Ring Ratings

For ratings ended May 7, 2012.

RATINGS PANEL / RATINGS GUIDELINES - Fighters recognized as champions by THE RING are rated at the top of their division, with the Top 10 contenders listed below. Championship vacancies can be filled by winning a box-off between THE RING’s Nos. 1 and 2 contenders, or , in certain instances, a box-off between our Nos. 1 and 3 contenders. The only three occasions when a fighter will lose his championship status are when he retires, moves to another weight division or is defeated in a championship bout. 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.

Cruiserweight

Limit: 200 pounds

CHAMPION: Yoan Pablo Hernandez

Country: Cuba
Record: 26-1-0 (13 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: C | Last Week: C | Weeks On List: 33

Title: RING, IBF
Marco Huck

Country: Germany
Record: 34-2-1 (25 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 10

Title: WBO
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk

Country: Poland
Record: 46-2-1 (33 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 361

Title: WBC
Steve Cunningham

Country: U.S.
Record: 24-4-0 (12 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 413
Ola Afolabi

Country: United Kingdom
Record: 19-2-4 (9 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 166
Denis Lebedev

Country: Russia
Record: 24-1-0 (18 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 119
Antonio Tarver

Country: U.S.
Record: 29-6-0 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 43

Title: IBO
Guillermo Jones

Country: Panama
Record: 38-3-2 (30 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 78

Title: WBA
Lateef Kayode

Country: Nigeria
Record: 18-0-0 (14 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 23
Giacobbe Fragomeni

Country: Italy
Record: 29-3-2 (12 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 183
Mateusz Masternak

Country: Poland
Record: 26-0-0 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 19