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2015-03-15
TTR'S RANKINGS THROUGH MARCH 11 POSTED
Pictured: WBA World Champion Keith Thurman, TTR's #6 ranked welterweight


TTR's Posters' Pound-For-Pound and divisional rankings based on fight results through Wednesday, March 11, 2015 were compiled and posted on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, 2015. There were changes in the rankings for seven weight classes.

(As usual, ignore the rankings to the right. Those rankings were for the period ending August 28, 2013.)

The following are TTR's new rankings:


TTR's POSTERS' POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS:

This period's Ranking (Last period's Ranking) Boxer's Name (Total Number of First Place Votes).....Total Points

(Note: t = tie)

1 (1) Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (5).....50
2 (2) Wladimir Klitschko.....42
3 (3) Manny Pacquiao.....35
4 (4) Roman Gonzalez.....34
5 (5) Juan Manuel Marquez.....22
6 (6) Guillermo Rigondeaux.....21
7 (7) Gennady Golovkin.....14
8 (8) Sergey Kovalev.....12
9 (9) Carl Froch.....11
10 (10) Timothy Bradley.....9

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Juan Francisco Estrada.....7
12 (12) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.....6
13t (13t) Terence Crawford.....3
13t (13t) Danny Garcia.....3
13t (13t) Adonis Stevenson.....3
13t (13t) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....3

Out from rankings through February 25, 2015:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: DBO, WillieB59, USMILMAN, DSuperman25, TJB NY)


TTR's POSTERS' DIVISIONAL RANKINGS:

This period's Ranking (Last period's Ranking) Boxer's Name.....Total Points


HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko

1 (1) Alexander Povetkin.....60
2 (2) Deontay Wilder.....49
3 (3) Tyson Fury.....45
4 (4) Bryant Jennings.....40
5 (5) Kubrat Pulev.....40
6 (6) Carlos Takam....24
7 (7) Bermane Stiverne.....21
8 (8) Vyacheslav Glazkov.....20
9 (9) Mike Perez.....10
10 (10) Ruslan Chagaev.....8

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Tony Thompson.....7
12 (12) Steve Cunningham.....3
13 (13) Artur Szpilka.....2

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, marciano1952, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


CRUISERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Marco Huck.....59
2 (2) Grigory Drozd.....51
3 (3) Denis Lebedev.....47
4 (4) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.....36
5 (5) Ola Afolabi.....35
6 (6) Yoan Pablo Hernandez.....34
7 (7) Ilunga "Junior" Makabu.....25
8 (8) Thabiso Mchunu.....17
9 (9) Rakhim Chakhkiev.....15
10 (10) Youri Kayembre Kalenga.....6

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Victor Emilio Ramirez.....3
12 (12) Tony Bellew.....1
13 (13) Yunier Dorticos.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, marciano1952, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Adonis Stevenson

1 (1) Sergey Kovalev.....60
2 (2) Bernard Hopkins.....52
3 (3) Jean Pascal.....46
4 (4) Juergen Braehmer.....44
5 (5) Andrzej Fonfara.....35
6 (6) Artur Beterbiev.....22
7 (7) Isaac Chilemba.....19
8 (8) Eleider Alvarez.....18
9 (9) Tommy Karpency.....12
10 (10) Nadjib Mohammedi.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Gabriel Campillo.....6
12 (12) Dmitry Sukhotsky.....4
13 (13) Robin Krasniqi.....2
14 (14) Chad Dawson.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, marciano1952, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Andre Ward

1 (1) Carl Froch.....50
2 (2) Arthur Abraham.....42
3 (3) Anthony Dirrell.....36
4 (4) George Groves.....35
5 (5) James DeGale.....29
6 (6) Robert Stieglitz.....25
7 (7) Felix Sturm.....17
8 (8) Sakio Bika.....15
9 (9) Andre Dirrell.....10
10 (10) Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr......10

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Gilberto Ramirez (Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez).....5
12 (12) Callum Smith.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Miguel Cotto

1 (1) Gennady Golovkin....50
2 (2) Peter Quillin.....42
3 (3) Daniel Geale.....40
4 (4) Martin Murray.....33
5 (6) Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam.....28
6 (5) Sergio Martinez....27
7 (7) Billy Joe Saunders.....15
8 (8) Andy Lee.....11
9 (9) Sam Soliman.....9
10 (11) Daniel Jacobs.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Marco Antonio Rubio.....4
12 (13) Jorge Sebastian Heiland.....3
13 (14) David Lemieux.....3
14 (-) Chris Eubanks, Jr......2
15 (15) Ryota Murata.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
#10- Dmitry Chudinov

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS/LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

1 (1) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.....48
2 (2) Erislandy Lara.....46
3 (3) Austin Trout.....33
4 (4) Demetrius Andrade.....32
5 (5) Cornelius "K9" Bundrage.....30
6 (6) Miguel Cotto.....25 (is also the World Champion at 160)
7 (7) "King" Carlos Molina.....14
8 (8) Joshua Clottey.....13
9 (9) Jermell Charlo.....11
10 (10) Vanes Martirosyan.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Ishe Smith.....6
12 (12) Zaurbek Baysangurov.....5
13 (13) Anthony Mundine.....3
14 (14) Jermall Charlo.....1
15 (15) Delvin Rodriguez.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Floyd Mayweather, Jr......60 (is also the World Champion at 154)
2 (2) Manny Pacquiao.....53
3 (3) Juan Manuel Marquez.....42
4 (4) Timothy Bradley.....41
5 (6) Kell Brook.....31
6 (8) Keith Thurman.....31
7 (5) Marcos Maidana.....26
8 (7) Amir Khan.....22
9 (9) Shawn Porter.....15
10 (10) Diego Chaves.....3

Also receiving points:
11 (-) Devon Alexander.....2
12 (11) Paulie Malignaggi.....2
13 (12) Robert Guerrero.....1
14 (13) Sadam Ali.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY, DSuperman25)


SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS/JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Danny Garcia

1 (1) Lucas Matthysse.....50
2 (2) Lamont Peterson.....43
3 (3) Jose Benavidez, Jr......33
4 (4) Chris Algieri.....32
5 (5) Mauricio Herrera.....30
6 (6) Jessie Vargas.....28
7 (7) Ruslan Provodnikov.....25
8 (8) Khabib Allakhverdiev.....15
9 (9) Viktor Postol.....9
10 (-) Adrien Broner.....3

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Cesar Cuenca.....2
12 (11) Thomas Dulorme.....2
13 (10) Humberto Soto.....1
14 (-) Ik Yang.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Terence Crawford

1 (1) Mickey Bey.....42
2 (2) Richar Abril.....40
3 (3) Miguel Vazquez.....37
4 (4) Raymundo Beltran.....33
5 (5) Dejan Zlaticanin.....28
6 (6) Omar Figueroa.....28
7 (7) Paulus Moses.....14
8 (8) Yuriorkis Gamboa.....12
9 (9) Denis Shafikov.....12
10 (10) Jorge Linares.....10

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Anthony Crolla.....7
12 (12) Darleys Perez.....6
13 (13) Kevin Mitchell.....3
14 (14) Terry Flanagan.....2
15 (15) Argenis Mendez.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Takashi Uchiyama.....50
2 (2) Takashi Miura.....44
3 (4) Orlando Salido.....40
4 (5) Francisco Vargas.....29
5 (7) Bryan Vazquez.....23
6 (8) Adrian Estrella.....22
7 (6) Romain Jacob.....21
8 (10) Jose Pedraza.....16
9 (9) Javier Fortuna.....16
10 (11) Roman "Rocky" Martinez.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Miguel Roman.....3
12 (-) Jomthong Chuwatana.....2
13 (-) Liam Walsh.....2
14 (-) Terdsak Kokietgym.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
#3- Rances Barthelemy (vacated IBF World title; will now campaign at 135)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Jhonny Gonzalez.....49
2 (2) Nicholas Walters.....45
3 (3) Abner Mares.....38
4 (4) Simpiwe Vetyeka.....33
5 (5) Vasyl Lomachenko.....30
6 (6) Evgeny Gradovich.....26
7 (7) Marvin Sonsona.....14
8 (8) Robinson Castellanos.....10
9 (9) Jayson Velez.....9
10 (10) Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Lee Selby.....6
12 (12) Gary Russsell, Jr......4
13 (13) Fernando Montiel.....3
14 (14) Alexander Miskirtchian.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Guillermo Rigondeaux

1 (1) Carl Frampton.....48
2 (2) Leo Santa Cruz.....47
3 (3) Scott Quigg.....38
4 (5) Nonito Donaire.....28
5 (7) Hugo Ruiz.....26
6 (4) Chris Avalos.....20
7 (8) Shingo Wake.....15
8 (9) Paulus Ambunda.....12
9 (13) Manuel Avila.....7
10 (11) Genesis Sevania.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (10) Rey Vargas.....7
12 (15) Vic Darchinyan.....4
13 (12) Hozumi Hasegawa.....4
14 (14) Luis Rosa.....3
15 (17) Oscar Escandon.....3
16 (16) Qiu Xiao Jun.....2
17 (-) Albert Pagara.....2
18 (-) Yukinori Oguni.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
#6- Andres Gutierrez (now fighting at 126)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....50
2 (2) Juan Carlos Payano.....42
3 (3) Anselmo Moreno.....37
4 (4) Tomoki Kameda.....35
5 (5) Jamie McDonnell.....28
6 (6) Randy Caballero.....21
7 (7) Liborio Solis.....16
8 (8) Julio Ceja.....12
9 (9) Zhanat Zhakiyanov.....9
10 (10) Kiko Martinez....8

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Suriyan Sor Rungvisai.....7
12 (12) Rodrigo Guerrero.....4
13 (13) Pungluang Sor Singyu.....3
14 (14) Tepparith Kokietgym (AKA Tepparith Singwancha).....2
15 (15) Lee Haskins.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


SUPER FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Naoya Inoue.....50
2 (2) Carlos Cuadras.....41
3 (3) Zolani Tete.....39
4 (4) Omar Narvaez.....35
5 (5) Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.....32
6 (6) Felipe Orucuta.....17
7 (7) Koki Kameda.....14
8 (8) Oleydong Sithsamerchai.....14
9 (9) Arthur Villanueva.....10
10 (10) David "Tornado" Sanchez.....10

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Kohei Kono.....8
12 (12) McJoe Arroyo.....3
13 (13) Ryo Matsumoto.....2

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


FLYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Roman Gonzalez

1 (1) Juan Francisco Estrada.....50
2 (3) Amnat Ruenroeng.....42
3 (2) Brian Viloria....39
4 (4) Juan Carlos Reveco.....31
5 (5) Kazuto Ioka.....29
6 (6) Edgar Sosa.....26
7 (7) Moruti Mthalane.....19
8 (8) Giovani Segura.....12
9 (9) McWilliams Arroyo.....12
10 (10) John Riel Casimero.....10

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep.....3
12 (13) Adrian Hernandez.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
#12- Takuma Inoue (now fighting at 115)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FLYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Donnie Nietes.....49
2 (2) Pedro Guevara.....46
3 (4) Milan Melindo.....31
4 (5) Ganigan Lopez.....31
5 (6) Ryoichi Taguchi.....29
6 (7) Rey Loreto.....24
7 (8) Javier Mendoza.....20
8 (9) Alberto Rossel.....15
9 (11) Francisco Rodriguez, Jr......10
10 (10) Raul "Rayito" Garcia.....10

Also receiving points:
11 (-) Paipharob Kokietgym.....2
12 (13) Benezer Alolod.....2
13 (-) Felix Alvarado.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
#3- Akira Yaegashi (moving up to 115)
#12- Nkosinathi Joyi (prolonged inactivity)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)


MINIMUMWEIGHTS/MINI-FLYWEIGHTS/STRAWWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Hekkie Budler.....50
2 (2) Wanheng Menayothin.....45
3 (3) Katsunari Takayama.....39
4 (4) Knockout CP Freshmart.....34
5 (5) Carlos Buitrago.....32
6 (6) Kosei Tanaka.....22
7 (7) Xiong Zhao Zhong.....21
8 (8) Denver Cuello.....7
9 (9) Oswaldo Novoa.....6
10 (10) Ryuji Hara.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Alexis Diaz.....5
12 (12) Ricardo Perez.....2
13 (13) Byron Rojas.....2
14 (14) Eduardo Martinez.....2
15 (15) Leroy Estrada.....1
16 (16) Simphiwe Khonco.....1

Out from rankings through February 25:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, TJB NY)
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt