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 April 1998 issue:

HEAVYWEIGHT Over 190lbs/13st 8lbs Lennox Lewis (Britain), 32-1, WBC champ Evander Holyfield, 35-3,WBA/IBF champ Michael Moorer*, 39-2 Henry Akinwande (Britain), 33-1-1 Ray Mercer, 25-4-1 Larry Donald, 31-1-1 Michael Grant, 27-0 Chris Byrd*, 23-0 Andrzej Golota (Poland), 28-3 Herbie Hide (Britain), 29-1, WBO champ	CRUISERWEIGHT 190lbs/13st 8lbs Fabrice Tiozzo (France), 37-1, WBA champ Juan Carlos Gomez* (Cuba), 23-0, WBC champ Imamu Mayfield, 17-1, IBF champ Nate Miller, 30-5 Arthur Williams, 28-4-1 Johnny Nelson (Britain), 30-12-1 Carl Thompson (Britain), 22-4, WBO champ Marcelo Dominguez (Arge.), 22-2-1 Don Diego Poeder (Holland), 21-0, WBU champ Terry Dunstan (Britain),17-0
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT 175lbs/12st 7lbs Roy Jones, 35-1 D. Michalczewski (Ger.), 36-0, WBO champ Reggie Johnson*, 37-5-1, IBF champ Virgil Hill, 43-2 Montell Griffin, 30-1 Graciano Rocchigiani* (Germany), 39-4-1 Lou Del Valle*, 27-1, WBA champ Michael Nunn*, 52-3 William Guthrie*, 24-1 Ole Klemetsen (Norway), 33-2	SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT 168lbs/12st Frankie Liles*, 31-1, WBA champ Joe Calzaghe* (Britain), 24-0, WBO champ Sugarboy Malinga (S. Africa), 42-10, WBC champ Thomas Tate, 33-5 Robin Reid (Britain), 25-1-1 Herol Graham* (Britain), 48-5 Charles Brewer, 30-5, IBF champ Richie Woodhall (Britain), 22-1 Chris Eubank (Britain), 45-3-2 Henry Wharton (Britain), 25-3-1
MIDDLEWEIGHT 160lbs/11st 6lbs Bernard Hopkins, 34-2-1, IBF champ Keith Holmes*, 31-1, WBC champ William Joppy, 25-1-1, WBA champ Otis Grant* (Canada), 30-1-1, WBO champ Julio Cesar Green, 22-3 Anton Echols, 19-2-1 Silvio Branco (Italy), 33-2-2, WBU champ Hassine Cherifi (France), 24-2-1 Robert McCracken (Britain), 31-0 Brian Barbosa, 23-4	LIGHT-MIDDLEWEIGHT 154lbs/11st (Called junior middleweight by the WBA, IBF super welterweight by the WBC) Laurent Boudouani (France), 36-2-1, WBA champ, Keith Mullings, 15-4-1, WBC champ Yory Boy Campas (Mexico), 69-2, IBF champ Ronald Wright*, 38-1, WBO champ Guilermo Jones (Panama), 22-1-1 Terry Norris, 47-7 Julio Cesar Vasquez* (Arge), 60-3 Verno Phillips, 30-8-1, WBU champ Rodney Jones, 19-2 Raul Marquez*, 28-1
WELTERWEIGHT 147lbs/10st 7lbs Oscar De La Hoya, 27-0, WBC champ Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 32-0, IBF champ Pernell Whitaker*, 41-2-1 Ike Quartey (Ghana), 34-0-1, WBA champ Jose Luis Lopez (Mexico), 40-3-2 Wilfredo Rivera (Puerto Rico), 27-3-1 Vernon Forrest, 23-0 Derrell Coley, 32-2-2 Hector Camacho* (Puerto Rico), 64-4-1 Patrick Charpentier (France), 26-4-1	LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT 140lbs/10st (Called junior welterweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO; super lightweight by the WBC) Vince Phillips, 38-3, IBF champ Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), 99-2-2 Kostya Tszyu (Russia/Australia), 19-1-1 Miguel Angel Gonzalez (Mexico), 43-1-1 Khalid Rahilou (France), 31-2, WBA champ Sharmba Mitchell*, 41-2 Shea Neary (Britain), 18-0, WBU champ Reggie Green, 27-2 Giovanni Parisi (Italy), 36-2-1, WBO champ Carlos Gonzalez (Mexico), 47-3-1
LIGHTWEIGHT 135lbs/9st 9lbs Orzoubek Nazarov* (Russ./Jap.), 25-0, WBA champ Steve Johnston*, 24-0, WBC champ Shane Mosley, 26-0, IBF champ Arturo Gatti (Canada), 29-2, IBF s. feather champ Phillip Holiday (South Africa), 31-1 George Scott* (Sweden), 32-1, WBU champ Leavander Johnson, 26-2-1 Artur Grigorian* (Russia), 23-0, WBO champ Israel Cardona, 28-2 Cesar Bazan (Mexico), 30-2-1	SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT 130lbs/9st 4lbs (Called junior lightweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO) Genaro Hernandez, 37-1-1, WBC champ Angel Manfredy, 23-2-1, WBU champ Azumah Nelson (Ghana), 39-4-2 Tracy Harris Patterson, 60-5-1 Gabriel Ruelas, 44-4 Julien Lorcy (France), 37-0-2 Arnulfo Castillo* (Mexico), 26-0-2 Justin Juuko (Britain), 31-1-1 Roberto Garcia, 29-0
FEATHERWEIGHT 126lbs/9st Naseem Hamed* (Britain), 29-0, WBO champ Luisito Espinosa (Philippines), 42-7, WBC champ Wilfredo Vazquez (P. Rico), 50-7-3, WBA champ Kevin Kelley*, 47-2-2 Cesar Soto (Mexico), 50-7-2 Hector Lizarraga, 34-8-5, IBF champ Angel Vasquez (Puerto Rico), 15-0 Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), 23-1 Freddie Norwood*, 28-0-1 Antonio Cermeno (Venezuela), 29-1	SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT 122lbs/8st 10lbs (Called junior featherweight by the WBA, IBF, WBO) Erik Morales (Mexico), 28-0,WBC champ Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), 42-2 Kennedy McKinney, 33-3-1, WBO champ Junior Jones, 44-3 Vuyani Bungu (S. Africa), 34-2 Enrique Sanchez* (Mexico), 24-0, WBA champ Wayne McCullough (Britain), 20-1 Marius Frias*, 10-5-3 Willie Jorrin, 19-0 Rafael De Valle (Puerto Rico), 23-2-1
BANTAMWEIGHT 118lbs/8st 6lbs Nana Konadu (Ghana), 38-3-1, WBA champ Tim Austin*, 16-0-1, IBF champ Mbulelo Botile (South Africa), 21-1 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (Japan), WBC champ, 26-4-1 Paulie Ayala*, 24-0 S. Singmanassuk (Thai), 21-1 Doarung Chor Siriwat* (Thai.), 61-7-3 Dario Azuaga (Paraguay), 40-0-1 Jose Luis Bueno (Mexico), 30-8-2 Elicier Julio (Colombia), 37-1, WBO champ	SUPER FLYWEIGHT 115lbs/8st 3lbs (Called junior bantamweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO) Johnny Tapia, 43-0-2, WBO/IBF champ Danny Romero, 32-2 Gerry Penalosa* (Philippines), 39-1-1, WBC champ Hiroshi Kawashima* (Japan), 20-3-1 Satoshi Iida (Japan), 23-1-1, WBA champ Yokthai Sithoar (Thailand), 14-1-1 Joel Luna Zarate (Mexico), 32-2-1 Julio Gamboa (Nicaragua), 21-2 Jesus Rojas (Venezuela), 27-7-2 Samson Elite-Gym* (Thailand), 28-0
FLYWEIGHT 112lbs/8st Mark Johnson*, 34-1, IBF champ C. Dutchboy Gym (Thailand), 32-1, WBC champ Carlos Salazar*, 46-7-3, WBO champ Jose Bonilla (Venezuela), 24-3 ,WBA champ Arthur Johnson, 17-4 Saen Sow Ploenchit (Thailand), 26-1 Leo Gamez (Venezuela), 29-6-1 Gabriel Mira (Mexico), 17-7-1 Ysaias Zamudio (Mexico), 44-6-1 Alejandro Montiel (Mexico), 35-3	LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT 108lbs/7st 10lbs (Called junior flyweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO) Saman Sorjaturong (Thai.), 38-2-1, WBC champ Mauricio Pastrana (Colombia), 17-0, IBF champ Jake Matlala (South Africa), 48-10-2 Juan D. Cordoba (Arge.), 31-4-3, WBO champ Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan* (Thai), 18-1, WBA champ Melchor Cob Castro* (Mexico), 50-6-4 Joma Gamboa (Philippines), 22-3-1 Hiyong Choi (Korea), 19-2 Hadao CP Gym/Kaaj Chartbandit (Thai), 35-9-1 Ladislao Vasquez (Mexico), 30-11-1
STRAWWEIGHT 105lbs/7st 7lbs (Called mini-flyweight by the IBF and WBO, minimumweight by the WBA) Ricardo Lopez (Mexico), 46-0-1, WBC/WBO champ Rosendo Alvarez (Nicaragua), 24-0-1, WBA champ Chana Porpaoin (Thailand), 37-1 Zolani Petelo* (South Africa), 11-2-2, IBF champ Rattanapol.DB-Gym* (Thai), 34-3-1 Alex Sanchez (P. Rico), 25-2 Rocky Lim (Taiwan), 25-1 Ala Villamor* (Philippines), 29-2-1 Shinichi Tamaki* (Japan), 14-3 Eric Jamili (Phillipinnes), 10-5-1