Pictured: Andre Ward

Part III of TTR's review of 2016 shines the spotlight on lineal champion Adonis Stevenson and the ten TTR-ranked contenders for the title he defends occasionally. The contenders are listed according to their current TTR rankings.

World Champion: Adonis Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs)
- 7/29- Thomas Williams, Jr......W KO 4
(retained lineal and WBC titles)

1. Andre Ward (31-0, 15 KOs)
- 3/26- Sullivan Barrera.....W UD 12
- 8/6- Alexander Brand.....W UD 12
- 11/19- Sergey Kovalev.....W UD 12
(won WBA Super, IBF, and WBO titles)

2. Sergey Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs)
- 1/30- Jean Pascal.....W TKO 7
(retained WBA Super, IBF, and WBO titles)
- 7/11- Isaac Chilemba.....W UD 12
(retained WBA Super, IBF, and WBO titles)
- 11/19- Andre Ward.....L UD 12
(lost WBA Super, IBF, and WBO titles)

3. Joe Smith, Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs)
- 4/23- Fabiano Pena.....W TKO 2
- 6/18- Andrzej Fonfara.....W TKO 1
- 12/17- Bernard Hopkins.....W KO 8

4. Artur Beterbiev (11-0, 11 KOs)
- 6/4- Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna.....W TKO 4
- 12/23- Isidro Ranoni Prieto.....W TKO 1

5. Eleider Alvarez (21-0, 10 KOs)
- 7/29- Robert Berridge.....W UD 10
- 12/10- Norbert Dabrowski..... W UD 10

6. Oleksandr Gvozdyk (12-0, 10 KOs)
- 2/13- Mike Snider.....W KO 1
- 4/9- Nadjib Mohammedi.....W KO 2
- 7/23- Tommy Karpency.....W TKO 6
- 11/14- Isaac Chilemba.....W TKO 8

7. Sullivan Barrera (18-1, 13 KOs)
- 3/26- Andre Ward.....L UD 12
- 12/16- Vyacheslav Shabranskyy.....W KO 7

8. Nathan Cleverly (30-3, 16 KOs)
- 10/1- Juergen Braehmer.....W TKO 6
(won WBA title)

9. Andrzej Fonfara (28-4, 1 NC, 16 KOs)
- 6/18- Joe Smith, Jr......L TKO 1

10. Juergen Braehmer (48-3, 25 KOs)
- 3/12- Eduard Gutknecht.....W UD 12
(retained WBA title)
- 10/1- Nathan Cleverly.....L TKO 6
(lost WBA title)