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World Ratings Charts

World Ratings
February 1999

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 February 1999 issue:

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

1: Lennox Lewis (Britain), 34-1, WBC champ

2: Evander Holyfield, 36-3,WBA/IBF champ

3: Michael Grant, 29-0

4: David Tua (New Zealand), 33-1

5: Chris Byrd*, 26-0

6: Herbie Hide (Britain), 31-1, WBO champ

7: Henry Akinwande (Britain), 33-1-1

8: Andrzej Golota (Poland), 33-3

9: Hasim Rahman, 29-1

10: Ike Ibeabuchi (Nigeria), 19-0
CRUISERWEIGHT LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
190lbs/13st 8lbs

1: Fabrice Tiozzo (France), 40-1, WBA champ

2: Juan Carlos Gomes* (Cuba), 26-0, WBC champ

3: Arthur Williams, 30-4-1, IBF champ

4: Johnny Nelson (Britain), 31-12-1

5: Carl Thompson (Britain), 24-4, WBO champ

6: Imamu Mayfield, 18-2

7: Vissaliy Jirov* (Russia), 19-0

8: Ramon Garbey (Cuba), 13-0

9: Thomas Hearns, 58-4-1

10: Virgil Hill, 44-3

 175lbs/12st 7lbs

1: Roy Jones, 39-1, WBC/WBA champ

2: D. Michalczewski (Ger.), 39-0, WBO champ

3: Reggie Johnson*, 38-5-1, IBF champ

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

5: Lou Del Valle*, 28-2

6: Eric Harding*, 15-0-1

7: Montell Griffin, 35-2

8: Antonio Tarver*, 12-0

9: Michael Nunn*, 53-4

10: Derrick Harmon*, 17-0
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT
168lbs/12st

1: Joe Calzaghe* (Britain), 26-0, WBO champ

2: Frankie Liles*, 32-1, WBA champ

3: Richie Woodhall (Britain), 25-1, WBC champ

4: Robin Reid (Britain), 27-1-1

5: Sven Ottke (Germany), 13-0, IBF cha,mp

6: Charles Brewer, 32-6

7: Thomas Tate, 36-5

8: Eric Lucas (Canada), 28-3-3

9: Andrei Schkalikov (Russia), 29-4-1

10: Sugarboy Malinga (S. Africa), 44-11

 160lbs/11st 6lbs

1: Bernard Hopkins, 35-2-1, IBF champ

2: William Joppy, 26-1-1, WBA champ

3: Hassine Cherifi (France), 26-2-1, WBC champ

4: Otis Grant* (Canada), 31-2-1

5: Antwun Echols, 22-2-1

6: Keith Holmes*, 32-2

7: Robert Allen*, 23-3

8: Robert McCracken (Britain), 32-0

9: Ryan Rhodes* (Britain), 18-1

10: Bert Schenk (Germany), 22-0, WBO champ
LIGHT-MIDDLEWEIGHT WELTERWEIGHT
154lbs/11st

(Called junior middleweight by the WBA, IBF super welterweight by the WBC)

1: Laurent Boudouani (France), 38-2-1, WBA champ,

2: Fernando Vargas, 15-0, IBF champ

3: Harry Simon (Namibia), 17-0, WBO champ

4: David Reid, 11-0

5: Javier Castillejo (Spain), 44-4, WBC champ

6: Keith Mullings, 16-5-1

7: Yory Boy Campas (Mexico), 72-3

8: Ronald Wright*, 38-2

9: Guilermo Jones (Panama), 22-2-1

10: Raul Marquez*, 29-1

 147lbs/10st 7lbs

WELTERWEIGHT

1: Oscar De La Hoya, 30-0, WBC champ

2: Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 33-0, IBF champ

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

4: James Page, 23-3, WBA champ

5: Jose Luis Lopez (Mexico), 42-4-2

6: Vernon Forrest, 26-0

7: Derrell Coley, 33-1-2

8: Oba Carr, 48-2-1

9: Frankie Randall, 55-6-1

10: Ahmed Kotiev (Russia), 23-0, WBO champ
LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT LIGHTWEIGHT
140lbs/10st
(Called junior welterweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO; super lightweight by the WBC)

1: Vince Phillips, 38-3, IBF champ

2: Kostya Tszyu (Australia), 22-1-1

3: Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), 100-3-2

4: Miguel Angel Gonzalez (Mexico), 43-1-1

5: Sharmba Mitchell*, 44-2, WBA champ

6: Zab Judah*, 19-0-0-1

7: Antonio Diaz, 25-2

8: Khalid Rahilou (France), 32-3

9: Shea Neary (Britain), 21-0, WBU champ

10: Reggie Green, 30-2

 135lbs/9st 9lbs

1: Shane Mosley, 31-0, IBF champ

2; Cesar Bazan (Mexico), 34-2-1, WBC champ

3: Steve Johnston*, 25-1

4: Jean-Baptiste Mendy (France), 53-7-2, WBA champ

5: Ivan Robinson, 27-2

6: Billy Schwer (Britain), 37-3

7: Jesse James Leija, 37-4-2

8: Arturo Gatti (Canada), 29-4

9: Phillip Holiday (South Africa), 34-1

10: Israel Cardona, 30-2
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT FEATHERWEIGHT
130lbs/9st 4lbs
(Called junior lightweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO)

1: Floyd Mayweather, 19-0, WBC champ

2: Anatoly Alexandrov (Russia), 35-3, WBO champ

3: Roberto Garcia, 32-0, IBF champ

4: Angel Manfredy, 25-3-1, WBU champ

5: Goyo Vargas (Mexico), 39-6-1

6: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 26-1

7: John John Molina (Puerto Rico), 45-6

8: John Brown, 19-5

9: Justin Juuko (Britain), 33-1-1

10: Takanori Hatakeyama (Japan), 22-0-2, WBA champ

 126lbs/9st

1: Naseem Hamed* (Britain), 31-0, WBO champ

2: Luisito Espinosa (Philippines), 44-7, WBC champ

3: Derrick Gainer*, 27-4

4: Cesar Soto (Mexico), 53-7-2

5: Freddie Norwood*, 33-0-1

6: Angel Vasquez (Puerto Rico), 16-0

7: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), 27-1

8: Antonio Cermeno (Venezuela), 33-2, WBA champ

9: Manuel Medina (Mexico), 55-10, IBF champ

10: Julio Pablo Chacon (Argentina), 29-0
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT BANTAMWEIGHT
122lbs/8st 10lbs
(Called junior featherweight by the WBA, IBF, WBO)

1: Erik Morales (Mexico), 32-0,WBC champ

2: Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), 47-2, WBO champ

3: Vuyani Bungu (S. Africa), 36-2, IBF champ

4: Wayne McCullough (Britain), 22-2

5: Nestor Garza (Mexico), 35-1, WBA champ

6: Carlos Navarro*, 18-0, WBU champ

7: Enrique Sanchez* (Mexico), 24-1-1

8: Danny Romero, 33-3

9: Juan Carlos Ramirez (Mexico), 15-1

10: Michael Brodie (Brtain), 24-0

 118lbs/8st 6lbs

1: Johnny Tapia, 45-0-2, WBA champ

2: Tim Austin*, 18-0-1, IBF champ

3: Veerapol N-Promotion (Thai), 21-1, WBC champ

4: Nana Konadu (Ghana), 39-4-1

5: Joichiro Tatsuyoshi (Japan), 17-5-1

6: Paulie Ayala*, 26-1

7: Adan Vargas* (Mexico), 29-1-1

8: Elicier Julio (Colombia), 40-1, WBO champ

9: Cuauhtemoc Gomez (Mexico), 43-7

10: Lakhin CP Gym (Thai.), 23-0-2
SUPER FLYWEIGHT FLYWEIGHT
115lbs/8st 3lbs
(Called junior bantamweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO)

1: Injoo Choo (Korea), 14-0, WBC champ

2: Gerry Penalosa* (Philippines), 39-2-2

3: Jesus Rojas (Venezuela), 32-7-2, WBA champ

4: Satoshi Iida (Japan), 25-2-1

5: Yokthai Sit-Oar (Thailand), 18-1-1

6: Joel Luna Zarate (Mexico), 32-3-2

7: Julio Gamboa (Nicaragua), 23-3

8: Eric Morel, 18-0

9: Pedro Pena, 15-0

10: Mzukisi Sikali (South Africa), 22-3-1

 112lbs/8st

1: Mark Johnson*, 36-1, IBF champ

2: Mauricio Pastrana (Colombia), 20-0

3: Manny Pacquiano* (Phillipines), 24-1, WBC champ

4: C. Dutchboy Gym (Thailand), 33-2

5: Hugo Soto (Argentina), 51-5-2 ,WBA champ

6: Melchor Cob Castro* (Mexico), 53-6-4

7: Jose Bonilla (Venezuela), 24-5

8: Ruben Sanchez-Leon (Mexico), 23-7-1, WBO champ

9: Alejandro Montiel (Mexico), 39-3

10: Mike Trejo (20-1-1)
LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT STRAWWEIGHT
108lbs/7st 10lbs
(Called junior flyweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO)

1: Saman Sorjaturong (Thai.), 41-2-1, WBC champ

2: Will Grigsby, 13-1-1, IBF champ

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

4: Jorge Arce (Mexico), 18-2-1, WBO champ

5: Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan* (Thai), 21-1, WBA champ

6: Joma Gamboa (Philippines), 25-3-1

7: Ratanchai Vorapin (Thai.), 29-3

8: Panien Poontasrat (Thailand), 20-0

9: Ladislao Vasquez, 39-13-1

10: Masibulele Makebula (South Africa), 14-0

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

1: Ricardo Lopez (Mexico), 47-0-1, WBC/WBA champ

2: Rosendo Alvarez (Nicaragua), 24-1-1

3: Zolani Petelo* (South Africa), 13-2-2, IBF champ

4: Kermin Guardia* (Colombia), 30-2, WBO champ

5: Wandee Charoen (Thailand), 22-3

6: Jose Aguirre (Mexico), 20-1-1

7: Ala Villamor* (Philippines), 29-2-1

8: Shinichi Tamaki* (Japan), 14-3

9: Lindi Memani (South Africa), 24-8-3, WBU champ

10: Wolf Tomitsu (Japan), 12-2