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2016-02-01
TTR'S RANKINGS THROUGH JANUARY 28 POSTED
Pictured: new Top Ten heavyweight contender Charles Martin, the IBF's newly crowned champion


TTR's Posters' Pound-For-Pound and divisional rankings based on fight results through Thursday, January 28, 2016 were compiled and posted on Friday, January 29 and Sunday, January 31, 2016.

There are changes in the rankings for four divisions: heavyweight, junior middleweight, welterweight, and featherweight.

At the time, this article was posted, the rankings to the right had not been updated. They should be shortly. In the meantime, what follows are the new rankings in their entirety:

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) Roman Gonzalez (3).....56
2 (2) Gennady Golovkin (1).....50
3 (3) Sergey Kovalev.....41
4 (4) Manny Pacquiao.....33
5 (5) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (1).....26
6 (6) Terence Crawford.....20
7 (7) Juan Francisco Estrada.....19
8 (8) Guillermo Rigondeaux.....18
9 (9) Andre Ward (1).....17
10 (10) Timothy Bradley.....8

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....6
12t (12t) Carl Frampton.....5
12t (12t) Naoya Inoue.....5
12t (12t) Vasyl Lomachenko.....5
15t (15t) Tyson Fury.....4
15t (15t) Danny Garcia.....4
17t (17t) Adonis Stevenson.....3
17t (17t) Takashi Uchiyama.....3
19t (19t) Kell Brook.....2
19t (19t) Erislandy Lara.....2
19t (19t) Nicholas Walters.....2
22 (22) Wladimir Klitschko.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: DBO, WillieB59, USMILMAN, DSuperman25, gilgamesh, stenchasaurous)


TTR's POSTERS' DIVISIONAL RANKINGS:

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

HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Tyson Fury

1 (1) Wladimir Klitschko.....50
2 (2) Alexander Povetkin.....45
3 (3) Deontay Wilder.....39
4 (4) Kubrat Pulev.....31
5 (5) Luis Ortiz.....29
6 (6) Bermane Stiverne.....24
7 (7) Carlos Takam....22
8 (10) Bryant Jennings.....10
9 (9) Ruslan Chagaev.....9
10 (-) Charles Martin.....4

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Anthony Joshua.....4
12 (12) Mike Perez.....3
13 (-) Dominic Breazeale.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
#8- Vyacheslav Glazkov

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

CRUISERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Krzysztof Glowacki.....45
2 (2) Denis Lebedev.....43
3 (3) Grigory Drozd.....41
4 (4) Marco Huck.....39
5 (5) Ilunga "Junior" Makabu.....31
6 (6) Victor Emilio Ramirez.....22
7 (7) Ola Afolabi.....12
8 (8) Ovill McKenzie.....10
9 (9) Thabiso Mchunu.....9
10 (10) Youri Kayembre Kalenga.....8

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Tony Bellew.....6
12 (12) Oleksandr Usyk.....5
13 (13) Olanrewaju Durodola.....4

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Adonis Stevenson

1 (1) Sergey Kovalev.....50
2 (2) Juergen Braehmer.....37
3 (3) Andrzej Fonfara.....36
4 (4) Artur Beterbiev.....34
5 (5) Jean Pascal.....31
6 (6) Eleider Alvarez.....24
7 (7) Vyacheslav Shabranskyy.....22
8 (8) Isaac Chilemba.....14
9 (9) Yunieski Gonzalez.....9
10 (10) Andre Ward.....9 (is also WORLD CHAMPION at 168)

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Marcus Browne.....4
12 (12) Nadjib Mohammedi.....2
13 (13) Thomas Oosthuizen.....1
14 (14) Sean Monaghan.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Andre Ward (is also #10 at 175)

1 (1) Arthur Abraham.....48
2 (2) James DeGale.....47
3 (3) Badou Jack.....39
4 (4) George Groves.....31
5 (5) Fedor Chudinov.....22
6 (6) Andre Dirrell.....22
7 (7) Gilberto Ramirez (Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez).....18
8 (8) Anthony Dirrell.....18
9 (9) Lucian Bute.....8
10 (10) Sakio Bika.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Felix Sturm.....6
12 (12) Callum Smith.....4
13 (13) Martin Murray.....4

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Saul "Canelo" Alvarez

1 (1) Gennady Golovkin....50
2 (2) Daniel Jacobs.....41
3 (3) Miguel Cotto.....41 (is also #5 at 154)
4 (4) Billy Joe Saunders.....34
5 (5) Andy Lee.....27
6 (6) David Lemieux.....27
7 (7) Peter Quillin.....20
8 (8) Hassan N'Dam (Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam).....13
9 (9) Chris Eubank, Jr......9
10 (10) Jorge Sebastian Heiland.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Dominic Wade....3
12 (12) Sam Soliman.....2
13 (13) Ryota Murata.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS/LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Erislandy Lara.....49
2 (2) Austin Trout.....40
3 (3) Jermall Charlo.....38
4 (4) Jermell Charlo.....35
5 (5) Miguel Cotto.....24 (is also #3 at 160)
6 (6) Vanes Martirosyan.....21
7 (7) Julian Williams.....19
8 (8) Michel Soro.....16
9 (9) Demetrius Andrade.....14
10 (11) Willie Nelson.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Liam Smith.....6
12 (14) Cornelius "K9" Bundrage.....4
13 (13) Golden Jack Culcay.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
#10- "King" Carlos Molina (now fighting as a welterweight)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Manny Pacquiao.....57
2 (2) Timothy Bradley.....49
3 (3) Keith Thurman.....47
4 (4) Kell Brook.....46
5 (5) Amir Khan.....37
6 (6) Shawn Porter.....32
7 (7) Danny Garcia.....25
8 (8) Sadam Ali.....15
9 (9) Lamont Peterson.....7
10 (10) Jessie Vargas.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Errol Spence, Jr......4
12 (-) Sammy Vasquez, Jr......2
13 (13) Chris Algieri.....2
14 (12) Robert Guerrero.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one

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

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS/JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Viktor Postol.....48
2 (2) Terence Crawford.....46
3 (3) Lucas Matthysse.....39
4 (4) Jose Benavidez, Jr......32
5 (5) Mauricio Herrera.....29
6 (6) Adrien Broner.....28
7 (7) Ruslan Provodnikov.....22
8 (8) Eduard Troyanovsky.....15
9 (9) Antonio Orozco.....10
10 (10) Adrian Granados.....4

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Humberto Soto.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION:

1 (1) Dejan Zlaticanin.....41
2 (2) Jorge Linares.....38
3 (3) Rances Barthelemy.....31
4 (4) Anthony Crolla.....31
5 (5) Miguel Vazquez.....26
6 (6) Argenis Mendez.....25
7 (7) Yuriorkis Gamboa.....20
8 (8) Terry Flanagan.....19
9 (9) Mickey Bey.....18
10 (10) Darleys Perez.....12

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Ismael Barroso.....5
12 (12) Denis Shafikov.....5
13 (13) Malcolm Klassen.....2
14 (14) Emiliano Marsili.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Takashi Uchiyama.....50
2 (2) Francisco Vargas.....45
3 (3) Takashi Miura.....40
4 (4) Roman "Rocky" Martinez.....31
5 (5) Javier Fortuna.....31
6 (6) Orlando Salido.....23
7 (7) Jose Pedraza.....18
8 (8) Nicholas Walters.....13
9 (9) Bryan Vasquez.....7
10 (10) Juli Giner.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Edner Cherry.....4
12 (12) Stephen Smith.....3
13 (13) Eden Sonsona.....2
14 (14) Romain Jacob.....2
15 (15) Terdsak Kokietgym.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Vasyl Lomachenko.....49
2 (2) Gary Russell, Jr.....46
3 (3) Leo Santa Cruz.....35
4 (4) Lee Selby.....34
5 (5) Simpiwe Vetyeka.....30
6 (6) Abner Mares.....25
7 (7) Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar.....22
8 (9) Evgeny Gradovich.....7
9 (10) Marvin Sonsona.....6
10 (11) Ronny Rios.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (13) Eric Hunter.....5
12 (12) Oscar Valdez.....4
13 (14) Fernando Montiel.....3
14 (16) Kiko Martinez.....2
15 (15) Satoshi "Bazooka" Hosono.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
#8- Robinson Castellanos (prolonged inactivity)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Guillermo Rigondeaux

1 (1) Carl Frampton.....50
2 (2) Scott Quigg.....45
3 (3) Nonito Donaire.....35
4 (4) Julio Ceja.....32
5 (5) Albert Pagara.....22
6 (6) Shingo Wake.....21
7 (7) Hugo Ruiz.....14
8 (8) Genesis Servania.....13
9 (9) Paulus Ambunda.....10
10 (10) Rey Vargas.....9

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Moises Flores.....7
12 (12) Manuel "Tino" Avila.....6
13 (13) Cesar Juarez.....5
14 (14) Tyson Cave.....3
15 (15) Jonathan Guzman.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....50
2 (2) Juan Carlos Payano.....43
3 (3) Anselmo Moreno.....38
4 (4) Jamie McDonnell.....36
5 (5) Tomoki Kameda.....31
6 (6) Liborio Solis.....17
7 (7) Zhanat Zhakiyanov.....15
8 (8) Pungluang Sor Singyu.....12
9 (9) Lee Haskins.....10
10 (10) Suriyan Sor Rungvisai.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Rau'shee Warren.....8
12 (12) Tepparith Kokietgym (AKA Tepparith Singwancha).....3
13 (13) Marlon Tapales.....2
14 (14) Karim Guerfi.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

SUPER FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Naoya Inoue.....50
2 (2) Carlos Cuadras.....42
3 (3) Zolani Tete.....40
4 (4) Omar Narvaez.....35
5 (5) Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.....26
6 (6) Kohei Kono.....25
7 (7) McJoe Arroyo.....18
8 (8) Luis Concepcion.....14
9 (9) Oleydong Sithsamerchai.....11
10 (10) Norberto Jimenez.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Arthur Villanueva.....4
12 (12) Gideon Buthelezi.....1
13 (13) Takuma Inoue.....1
14 (14) Sho Ishida.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

FLYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Roman Gonzalez

1 (1) Juan Francisco Estrada.....50
2 (2) Amnat Ruenroeng.....44
3 (3) Kazuto Ioka.....39
4 (4) Brian Viloria....36
5 (5) McWilliams Arroyo.....23
6 (6) Juan Carlos Reveco.....23
7 (7) Moruti Mthalane.....18
8 (8) John Riel Casimero.....18
9 (9) Edgar Sosa.....10
10 (10) Yodmongkol Vor Saengthep.....9

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Daigo Higa.....3
12 (12) Takuya Kogawa.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FLYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Donnie Nietes.....50
2 (2) Ryiochi Taguchi.....41
3 (3) Yu Kimura.....41
4 (4) Pedro Guevara.....36
5 (5) Akira Yaegashi.....31
6 (6) Javier Mendoza.....22
7 (7) Rey Loreto.....19
8 (8) Moises Fuentes.....11
9 (9) Jonathan Inguito Taconing.....8
10 (10) Milan Melindo.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Paipharob Kokietgym.....5
12 (12) Alberto Rossel.....4

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

MINIMUMWEIGHTS/MINI-FLYWEIGHTS/STRAWWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Hekkie Budler.....49
2 (2) Wanheng Menayothin.....45
3 (3) Knockout CP Freshmart.....33
4 (4) Kosei Tanaka.....32
5 (5) Jose Argumedo.....31
6 (6) Carlos Buitrago.....28
7 (7) Katsunari Takayama.....26
8 (8) Xiong Zhao Zhong (Chao Zhong Xiong).....15
9 (9) Vic Saludar.....3
10 (10) Byron Rojas.....3

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Saul "Baby" Juarez.....3
12 (12) Panya Pradabsri (AKA Petchmanee Kokietgym).....2
13 (13) Leroy Estrada.....2
14 (14) Simphiwe Khonco.....1
15 (15) Oswaldo Novoa.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: the13r, KSTAT124, DBO, WillieB59, gilgamesh)

 
Article By: Ken Pollitt