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.

Super Middleweight

Limit: 168 pounds

CHAMPION: Andre Ward

Country: U.S.
Record: 26-0-0 (14 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: C | Last Week: C | Weeks On List: 209

Title: RING, WBC, WBA
Carl Froch

Country: United Kingdom
Record: 31-2-0 (22 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 361

Title: IBF
Mikkel Kessler

Country: Denmark
Record: 46-3-0 (35 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 22
Lucian Bute

Country: Romania
Record: 31-1-0 (24 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 370
Robert Stieglitz

Country: Russia
Record: 44-3-0 (25 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 194

Title: WBO
Thomas Oosthuizen

Country: South Africa
Record: 21-0-1 (13 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 105
Arthur Abraham

Country: Armenia
Record: 36-4-0 (28 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 186
George Groves

Country: United Kingdom
Record: 19-0-0 (15 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 88
Sakio Bika

Country: Cameroon
Record: 31-5-2 (21 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 318
Edwin Rodriguez

Country: Dominican Republic
Record: 22-0-0 (15 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 53
James DeGale

Country: U.K.
Record: 16-1-0 (11 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: NR | Weeks On List: 1