Pictured: WBA World light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly who re-entered TTR's rankings as the #5 contender for the lineal World light heavyweight title


TTR's divisional and Pound-For-Pound rankings based on fights held through October 13 were compiled and posted on October 14. There are changes in the rankings for nine of the seventeen weight classes.

At the time this article was posted, the rankings to the right had not been updated. They should be shortly. In the meanwhile, you can peruse our new rankings right here:

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).....57
2 (2) Sergey Kovalev (1).....49
3 (3) Gennady Golovkin.....40
4 (4) Andre Ward (1).....39
5 (5) Terence Crawford.....33
6t (6t) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (1).....22
6t (6t) Guillermo Rigondeaux.....22
8 (8) Manny Pacquiao.....11
9 (9) Vasyl Lomachenko.....8
10t (10t) Juan Francisco Estrada.....7
10t (10t) Erislandy Lara.....7

Others receiving points:
12t (12t) Carl Frampton.....5
12t (12t) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....5
14t (14t) Timothy Bradley.....4
14t (14t) Tyson Fury.....4
14t (14t) Danny Garcia.....4
17t (17t) Kell Brook.....3
17t (17t) Naoya Inoue.....3
17t (17t) Donnie Nietes.....3
17t (17t) Nicholas Walters.....3
21 (21) Keith Thurman.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 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) Luis Ortiz.....36
5 (5) Joseph Parker.....26
6 (6) Anthony Joshua.....22
7 (7) Kubrat Pulev.....21
8 (8) Bermane Stiverne.....17
9 (9) Carlos Takam....10
10 (10) Bryant Jennings.....5

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Erkan Teper.....2
12 (12) Lucas Browne.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

CRUISERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Oleksandr Usyk.....47
2 (2) Denis Lebedev.....45
3 (3) Krzysztof Glowacki.....40
4 (4) Marco Huck.....35
5 (5) Tony Bellew.....25
6 (6) Mairis Briedis.....22
7 (7) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.....16
8 (8) Yunier Dorticos.....14
9 (9) Victor Emilio Ramirez.....13
10 (10) Ilunga "Junior" Makabu.....11

Others receiving points:
11 (12) Youri Kayembre Kalenga.....4
12 (-) Olanrewaju Durodola.....1
13 (13) Noel Gevor.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
#11- Ovill McKenzie (prolonged inactivity)

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Adonis Stevenson

1 (1) Sergey Kovalev.....50
2 (2) Andre Ward.....44
3 (4) Artur Beterbiev.....36
4 (5) Eleider Alvarez.....28
5 (-) Nathan Cleverly.....27
6 (7) Joe Smith, Jr......20
7 (3) Juergen Braehmer.....20
8 (6) Vyacheslav Shabranskyy.....20
9 (9) Andrzej Fonfara.....10
10 (10) Isaac Chilemba.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (8) Jean Pascal.....7
12 (11) Yunieski Gonzalez.....3
13 (12) Oleksandr Gvozdyk.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
#13- Marcus Browne

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) James DeGale.....50
2 (2) Badou Jack.....43
3 (3) Gilberto Ramirez (Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez).....38
4 (4) George Groves.....31
5 (5) Arthur Abraham.....27
6 (6) Andre Dirrell.....20
7 (7) Anthony Dirrell.....19
8 (8) Felix Sturm.....15
9 (9) Callum Smith.....12
10 (10) Fedor Chudinov.....11

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Lucian Bute.....8
12 (-) Jose Uzcategui.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one

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

Note: #8 ranked Felix Sturm's "A" sample tested positive for stanzolol after his February 20 win over #10 ranked Fedor Chudinov and #11 ranked Lucian Bute's "A" sample tested positive for ostarine after his April 30 draw with #2 ranked Bayou Jack. Sturm's "B" sample was to have been opened on October 12 however Sturm vacated the WBA World super championship on October 5 citing an elbow injury. Bute's "B" sample also tested positive but no announcement regarding the actions, if any, to be taken against Bute have been issued at this time.

MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Saul "Canelo" Alvarez

1 (1) Gennady Golovkin....50
2 (2) Daniel Jacobs.....42
3 (3) Miguel Cotto.....40 (is also #7 at 154)
4 (4) Billy Joe Saunders.....34
5 (5) David Lemieux.....29
6 (6) Andy Lee.....26
7 (7) Peter Quillin.....17
8 (8) Chris Eubank, Jr......13
9 (9) Hassan N'Dam (Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam).....11
10 (10) Avtandil Khurtsidze.....4

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Jorge Sebastian Heiland....4
12 (12) Kell Brook.....2 (also #4 at 147)
13 (13) Maciej Sulecki.....1
14 (14) Ryota Murata.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS/LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.....49 (is also WORLD CHAMPION at 160)
2 (2) Erislandy Lara.....44
3 (3) Jermall Charlo.....41
4 (4) Jermell Charlo.....30
5 (5) Demetrius Andrade.....29
6 (6) Austin Trout.....24
7 (7) Miguel Cotto.....17 (is also #3 at 160)
8 (8) Julian Williams.....15
9 (9) Vanes Martirosyan.....12
10 (10) Liam Smith.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Michel Soro.....3
12 (12) Golden Jack Culcay.....3
13 (13) Willie Nelson.....2

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Manny Pacquiao.....60
2 (2) Keith Thurman.....53
3 (3) Timothy Bradley.....44
4 (4) Kell Brook.....36 (also #12 at 160)
5 (5) Shawn Porter.....35
6 (6) Danny Garcia.....25
7 (7) Errol Spence, Jr......23
8 (8) Amir Khan.....19
9 (9) Jessie Vargas.....18
10 (12) Felix Diaz.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Leonard Bundu.....5
12 (13) Konstantin Ponomarev.....3
13 (10) Lamont Peterson.....3
14 (-) Frankie Gomez.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one

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

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS/JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Terence Crawford

1 (1) Viktor Postol.....49
2 (2) Eduard Troyanovsky.....45
3 (4) Adrien Broner.....38
4 (5) Antonio Orozco.....29
5 (6) John Molina, Jr......24
6 (7) Antonio Granados.....20
7 (8) Rances Barthelemy.....19
8 (9) Ruslan Provodnikov.....12
9 (10) Humberto Soto.....11
10 (11) Ricky Burns.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Mauricio Herrera.....7
12 (13) Raymundo Beltran.....5
13 (14) Sergey Lipinets.....3
14 (15) Cesar Rene Cuenca.....2
15 (-) Miguel Vazquez.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
#3- Lucas Matthysse (prolonged inactivity)

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

LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Jorge Linares.....47
2 (2) Dejan Zlaticanin.....45
3 (3) Anthony Crolla.....37
4 (4) Robert Easter, Jr......30
5 (5) Terry Flanagan.....29
6 (8) Petr Petrov.....14
7 (6) Denis Shafikov.....13
8 (7) Yuriorkis Gamboa.....13
9 (9) Darleys Perez.....11
10 (10) Emiliano Marsili.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Mickey Bey.....8
12 (12) Ismael Barroso.....6
13 (13) Richard Commey.....4
14 (14) Luke Campbell.....4
15 (15) Mikey Garcia.....2
16 (16) Felix Verdejo.....2
17 (-) Paulus Moses.....1
18 (17) Edis Tatli.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one

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

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Francisco Vargas.....45
2 (2) Jezreel Corrales.....44
3 (3) Takashi Uchiyama.....35
4 (4) Vasyl Lomachenko.....34
5 (5) Takashi Miura.....32
6 (6) Orlando Salido.....24
7 (7) Nicholas Walters.....19
8 (8) Jason Sosa.....18
9 (9) Jose Pedraza.....8
10 (10) Roman "Rocky" Martinez.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Miguel Berchelt.....4
12 (12) Javier Fortuna.....4
13 (13) Miguel "Mickey" Roman.....2

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Carl Frampton.....47
2 (2) Gary Russell, Jr.....43
3 (3) Leo Santa Cruz.....40
4 (4) Lee Selby.....35
5 (5) Simpiwe Vetyeka.....27
6 (6) Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar.....26
7 (7) Oscar Valdez.....22
8 (8) Jorge Lara.....12
9 (9) Joseph Diaz, Jr......12
10 (10) Oscar Escandon.....4

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Josh Warrington.....4
12 (12) Ronny Rios.....2

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Guillermo Rigondeaux

1 (1) Scott Quigg.....49
2 (2) Nonito Donaire.....40
3 (3) Jonathan Guzman.....33
4 (4) Hozumi Hasegawa.....31
5 (5) Miguel Flores.....30
6 (6) Hugo Ruiz.....18
7 (7) Cesar Juarez.....18
8 (8) Genesis Servania.....12
9 (10) Rey Vargas.....10
10 (9) Julio Ceja.....9

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Paulus Ambunda.....8
12 (-) Nehomar Cermeno.....5
13 (11) Randy Caballero.....4
14 (13) Shingo Wake.....4
15 (14) Tyson Cave.....3

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
#15- Diego De La Hoya

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

BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....50
2 (2) Rau'shee Warren.....44
3 (3) Juan Carlos Payano.....39
4 (4) Jamie McDonnell.....34
5 (5) Anselmo Moreno.....26
6 (6) Lee Haskins.....20
7 (7) Marlon Tapales.....16
8 (8) Zhanat Zhakiyanov.....11
9 (9) Liborio Solis.....11
10 (10) Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (Suriyan Kaikanha; AKA Suriyan Nakornluang).....5

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Pungluang Sor Singyu (Panya Uthok).....4
12 (12) Zolani Tete.....4
13 (13) Omar Narvaez.....3
14 (14) Karim Guerfi.....3
15 (15) Tepparith Kokietgym (Panthep Mullipoom; AKA Tepparith Singwancha).....2
16 (16) Stuart Hall.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

SUPER FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Naoya Inoue.....49
2 (2) Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez.....46
3 (3) Carlos Cuadras.....40
4 (4) Luis Concepcion.....30
5 (5) Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (Wisaksil Wangek).....28
6 (6) Jerwin Ancajas.....25
7 (7) Kohei Kono.....18
8 (8) McJoe Arroyo.....14
9 (10) Juan Francisco Estrada.....9
10 (9) Norberto Jimenez.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (13) Sho Ishida.....3
12 (11) Gideon Buthelezi.....2
13 (12) Juan Hernandez (Juan Hernandez Navarrete).....2
14 (14) Rene Dacquel.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one

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

FLYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) John Riel Casimero.....49
2 (2) Kazuto Ioka.....46
3 (4) Donnie Nietes.....30
4 (6) Juan Carlos Reveco.....30
5 (5) McWilliams Arroyo.....29
6 (3) Brian Viloria.....25
7 (7) Yodmongkol Sor Saengthep (Sirichai Thaiyen).....18
8 (8) Moruti Mthalane.....18
9 (9) Daigo Higa.....13
10 (10) Takuya Kogawa.....9

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Stamp Kiatniwat (Yutthana Kaensa).....2
12 (12) Vincent Legrand.....2
13 (13) Miguel Cartagena.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
WORLD CHAMPION- Roman Gonzalez- vacated title; is ranked #2 at 115

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

LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FLYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Pedro Guevara.....46
2 (2) Ganigan Lopez.....44
3 (3) Ryoichi Taguchi.....42
4 (4) Akira Yaegashi.....35
5 (5) Javier Mendoza.....27
6 (6) Rey Loreto.....27
7 (7) Moises Fuentes.....18
8 (8) Milan Melindo.....11
9 (9) Jonathan Inguito Taconing.....11
10 (10) Jesse Espinas.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Kosei Tanaka.....2
12 (12) Randy Petalcorin.....2
13 (13) Martin Tecuapetla.....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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

MINIMUMWEIGHTS/MINI-FLYWEIGHTS/STRAWWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Wanheng Menayothin (Chayaphon Moonsri).....49
2 (2) Knockout CP Freshmart (Thammanoon Niyomtrong).....46
3 (3) Byron Rojas.....39
4 (4) Hekkie Budler.....31
5 (5) Jose Argumedo.....29
6 (6) Katsunari Takayama.....26
7 (7) Carlos Buitrago.....22
8 (8) Saul "Baby" Juarez.....13
9 (9) Jose Antonio Jimenez.....8
10 (10) Simphiwe Khonco.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Vic Saludar.....3
12 (12) Tatsuya Fukuhara.....2
13 (13) Panya Pradabsri (AKA Petchmanee Kokietgym; AKA Petchmanee Puninseegym ).....1

Out from rankings through September 29, 2016:
No one (no changes)

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