Pictured: TTR's #2 ranked welterweight Keith Thurman, the WBA-WBC Unified World Welterweight Champion


TTR's Posters' Pound-For-Pound and divisional rankings based on fight results through Sunday, March 5 were compiled and posted on Monday, March 6 and Tuesday, March 7. There were changes in the rankings for eleven of the seventeen divisions. Among the changes were the removal of heavyweight Alexander Povetkin for repeated PED violations, heavyweight Lucas Browne, super middleweight Felix Sturm, super middleweight Fedor Chudinov, and featherweight Oscar Escandon for prolonged inactivity, and flyweight Vincent Legrand who vacated the EBU European title citing that his difficulty making weight at 112.

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 (2t) Gennady Golovkin (1).....23
2t (2t) Vasyl Lomachenko.....23
4 (4) Sergey Kovalev.....21
5 (5) Andre Ward.....16
6 (6) Terence Crawford.....13
7t (7t) Naoya Inoue.....8
7t (7t) Manny Pacquiao.....8
9 (9) Keith Thurman.....6
10 (10) Guillermo Rigondeaux.....5

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

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(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 (2) Anthony Joshua.....37
2 (4) Luis Ortiz.....34
3 (5) Joseph Parker.....32
4 (3) Deontay Wilder.....32
5 (6) Kubrat Pulev.....23
6 (7) Carlos Takam.....19
7 (8) Andy Ruiz, Jr......18
8 (9) Christian Hammer.....9
9 (12) Dillian Whyte.....6
10 (-) Dominic Breazeale.....4

Others receiving points:
11 (11) Johann Duhaupas.....4
12 (-) Tony Bellew.....1 (is also #6 at 200)

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
#1- Alexander Povetkin (failed two drug tests; suspended by the WBC)
#10- Lucas Browne (prolonged inactivity; last fought 3/5/16)

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

CRUISERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Oleksandr Usyk.....40
2 (2) Murat Gassiev.....34
3 (3) Krzysztof Glowacki.....31
4 (5) Denis Lebedev.....28
5 (4) Marco Huck.....27
6 (6) Tony Bellew.....19 (also #12 at 200+)
7 (7) Mairis Briedis.....17
8 (9) Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.....7
9 (8) Yunier Dorticos.....7
10 (10) Ilunga "Junior" Makabu.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Maksim Vlasov.....1
12 (12) Olanrewaju Durodola.....1
13 (-) Dmytro Kucher.....1

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Adonis Stevenson

1 (1) Andre Ward.....39
2 (2) Sergey Kovalev.....37
3 (3) Joe Smith, Jr......29
4 (4) Artur Beterbiev.....28
5 (5) Eleider Alvarez.....27
6 (7) Sullivan Barrera.....15
7 (6) Oleksandr Gvozdyk.....15
8 (9) Andrzej Fonfara.....12
9 (8) Nathan Cleverly.....12
10 (11) Badou Jack....2

Also receiving points:
11 (10) Juergen Braehmer.....2
12 (-) Marcus Browne.....1

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one (no changes)

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

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) James DeGale.....40
2 (2) Gilberto Ramirez (Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez).....36
3 (3) George Groves.....29
4 (4) Arthur Abraham.....26
5 (6) Callum Smith.....26
6 (7) Andre Dirrell.....20
7 (5) Anthony Dirrell.....18
8 (10) Chris Eubank, Jr......6 (is also #7 at 160)
9 (13) Martin Murray.....5
10 (11) Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr......4

Also receiving points:
11 (12) Tyron Zeuge.....4
12 (-) Avni Yildirim.....1

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
#8- Felix Sturm- prolonged inactivity; last fought February 20, 2016
#9- Fedor Chudinov- prolonged inactivity; last fought February 20, 2016

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

MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

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

1 (1) Gennady Golovkin....40
2 (2) Daniel Jacobs.....36
3 (3) Billy Joe Saunders.....32
4 (4) David Lemieux.....28
5 (6) Hassan N'Dam (Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam).....16
6 (5) Avtandil Khurtsidze.....15
7 (8) Chris Eubank, Jr......14 (is also #8 at 168)
8 (9) Jorge Sebastian Heiland.....11
9 (7) Maciej Sulecki.....10
10 (10) Sergiy Derevyanchenko.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Jermall Charlo.....3
12 (12) Willie Monroe, Jr......2
13 (13) Immanuwel Aleem.....2

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one

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

SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS/LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.....40 (is also WORLD CHAMPION at 160)
2 (2) Erislandy Lara.....36
3 (4) Demetrius Andrade.....30
4 (3) Jermell Charlo.....30
5 (5) Austin Trout.....20
6 (6) Vanes Martirosyan.....15
7 (7) Julian Williams.....14
8 (8) Michel Soro.....13
9 (-) Jarrett Hurd.....11
10 (10) Cedric Vitu.....6

Also receiving points:
11 (-) Erickson Lubin.....3
12 (9) Liam Smith.....2

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
#11- Willie Nelson
#12- Tony Harrison

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

WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Manny Pacquiao.....39
2 (2) Keith Thurman.....37
3 (3) Timothy Bradley.....30
4 (4) Kell Brook.....28
5 (5) Shawn Porter.....24
6 (7) Errol Spence, Jr......19
7 (6) Danny Garcia.....19
8 (8) Jessie Vargas.....11
9 (-) Lamont Peterson.....7
10 (9) Felix Diaz.....4

Also receiving points:
11 (10) Luis Collazo.....2

Out from rankings through February 7, 2017:
#11- Charles Manyuchi
#12- Konstantin Ponomarev
#13- Frankie Gomez

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

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS/JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Terence Crawford

1 (1) Viktor Postol.....40
2 (3) Julius Indongo.....35
3 (2) Adrien Broner.....33
4 (5) Adrian Granados.....28
5 (4) Antonio Orozco.....23
6 (6) Rances Barthelemy.....14
7 (7) Eduard Troyanovsky.....14
8 (10) Ricky Burns.....11
9 (8) Sergey Lipinets.....10
10 (9) Humberto Soto.....7

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

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one

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

LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Mikey Garcia.....29
2 (2) Jorge Linares.....28
3 (3) Terry Flanagan.....22
4 (4) Anthony Crolla.....21
5 (5) Robert Easter, Jr......19
6 (6) Dejan Zlaticanin.....14
7 (7) Denis Shafikov.....12
8 (8) Petr Petrov.....7
9 (9) Luke Campbell.....6
10 (10) Ray Beltran.....3

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Richard Commey.....2
12 (12) Felix Verdejo.....1
13 (13) Jonathan Maicelo.....1

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS/JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Vasyl Lomachenko.....40
2 (2) Miguel Berchelt.....34
3 (3) Jezreel Corrales.....32
4 (4) Takashi Miura.....24
5 (5) Takashi Uchiyama.....22
6 (6) Francisco Vargas.....21
7 (7) Orlando Salido.....13
8 (8) Jason Sosa.....11
9 (9) Gervonta Davis.....10
10 (10) Nicholas Walters.....7

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

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one (no changes)

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

FEATHERWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Leo Santa Cruz.....38
2 (2) Carl Frampton.....34
3 (3) Gary Russell, Jr.....34
4 (4) Abner Mares.....27
5 (5) Lee Selby.....25
6 (6) Oscar Valdez.....18
7 (8) Jesus Cuellar.....13
8 (7) Simpiwe Vetyeka.....11
9 (11) Scott Quigg.....7
10 (10) Joseph Diaz, Jr......6

Also receiving points:
11 (9) Jorge Lara.....5
12 (13) Josh Warrington.....1

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
#12- Oscar Escandon (prolonged inactivity; last fought 3/5/16; had a bout scheduled for 3/11/17 but it has been postponed without a new date being announced)

(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.....15
6 (6) Rey Vargas.....11
7 (7) Nehomar Cermeno.....9
8 (8) Cesar Juarez.....9
9 (9) Genesis Servania.....7
10 (10) Hugo Ruiz.....4

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

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one (no changes)

(TTR members voting: KSTAT124, DBO, gilgamesh)

BANTAMWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Shinsuke Yamanaka.....40
2 (2) Zhanat Zhakiyanov.....34
3 (3) Rau'shee Warren.....29
4 (4) Jamie McDonnell.....26
5 (5) Juan Carlos Payano.....24
6 (6) Liborio Solis.....19
7 (7) Lee Haskins.....14
8 (8) Anselmo Moreno.....10
9 (9) Marlon Tapales.....7
10 (10) Luis Nery.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Zolani Tete.....4
12 (12) Karim Guerfi.....3
13 (13) Suriyan Sor Rungvisai (birth name: Suriyan Kaikanha; AKA Suriyan Nakornloung).....2
14 (14) Omar Narvaez.....2
15 (15) Stuart Hall.....1

Out from rankings through February 17, 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 (birth name: 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 February 17, 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.....32
4 (4) McWilliams Arroyo.....25
5 (5) Yodmongkol Sor Saengthep (birth name: Sirichai Thaiyen; AKA Yodmongkol CP Freshmart).....23
6 (6) Daigo Higa....19
7 (9) Juan "Churritos" Hernandez (Juan Hernandez Navarrete).....16
8 (8) Zou Shiming (Shiming Zou).....11
9 (7) Takuya Kogawa.....10
10 (12) Francisco Rodriguez, Jr......3

Also receiving points:
11 (-) Brian Viloria.....2
12 (13) Robert Onggocan.....2
13 (11) Nawaphon Sor Rungvisai (birth name: Nawaphon Kaikanha; AKA Nawaphon Por Chokchai; AKA Nawaphon Nakornloung).....1
14 (14) Iwan Zoda.....1

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
#10- Vincent Legrand (vacated EBU European title; can no longer make weight at 112)

(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.....14
8 (8) Milan Melindo.....10
9 (9) Jonathan Inguito Taconing.....8
10 (10) Moises Fuentes.....7

Also receiving points:
11 (11) Hekkie Budler.....5
12 (12) Jesse Espinas.....2

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one (no changes)

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

MINIMUMWEIGHTS/MINI-FLYWEIGHTS/STRAWWEIGHTS:

WORLD CHAMPION: Vacant

1 (1) Wanheng Menayothin (birth name: Chayaphon Moonsri).....39
2 (2) Knockout CP Freshmart (birth name: 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 (9) Melvin Jerusalem.....9
10 (11) Vic Saludar.....5

Also receiving points:
11 (10) Petchmanee Kokietgym (birth name: Panya Pradabsri; AKA Petchmanee Puninseegym).....4
12 (13) Tatsuya Fukuhara.....3
13 (12) Jose Antonio Jimenez.....3

Out from rankings through February 17, 2017:
No one

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