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2015-11-04
Transnational Boxing Rankings Board's Rankings As Of November 3
The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board's rankings posted November 3 contain no changes. The rankings are the same as those posted October 27. Changes in the cruiserweight, light heavyweight, and junior welterweight top tens can be expected next week.

The TBRB is confident that many of the open lineal championships may be filled in the near future. As of the present, there are "kings" occupying six lineal "thrones"- Wladimir Klitschko (heavyweight), Adonis stevenson (light heavyweight), Andre Ward (super middleweight), Miguel Cotto (middleweight), Guillermo Rigondeaux (junior featherweight), and Roman Gonzalez (flyweight).

As per the TBRB's website:

"At Cruiserweight, #2 ranked Denis Lebedev said he is very interested in fighting #1 ranked Krzysztof Glowacki."

"At Jr. welterweight, both the #1 and #2 ranked Viktor Postol and Terence Crawford are Top Rank fighters and Postol is calling for Crawford to fight next. We urge Crawford to accept the challenge."

"At Lightweight, Jorge Linares has a very attractive option before him. It???s fighting #1 ranked Dejan Zlaticanin. Zlaticanin???s desire to fight Linares is a matter of record and boxing politics may make it inevitable."

"At Jr. Lightweight, #1 ranked Takashi Uchiyama has not had a real challenge since 2013 and though he defeated #2 ranked Takashi Miura in 2011, Miura is surging and deserves a rematch. The rematch would crown the true champion at the weight. Both are Japanese. What are they waiting for?"

"At Bantamweight, #2 ranked Juan Carlos Payano has expressed a strong desire to fight #1 ranked Shinsuke Yamanaka. This may and should happen after Payano???s rematch with Rau???Shee Warren -if he emerges with a win."

"The top-two fighters in the lower divisions need a push to the negotiating table. We should remind them that the official winner of their bouts will see their names enter into real boxing history and the belts end up on the ash heap."

"#1 vs. #2
Featherweight: Nicholas Walters vs. Simpiwe Vetyeka
Jr. Bantamweight: Naoya Inoue vs. Zolani Tete
Jr. Flyweight: Donnie Nietes vs. Pedro Guevara
Strawweight: Hekkie Budler vs. Wanheng Menayothin"

"Thinking fans and boxing purists on social media! Let???s start clamoring for these critical championship bouts!"

Editor's note: the remaining two weight classes without a lineal champion are the junior middleweight and welterweight divisions. Transnational #1 ranked junior middleweight contender Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will be fighting lineal world middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 21 while Transnational #2 ranked junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara is slated to fight Jan Zaveck on November 25. Transnational #2 ranked welterweight contender Timothy Bradley will be fighting Transnational #10 ranked welterweight contender Brandon Rios this Saturday night while Transnational #1 ranked welterweight contender Manny Pacquiao will be returning to the ring, possibly for the last time, in 2016.
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt