Ring Ratings

For ratings ended Jan. 23, 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: Vacant
Yoan Pablo Hernandez

Country: Cuba
Record: 25-1-0 (13 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 16

Title: IBF
Steve Cunningham

Country: USA
Record: 24-3-0 (12 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 394
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk

Country: Poland
Record: 46-2-1 (33 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 344

Title: WBC
Denis Lebedev

Country: Russia
Record: 23-1-0 (17 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 102
Antonio Tarver

Country: USA
Record: 29-6-0 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 26
Giacobbe Fragomeni

Country: Italy
Record: 29-3-1 (12 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 166
Ola Afolabi

Country: United Kingdom
Record: 18-2-3 (8 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 149
Guillermo Jones

Country: Panama
Record: 38-3-2 (30 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 61

Title: WBA World
Lateef Kayode

Country: Nigeria
Record: 18-0-0 (14 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 6
Mateusz Masternak

Country: Poland
Record: 24-0-0 (18 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 3