori Tokuyama (Japan), 20-2-1

    		112lbs/8st

    1: Sornpichai Pisnurachan* (Thai), 18-0, WBA

    2: Medgoen 3-K Battery (Thai.), 19-0, WBC

    3: Manny Pacquiao* (Phillipines), 27-2

    4: Chatchai Dutchboy Gym (Thailand), 36-2

    5: Irene Pacheco (Colombia), 25-0, IBF

    6: Jose Lopez Bueno (Spain), 14-4-2

    7: Ali Baba (Ghana), 16-0

    8: Leo Gamez (Venezuela), 32-7-1

    9: Alejandro Montiel (Mexico), 42-3

    10: Gerson Guerrero (Mexico), 17-3

    LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT STRAWWEIGHT
    108lbs/7st 10lbs
    (Called junior flyweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO)

    1: Ricardo Lopez (Mexico), 48-0-1, IBF

    2: Yosam Choi (Korea), 21-1, WBC

    3: Saman Sorjaturong (Thai.), 42-3-1

    4: Rosendo Alvarez (Nicaragua), 26-1-1

    5: Will Grigsby, 14-2-1

    6: Jake Matlala (South Africa), 50-10-2

    7: Pichitnoi Choi Siriwat* (Thai), 22-1, WBA

    8: Michael Carbajal, 49-4, WBO

    9: Melchor Cob Castro* (Mexico), 58-6-4

    10: Jorge Arce (Mexico), 21-3-1

    		105lbs/7st 7lbs
    (Called mini-flyweight by the IBF and WBO, minimumweight by the WBA)

    1: Zolani Petelo* (South Africa), 15-2-2, IBF

    2: S. Porpaoin (Thai. ), 20-2-1

    3: Noel Aramblet (Venezuela), 11-1-1, WBA

    4: Jose Aguirre (Mexico), 23-1-1, WBC

    5: Hiroshi Matsumoto (Japan), 9-2-3

    6: Kermin Guardia* (Colombia), 32-2, WBO

    7: Wandee Charoen (Thailand), 26-4

    8: Wolf Tokimitsu (Japan), 14-3

    9: Joma Gamboa (Philippines), 27-5-1

    10: Lindi Memani (South Africa), 24-8-3-1, WBU