Official Heavyweight rankings

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WBA

World Champion: JOHN RUIZ USA Won Title: 12-13-03
Last Mandatory:
Last Defense: 11-13-04

WBC: VITALI KLITSCHKO - IBF: CHRIS BYRD
WBO: LAMON BREWSTER

1. JAMES TONEY USA
2. HASIM RAHMAN USA
3. NICOLAY VALUEV (WBA INTERC.) RUS
4. MONTE BARRETT USA
5. CORRIE SANDERS S.A.
6. ANDREW GOLOTA POL
7. JAMEEL MCCLINE USA
8. FARUQ SALEEM USA
9. OWEN BECK JAM
10. LARRY DONALD USA
11. GERALD NOBLES USA
12. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UKR
13. SINAN SAMIL SAM TUR
14. RAY AUSTIN USA
15. RUSLAN CHAGAEV
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IBF


Position
Name
Country





1.
MONTE BARRETT
USA

2.
HASIM RAHMAN
USA

3.
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO
URK

4.
DAVARRYL WILLIAMSON
USA

5.
JAMEEL MCCLINE
USA

6.
NICOLAI VALOUEV
RUSS

7.
SERGEI LYAKOVICH
USA

8.
SAMUEL PETER *
USA

9.
SINAN SAMIL SAM
TKY

10.
LARRY DONALD
USA

11.
OLEG MASKAEV
USA

12.
OWEN BECK
USA

13.
MICHAEL MOORER
USA

14.
CALVIN BROCK
USA

15.
DERRICK JEFFERSON

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WBC


1 .- Hasim Rahman (US)
2 .- Monte Barrett (US)
3 .- Sinan Samil Sam (Turkey) INTL
4 .- Oleg Maskaev (Uzbekistan)
5 .- Samuel Peter (Nigeria) NABF
6 .- Jamel McCline (US)
7 .- Owen Beck (Jamaica)
8 .- Corrie Sanders (South Africa)
9 .- Larry Donald (US)
10 .- Davarryl Williamson (US)
11 .- Nicolay Valouev (Russia)
12 .- Michael Moorer (US) AMERICA
13 .- Mike Tyson (US)
14 .- Timo Hoffmann (Germany)
15 .- Faruq Saleem (US)
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WBO (If anyone cares)

Champion: LAMON BREWSTER
USA

1
1. Lance Whitaker (NABO)
USA
2
2. Wladimir Klitschko
UKR
3
3. James Toney
USA
4
4. Luan Krasniqi (EBU)
GER
5
5. Monte Barret
USA
6
6. Samuel Peter
NIG
7
7. Sinan Samil Sam
GER
8
8. Sultan Ibragimov (Asia-Pacific)
RUS
9
9. Andrew Golota
POL
10
10. Timo Hoffman
GER
11
11. Ray Austin
USA
12
12. Alexander Dimitrenko
UKR
13 13. Vladimir Virchis (Int-Cont) UKR
14 14. Matt Skelton GB
15 15. Kendrick Releford USA

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Man some of these rankings make you wonder.

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The first 5 of the WBC make somewhat sense but then it drops off heavily.


I am surprised the WBA have Corrie Sanders ranked so high. Also Nicolay Valuev #3 doesn't he need to fight a live soul before being ranked that high?

The WBO have had Whitaker ranked very high for a long time but the guy doesn't seem to get a crack at the WBO belt.

The IBF rankings are also a bit strange.