Pictured: TTR's new #1 ranked featherweight contender Leo Santa Cruz, the newly "re-crowned" WBA World Featherweight Super Champion and reigning WBC Diamond Featherweight Champ

TTR's Posters' Pound-For-Pound and divisional rankings based on fight results through Tuesday, January 31, 2017 were compiled and posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. There were changes in the Pound-For-Pound rankings and in the rankings for eight of the seventeen weight classes including new #1 contenders for three of those divisions.

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 (2).....28
2t (3) Gennady Golovkin (1).....23
2t (4) Vasyl Lomachenko.....23
4 (2) Sergey Kovalev.....22
5 (5) Andre Ward.....16
6 (7) Terence Crawford.....13
7t (8) Manny Pacquiao.....8
7t (13) Naoya Inoue.....8
9 (-) Keith Thurman.....6
10 (10) Guillermo Rigondeaux.....5

Others receiving points:
11t (9) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.....4
11t (11t) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....4
13 (-) Leo Santa Cruz.....3
14 (-) Oleksandr Usyk.....2
15 (-) Mikey Garcia.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
#6- Carl Frampton
#11t- Juan Francisco Estrada

(TTR members voting: DBO, gilgamesh, chef97)


TTR's POSTERS' DIVISIONAL RANKINGS:

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

HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Alexander Povetkin....26
2 (2) Anthony Joshua.....25
3 (3) Deontay Wilder.....24
4 (4) Luis Ortiz.....23
5 (5) Joseph Parker.....22
6 (6) Kubrat Pulev.....15
7 (7) Carlos Takam.....12
8 (8) Andy Ruiz, Jr......7
9 (9) Christian Hammer.....3
10 (10) Lucas Browne.....3

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Johann Duhaupas.....3
12 (12) Dillian Whyte.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

CRUISERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Oleksandr Usyk.....30
2 (2) Murat Gassiev.....25
3 (3) Krzysztof Glowacki.....24
4 (4) Marco Huck.....21
5 (5) Denis Lebedev.....20
6 (6) Tony Bellew.....15
7 (7) Mairis Briedis.....12
8 (8) Yunier Dorticos.....7
9 (9) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.....5
10 (10) Ilunga "Junior" Makabu.....4

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Maksim Vlasov.....1
12 (12) Olanrewaju Durodola.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Adonis Stevenson

1 (1) Andre Ward.....30
2 (2) Sergey Kovalev.....27
3 (3) Joe Smith, Jr......23
4 (4) Artur Beterbiev.....22
5 (5) Eleider Alvarez.....18
6 (6) Oleksandr Gvozdyk.....13
7 (7) Sullivan Barrera.....10
8 (8) Nathan Cleverly.....10
9 (9) Andrzej Fonfara.....8
10 (10) Juergen Braehmer.....2

Also receiving a point:
11 (-) Badou Jack.....1 (had been #2 at 168)

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) James DeGale.....40
2 (3) Gilberto Ramirez (Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez).....32
3 (4) George Groves.....30
4 (5) Arthur Abraham.....24
5 (6) Anthony Dirrell.....22
6 (7) Callum Smith.....20
7 (8) Andre Dirrell.....20
8 (9) Felix Sturm.....13
9 (10) Fedor Chudinov.....10
10 (-) Chris Eubank, Jr......4

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr......2
12 (12) Tyron Zeuge.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
#2- Badou Jack (now #11 at 175)

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

Note: #8 ranked Felix Sturm's "A" sample tested positive for stanzolol after his February 20, 2016 win over #9 ranked Fedor Chudinov. Sturm's "B" sample was to have been opened on October 12, 2016 however Sturm vacated the WBA World super championship on October 5 citing an elbow injury. It was announced on November 11, 2016 that Sturm's "B" sample also tested positive. A criminal investigation into the matter is ongoing.

MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (also #1 at 154)

1 (1) Gennady Golovkin....30
2 (2) Daniel Jacobs.....27
3 (3) Billy Joe Saunders.....24
4 (4) David Lemieux.....21
5 (5) Avtandil Khurtsidze.....13
6 (6) Maciej Sulecki.....12
7 (7) Hassan N'Dam (Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam).....10
8 (8) Jorge Sebastian Heiland.....10
9 (9) Sergiy Derevyanchenko.....10
10 (10) Willie Monroe, Jr......3

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Immanuwel Aleem.....2
12 (12) Ryota Murata.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS/LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.....29 (is also WORLD CHAMPION at 160)
2 (2) Jermall Charlo.....28
3 (3) Erislandy Lara.....24
4 (4) Jermell Charlo.....20
5 (5) Demetrius Andrade.....19
6 (6) Austin Trout.....13
7 (7) Vanes Martirosyan.....11
8 (8) Julian Williams.....10
9 (9) Michel Soro.....8
10 (10) Liam Smith....2

Also receiving points:
11 (-) Cedric Vitu.....1
12 (12) Willie Nelson.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
#11- Antonio Margarito

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Manny Pacquiao.....30
2 (2) Keith Thurman.....26
3 (3) Timothy Bradley.....22
4 (4) Kell Brook.....22
5 (5) Shawn Porter.....18
6 (6) Danny Garcia.....15
7 (7) Errol Spence, Jr......14
8 (8) Jessie Vargas.....8
9 (9) Felix Diaz.....7
10 (10) Charles Manyuchi.....1

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Konstantin Ponomarev.....1
12 (12) Frankie Gomez.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS/JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Terence Crawford

1 (1) Viktor Postol.....30
2 (2) Adrien Broner.....26
3 (3) Julius Indongo.....24
4 (4) Antonio Orozco.....20
5 (5) Adrian Granados.....17
6 (6) Rances Barthelemy.....11
7 (7) Eduard Troyanovsky.....11
8 (8) Sergey Lipinets.....8
9 (9) Humberto Soto.....8
10 (10) Ricky Burns.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Cesar Rene Cuenca.....2
12 (12) Darleys Perez.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (13) Mikey Garcia.....39
2 (1) Jorge Linares.....36
3 (4) Terry Flanagan.....27
4 (3) Anthony Crolla.....27
5 (5) Robert Easter, Jr......26
6 (2) Dejan Zlaticanin.....23
7 (6) Denis Shafikov.....16
8 (7) Petr Petrov.....9
9 (8) Luke Campbell.....6
10 (10) Emiliano Marsili.....4

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Ray Beltran.....3
12 (12) Richard Commey.....2
13 (9) Mickey Bey.....1
14 (14) Ismael Barroso.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
#15- Edis Tatli
#16- Felix Verdejo

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

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (2) Vasyl Lomachenko.....44
2 (10) Miguel Berchelt.....43
3 (3) Jezreel Corrales.....42
4 (5) Takashi Miura.....30
5 (1) Francisco Vargas.....29
6 (4) Takashi Uchiyama.....29
7 (6) Orlando Salido.....18
8 (7) Jason Sosa.....13
9 (9) Gervonta Davis.....11
10 (8) Nicholas Walters.....10

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Roman "Rocky" Martinez.....4
12 (-) Kenichi Ogawa.....1
13 (11) Miguel "Mickey" Roman.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
#13- Jose Pedraza

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

FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (3) Leo Santa Cruz.....38
2 (1) Carl Frampton.....34
3 (2) Gary Russell, Jr.....34
4 (4) Abner Mares.....27
5 (5) Lee Selby.....23
6 (6) Oscar Valdez.....16
7 (7) Simpiwe Vetyeka.....13
8 (8) Jesus Cuellar.....11
9 (9) Jorge Lara.....8
10 (10) Joseph Diaz, Jr......7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Scott Quigg.....7
12 (12) Oscar Escandon.....1
13 (13) Josh Warrington.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one

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

SUPER BANTAMWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Guillermo Rigondeaux

1 (1) Jessie Magdaleno.....30
2 (2) Yukinori Oguni.....26
3 (3) Nonito Donaire.....24
4 (4) Jonathan Guzman.....22
5 (5) Miguel Flores.....16
6 (6) Rey Vargas.....9
7 (7) Nehomar Cermeno.....9
8 (8) Cesar Juarez.....9
9 (9) Genesis Servania.....7
10 (10) Hugo Ruiz.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Shingo Wake.....3
12 (12) Randy Caballero.....3
13 (13) Isaac Dogboe.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....40
2 (2) Rau'shee Warren.....34
3 (3) Juan Carlos Payano.....30
4 (4) Jamie McDonnell.....29
5 (5) Liborio Solis.....21
6 (6) Lee Haskins.....16
7 (7) Anselmo Moreno.....13
8 (8) Marlon Tapales.....10
9 (9) Luis Nery.....8
10 (10) Karim Guerfi.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (Suriyan Kaikanha; AKA Suriyan Nakornluang).....4
12 (12) Zolani Tete.....4
13 (13) Omar Narvaez.....3
14 (14) Stuart Hall.....2
15 (15) Mark John Yap.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

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

SUPER FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Naoya Inoue.....38
2 (2) Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez.....38
3 (3) Carlos Cuadras.....32
4 (4) Khalid Yafai.....26
5 (5) Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (Wisaksil Wangek).....20
6 (6) Jerwin Ancajas.....19
7 (7) Luis Concepcion.....16
8 (8) Juan Francisco Estrada.....10
9 (9) Kohei Kono.....7
10 (10) Norberto Jimenez.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (11) McJoe Arroyo.....5
12 (12) John Riel Casimero.....2
13 (13) Sho Ishida.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

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

FLYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Kazuto Ioka.....40
2 (2) Donnie Nietes.....35
3 (3) Juan Carlos Reveco.....33
4 (4) McWilliams Arroyo.....27
5 (5) Yodmongkol Sor Saengthep (Sirichai Thaiyen; AKA Yodmongkol CP Freshmart).....21
6 (6) Daigo Higa....20
7 (7) Takuya Kogawa.....11
8 (8) Zou Shiming (Shiming Zou).....11
9 (9) Juan Hernandez (Juan Hernandez Navarrete).....8
10 (10) Vincent Legrand.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai (Nawaphon Kaikanha; AKA Nawaphon Por Chokchai; AKA Nawaphon Nakornluang).....2
12 (12) Francisco Rodriguez, Jr......2
13 (-) Robert Onggocan.....2
14 (13) Iwan Zoda.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
#14- Felix Alvarado (now fighting at 108)

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

LIGHT FLYWEIGHTS/JUNIOR FLYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Pedro Guevara.....39
2 (2) Ganigan Lopez.....36
3 (3) Kosei Tanaka.....31
4 (4) Akira Yaegashi.....28
5 (5) Ryoichi Taguchi.....22
6 (6) Rey Loreto.....18
7 (7) Carlos Canizales.....15
8 (8) Milan Melindo.....10
9 (9) Jonathan Inguito Taconing.....9
10 (10) Moises Fuentes.....8

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Jesse Espinas.....3
12 (12) Hekkie Budler.....1

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
No one (no changes)

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

MINIMUMWEIGHTS/MINI-FLYWEIGHTS/STRAWWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Wanheng Menayothin (Chayaphon Moonsri).....39
2 (2) Knockout CP Freshmart (Thammanoon Niyomtrong).....37
3 (3) Byron Rojas.....30
4 (4) Jose Argumedo.....28
5 (5) Katsunari Takayama.....22
6 (6) Carlos Buitrago.....16
7 (7) Simphiwe Khonco.....14
8 (8) Saul "Baby" Juarez.....10
9 (13) Melvin Jerusalem.....9
10 (9) Panya Pradabsri (AKA Petchmanee Kokietgym; AKA Petchmanee Puninseegym).....5

Also receiving points:
11 (10) Vic Saludar....5
12 (11) Jose Antonio Jimenez.....3
13 (12) Tatsuya Fukuhara.....2

Out from rankings through January 14, 2017:
#14- Tsubasa Koura

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