Ring Ratings

For ratings ended April 22, 2013.

RATINGS PANEL / CHAMPIONSHIP POLICY - Championship vacancies can be filled in the following two ways: 1. THE RING’s Nos. 1 and 2 contenders fight one another. 2. If the Nos. 1 and 2 contenders chose not to fight one another and either of them fights No. 3, No. 4 or No. 5, the winner may be awarded THE RING belt if the Editorial Board deems the contenders worthy. Here are the seven situations in which a champion can lose his belt: 1. The Champion loses a fight in the weight class in which he is champion. 2. The Champion moves to another weight class. 3. The Champion does not schedule a fight in any weight class for 18 months. 4. The Champion does not schedule a fight at his championship weight for 18 months (even if he fights at another weight). 5. The Champion does not schedule a fight with a Top-5 contender from any weight class for two years. 6. The Champion retires. 7. The Champion tests positive for a banned substance. RATINGS POLICY The criteria by which THE RING rates fighters is as follows (in order of importance): 1. Results. This is the most objective criterion and takes precedence over all others. 2. Performance. How a fighter performs in a victory or defeat can be a factor to determine his place in the ratings. 3. Track record: A fighter’s accomplishments in the recent past can be a factor to determine his place in the ratings. That includes quality of opposition. THE RING Ratings are compiled by the magazine’s Editorial Board, with the participation of THE RING Ratings Panel of boxing journalists from around the world. To see the complete list of our panelists, click here.

Heavyweight

Limit: none

CHAMPION: Wladimir Klitschko

Country: Ukraine
Record: 60-3-0 (51 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: C | Last Week: C | Weeks On List: 315
Titles: RING, IBF, WBO, WBA
Vitali Klitschko

Country: Ukraine
Record: 45-2-0 (41 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 239

Title: WBC
Alexander Povetkin

Country: Russia
Record: 26-0-0 (18 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 289
David Haye

Country: United Kingdom
Record: 26-2-0 (24 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 44
Kubrat Pulev

Country: Bulgaria
Record: 17-0-0 (9 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 82
Tomasz Adamek

Country: Poland
Record: 48-2-0 (29 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 160
Ruslan Chagaev

Country: Uzbekistan
Record: 31-2-1 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 338
Robert Helenius

Country: Finland
Record: 19-0-0 (11 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 110
Tyson Fury

Country: United Kingdom
Record: 21-0-0 (15 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 64
Tony Thompson

Country: U.S.
Record: 37-3-0 (24 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 11
Bermane Stiverne

Country: Canada
Record: 23-1-1 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 3