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World Ratings Charts

World Ratings
MAY 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 MAY 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/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: Henry Akinwande (Britain), 36-1-1

    7: Chris Byrd*, 31-1, WBO

    8: Andrew Golota (Poland), 34-4

    9: Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan), 19-2

    10: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine), 32-1

    CRUISERWEIGHT LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
    190lbs/13st 8lbs

    1: Juan Carlos Gomes* (Cuba), 30-0, WBC

    2: Fabrice Tiozzo (France), 42-1, WBA

    3: Vassiliy Jirov* (Kazakhstan), 24-0, IBF

    4: Johnny Nelson (Britain), 37-12-1, WBO

    5: James Toney, 59-4-2

    6: Wayne Braithwaite (Guyana), 11-0

    7: Napoleon Tagoe (Ghana), 20-3

    8: Arthur Williams, 32-5-1

    9: Carl Thompson (Britain), 25-5

    10: Marcelo Dominguez (Argentina), 29-3-1

    		 175lbs/12st 7lbs

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

    2: D. Michalczewski (Ger.), 42-0, WBO

    3: Graciano Rocchigiani* (Germany), 40-5-1

    4: Reggie Johnson*, 40-6-1

    5: Antonio Tarver*, 16-0

    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: Sven Ottke (Germany), 18-0, IBF

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

    4: Bruno Girard (France), 37-2-1, WBA

    5: Byron Mitchell, 20-1-1

    6: Richie Woodhall (Britain), 25-2

    7: Glenn Catley (Britain), 25-3

    8: James Butler, 16-1

    9: Charles Brewer, 35-6

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

    		 160lbs/11st 6lbs

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

    2: William Joppy, 29-1-1, WBA

    3: Keith Holmes*, 34-2, WBC

    4: Antwun Echols, 23-3-1

    5: Hassine Cherifi (France), 30-3-1

    6: Julio Cesar Green, 25-4

    7: Brian Barbosa, 28-4

    8: Robert McCracken (Britain), 33-0

    9: Bert Schenk (Germany), 23-0

    10: Erland Betare (France), 27-7-2

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

    1: Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 37-0, WBA

    2: Fernando Vargas, 19-0, IBF

    3: Ike Quartey (Ghana), 34-2-1

    4: David Reid, 14-1

    5: Harry Simon (Namibia), 19-0, WBO

    6: Javier Castillejo (Spain), 48-4, WBC

    7: Ronald Wright*, 39-3

    8: Mamadou Thiam (France), 33-1

    9: Tony Marshall, 34-7-6

    10: Bronco McKart, 40-2

    		 147lbs/10st 7lbs

    1: Oscar De La Hoya, 32-1

    2: Vernon Forrest, 31-0

    3: Shane Mosley, 34-0

    4: Oba Carr, 50-3-1

    5: James Page, 25-3, WBA

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

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

    8: Andrew Murray* (Guyana), 27-4-1

    9: Teddy Reid (Jamaica), 16-3-1

    10: Arturo Gatti, 31-4

    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, 22-1-1

    5: Randall Bailey, 21-0, WBO

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

    7: Antonio Diaz, 31-2

    8: Mickey Ward, 35-9, WBU

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

    10: Oktay Urkal (Germany), 24-0

    		 135lbs/9st 9lbs

    1: Steve Johnston*, 30-1, WBC

    2: Angel Manfredy, 30-4-1-1

    3: Gilberto Serrano, 19-4-1 (Venezuela), WBA

    4: Paul Spadafora*, 29-0, IBF

    5: Artur Grigorian* (Uzbekistan), 29-0, WBO

    6: Cesar Bazan (Mexico), 37-3-1

    7: Billy Schwer (Britain), 38-4

    8: Julien Lorcy (France), 44-2-2

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

    10: Alejandro Gonzalez (Mexico), 42-4

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

    1: Floyd Mayweather, 23-0, WBC

    2: Diego Corrales, 31-0, IBF

    3: Acelino Freitas (Brazil), 25-0, WBO

    4: Roberto Garcia, 32-1

    5: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 31-1

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

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

    8: Derrick Gainer*, 33-5

    9: Goyo Vargas (Mexico), 40-7-1

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

    		 126lbs/9st

    1: Naseem Hamed* (Britain), 34-0, WBO

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

    3: Guty Espadas (Mexico), 32-2, WBC

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

    5: Antonio Cermeno (Venezuela), 37-3

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

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

    8: Luisito Espinosa (Philippines), 44-9

    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), 36-0,WBC

    2: Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), 49-3, WBO

    3: Bones Adams, 39-3-3, WBA

    4: Michael Brodie (Britain), 28-0

    5: Willie Jorrin, 25-0

    6: Danny Romero, 38-3-1

    7: Wayne McCullough (Britain), 23-3

    8: Nestor Garza (Mexico), 38-2

    9: Lehlohonolo Ledwaba (S. Africa), 30-1-1, IBF

    10: Manny Pacquiao (Philippines), 28-2

    		 118lbs/8st 6lbs

    1: Paulie Ayala*, 30-1, WBA

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

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

    4: Veerapol N-Promotion (Thai), 26-1, WBC

    5: Adan Vargas* (Mexico), 33-2-1

    6: Elicier Julio (Colombia), 42-2

    7: Julio Gamboa (Nicaragua), 24-4

    8: Johnny Bredahl (Denmark), 45-2

    9: Jorge Lacierva (Mexico), 15-3-3

    10: Mauricio Pastrana (Colombia), 23-1

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

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

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

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

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

    5: Eric Morel, 25-0

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

    7: Adonis Rivas (Nicaragua), 15-1-1-1, WBO

    8: Diego Morales* (Mexico), 21-1

    9: Yokthai Sith-Oar (Thailand), 23-1-1

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

    		 112lbs/8st

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

    2: Medgoen 3-K Battery (Thai.), 20-0, WBC

    3: Chatchai Dutchboy Gym (Thailand), 37-2

    4: Irene Pacheco (Colombia), 24-0, IBF

    5: Ali Baba (Ghana), 16-0

    6: Isidro Garcia (Mexico), 20-1-1, WBO

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

    8: Alejandro Montiel (Mexico), 44-3

    9: Damien Kelly (Britain), 11-1

    10: Mike Trejo, 25-1-1

    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), 27-1-1

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

    6: Will Grigsby, 14-2-1

    7: Masibulele Makepula (South Africa), 17-0

    8: Jake Matlala (South Africa), 50-11-2

    9: Melchor Cob Castro* (Mexico), 59-6-4

    10: Jorge Arce (Mexico), 22-3-1

    		 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), 12-1-1, WBA

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

    5: Joma Gamboa (Philippines), 28-5-1

    6: Hiroshi Matsumoto (Japan), 10-2-3

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

    8: Wandee Charoen (Thailand), 25-4

    9: Wolf Tokimitsu (Japan), 15-3

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