Ring Magazine Rankings
Top 10 Ring Magazine Rankings by weight division
Heavyweight (no weight limit)
Ring Magazine Heavyweight Champion – Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury
Anthony Joshua
Joseph Parker
Agit Kabayel
Zhilei Zhang
Filip Hrgovic
Jared Anderson
Joe Joyce
Deontay Wilder
Daniel Dubois
Cruiserweight (200 lbs)
Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Champion – Jai Opetaia
Chris Billam-Smith
Noel Gavor Mikaelyan
Mairis Breidis
Lawrence Okolie
Gilberto Ramirez
Richard Riakporhe
Arsen Goulamirian
Michal Cieslak
Ryan Rozicki
Aleksei Papin
Light Heavyweight (175 lbs)
Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Champion – Vacant
Artur Beterbiev
Dmitry Bivol
Joshua Buatsi
Anthony Yarde
Callum Smith
Dan Azeez
Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Albert Ramirez
Michael Eifert
Ali Izmailov
Malik Zinad
Super Middleweight (168 lbs)
Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Champion – Saul Canelo Alvarez
David Benavidez
Christian Mbilli
Caleb Plant
David Morrell
Jaime Munguia
Diego Pacheco
Vladimir Shishkin
Erik Bazinyan
Osleys Iglesias
Edgar Berlanga
Middleweight (160 lbs)
Ring Magazine Middleweight Champion – Vacant
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
Carlos Adames
Erislandy Lara
Chris Eubank Jr.
Meiirim Nursultanov
Elijah Garcia
Hamzah Sheeraz
Felix Cash
Liam Smith
Austin Williams
Junior Middleweight/Super Welterweight (154 lbs)
Ring Magazine Super Welterweight Champion – Jermell Charlo
Sebastian Fundora
Tim Tszyu
Israil Madrimov
Serhii Bohachuk
Erickson Lubin
Jesus Ramos
Brian Mendoza
Charles Conwell
Michel Soro
Bakhram Murtazaliev
Welterweight (147 lbs)
Ring Magazine Welterweight Champion – Terence Crawford
Errol Spence Jr
Jaron Ennis
Eimantas Stanionis
Mario Barrios
Cody Crowley
David Avenesyan
Brian Norman
Giovani Santillan
Shakhram Giyasov
Alexis Rocha
Junior Welterweight/Super Lightweight (140 lbs)
Ring Magazine Welterweight Champion – Teofimo Lopez
Devin Haney
Josh Taylor
Subriel Matias
Jose Ramirez
Regis Prograis
Richardson Hitchins
Jack Catterall
Gary Antuanne Russell
Sandor Martin
Lindolfo Delgado
Lightweight (135 lbs)
WBO World Lightweight Champion – Vacant
Vasiliy Lomachenko
Gervonta Davis
William Zepeda
Shakur Stevenson
Frank Martin
Denys Berinchyk
Raymond Muratalla
Keyshawn Davis
Mark Chamberlain
Zaur Abdullaev
Junior Lightweight/Super Featherweight (130 lbs)
Ring Magazine Junior Lightweight Champion – Vacant
Emanuel Navarrete
O’shaquie Foster
Oscar Valdez
Lamont Roach Jr
Anthony Cacace
Joe Cordina
Hector Luis Carcia
Robson Conceicao
Otar Eranosyan
Albert Bell
Featherweight (126 lbs)
Ring Magazine Featherweight Champion – Vacant
Luis Alberto Lopez
Leigh Wood
Rey Vargas
Nick Ball
Brandon Figueroa
Rafael Espinoza
Raymond Ford
Robeisy Ramirez
Josh Warrington
Ruben Villa
Super Bantamweight/Junior Featherweight (122 lbs)
Ring Magazine Super Bantamweight Champion – Naoya Inoue
Stephen Fulton
Marlon Tapales
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Sam Goodman
Ra’eese Aleem
Luis Nery
Liam Davies
TJ Doheny
Elijah Pierce
Ramon Cardenas
Bantamweight (118 lbs)
Ring Magazine Bantamweight Champion – Vacant
Junto Nakatani
Ryosuke Nishida
Takuma Inoue
Yoshiki Takei
Emmanuel Rodriguez
Jason Moloney
Vincent Astrolobio
Alexandro Santiago
Nonito Donaire
Paul Butler
Super Flyweight/Junior Bantamweight (115 lbs)
Ring Magazine Junior Bantamweight Champion – Juan Francisco Estrada
Kazuto Ioka
Fernando Martinez
Kosei Tanaka
Carlos Cuadras
Pedro Guevara
Andrew Moloney
Israel Gonzalez
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
Jonathan Rodriguez
David Jimenez
Flyweight (112 lbs)
Ring Magazine Flyweight Champion – Vacant
Jesse Rodriguez
Sunny Edwards
Julio Cesar Martinez
Seigo Yuri Akui
Artem Dalakian
Angel Ayala Lardizabal
David Jimenez
Ricardo Sandoval
Felix Alvarado
Cristofer Rosales
Junior Flyweight/Light Flyweight (108 lbs)
Ring Magazine Light Flyweight Champion – Kenshiro Teraji
Jonathan Gonzalez
Sivenathi Nontshinga
Adrian Curiel
Elwin Soto
Carlos Canizales
Masamichi Yabuki
Daniel Matellon
Shochiki Iwata
Christian Araneta
Thanongsak Simsri
Minimumweight/Mini-Flyweight (105 lbs)
Ring Magazine Minimumweight Champion – Vacant
Gingiro Shigeoka
Oscar Collazo
Melvin Jerusalem
Knockout CP Freshmart
Yudai Shigeoka
Petchmanee CP Freshmart
Wilfredo Mendez
Pedro Taduran
Hasanboy Dusmatov
Luis Castillo
About the Ring Magazine
The Ring was founded in 1922 by Nat Fleischer. The first issue, dated February 15, 1922, was 24 pages and cost 20 cents. The Ring Magazine began awarding belts in weight categories in 1922. The first-ever belt was given to World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey. The Ring Magazine stopped giving out belts briefly in the 1990’s but began again in the early 2000’s. Generally the Ring Magazine belt is placed ‘on the line’ when the recognised top 2 in the weight class are fighting each other.
How the Ring Magazine Ratings work
Championship vacancies can be filled in the following two ways:
- THE RING’s Nos. 1 and 2 contenders fight one another.
- If a fight between the Nos. 1 and 2 contenders can not be made and No. 1 fights No. 3, the winner may be awarded THE RING belt if the Editorial Board deems the No. 3 contender worthy. Here are the seven situations in which a champion can lose his belt:
- The Champion loses a fight in the weight class in which he is champion.
- The Champion moves to another weight class (for more than one fight).
- The Champion does not schedule a fight in any weight class for 18 months.
- The Champion does not schedule a fight at his championship weight for 18 months (even if he fights at another weight).
- The Champion does not schedule a fight with a Top-5 contender from any weight class for two years.
- The Champion retires.
- The Champion tests positive for a performance-enhancing substance and is fined, suspended or otherwise penalized by the proper authority (athletic commission or sanctioning body).
Ring Magazine Rating Policy
- Results. This is the most objective criterion and takes precedence over all others.
- Performance. How a fighter performs in a victory or defeat can be a factor to determine his place in the ratings.
- 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.
