Heavyweight Ratings

[benjamindallas5]

There's been a lot of talk about BoxRec's new and even stranger than before ratings.

Here are the ratings as per the WBC (as of May 2006), WBA (as of May 10, 2006), IBF (as of April 20, 2006- new ratings due), and WBO (as of May 2006):

I'm only listing the WBC's top 15- they list a top 40:

WBC
Champion: Hasim Rahman
1. Oleg Maskaev
2. James Toney
3. Samuel Peter
4. Ray Austin
5. Calvin Brock
6. Oliver McCall
7. Sinan Samil Sam
8. Shannon Briggs
9. Ruslan Chagaev
10. Larry Donald
11. Chris Byrd
12. Dominick Guinn
13. John Ruiz
14. Peter Okhello
15. Henry Akinwande

WBA
Champion: Nicolay Valuev
1. John Ruiz
2. Ray Austin
3. James Toney
4. Calvin Brock
5. Ruslan Chagaev
6. Sultan Ibragimov
7. Larry Donald
8. Monte Barrett
9. DaVarryl Wiliamson
10. Shannon Briggs
11. Samuel Peter
12. Owen Beck
13. Donnell Holmes
14. Paolo Vidoz
15. Vladimir Virchis

IBF
Their website still lists Chris Byrd as the champion and Wladimir Klitschko as the no. 1 contender. That's because the ratings posted there are as opf 4/20. Klitschko dethroned Byrd on 4/22.
2. Ray Austin
3. Calvin Brock
4. Samuel Peter
5. Sultan Ibragimov
6. John Ruiz
7. DaVarryl Williamson
8. Luan Krasniqi
9. Monte Barrett
10. Shannon Briggs
11. Paolo Vidoz
12. Ruslan Chagaev
13. Danny Williams
14. Kevin McBride
15. Eddie Chambers

WBO
Champion: Sergei Liakhovich
1. Luan Krasniqi
2. Sultan Ibragimov
3. Ruslan Chagaev
4. James Toney
5. Shannon Briggs
6. Samuel Peter
7. Alexander Dimitrenko
8. Lamon Brewster
9. Calvin Brock
10. Chris Byrd
11. Danny Williams
12. Tony Thompson
13. Matt Skelton
14. Dominick Guinn
15. Kevin McBride

[cupcrazy01]

Brewster is really getting shafted here.

[Hitman932]

Brewster is really getting shafted here.

yeah no kidding, thats the understatement of the year

[chidave]

I wonder if the eye injury is coming into play there, because it's an absolute travesty and Brewster is a big draw..I'd love to see him in there against any of those guys.

[Hitman932]

I wonder if the eye injury is coming into play there, because it's an absolute travesty and Brewster is a big draw..I'd love to see him in there against any of those guys.

i doubt it, reason being is that there are guys like monte barrett on the lists who havent even fought in over a year.

the reason brewster is shafted is most likely because he was the WBO champion previously. just and FYI if you didnt know but the other sanctionng bodies dont rank a guy in their top-10 if he is the champion for one of the others. most likely now that brewster isnt the WBO champ all he would have to do is win a fight or two and he probably be in the top5 in at least 2 or 3 of the rankings.

[Bonafide]

Man the heavyweight div is really lacking. It is sad.


BRING BACK IKE IBEABUCHI !!!

Someone spring this guy's ass from the Can !!!

[TheGreat1]

how is Ray Austin ranked so high? he had 3 draws with good comp, was KO'd by Atila Levin. Only good win is a close SD to Beck. How can he be ranked above Brewster and Brock?

[K-DOGG]

My Rankings, off the cuff:

Championship: Vacant

1. Wladimir Klitschko
2. Hasim Rahman
3. Sergei Liakhovich
4. Calvin Brock
5. Nicolay Valuev
6. Lamon Brewster
7. Samuel Peter
8. John Ruiz
9. Chris Byrd
10. James Toney
11. Sultan Ibragimov
12. Danny Williams
13. Larry Donald
14. Dominick Guinn
15. Oleg Maskaev
16. Ruslan Chagaev
17. Ray Austin
18. Shannon Briggs
19. Monte Barrett
20. Owen Beck
21. Sunan Samil Sam
22. Davarryl Williamson
23. Audley Harrison