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.

Jr. Middleweight

Limit: 154 pounds

CHAMPION: Saul Alvarez

Country: Mexico
Record: 42-0-1 (30 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: C | Last Week: C | Weeks On List: 129

Title: RING, WBC, WBA
Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Country: U.S.
Record: 44-0-0 (26 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 53

Titles: RING, WBC welterweight
Austin Trout

Country: U.S.
Record: 26-1-0 (14 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 50
Miguel Cotto

Country: Puerto Rico
Record: 37-4-0 (30 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 153
Erislandy Lara

Country: Cuba
Record: 17-1-2 (11 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 96
Vanes Martirosyan

Country: U.S.
Record: 32-0-1 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 178
Carlos Molina

Country: Mexico
Record: 21-5-2 (6 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 96
Zaurbek Baysangurov

Country: Russia
Record: 28-1-0 (20 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 31

Title: WBO
Ishe Smith

Country: U.S.
Record: 25-5-0 (11 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 12

Title: IBF
Demetrius Andrade

Country: U.S.
Record: 19-0-0 (13 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 5
Willie Nelson

Country: U.S.
Record: 20-1-1 (12 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 4