Pictured: TTR's new #2 ranked light flyweight contender Ganigan Lopez, the newly crowned WBC World light flyweight champ


TTR's Posters' Pound-For-Pound and divisional rankings based on fight results through Thursday, March 10, 2016 were compiled and posted on Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12. Nine fighters entered or re-entered TTR's rankings and seven, for one reason or another, were removed.

The fighters who cracked the rankings are Lucas Browne (#10 at 200+), Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (#7 at 200), Mairis Briedis (#15 at 200), Avtandil Khurtsidze (#10 at 160), Felix Verdejo (#15 at 135), Oscar Escandon (#15 at 126), Ganigan Lopez (#2 at 108), Jesse Espinas (#12 at 108), and Denver Cuello (#13 at 108). Those who were dropped or pushed out are Ruslan Chagaev, Ryota Murata, Cesar Juarez, Adam Lopez, Oleydong sithsamerchai, Paipharob Kokietgym, and Alberto Rossel.


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).....49
3 (3) Sergey Kovalev.....44
4 (4) Manny Pacquiao.....32
5 (5) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (1).....26
6 (6) Terence Crawford.....20
7 (7) Guillermo Rigondeaux.....18
8t (8t) Andre Ward (1).....17
8t (8t) Juan Francisco Estrada.....17
10 (10) Timothy Bradley.....8

Others receiving points:
11t (11t) Naoya Inoue.....6
11t (11t) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....6
13t (13t) Carl Frampton.....5
13t (13t) Vasyl Lomachenko.....5
15t (15t) Tyson Fury.....4
15t (15t) Danny Garcia.....4
17t (17t) Erislandy Lara.....3
17t (17t) Adonis Stevenson.....3
17t (17t) Takashi Uchiyama.....3
20t (20t) Kell Brook.....2
20t (20t) Nicholas Walters.....2

Out from rankings through February 25, 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.....38
4 (5) Luis Ortiz.....34
5 (4) Kubrat Pulev.....30
6 (6) Bermane Stiverne.....24
7 (7) Carlos Takam....23
8 (8) Bryant Jennings.....11
9 (10) Anthony Joshua.....5
10 (-) Lucas Browne.....4

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Charles Martin.....4
12 (12) Dominic Breazeale.....3
13 (13) Mike Perez.....3

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
#9- Ruslan Chagaev

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

CRUISERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Krzysztof Glowacki.....44
2 (2) Denis Lebedev.....43
3 (3) Grigory Drozd.....40
4 (4) Marco Huck.....39
5 (5) Ilunga "Junior" Makabu.....30
6 (6) Victor Emilio Ramirez.....21
7 (-) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.....11
8 (9) Thabiso Mchunu.....8
9 (8) Ovill McKenzie.....8
10 (10) Youri Kayembre Kalenga.....8

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Tony Bellew.....6
12 (12) Oleksandr Usyk.....6
13 (7) Ola Afolabi.....5
14 (13) Olanrewaju Durodola.....4
15 (-) Mairis Briedis.....2

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
No one

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Adonis Stevenson

1 (1) Sergey Kovalev.....50
2 (2) Andrzej Fonfara.....37
3 (3) Juergen Braehmer.....37
4 (4) Artur Beterbiev.....35
5 (5) Eleider Alvarez.....27
6 (6) Vyacheslav Shabranskyy.....26
7 (7) Jean Pascal.....18
8 (8) Isaac Chilemba.....16
9 (9) Yunieski Gonzalez.....9
10 (10) Andre Ward.....9 (is also WORLD CHAMPION at 168)

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Marcus Browne.....6
12 (12) Nadjib Mohammedi.....2
13 (13) Thomas Oosthuizen.....1
14 (14) Sean Monaghan.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 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.....40
4 (4) George Groves.....32
5 (5) Andre Dirrell.....23
6 (6) Anthony Dirrell.....21
7 (7) Felix Sturm.....18
8 (8) Gilberto Ramirez (Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez).....17
9 (9) Fedor Chudinov.....13
10 (10) Lucian Bute.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Callum Smith.....6
12 (12) Martin Murray.....2

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

*- Ward will abdicate the throne at 168 when he makes his "official" debut at 175. Being that Ward has not defended the title since November 2013, if the #1 and #2 contenders fight each other before he abdicates, the winner would snatch the lineal title from him.

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).....14
9 (9) Chris Eubank, Jr......8
10 (-) Avtandil Khurtsidze.....4

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Dominic Wade....3
12 (10) Jorge Sebastian Heiland.....3
13 (12) Sam Soliman.....2

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
#13- Ryota Murata

(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 (10) Willie Nelson.....7

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

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
No one (no changes)

(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.....32
6 (6) Shawn Porter.....32
7 (7) Danny Garcia.....26
8 (10) Jessie Vargas.....18
9 (9) Lamont Peterson.....8
10 (11) Errol Spence, Jr......5

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Sammy Vasquez, Jr......4
12 (13) Chris Algieri.....3
13 (14) Robert Guerrero.....2
14 (8) Sadam Ali.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 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 February 25, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Dejan Zlaticanin.....41
2 (2) Jorge Linares.....38
3 (3) Rances Barthelemy.....31
4 (4) Anthony Crolla.....31
5 (5) Miguel Vazquez.....27
6 (6) Argenis Mendez.....26
7 (7) Terry Flanagan.....20
8 (8) Mickey Bey.....19
9 (9) Yuriorkis Gamboa.....14
10 (10) Darleys Perez.....11

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Denis Shafikov.....6
12 (12) Ismael Barroso.....5
13 (13) Emiliano Marsili.....3
14 (14) Malcolm Klassen.....2
15 (-) Felix Verdejo.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
No one

(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 February 25, 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.....38
3 (3) Leo Santa Cruz.....37
4 (4) Lee Selby.....35
5 (5) Simpiwe Vetyeka.....30
6 (6) Abner Mares.....26
7 (7) Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar.....23
8 (8) Evgeny Gradovich.....8
9 (11) Eric Hunter.....6
10 (9) Marvin Sonsona.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (10) Ronny Rios.....4
12 (12) Oscar Valdez.....4
13 (13) Fernando Montiel.....3
14 (15) Satoshi "Bazooka" Hosono.....3
15 (-) Oscar Escandon.....2
16 (14) Kiko Martinez.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
No one

(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.....44
3 (3) Nonito Donaire.....36
4 (7) Hugo Ruiz.....29
5 (5) Albert Pagara.....24
6 (6) Shingo Wake.....23
7 (4) Julio Ceja.....14
8 (8) Genesis Servania.....13
9 (12) Moises Flores.....10
10 (9) Paulus Ambunda.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (10) Rey Vargas.....8
12 (11) Randy Caballero.....6
13 (13) Manuel "Tino" Avila.....5
14 (15) Tyson Cave.....3
15 (16) Jonathan Guzman.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
#14- Cesar Juarez
#17- Adam Lopez

(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 (7) Pungluang Sor Singyu.....15
7 (8) Zhanat Zhakiyanov.....14
8 (6) Liborio Solis.....13
9 (9) Lee Haskins.....10
10 (10) Suriyan Sor Rungvisai.....9

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Rau'shee Warren.....9
12 (12) Tepparith Kokietgym (AKA Tepparith Singwancha).....3
13 (13) Marlon Tapales.....2
14 (14) Karim Guerfi.....2

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
No one

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.....26
7 (7) McJoe Arroyo.....20
8 (8) Luis Concepcion.....16
9 (10) Norberto Jimenez.....9
10 (11) Arthur Villanueva.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Gideon Buthelezi.....2
12 (13) Takuma Inoue.....2
13 (14) Sho Ishida.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
#9- Oleydong Sithsamerchai- fighting at 118; last fought at 115 on 5/30/14

(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) Yodmongkol Sor Saengthep.....10
10 (10) Edgar Sosa.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Daigo Higa.....2
12 (12) Juan Hernandez.....1
13 (13) Takuya Kogawa.....1
14 (14) Stamp Kiatniwat.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 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 (-) Ganigan Lopez.....39
3 (2) Ryiochi Taguchi.....38
4 (4) Pedro Guevara.....38
5 (3) Yu Kimura.....33
6 (5) Akira Yaegashi.....26
7 (6) Javier Mendoza.....17
8 (7) Rey Loreto.....14
9 (8) Moises Fuentes.....7
10 (10) Milan Melindo.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (9) Jonathan Inguito Taconing....5
12 (-) Jesse Espinas.....2
13 (-) Denver Cuello.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
#11- Paipharob Kokietgym
#12- Alberto Rossel

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

MINIMUMWEIGHTS/MINI-FLYWEIGHTS/STRAWWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Hekkie Budler.....50
2 (2) Wanheng Menayothin.....45
3 (3) Knockout CP Freshmart.....38
4 (4) Jose Argumedo.....32
5 (5) Kosei Tanaka.....30
6 (6) Katsunari Takayama.....27
7 (7) Carlos Buitrago.....21
8 (8) Xiong Zhao Zhong (Chao Zhong Xiong).....14
9 (9) Saul "Baby" Juarez.....5
10 (10) Byron Rojas.....4

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Panya Pradabsri (AKA Petchmanee Kokietgym).....2
12 (12) Vic Saludar.....2
13 (13) Leroy Estrada.....2
14 (14) Oswaldo Novoa.....2
15 (15) Simphiwe Khonco.....1

Out from rankings through February 25, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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