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.

Welterweight

Limit: 147 pounds

CHAMPION: Vacant
Manny Pacquiao

Country: Philippines
Record: 54-3-2 (38 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 131

Title: WBO
Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Country: USA
Record: 43-0-0 (26 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 35

Titles: WBC, WBA jr. middleweight
Victor Ortiz

Country: USA
Record: 29-3-2 (22 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 57
Andre Berto

Country: USA
Record: 28-1-0 (22 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 204

Title: IBF
Kell Brook

Country: United Kingdom
Record: 27-0-0 (18 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 55
Mike Jones

Country: USA
Record: 26-0-0 (19 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 62
Paulie Malignaggi

Country: U.S.
Record: 31-4-0 (7 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 3

Title: WBA
Jan Zaveck

Country: Slovenia
Record: 32-2-0 (18 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 127
Selcuk Aydin

Country: Turkey
Record: 23-0-0 (17 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 32
Vyacheslav Senchenko

Country: Ukraine
Record: 32-1-0 (21 KOs)
Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 118