World Ratings August 2006

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.

Ratings from the August 2006 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
MINIMUMWEIGHT
OVER 200lbs/14st 4lbs

1: Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine), 46-3, IBF

2: Hasim Rahman, 41-5-2, WBC

3: James Toney, 69-4-3-1

4: Nicolay Valuev (Russia), 44-0, WBA

5: John Ruiz, 41-6-1-1

6: Sergei Lyakhovich (Belarus), 23-1, WBO

7: Chris Byrd*, 39-3-1

8: Calvin Brock, 29-0

9: Lamon Brewster, 33-3

10: Luan Krasniqi (Germany), 29-2-1

CRUISERWEIGHT LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
200lbs/14st 4lbs

1: O'Neil Bell, 26-1-1, IBF/WBC

2: Jean-Marc Mormeck (France), 32-3

3: Johnny Nelson (GB), 45-12-2, WBO

4: Guillermo Jones (Panama), 33-3-2

5: Steve Cunningham, 19-0

6: David Haye (GB), 16-1

7: Virgil Hill, 50-5, WBA

8: Enzo Maccarinelli (GB), 24-1

9: Wayne Braithwaite (Guyana), 21-2

10: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (Poland), 36-1
175lbs/12st 7lbs

1: Bernard Hopkins, 47-4-1-1

2: Antonio Tarver*, 24-4

3: Glengoffe Johnson, 44-10-2

4: Zsolt Erdei (Hungary), 24-0, WBO

5: Fabrice Tiozzo (France), 48-2, WBA

6: Clinton Woods (GB), 39-3-1, IBF

7: Roy Jones Jr, 49-4

8: Tomasz Adamek (Poland), 30-0, WBC

9: Hugo Hernan Garay (Argentina), 26-2

10: Paul Briggs (Australia), 25-2

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT
168lbs/12st

1: Joe Calzaghe* (GB), 41-0, WBO/IBF

2: Mikkel Kessler (Denmark), 37-0, WBA

3: Markus Beyer* (Germany), 34-2-1, WBC

4: Jeff Lacy, 21-1-0-1

5: Anthony Mundine (Australia), 26-3

6: Librado Andrade, 23-0

7: Danny Green (Australia), 21-3

8: Allan Green, 19-0

9: Rudi Markussen (Denmark), 33-1

10: Sakio Bika (Australia), 20-1-2
160lbs/11st 6lbs

1: Ronald Wright*, 50-3-1

2: Jermain Taylor, 25-0-1, WBC/WBO

3: Arthur Abraham (Armenia), 21-0, IBF

4: Javier Castillejo (Spain), 61-6, WBA

5: Sam Soliman (Australia), 32-8

6: Edison Miranda (Colombia), 26-0

7: Felix Sturm (Germany), 25-2

8: Kelly Pavlik, 27-0

9: Randy Giffin, 24-1-2

10: David Lopez (Mexico), 27-12

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

1: Shane Mosley, 43-4-0-1

2: Oscar De La Hoya, 38-4, WBC

3: Ike Quartey (Ghana), 37-2-1

4: Cory Spinks*, 35-3, IBF

5: Roman Karmazin (Russia), 34-2-1-1

6: Fernando Vargas, 26-4

7: Ricardo Mayorga (Nicaragua), 27-6-1-1

8: Kassim Ouma*, 24-2-1-1

9: Sergei Dzindiruk* (Ukraine), 32-0, WBO

10: Daniel Santos* (Puerto Rico), 29-3-1-1
147lbs/10st 7lbs

1: Floyd Mayweather, 36-0, IBF

2: Antonio Margarito (Mexico), 33-4-0-1, WBO

3: Carlos Baldomir (Argentina), 42-9-6, WBC

4: Zab Judah*, 34-4-0-1

5: Arturo Gatti (Canada), 40-7

6: Ricky Hatton (GB), 41-0, WBA

7: Luis Collazo*, 26-2

8: Kermit Cintron (Puerto Rico), 26-1

9: Oktay Urkal (Germany), 36-3

10: Carlos Qunitana (Puerto Rico), 23-0

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

1: Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rico), 27-0, WBO

2: Carlos Maussa (Colombia), 20-3

3: Junior Witter (GB), 33-1-2

4: Vivian Harris, 26-2-1

5: Juan Urango* (Colombia), 17-0-1, IBF

6: Naoufel Ben Rabah (Australia), 24-2

7: Souleymane M’baye (France), 33-1

8: Antonio Pitalua (Colombia), 41-3

9: Demetrius Hopkins, 23-0-1

10: Paulie Malignaggi, 21-1
135lbs/9st 9lbs

1: Diego Corrales, 40-3, WBC/WBO

2: Acelino Freitas (Brazil), 38-1

3: Juan Diaz, 30-0, WBA

4: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 42-3, IBF

5: Isaac Hlatshwayo (South Africa), 25-0

6: Zahir Raheem, 27-2

7: Julio Diaz, 33-3

8: Joel Casamayor* (Cuba), 33-3-1

9: Lavka Sim (Mongolia), 21-4-1

10: Jose Armando Santa Cruz, 23-1

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

1: Manny Pacquiao* (Philippines), 42-3-2

2: M. Antonio Barrera (Mex), 61-4-0-1, WBC

3: Jorge Barrios, Argentina, 45-2-1-1, WBO

4: Vicente Mosquera (Panama), 24-1-1, WBA

5: Erik Morales (Mexico), 48-4

6: Joan Guzman (Dom. Rep.), 25-0

7: Cassius Baloyi (South Africa), 32-2, IBF

8: Yodsanan Nanthachai* (Thailand), 48-3-1

9: Bobby Pacquiao (Philippines), 48-4

10: Carlos Hernandez, 42-6-1
126lbs/9st

1: Chris John (Indonesia), 37-0-1, WBA

2: Humberto Soto (Mexico), 39-5-2

3: Scott Harrison (GB), 25-2-2, WBO

4: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mex), 44-3-1

5: Takashi Koshimoto (Japan), 39-1-2, WBC

6: Injin Chi (Korea), 30-3-1

7: Rocky Juarez, 25-1

8: Oscar Larios (Mexico), 56-5-1

9: Thomas Mashaba (South Africa), 17-1-4

10: Valdemir Pereira (Brazil), 24-1

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

1: Israel Vazquez (Mexico), 40-3, WBC

2: Somsak Sithchatchawal (Thai.), 46-1-1, WBA

3: Celestino Caballero (Panama), 24-2

4: Daniel Ponce De Leon* (Mexico), 29-1, WBO

5: Toshiaki Nishioka* (Japan), 27-4-3

6: Mahyar Monshipour (France), 28-3-2

7: Diego Morales* (Mexico), 36-2

8: Steve Molitor* (Canada), 22-0

9: Ricardo Castillo (Mexico), 31-2

10: Rikuya Fukuhara (Japan), 18-1-1
118lbs/8st 6lbs

1: Rafael Marquez (Mexico), 35-3, IBF/IBO

2: Hozumi Hasegawa* (Japan), 20-2, WBC

3: Jhonny Gonzalez (Mexico), 32-4, WBO

4: Wladimir Sidorenko (Ukraine), 19-0-1, WBA

5: Ricardo Cordoba* (Panama), 27-1-1

6: Silence Mabuza (South Africa), 19-1

7: Veeraphol (Thailand), 52-3-2

8: Irene Pacheco* (Colombia), 32-1

9: Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym (Thai.), 24-1

10: Ratanchai Sor Vorapin* (Thailand), 67-9

SUPER FLYWEIGHT FLYWEIGHT
115lbs/8st 6lbs
(Called junior bantamweight by the IBF and WBO)

1: Martin Castillo (Mexico), 30-1, WBA

2: Fernando Montiel (Mexico), 32-1-1, WBO

3: Masamori Tokuyama (Japan), 32-3-1, WBC

4: Luis Perez* (Nicaragua), 24-1, IBF

5: Alexander Munoz (Venezuela), 28-2

6: Katsushige Kawashima (Japan), 30-4

7: Jose Navarro*, 24-2-1

8: Pramuansak Phosawan (Thailand), 32-1-1

9: Cristian Mijares (Mexico), 24-3-1

10: Z.C. Oliveros Gorres (Philippines), 24-1-1
112lbs/8st

1: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam* (Thai), 62-2, WBC

2: Vic Darchinyan* (Australia), 26-0, IBF/IBO

3: Lorenzo Parra (Venezuela), 27-0, WBA

4: Jorge Arce (Mexico), 44-3-1

5: Omar Narvaez* (Argentina), 21-0-2, WBO

6: Roberto Vasquez* (Panama), 22-1

7: Brahim Asloum (France), 20-1

8: Takefumi Sakata (Japan), 26-3-1

9: Koki Kameda* (Japan), 11-0

10: Jose Luis Lopez (Puerto Rico), 32-7-2

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

1: Brian Viloria, 19-0, WBC

2: Ulises Solis (Mexico), 21-1-1, IBF

3: Hugo Cazares (Mexico), 23-3-2, WBO

4: Victor Burgos (Mexico), 39-14-3

5: Nelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico), 24-3-2-1

6: Will Grigsby, 18-3-1

7: Daniel Reyes (Colombia), 36-4-1

8: Edgar Sosa (Mexico), 24-5

9: Munetsugo Kayo (Japan), 14-1

10: Juanito Rubillar (Philippines), 38-9-7
105lbs/7st 7lbs
(Called mini-flyweight by the IBF and WBO)

1: Ivan Calderon* (Puerto Rico), 26-0, WBO

2: Eagle Kyowa (Thailand/Japan), 16-1, WBC

3: Muhammad Rachman (Indonesia), 50-7-3, IBF

4: Yutaka Niida (Japan), 20-1-3, WBA

5: Katsunori Takayama (Japan), 17-2

6: Rodel Mayol (Philippines), 22-1

7: Eriberto Gejon (Philippines), 21-1-1

8: Juan Landaeta* (Venezuela), 22-3-1

9: Isaac Bustos (Mexico), 24-8-3

10: Oleydong Sithsamuochai (Thailand), 21-0

Articles in this issue

RISK VS REWARD

Some people have called James Toney dumb for taking on hefty hitter Samuel Peter — and that could be just the motivation Lights Out needs. GRAHAM HOUSTON reports on what might be a classic confrontation

THE SONS ALSO RISE

Is fighting truly in their blood or are they merely trying to cash in on the famous names of their fathers? STEVE FARHOOD reports as the mini-me phenomenon reaches near epidemic proportions

WHAT IS COURAGE?

Vitali Klitschko saw both sides of the coin. Branded a coward for retiring from the Byrd fight with injury, he was heralded for his willingness to fight on despite serious facial wounds vs Lewis.

ANT EVANS investigates what constitutes bravery in the boxing ring

World Rankings:
See where the top fighters were rated when the August 2006 issue went to press..