2011 1 world title 8 divisions rankings

[Ncc84]

These rankings are based on the original 8 weight classes, fighters are ranked based on the their ring weight, I know some fighters at smw for example would go down to middle rather than fight at lhw, but this is just based on their current fighting weight.
I think a ranking like this really makes the current scene look a lot stronger as it eliminates a lot of the shit from the top tens, and the champions would be forced to face opponents from these top tens.

Heavyweight 175+

Wladimir Klitschko
1. Vitali Klitschko
2. Robert Helenius
3. Tomasz Adamek
4. Alexander Povetkin
5. Eddie Chambers
6. Alexander Dimitrenko
7. Tyson Fury
8. Yoan Pablo Hernandez
9. Steve Cunningham
10. Tony Thompson


Light Heavyweight 175

Bernard Hopkins
1. Andre Ward
2. Lucian Bute
3. Mikkel Kessler
4. Carl Froch
5. Chad Dawson
6. Jean Pascal
7. Zsolt Erdei
8. Nathan Cleverly
9. Robert Stieglitz
10. Beibut Shumenov


Midleweight 160

Sergio Gabriel Martinez
1. Miguel Angel Cotto
2. Felix Sturm
3. Saul Alvarez
4. Daniel Geale
5. Grzegorz Proksa
6. Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
7. Cornelius Bundrage
8. Dmitry Pirog
9. Matthew Macklin
10. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

Welterweight 147

Floyd Mayweather Jr
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Amir Khan
3. Timothy Bradley
4. Andre Berto
5. Shane Mosley
6. Victor Ortiz
7. Marcos Rene Maidana
8. Devon Alexander
9. Lucas Martin Matthysse
10. Kell Brook

Lightweight 135

Juan Manuel Marquez
1. Robert Guerrero
2. Brandon Rios
3. Adrien Broner
4. Miguel Vazquez
5. Antonio DeMarco
6. Ricky Burns
7. Takashi Uchiyama
8. Takahiro Ao
9. Juan Carlos Salgado
10. Miguel Acosta

Featherweight 126

Yuriorkis Gamboa
1.Orlando Salido
2. Jhonny Gonzalez
3. Guillermo Rigondeaux
4. Orlando Salido
5. Toshiaki Nishioka
6. Rico Ramos
7. Takalani Ndlovu
8. Jorge Arce
9. Billy Dib
10. Miguel Angel Garcia

Bantamweight 118

Nonito Donaire
1. Abner Mares
2. Anselmo Moreno
3. Omar Andres Narvaez
4. Joseph Agbeko
5. Vic Darchinyan
6. Eric Morel
7. Koki Kameda
8. Tomonobu Shimizu
9. Suriyan Sor Rungvisai
10. Rodrigo Guerrero

Flyweight 112

Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
1. Hernan Marquez
2. Moruti Mthalane
3. Brian Viloria
4. Roman Gonzalez
5. Adrian Hernandez
6. Ulises Solis
7. Donnie Nietes
8. Omar Nino Romero
9. Nkosinathi Joyi
10. Kazuto Ioka

[Montero]

Heavyweight 175+

CHAMP: Wladimir Klitschko
1 - Vitali Klitschko
2 - Alexander Povetkin
3 - Tomasz Adamek
4 - Steve Cunningham
5 - Robert Helenius
6 - Tony Thompson
7 - Ruslan Chagaev
8 - Chris Arreola
9 - Eddie Chambers
10 - Marco Huck


Light Heavyweight 175

CHAMP: vacant
1 - Chad Dawson
2 - Andre Ward
3 - Bernard Hopkins
4 - Lucian Bute
5 - Carl Froch
6 - Tavoris Cloud
7 - Jean Pascal
8 - Mikkel Kessler
9 - Glen Johnson
10 - Zsolt Erdei


Midleweight 160

CHAMP: Sergio Gabriel Martinez
1 - Miguel Angel Cotto
2 - Matthew Macklin
3 - Felix Sturm
4 - Erislandy Lara
5 - Sergiy Dzinziruk
6 - Saul Alvarez
7 - Dmitry Pirog
8 - Daniel Geale
9 - Grzegorz Proksa
10 - Cornelius Bundrage


Welterweight 147

CHAMP: vacant
1 - Manny Pacquiao
2 - Floyd Mayweather Jr
3 - Amir Khan
4 - Timothy Bradley
5 - Andre Berto
6 - Victor Ortiz
7 - Jan Zaveck
8 - Marcos Maidana
9 - Devon Alexander
10 - Lucas Matthysse


Lightweight 135

CHAMP: Juan Manuel Marquez
1 - Robert Guerrero
2 - Brandon Rios
3 - Miguel Vazquez
4 - Adrien Broner
5 - Antonio DeMarco
6 - Ricky Burns
7 - Takashi Uchiyama
8 - Jorge Linares
9 - Michael Katsidis
10 - Takahiro Ao


Featherweight 126

CHAMP: vacant
1 - Yuriorkis Gamboa
2 - Chris John
3 - Orlando Salido
4 - Guillermo Rigondeaux
5 - Juan Manuel Lopez
6 - Jhonny Gonzalez
7 - Toshiaki Nishioka
8 - Jorge Arce
9 - Rico Ramos
10 - Akifumi Shimoda


Bantamweight 118

CHAMP: Nonito Donaire
1 - Abner Mares
2 - Joseph Agbeko
3 - Vic Darchinyan
4 - Anselmo Moreno
5 - Omar Andres Narvaez
6 - Koki Kameda
7 - Tomonobu Shimizu
8 - Raul Martinez
9 - Eric Morel
10 - Suriyan Sor Rungvisai


Flyweight 112

CHAMP: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
1 - Moruti Mthalane
2 - Hernan Marquez
3 - Brian Viloria
4 - Giovani SEgura
5 - Luis Conception
6 - Ulises Solis
7 - Julio Cesar Miranda
8 - Roman Gonzalez
9 - Adrian Hernandez
10 - Donnie Nietes

[Stinky gloves]

Originally Posted by Ncc84

Featherweight 126

Yuriorkis Gamboa
1.Orlando Salido
2. Jhonny Gonzalez
3. Guillermo Rigondeaux
4. Orlando Salido
5. Toshiaki Nishioka
6. Rico Ramos
7. Takalani Ndlovu
8. Jorge Arce
9. Billy Dib
10. Miguel Angel Garcia

No matter how you slice it, you must have Chris John in top 10.

[bballchump11]

I've done a thread like this before in the past and came to the conclusion tha boxing ain't what it used to be

Welterweight 147

Floyd Mayweather Jr
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Amir Khan
3. Timothy Bradley
4. Andre Berto
5. Shane Mosley
6. Victor Ortiz
7. Marcos Rene Maidana
8. Devon Alexander
9. Lucas Martin Matthysse
10. Kell Brook

no, move Mosley down, he hasn't won a fight in 2 years. Put Mike Jones in there and Zaveck

[JohnAnthony]

I dont think Cotto would be number 2 at middleweight.

[Ncc84]

Originally Posted by Stinky gloves

No matter how you slice it, you must have Chris John in top 10.

I agree, i dont see an argument for leaving him out

[Ncc84]

Originally Posted by bballchump11

I've done a thread like this before in the past and came to the conclusion tha boxing ain't what it used to be



no, move Mosley down, he hasn't won a fight in 2 years. Put Mike Jones in there and Zaveck

You're probably right, i didn't spend too long making these rankings, its mainly based on a combination of boxrec and ring.
If i spent a bit longer working on them i'm sure they would look very different.

But that wasnt really the point of the thread, its mainly to demonstrate that the talent is still there just, more thinly spread over more weight divisions and governing bodies.

[bballchump11]

Originally Posted by Ncc84

You're probably right, i didn't spend too long making these rankings, its mainly based on a combination of boxrec and ring.
If i spent a bit longer working on them i'm sure they would look very different.

But that wasnt really the point of the thread, its mainly to demonstrate that the talent is still there just, more thinly spread over more weight divisions and governing bodies.

yeah I feel you. When i first thought of the idea and did a rough look at how the divisions would look, I was amazed.

[GDG]

LHW looks real deep.

Not sure why people are putting Bute ahead of Froch though!?!? Apparently fighting the best and winning isn't that important.....

HW and MW are still thin.

[Ncc84]

Originally Posted by GDG

LHW looks real deep.

Not sure why people are putting Bute ahead of Froch though!?!? Apparently fighting the best and winning isn't that important.....

HW and MW are still thin.

I think the problem with HW is the lack of a good #3 and #4, if povetkin had wins against helenius, dimitrenko, adamek to go with his wins over byrd chambers and chagaev he would look really good, and make a massive difference to people's perception of the division. It actually has a lot of depth, there a lot of hws I left out and a lot of good cruiserweights too. Its just lacking someone to beat all the contenders and really deserve a number 3 rank, like the 70s had norton and frazier

[Ncc84]

Originally Posted by GDG

LHW looks real deep.

Not sure why people are putting Bute ahead of Froch though!?!? Apparently fighting the best and winning isn't that important.....

HW and MW are still thin.

I understand your point about Bute and Froch, froch does have some better wins I just think Bute looks more impressive and more skilled. I dont think froch has beaten anyone bute wouldnt.

[Brickhaus]

Originally Posted by Stinky gloves

No matter how you slice it, you must have Chris John in top 10.

Hell, I'd pick even this faded version of John to beat half those guys. Gamboa would tear him to shreds, but I'd favor him against Salido even (which is just a bad style matchup for Salido), and he'd still dominate guys like Dib.