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World Ratings Charts

World Ratings
August 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 August 1999 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
  • STRAWWEIGHT
    		• 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, 30-0

    4: Ike Ibeabuchi (Nigeria), 20-0

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

    6: Henry Akinwande (Britain), 35-1-1

    7: Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine), 25-0, WBO champ

    8: Chris Byrd*, 28-1

    9: Hasim Rahman, 31-1

    10:Andrzej Golota (Poland), 34-3

    CRUISERWEIGHT LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
    190lbs/13st 8lbs

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

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

    3: Vassiliy Jirov* (Kazakhstan), 21-0, IBF champ

    4: Johnny Nelson (Britain), 33-12-1, WBO champ

    5: Dale Brown (Canada), 19-0-1

    6: Napoleon Tagoe (Ghana), 19-2

    7: Arthur Williams, 30-5-1

    8: Ramon Garbey (Cuba), 14-1

    9: Carl Thompson (Britain), 24-5

    10:Virgil Hill, 45-3

    		 175lbs/12st 7lbs

    1: Roy Jones, 40-1, WBC/WBA/IBF champ

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

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

    4: Reggie Johnson*, 39-6-1

    5: Antonio Tarver*, 14-0

    6: Michael Nunn*, 54-4

    7: Lou Del Valle*, 28-2

    8: Eric Harding*, 16-0-1

    9: Montell Griffin, 38-2

    10:Richard Hall* (Jamaica), 24-1

    SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT
    168lbs/12st

    1: Joe Calzaghe* (Britain), 27-0, WBO champ

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

    3: Byron Mitchell, 20-0, WBA champ

    4: Robin Reid (Britain), 26-2-1

    5: Sven Ottke (Germany), 15-0, IBF champ

    6: Frankie Liles*, 32-2

    7: Charles Brewer, 33-6

    8: Thomas Tate, 36-5

    9: Eric Lucas (Canada), 30-3-3

    10:Bruno Girard (France), 36-2

    		 160lbs/11st 6lbs

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

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

    3: Keith Holmes*, 33-2, WBC champ

    4: Antwun Echols, 22-2-1

    5: Hassine Cherifi (France), 27-3-1

    6: Julio Cesar Green, 25-3

    7: Robert Allen*, 23-3-0-1

    8: Robert McCracken (Britain), 33-0

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

    10:Bert Schenk (Germany), 23-0, 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), 18-0, WBO champ

    5: Javier Castillejo (Spain), 45-4, WBC champ

    6: Keith Mullings, 16-5-1

    7: Ronald Wright*, 39-2

    8: Yory Boy Campas (Mexico), 73-3

    9: Raoul Marquez*, 30-1

    10:Tony Marshall, 32-7-6

    		 147lbs/10st 7lbs

    1: Oscar De La Hoya, 31-0, WBC champ

    2: Felix Trinidad (Puerto Rico), 35-0, IBF champ

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

    4: James Page, 24-3, WBA champ

    5: Vernon Forrest, 29-0

    6: Shane Mosley, 32-0

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

    8: Derrell Coley, 34-1-2

    9: Oba Carr, 48-3-1

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

    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: Zab Judah*, 21-0-0-1

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

    4: Sharmba Mitchell*, 45-2, WBA champ

    5: Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), 102-3-2

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

    7: Randall Bailey, 19-0, WBO champ

    8: Reggie Green, 30-3

    9: Shea Neary (Britain), 22-0, WBU champ

    10:Antonio Diaz, 27-2

    		 135lbs/9st 9lbs

    1: Steve Johnston*, 27-1, WBC champ

    2: Cesar Bazan (Mexico), 34-3-1

    3: Julien Lorcy (France), 41-1-2, WBA champ

    4: Angel Manfredy, 28-3-1-1

    5: Billy Schwer (Britain), 38-3

    6: Ivan Robinson, 27-3

    7: Jesse James Leija, 37-4-2

    8: Colin Dunne (Britain), 29-1, WBU champ

    9: Israel Cardona, 31-2

    10:Artur Grigorian (Russia), 26-0

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

    1: Floyd Mayweather, 21-0, WBC champ

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

    3: Roberto Garcia, 32-0, IBF champ

    4: Jesus Chavez (Mexico), 27-1

    5: Derrick Gainer*, 28-4

    6: Joel Casamayor* (Cuba), 18-0

    7: Lavka Sim (Mongolia), 11-1-1, WBA champ

    8: Diego Corrales, 28-0

    9: Goyo Vargas (Mexico), 40-6-1

    10:Saul Duran, 28-3-1

    		 126lbs/9st

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

    2: Cesar Soto (Mexico), 54-7-2, WBC champ

    3: Luisito Espinosa (Philippines), 44-8

    4: Freddie Norwood*, 34-0-1, WBA champ

    5: Antonio Cermeno (Venezuela), 35-3

    6: Juan Manuel Marquez (Mexico), 29-1

    7: Vuyani Bungu (S. Africa), 37-2

    8: Manuel Medina (Mexico), 56-10, IBF champ

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

    10:Julio Pablo Chacon (Argentina), 32-0

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

    1: Erik Morales (Mexico), 33-0,WBC champ

    2: Marco Antonio Barrera (Mexico), 48-2, WBO champ

    3: Nestor Garza (Mexico), 36-1, WBA champ

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

    5: Willie Jorrin, 24-0

    6: Wayne McCullough (Britain), 22-2

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

    8: Michael Brodie (Britain), 25-0

    9: Nana Yaw Konadu (Ghana), 40-4-1

    10:Lehlohonolo Ledwaba (South Africa), 28-1-1

    		 118lbs/8st 6lbs

    1: Paulie Ayala*, 28-1, WBA champ

    2: Johnny Tapia, 46-1-2

    3: Tim Austin*, 19-0-1, IBF champ

    4: Veerapol N-Promotion (Thai), 22-1, WBC champ

    5: Adan Vargas* (Mexico), 31-1-1

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

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

    8: Cuauhtemoc Gomez (Mexico), 44-7

    9: Julio Gamboa (Nicaragua), 24-4

    10:Dario Azuaga (Paraguay), 44-0-1-1

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

    1: Mark Johnson*, 37-1, IBF champ

    2: Injoo Choo (Korea), 15-0, WBC champ

    3: Gerry Penalosa* (Philippines), 40-2-2

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

    5: Mauricio Pastrana (Colombia), 21-0

    6: Eric Morel, 21-0

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

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

    9: Diego Morales* (Mexico), 18-0, WBO champ

    10:Saen Sor Ploenchit (Thailand), 34-1

    		 112lbs/8st

    1: Manny Pacquiao* (Phillipines), 26-1, WBC champ

    2: C. Dutchboy Gym (Thailand), 34-2

    3: Leo Gamez (Venezuela), 32-6-1,WBA champ

    4: Irene Pacheco (Venezuela), 24-0, IBF champ

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

    6: Jose Bonilla (Venezuela), 25-5

    7: Jose Lopez Bueno (Spain), 13-3-2, WBO champ

    8: Chatchai Chokwiwat (Thailand), 39-5

    9: Alejandro Montiel (Mexico), 40-3

    10:Peter Culshaw (Britain), 16-1-1, 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, 14-1-1, IBF champ

    3: Rosendo Alvarez (Nicaragua), 25-1-1

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

    5: Jorge Arce (Mexico), 20-2-1, WBO champ

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

    7: Melchor Cob Castro* (Mexico), 55-6-4

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

    9: Ratanapol Vorapin (Thai.), 37-4-1

    10:Yosam Choi (Korea), 18-1

    		 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: Zolani Petelo* (South Africa), 14-2-2, IBF champ

    3: S. Porpaoin (Thai. ), 20-2-1,WBA Interim champ

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

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

    6: Wandee Charoen (Thailand), 24-3

    7: Wolf Tokimitsu (Japan), 13-3

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

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

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