The Ring Magazine's Top 100 Fighters of 2009 List

Here's their list for the 100 best of 2009, please remember this came from the magazine, so things like the victories of Andre Ward, Lucian Bute, and Koki Kameda have not come into account yet. And don't ask where 51-55 is, it wasn't in the magazine, so I have no clue. And this may be reaching, but I typed this up myself for all of you... and green k would be appreciated. EDIT: This is based around who the top fighters are P4P in the sport right now, not who had the best year in boxing for 2009. As you might be able to tell, there was some confusion about this in the posts below. But here it is, RING MAGAZINE TOP 100 FIGHTERS OF 2009 100. Rogers Mtagwa Junior Featherweight 99. Jorge Solis Featherweight 98. Tavoris Cloud IBF Light Heavyweight Titlist 97. Verno Phillips Junior Middleweight 96. Isaac Hlatswayo IBF Welterweight Titlist 95. Kendall Holt Junior Welterweight 94. Rolando Reyes Lightweight 93. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk Cruiserweight 92. Daniel Santos Junior Middleweight 91. Omar Nino Junior Flyweight 90. Carlos Quintana Welterweight 89. Ali Funeka Lightweight 88. Wladimir Sidorenko Bantamweight 87. Juan Urango IBF Junior Welterweight Titlist 86. Eddie Chambers Heavyweight 85. Sebastion Sylvester IBF Middleweight Titlist 84. Sakio Bika Super Middleweight 83. Roy Jones Jr. Light Heavyweight 82. Kermit Cintron Junior Middleweight 81. Librado Andrade Super Middleweight 80. Cristobal Cruz IBF Featherweight Titlist 79. Felix Sturm WBA Middleweight Titlist 78. Giovanni Segura WBA Junior Flyweight Titlist 77. Sergei Dzinziruk Junior Middleweight 76. Yuriorkis Gamboa WBA Featheweight Titlist 75. Steven Lueveno Featherweight 74. Michael Katsidis Lightweight 73. Nehomar Cermeno Bantamweight 72. Edgar Sosa WBO Junior Flyweight Titlist 71. Sergio Martinez WBC Junior Middleweight Titlist 70. Takefumi Sakata Flyweight 69. Raul Garcia IBF Minimumweight Titlist 68. Andre Dirrell Super Middleweight 67. Joel Casamayor Lightweight 66. David Haye WBA Heavyweight Titlist 65. Denis Boytsov Heavyweight 64. Alexander Povetkin Heavyweight 63. Anthony Mundine Middleweight 62. Steve Molitor Junior Featherweight 61. Jean Pascal WBC Light Heavyweight Titlist 60. Alexander Munoz Junior Bantamweight 59. Carl Froch WBC Super Middleweight Titlist 58. Lucian Bute IBF Super Middleweight Titlist 57. Omar Navarez Flyweight 56. Ulises Solis Junior Flyweight 50. Denkaosan Kaovichit WBA Flyweight Titlist 49. Devon Alexander WBC Junior Welterweight Titlist 48. Cory Spinks IBF Junior Middleweight Titlist 47. Paul Malignaggi Junior Welterweight 46. Juan Diaz Junior Welterweight 45. Nate Campbell Junior Welterweight 44. Hugo Cazares WBA Junior Bantamweight Titlist 43. Jorge Linares Junior Lightweight 42. Amir Khan WBA Junior Welterweight Titlist 41. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam Flyweight 40. Brian Viloria IBF Junior Flyweight Titlist 39. Robert Guerrero IBF Junior Lightweight Titlist 38. Anselmo Moreno WBA Bantamweight Titlist 37. Andre Berto WBC Welterweight Titlist 36. Poonsawat Kratingaenggym WBA Junior Featherweight Titlist 35. Roman Gonzales WBA Minimumweight Titlist 34. Steve Cunningham Cruiserweight 33. Humberto Soto Junior Lightweight 32. Joan Guzman Junior Lightweight 31. Tomasz Adamek World Cruiserweight Champion 30. Timothy Bradley WBO Junior Welterweight Titlist 29. Juan Manuel Lopez WBO Junior Featherweight Titlist 28. Juan Carlos Salgado Junior Lightweight 27. Daisuke Naito WBC Flyweight Titlist 26. Ricky Hatton Junior Welterweight 25. Edwin Valero WBC Lightweight Titlist 24. Joshua Clottey Welterweight 23. Antonio Margarito Welterweight 22. Vitali Klitschko WBC Heavyweight Titlist 21. Fernando Montiel Bantamweight 20. Wladimir Klitschko World Heavyweight Champion 19. Mikkel Kessler Super Middleweight 18. Glen Johnson Light Heavyweight 17. Chris John WBA Featherweight Titlist 16. Chad Dawson IBF Light Heavyweight Titlist 15. Kelly Pavlik World Middleweight Champion 14. Ivan Calderon World Junior Flyweight Champion 13. Arthur Abraham Super Middleweight 12. Hozumi Hasegawa WBC Bantamweight Titlist 11. Paul Williams Middleweight 10. Rafael Marquez Featherweight 9. Israel Vazquez Featherweight 8. Celestino Caballero IBF/WBA Junior Feathweight Titlist 7. Miguel Cotto Welterweight 6. Nonito Donaire WBA Junior Bantamweight Titlist 5. Juan Manuel Marquez World Lightweight Champion 4. Bernard Hopkins Light Heavyweight 3. Sugar Shane Mosley WBA Welterweight Titlist 2. Floyd Mayweather Welterweight 1. Manny Pacquiao World Junior Welterweight Champion / WBO Welterweight Titlist Let the debate begin.

Comments (20)

whats mundine, roy jones and andrade doing in there?

16y ago

Heru

Definitely because it wouldn't make any sense at all. Just to see Pavlik at #15 made me understand. Yeah, the list would be completely different if it was actually a top fighters of 09 and they went by what happened in 09. It would be something like: 1. Pacquiao 2. V. Klitschko 3. Ward 4. Dawson 5. Bute etc.

16y ago

Heru

You got a point but not enough to be at #6. I don't think he should be there either, just that his last fight shouldn't drop him and IMO he isn't far from where he should be (around 8-10). Dawson should be in front of him because even though he doesn't have a win as Darchinyan, Adamek, Tarver (2x), and Johnson (2x), put him over the top.

16y ago

Dambala

It's less of a Top 100 Fighters of 2009 and more of a Top 100 Fighters P4P. Definitely because it wouldn't make any sense at all. Just to see Pavlik at #15 made me understand.

16y ago

tesla_power

Considering the Rubio fight and his next fight by end of this year, Pavlik should not be at 15.

16y ago

VERDUGO

In my opinion, Marvin Sonsona should be on that list.

16y ago

Dambala

But Concepcion missed weight by 4.5 pounds, it was a super bantamweight fighting a super flyweight. Donaire would hit him solid and he'd walk right through it and throw shots that were landing harder because of the advantage. If Arce had Concepcion wincing with every single shot, I find it hard to believe Donaire was that far behind in the power department. On a P4P level, Donaire's Darchinyan win was better and more impressive than either of their wins. The Martinez win was solid too. You got a point but not enough to be at #6.

16y ago

Dambala

WTF? 22.Vitali=KOed J.C.Gomez and Arreola 21.Fernando Montiel = KO Diego Silva WHO? Draw Alejandro Valdez

16y ago

Heru

yea i like both caballero and donaire but your right dude. IMO donaire's last fight should have been a step back... Caballero had that nasty decision in panama 2 fights ago and chris john looked bad at the last round against rocky but chris john was dominant the whole fight and chris john is still undefeated!!!! (yes i know donaires first loss he was young or whatever) but bradley dawson and john >>> Donaire Caballero But Concepcion missed weight by 4.5 pounds, it was a super bantamweight fighting a super flyweight. Donaire would hit him solid and he'd walk right through it and throw shots that were landing harder because of the advantage. If Arce had Concepcion wincing with every single shot, I find it hard to believe Donaire was that far behind in the power department. On a P4P level, Donaire's Darchinyan win was better and more impressive than either of their wins. The Martinez win was solid too.

16y ago

Titing_Kabayo

This list is garbage... I am Donaire fan but how come he is ranked so high? Anf Viloria too far despite of that sensational KO and a UD?.. The Ring must be joking... Mayweather and Hopkins both inactive and fought so boring yet they rank so high...

16y ago

Dambala

16y ago

cyutetrick

Bradley, Dawson>>>Donaire, Caballero Chris John #17? WTF? yea i like both caballero and donaire but your right dude. IMO donaire's last fight should have been a step back... Caballero had that nasty decision in panama 2 fights ago and chris john looked bad at the last round against rocky but chris john was dominant the whole fight and chris john is still undefeated!!!! (yes i know donaires first loss he was young or whatever) but bradley dawson and john >>> Donaire Caballero

16y ago

Madvillain

It really isnt and Pavlik is ranked way too high if they are basing it on 2009. Pavlik did very little in 2009. Though that might explain the list better if they WEREN'T going on just 2009, but overall who's the cream of the crop in the sport.

16y ago

Heru

It's less of a Top 100 Fighters of 2009 and more of a Top 100 Fighters P4P.

16y ago

Madvillain

Taken from the Ring Magazine's rankings Antonio Margarito Last Year's Rating: 6 Status Report: Margarito's 17-point tumble is attributable in the main not to his shocking loss to Sugar Shane Mosley - there's no dishonor there - or to his subsequent inactivity. They work against him, but not as much as the revelation that his wraps were loaded going into the Mosley fight, as well as the very reasonable possibility that they were similarly doctored in all of his big wins. Can he fight? Absolutely, we just aren't sure how well.

16y ago

partacus

Some of the names higher than Haye are puzzling, they even have Froch ahead of him. :lol1:

16y ago

Dambala

Bradley, Dawson>>>Donaire, Caballero Chris John #17? WTF?

16y ago

shadeyfizzle

Donaire at #6? Who has he actually fought aside from Darchinyan to deserve that spot? he fought at jr bantamweight against a guy that weighed in at jr featherweight officially and was a jr. lightweight or lightweight by fight night and still won.

16y ago

obaioghill

There are so many things wrong with this list it is tough to know where to start. I guess we all have a favorite fighter or two - writers included - they must have rated their favorites really high. No way objective - Hatton, Margarito, there are some real bad rankings there.

16y ago

partacus

Hopkins hadn't even fought this year when the list was made. :lol1:

16y ago