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World Ratings Charts

World Ratings
May 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 May 1999 issue:

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

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

2: Evander Holyfield, 36-3-1,WBA/IBF champ

3: Michael Grant, 29-0

4: Ike Ibeabuchi (Nigeria), 20-0

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

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

7: Chris Byrd*, 26-1

8: Henry Akinwande (Britain), 34-1-1

9: Hasim Rahman, 30-1

10: Andrzej Golota (Poland), 33-3
CRUISERWEIGHT LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
190lbs/13st 8lbs

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

2: Juan Carlos Gomes* (Cuba), 27-0, WBC champ

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

4: Johnny Nelson (Britain), 32-12-1, WBO champ

5: Carl Thompson (Britain), 24-5

6: Imamu Mayfield, 19-2

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

8: Ramon Garbey (Cuba), 13-0

9: Thomas Hearns, 59-4-1

10: Virgil Hill, 44-3

 175lbs/12st 7lbs

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

2: D. Michalczewski (Ger.), 40-0, WBO champ

3: Reggie Johnson*, 39-5-1, IBF champ

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

5: Antonio Tarver*, 13-0

6: Lou Del Valle*, 28-2

7: Eric Harding*, 15-0-1

8: Montell Griffin, 36-2

9: Michael Nunn*, 53-4

10: Richard Hall* (Jamaica), 23-1
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), 26-2-1

5: Sven Ottke (Germany), 14-0, IBF champ

6: Charles Brewer, 32-6

7: Thomas Tate, 36-5

8: Eric Lucas (Canada), 29-3-3

9: Andrei Schkalikov (Russia), 31-5-1

10: Mads Larsen* (Denmark), 29-1

 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: Antwun Echols, 22-2-1

5: Keith Holmes*, 32-2

6: Julio Cesar Green, 24-3

7: Robert Allen*, 23-3

8: Robert McCracken (Britain), 33-0

9: Ryan Rhodes* (Britain), 19-1

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: David Reid, 12-0, WBA champ

2: Fernando Vargas, 16-0, IBF champ

3: Laurent Boudouani (France), 38-3-1

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

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

6: Keith Mullings, 16-5-1

7: Ronald Wright*, 39-2

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

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

10: Tony Marshall, 31-7-6

 147lbs/10st 7lbs

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

2: Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 34-0, IBF champ

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

4: James Page, 24-3, WBA champ

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

6: Vernon Forrest, 27-0

7: Derrell Coley, 34-1-2

8: Oba Carr, 48-2-1

9: Andrew Lewis* (Guyana), 16-0-1

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

2: Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), 101-3-2

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

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

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

6: Terron Millett, 21-1-1, IBF champ

7: Vince Phillips, 39-4

8: Antonio Diaz, 26-2

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

10: Reggie Green, 30-2

 135lbs/9st 9lbs

1: Shane Mosley, 31-0, IBF champ

2: Steve Johnston*, 26-1, WBC champ

3; Cesar Bazan (Mexico), 34-3-1

4: Julien Lorcy (France), 41-1-2, 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: Colin Dunne (Britain), 29-1, WBU champ

10: Israel Cardona, 31-2
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT FEATHERWEIGHT
130lbs/9st 4lbs

(Called junior lightweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO)

1: Floyd Mayweather, 20-0, WBC champ

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

3: Roberto Garcia, 32-0, IBF champ

4: Angel Manfredy, 26-3-1, WBU champ

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

6: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 26-1

7: Derrick Gainer*, 27-4

8: John John Molina (Puerto Rico), 46-6

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

10: Saul Duran, 27-3-1

 126lbs/9st

1: Naseem Hamed* (Britain), 32-0, WBO champ

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

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

4: Freddie Norwood*, 33-0-1

5: Antonio Cermeno (Venezuela), 35-2, WBA champ

6: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), 28-1

7: Angel Vasquez (Puerto Rico), 17-0

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

9: Julio Pablo Chacon (Argentina), 30-0

10: Paul Ingle (Britain), 21-1
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), 48-2, WBO champ

3: Vuyani Bungu (S. Africa), 37-2, IBF champ

4: Wayne McCullough (Britain), 22-2

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

6: Carlos Navarro*, 19-0, WBU champ

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

8: Danny Romero, 33-3

9: Juan Carlos Ramirez (Mexico), 17-1

10: Michael Brodie (Brtain), 25-0

 118lbs/8st 6lbs

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

2: Tim Austin*, 19-0-1, 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*, 27-1

7: Adan Vargas* (Mexico), 30-1-1

8: Elicier Julio (Colombia), 41-1, WBO champ

9: Cuauhtemoc Gomez (Mexico), 43-7

10: Julio Gamboa (Nicaragua), 24-4
SUPER FLYWEIGHT FLYWEIGHT
115lbs/8st 3lbs

(Called junior bantamweight by the WBA, IBF and WBO)

1: Mark Johnson*, 36-1

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

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

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

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

6: Yokthai Sit-Oar (Thailand), 17-1-1

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

8: Eric Morel, 19-0

9: Heriberto Ruiz (Mexico), 16-0-1

10: Evangelio Perez (Panama), 24-4-1

 112lbs/8st

1: Mauricio Pastrana (Colombia), 21-0

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

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

4: Leo Gamez (Venezuela), 31-6-1,WBA champ

5: Hugo Soto (Argentina), 51-6-2

6: Jose Bonilla (Venezuela), 24-5

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

8: Alejandro Montiel (Mexico), 39-3

9: Mike Trejo, 21-1-1

10: Peter Culshaw (Britain), 15-1-1, WBU champ
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, 15-1-1

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

4: Jorge Arce (Mexico), 19-2-1, WBO champ

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

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

7: Joma Gamboa (Philippines), 25-4-1

8: Ratanapoli Vorapin (Thai.), 37-4-1

9: Irene Pacheco (Colombia), 22-0, , IBF champ

10: Edgar Cardenas (Mexico), 24-6-1

 105lbs/7st 7lbs

(Called mini-flyweight by the IBF and WBO, minimumweight by the WBA)

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

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

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

4: Kermin Guardia* (Colombia), 31-2, WBO champ

5: Wandee Charoen (Thailand), 22-3

6: Songkram Porpaoin (Thailand), 20-1-1, WBA champ

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

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

9: Lindi Memani (South Africa), 23-8-3, WBU champ

10: Eric Jamili (Philippines), 13-7-1