Las Vegas Sun Boxing rankings

(with WBC, WBA and IBF champions identified)

Compiled by boxing writer Dean Juipe

Heavyweights (195+ pounds)

1. Evander Holyfield 35-3 (WBA, IBF)

2. Lennox Lewis 33-1 (WBC)

3. Mike Tyson 45-3

4. Michael Moorer 39-2

5. Michael Grant 28-0

6. Hasim Rahman 28-0

7. Ray Mercer 25-4-1

8. Andrew Golota 31-3

9. Henry Akinwande 33-1-1

10. George Foreman 76-5

11. Chris Byrd 26-0

12. Zeljko Mavrovic 27-0

13. Frans Botha 37-1

14. Larry Donald 32-1-1

15. Ike Ibeabuchi 18-0

Cruiserweights (190)

1. Juan Carlos Gomez 25-0 (WBC)

2. Fabrice Tiozzo 39-1 (WBA)

3. Marcelo Dominguez 22-2-1

4. Imamu Mayfield 18-0 (IBF)

5. Arthur Williams 28-4-1

6. Carl Thompson 24-4

7. Dale Brown 17-0-1

8. Orlin Norris 49-5

9. Nate Miller 30-6

10. Torsten May 17-2

11. Ralf Rocchigiana 41-9-7

12. Elicier Castillo 16-1-1

13. James Toney 55-4-2

14. David Izegwire 20-1

15. Terry Dunston 17-1

Light heavyweights (175)

1. Roy Jones 37-1 (WBC, WBA)

2. Dariusz Michaelczewski 37-0-1

3. Montell Griffin 31-1

4. Reggie Johnson 38-5-1 (IBF)

5. William Guthrie 24-1

6. Graciano Rocchigiani 40-4-2

7. Lou Del Valle 27-2

8. Virgil Hill 44-3

9. Michael Nunn 53-4

10. Mark Prince 18-0

11. Derrick Harmon 15-0

12. Kenny Bowman 31-1

13. Eddy Smulders 34-2

14. Drake Thadzi 30-8-1

15. Mike McCallum 49-5-1

Super Middleweights (168)

1. Frankie Liles 32-1 (WBA)

2. Joe Calzaghe 25-0

3. Charles Brewer 32-5 (IBF)

4. Richie Woodhall 23-1 (WBC)

5. Thomas Tate 33-5

6. Joseph Kiwanuka 26-3-2

7. Jorge Castro 105-6-2

8. Steve Collins 36-3

9. Mads Larsen 25-1

10. Omar Sheika 14-1

11. Robin Reid 25-1-1

12. Luciano Torres 34-1

13. Jose Rivera 21-0

14. Aaron Davis 45-6

15. Henry Wharton 23-2-1

Middleweights (160)

1. Bernard Hopkins 34-2-1 (IBF)

2. William Joppy 26-1-1 (WBA)

3. Antwun Echols 21-2-1

4. Otis Grant 31-1-1

5. Robert Allen 22-2

6. Hacine Cherifi 24-2-1 (WBC)

7. Keith Holmes 30-2

8. Julio Cesar Green 23-3

9. Silvio Branco 35-2-2

10. Julio Cesar Vasquez 59-3

11. Dana Rosenblatt 28-1

12. Julian Jackson 55-5

13. Paul Vaden 27-2

14. Robert McCracken 29-0

15. Stephane Quellette 24-1

Junior Middleweights (154)

1. Yory Boy Campas 71-2 (IBF)

2. Laurent Boudouani 36-2-1 (WBA)

3. Keith Mullings 16-4-1 (WBC)

4. Terry Norris 47-7

5. Raul Marquez 28-1

6. David Reid 10-0

7. Fernando Vargas 14-0

8. Carl Daniels 40-3

9. Anthony Jones 40-8-2

10. Harry Simon 17-0

11. Guillermo Jones 22-2-1

12. Emmett Linton 24-2

13. Bronco McKart 34-2

14. Tony Marshall 28-7-6

15. Winky Wright 38-2

Welterweights (147)

1. Oscar De La Hoya 28-0 (WBC)

2. Felix Trinidad 33-0 (IBF)

3. Ike Quartey 34-0-1

4. Pernell Whitaker 41-2-1

5. Jose Luis Lopez 41-3-2

6. Derrell Coley 32-1-2

7. Julio Cesar Chavez 101-2-2

8. Soren Sondergaad 36-1

9. Frankie Randall 53-5-1

10. Oba Carr 46-2-1

11. Wilfredo Rivera 28-3-1

12. Diobelys Hurtado 24-1

13. Vernon Forrest 24-0

14. Michele Piccirillo 26-1

15. Larry Barnes 44-2

Junior Welterweights (140)

1. Vince Phillips 39-3 (IBF)

2. Miguel Angel Gonzalez 42-1-1

3. Kostya Tszyu 21-1-1

4. Khalid Rahilou 32-2 (WBA)

5. Bolillo Gonzalez 48-3-1

6. Hector Lopez 39-5-1

7. Zab Judah 16-0

8. Juan Coggi 71-4-2

9. Reggie Green 28-2

10. Antonio Diaz 22-2

11. Freddie Ladd 38-2

12. Hector Quiroz 25-2-1

13. Giovanni Parisi 36-3-1

14. Jan Bergman 35-2

15. Sharmba Mitchell 42-2

Lightweights (135)

1. Shane Mosley 28-0 (IBF)

2. Cesar Bazan 33-2-1 (WBC)

3. Stevie Johnston 24-1

4. Jean-Baptiste Mendy 51-7-3 (WBA)

5. Gussie Nazarov 26-1

6. Phillip Holiday 32-1

7. Isreal Cardona 29-2

8. Miguel Julio 29-2-1

9. Angel Manfredy 24-2-1

10. Acelino Freitas 15-0

11. Golden Johnson 14-1-2

12. Ivan Robinson 26-2

13. Arturo Gatti 29-3

14. George Scott 31-2

15. Artur Grigorina 23-0

Junior Lightweights (130)

1. Genaro Hernandez 38-1-1 (WBC)

2. Robert Garcia 30-0 (IBF)

3. Floyd Mayweather 17-0

4. Takonon Hatakeyama 21-0-1 (WBA)

5. Justin Juuko 31-1-1

6. Diego Corrales 23-0

7. Jesus Chavez 24-1

8. Gabe Ruelas 45-4

9. Yong Soo Choi 24-3-1

10. Azumah Nelson 39-5-2

11. Julien Lorcy 35-1-2

12. Goyo Vargas 37-6-1

13. John Palaki 21-1-1

14. Arnulfo Castillo 26-0-2

15. Barry Jones 17-0-1

Featherweights (126)

1. Naseem Hamed 30-0

2. Freddie Norwood 29-0-1 (WBA)

3. Luisito Espinosa 43-7 (WBC)

4. Antonio Cermeno 29-2

5. Juan Manuel Marquez 25-1

6. Derrick Gainer 25-4

7. Nestor Garza 32-1

8. Manuel Medina 55-10 (IBF)

9. Kevin Kelley 47-3-2

10. Lewis Wood 19-1

11. Guty Espadas 23-2

12. David Santos 30-2

13. Wilfredo Vazquez 50-8-3

14. Hector Lizarrago 34-9-5

15. Julio Chacon 24-0

Super Bantamweights (122)

1. Kennedy McKinney 33-3-1

2. Erik Morales 31-0 (WBC)

3. Vuyani Bungu 25-2 (IBF)

4. Wayne McCullough 22-1

5. Enrique Sanchez 24-0-1 (WBA)

6. Marco Antonio Barrera 45-2

7. Cassius Baloyi 19-0

8. Mbulelo Botile 23-1

9. Aristead Clayton 20-1

10. Danny Romero 33-2

11. Carlos Navarro 16-0

12. Kozo Ishii 15-1

13. Pason Pires 12-0

14. Siri Singmanassak 16-1

15. Hector Acero Sanchez 37-5-3

Bantamweights (118)

1. Tim Austin 18-0-1 (IBF)

2. Nana Konadu 29-3-1 (WBA)

3. Joichior Tatsuyoshi 17-4-1 (WBC)

4. Jorge Elicier Julio 39-1

5. Adan Vargas 28-1-1

6. Johnny Bredahl 33-1

7. Dario Azuaga 41-0-1

8. S.Nakornthornparkview 16-1

9. Paulie Ayala 24-1

10. Daorung Siriwat 63-6-3

11. Famosito Gomez 42-8

12. Keiji Yamaguchi 23-3

13. Johnny Armour 23-0

14. Mauricio Martinez 12-3-1

15. Alfred Kotey 18-1

Junior Bantamweights (115)

1. Johnny Tapia 44-0-2 (IBF)

2. Satoshi Iida 25-1-1 (WBA)

3. Cho In-Joo 13-0 (WBC)

4. Gerry Penalosa 38-2-2

5. S.Lakchaopormasak 19-0

6. Samson Gym 28-0

7. Yokthai Sith-Oar 14-1-1

8. Katsuya Onizuka 24-1

9. Luis Bolano 29-0

10. Veeraphol Sahaprom 12-1

11. Eric Morel 14-0

12. Hiroshi Kawashima 20-3-1

13. Joel Luna Zarate 32-2-2

14. Hyung-Chul Lee 19-6

15. Miguel Martinez 40-15-1

Flyweights (112)

1. Mark Johnson 35-1 (IBF)

2. Chatchai Sasakul 33-1 (WBC)

3. Hugo Soto 50-5-2 (WBA)

4. Jose Bonilla 29-4

5. Sean Sor Ploenchit 27-1

6. Ysaias Zamudio 45-7-1

7. Hiroki Ioka 32-8-1

8. David Guerault 12-0

9. Carlos Salazar 47-9-3

10. Scotty Olson 33-3-2

11. Will Grigsby 11-1

12. Alejandro Montiel 38-3

13. Jesper Jensen 28-1

14. S.Pisnurachan 12-0

15. Yong-Soon Chang 21-3

Junior Flyweights (108)

1. Mauricio Pastrana 19-0

2. Saman Sorjaturong 38-2-1 (WBC)

3. Pitchinoi Siriwat 19-1 (WBA)

4. Jake Matlala 49-10-2

5. Oscar Andrade 22-5

6. Juan Cordoba 33-4-3

7. Joma Gamboa 24-3-1

8. Melchor Cob-Castro 51-6-4

9. Shiro Yahiro 23-4-2

10. Carlos Murillo 33-5

11. Yo-Sam Choi 16-1

12. Jesus Chong 31-9

13. Thomas Rivera 14-3-2

14. Gabriel Munoz 18-2-1

15. Juan Herrera 23-3-1

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