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World Ratings Charts

World Ratings
December 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 December 2000 issue:

WEIGHT DIVISIONS: HEAVYWEIGHT
Over 190lbs/13st 8lbs

1: Lennox Lewis (Britain), 37-1-1, WBC/IBF/IBO

2: Evander Holyfield, 37-4-1, WBA

3: David Tua (New Zealand), 37-1

4: Mike Tyson, 48-3-0-1

5: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine), 35-1, WBO

6: Kirk Johnson (Canada), 30-0-1

7: Michael Grant, 31-1

8: Chris Byrd*, 31-2

9: John Ruiz, 36-4

10: Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine), 27-1

CRUISERWEIGHT LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
190lbs/13st 8lbs

1: Juan Carlos Gomez* (Cuba), 31-0, WBC

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

3: Vassiliy Jirov* (Kazakhstan), 26-0, IBF

4: Johnny Nelson (Britain), 38-12-1, WBO

5: James Toney, 60-4-2

6: Virgil Hill, 45-3

7: Carl Thompson (Britain), 27-5

8: Wayne Braithwaite (Guyana), 11-0

9: Arthur Williams, 33-5-1

10: Marcelo Dominguez (Argentina), 31-3-1

175lbs/12st 7lbs

1: Roy Jones, 43-1, WBC/WBA/IBF

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

3: Eric Harding*, 19-1-1

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

5: Reggie Johnson*, 40-6-1

6: Clinton Woods (Britain), 28-1

7: Chris Johnson (Canada), 25-1-1

8: David Telesco, 23-3

9: Glenn Kelly (Australia), 25-0-1

10: Michael Nunn*, 54-4

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT
168lbs/12st

1: Joe Calzaghe* (Britain), 29-0, WBO

2: Sven Ottke (Germany), 20-0, IBF

3: Bruno Girard (France), 38-2-1, WBA

4: Byron Mitchell, 21-1-1

5: Richie Woodhall (Britain), 26-2

6: Dingaan Thobela (South Africa), 40-7-2, WBC

7: Glenn Catley (Britain), 26-4

8: Markus Beyer (Germany), 18-1

9: James Butler, 17-1

10: Manny Siaca (Puerto Rico), 15-2

 160lbs/11st 6lbs

1: Bernard Hopkins, 37-2-1-1, IBF

2: William Joppy, 31-1-1, WBA

3: Keith Holmes*, 35-2, WBC

4: David Reid, 14-1

5: Antwun Echols, 24-3-1

6: Howard Eastman (Britain), 30-0

7: Armand Krajnc (Sweden), 24-0, WBO

8: Hacine Cherifi (France), 30-4-1

9: Brian Barbosa, 28-4

10: Erland Betare (France), 28-7-2

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

1: Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 38-0, WBA

2: Fernando Vargas, 20-0, IBF

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

4: Harry Simon (Namibia), 20-0, WBO

5: Javier Castillejo (Spain), 51-4, WBC

6: Ronald Wright*, 40-3

7: Mamadou Thiam (France), 33-2

8: Bronco McKart*, 42-3

9: Jose "Shibata" Flores, 40-8

10: Roman Karmazin (Russia), 26-0-1

 147lbs/10st 7lbs

1: Shane Mosley, 36-0, WBC

2: Oscar De La Hoya, 32-2

3: Vernon Forrest, 31-0-0-1

4: Oba Carr, 51-3-1

5: James Page, 25-3

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

7: Shannan Taylor (Australia), 28-0-1

8: Michele Piccirrillo (Italy), 34-1, WBU

9: Thomas Damgaard* (Denmark), 22-0

10: Arturo Gatti, 33-4

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

1: Kostya Tszyu (Australia), 25-1-1, WBC

2: Zab Judah*, 25-0-0-1, IBF

3: Sharmba Mitchell*, 47-2, WBA

4: Antonio Diaz, 33-3

5: Hector Camacho Jr*, 30-0-0-1

6: Ener Julio (Colombia), 21-3, WBO

7: Randall Bailey, 21-1

8: Micky Ward, 35-10

9: Vince Phillips, 41-5-1

10: Oktay Urkal (Germany), 27-0

 135lbs/9st 9lbs

1: Jose Luis Castillo (Mexico), 41-4-1, WBC

2: Diego Corrales, 33-0

3: Steve Johnston*, 30-2-1

4: Takanori Hatakeyama (Japan), 24-1-2, WBA

5 Paul Spadafora*, 31-0, IBF

6: Artur Grigorian* (Uzbekistan), 30-0, WBO

6: Gilberto Serrano, 21-4-1 (Venezuela)

8: Cesar Bazan (Mexico), 38-3-1

9: Colin Dunne (Britain), 32-1, WBU

10: Julien Lorcy (France), 45-2-2

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

1: Floyd Mayweather, 24-0, WBC

2: Joel Casamayor* (Cuba), 23-0, WBA

3: Acelino Freitas (Brazil), 27-0, WBO

4: Roberto Garcia, 33-2

5: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 32-1

6: John Brown, 22-7-1

7: Alejandro Gonzalez (Mexico), 44-4

8: Steve Forbes, 18-1

9: Kengo Nagashima* (Japan), 18-1-1

10: Tiger Ari* (Philippines), 56-5-3

 126lbs/9st

1: Naseem Hamed* (Britain), 35-0

2: Erik Morales (Mexico), 38-0

3: Derrick Gainer*, 36-5, WBA

4: Freddie Norwood*, 37-1-1

5: Guty Espadas (Mexico), 33-2, WBC

6: Paul Ingle (Britain), 23-1, IBF/IBO

7: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), 33-2

8: Johnny Tapia, 48-2-2

9: Istvan Kovacs (Hungary), 19-0

10: Victor Polo* (Colombia), 29-2-2

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

1: Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), 51-3, WBO

2: Bones Adams, 40-3-3, WBA

3: Willie Jorrin, 27-0, WBC

4: Michael Brodie (Britain), 29-1

5: Danny Romero, 40-3-1

6: Oscar Larios (Mexico), 38-2-1

7: Lehlohonolo Ledwaba (S. Africa), 31-1-1, IBF

8: Manny Pacquiao (Philippines), 30-2

9: Carlos Contreras (Mexico), 16-4-1, WBU

10: Ricardo Barajas* (Mexico), 21-1-1

 118lbs/8st 6lbs

1: Paulie Ayala*, 31-1, WBA

2: Tim Austin*, 21-0-1, IBF

3: Veerapol N-Promotion (Thai), 27-1, WBC

4: Adan Vargas* (Mexico), 34-2-1

5: Jorge Lacierva (Mexico), 18-3-3

6: Elicier Julio (Colombia), 42-2

7: Mauricio Martinez (Panama), 18-3-1, WBO

8: Johnny Bredahl (Denmark), 47-2

9: Toshiaki Nishioka (Japan), 21-3-1

10: Hugo Dianzo (Mexico), 26-5-1

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

1: Masamori Tokuyama (Japan), 22-2-1, WBC

2: Leo Gamez (Venezuela), 33-7-1, WBA

3: Injoo Cho (Korea), 18-1

4: Gerry Penalosa* (Philippines), 41-3-2

5: Hideki Todaka (Japan), 17-3-1

6: Mauricio Pastrana (Colombia), 24-2

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

8: Felix Machado* (Venezuela), 19-3-1, IBF

9: Julio Gamboa* (Nicaragua), 24-5-1

10: Adonis Rivas (Nicaragua), 16-1-1-1, WBO 

 112lbs/8st

1: Eric Morel, 28-0, WBA

2: Malcolm Tunacao* (Philippines), 11-0-1, WBC

3: Celes Kobayashi* (Japan), 22-4-3

4: Sornpichai Pisnurachan* (Thai), 20-1

5: Medgoen 3-K Battery (Thai.), 20-1

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

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

8: Isidro Garcia (Mexico), 21-1-1, WBO

9: Peter Culshaw (Britain), 18-1-1, WBU

10: Alejandro Montiel, 45-3

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

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

2: Yosam Choi (Korea), 22-1, WBC

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

4: Beibis Mendoza (Colombia), 27-0, WBA

5: Rosendo Alvarez (Nicaragua), 27-2-1

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

7: Will Grigsby, 15-2-1

8: Masibulele Makepula (South Africa), 18-1

9: Nelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico), 18-2-1

10: Jorge Arce (Mexico), 25-3-1

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

1: Zolani Petelo* (South Africa), 16-2-2, IBF

2: Jose Aguirre (Mexico), 25-1-1, WBC

3: Joma Gamboa (Philippines), 29-5-1, WBA

4: Noel Arambulet (Venezuela), 12-2-1

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

6: Jose Garcia (Colombia), 23-5-1

7: Wandee Charoen (Thailand), 25-4

8: Wolf Tokimitsu (Japan), 17-3

9: Hiroshi Matsumoto (Japan), 11-2-3

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