SUN Boxing Rankings

Thursday, April 16, 1998 | 6:13 a.m.

(with WBC, WBA and IBF champions identified)

Heavyweights (195+ pounds)

1. Evander Holyfield 35-3 (WBA, IBF)

2. Lennox Lewis 33-1 (WBC)

3. Mike Tyson 45-3

4. Michael Moorer 39-2

5. Michael Grant 27-0

6. Henry Akinwande 33-1-1

7. Andrew Golota 29-3

8. Hasim Rahman 26-0

9. George Foreman 76-5

10. Ray Mercer 25-4-1

11. Frans Botha 37-1

12. Zeliko Mavrovic 27-0

13. Kirk Johnson 23-0

14. Chris Byrd 23-0

15. Larry Donald 31-1-1

Cruiserweights (190)

1. Juan Carlos Gomez 23-0 (WBC)

2. Fabrice Tiozzo 38-1 (WBA)

3. Marcelo Dominguez 22-2-1

4. Imamu Mayfield 18-0 (IBF)

5. Arthur Williams 28-4-1

6. Nate Miller 30-5

7. Dale Brown 16-0-1

8. Ralf Rocchigiana 41-9-7

9. Torsten May 17-2

10. Elicier Castillo 16-1-1

11. James Toney 55-4-2

12. Terry Dunston 17-1

13. Carl Thompson 22-4

14. Adolpho Washington 26-5-2

15. Alexander Gurov 20-3-1

Light Heavyweights (175)

1. Roy Jones 35-1

2. Dariusz Michalczewski 37-0-1

3. Montell Griffin 30-1

4. Graciano Rocchigiani 40-4-2 (WBC)

5. Virgil Hill 44-2

6. Reggie Johnson 37-5-1 (IBF)

7. Lou Del Valle 27-1 (WBA)

8. William Guthrie 24-1

9. Michael Nunn 52-4

10. Kenny Bowman 29-0

11. Merqui Sosa 32-5-2

12. Eddy Smulders 34-2

13. Thomas Hearns 57-4-1

14. Mike McCallum 49-5-1

15. Drake Thadzi 29-8-1

Super Middleweights (168)

1. Frankie Liles 32-1 (WBA)

2. Joe Calzaghe 24-0

3. Charles Brewer 31-5 (IBF)

4. Richie Woodhall 22-1 (WBC)

5. Steve Collins 36-3

6. Thomas Tate 33-5

7. Joseph Kiwanuka 25-2-2

8. Jorge Castro 105-6-2

9. Luciano Torres 34-1

10. Jose Rivera 21-0

11. Aaron Davis 45-6

12. Henry Wharton 23-2-1

13. Tim Littles 26-2

14. Chris Eubank 45-3-2

15. Roberto Duran 102-13

Middleweights (160)

1. Bernard Hopkins 34-2-1 (IBF)

2. Keith Holmes 30-1 (WBC)

3. Otis Grant 30-1-1

4. Antwun Echols 20-2-1

5. Lonnie Bradley 26-0-1

6. William Joppy 25-1-1 (WBA)

7. Julio Cesar Green 22-3

8. Dana Rosenblatt 28-1

9. Silvio Branco 33-2-2

10. Julian Jackson 55-5

11. Paul Vaden 27-2

12. Robert McCracken 29-0

13. Joe Lipsey 25-1

14. Hassine Cherifi 23-2-1

15. Stephane Quellette 22-1

Junior Middleweights (154)

1. Yory Boy Campas 70-2 (IBF)

2. Laurent Boudouani 36-1-1 (WBA)

3. Keith Mullings 16-4-1 (WBC)

4. Julio Vasquez 58-3

5. Terry Norris 47-7

6. Raul Marquez 28-1

7. Winky Wright 38-1

8. Emmett Linton 38-1

9. Bronco McKart 33-2

10. David Reid 8-0

11. Guillermo Jones 22-1-1

12. Gianfranco Rosi 59-4-1

13. Verno Phillips 30-7-1

14. Steve Martinez 35-2-1

15. Tony Marshall 27-7-6

Welterweights (147)

1. Oscar De La Hoya 27-0 (WBC)

2. Felix Trinidad 33-0 (IBF)

3. Ike Quartey 34-0-1 (WBA)

4. Pernell Whitaker 41-2-1

5. Jose Luis Lopez 38-3-2

6. Derrell Coley 32-1-2

7. Soren Sondergaad 35-1

8. Oba Carr 44-2-1

9. Wilfredo Rivera 27-3-1

10. Diobelys Hurtado 23-1

11. Raul Frank 18-3-1

12. Kip Diggs 27-3

13. Larry Barnes 38-1

14. Vincent Pettway 41-5-1

15. Michael Loewe 26-0

Junior Welterweights (140)

1. Vince Phillips 39-3 (IBF)

2. Julio Cesar Chavez 100-2-2

3. Miguel Angel Gonzalez 41-1-1

4. Kostya Tszyu 20-1-1

5. Khalid Rahilou 31-2 (WBA)

6. Hector Lopez 38-5-1

7. Juan Coggi 71-4-2

8. Reggie Green 27-2

9. Frankie Randall 53-5-1

10. Bolillo Gonzalez 47-3-1

11. Giovanni Parisi 36-2-1

12. Jan Bergman 35-1

13. Rafael Ruelas 49-3

14. Freddie Ladd 38-1

15. Shannon Taylor 16-0-1

Lightweights (135)

1. Stevie Johnston 23-0 (WBC)

2. Gussie Nazarov 24-0 (WBA)

3. Shane Mosley 26-0 (IBF)

4. Phillip Holiday 31-1

5. Cesar Bazan 28-2-1

6. Isreal Cardona 27-2

7. Miguel Julio 29-2-1

8. Angel Manfreddy 23-2-1

9. Arturo Gatti 29-2

10. John John Molina 43-4

11. Leavander Johnson 26-2-1

12. Rocky Martinez 18-0

13. James Leija 35-3-2

14. George Scott 31-2

15. Artur Grigorian 23-0

Junior Lightweights (130)

1. Genaro Hernandez 37-1-1 (WBC)

2. Robert Garcia 30-0 (IBF)

3. Arnulfo Castillo 26-0-2

4. Yong Soo Choi 23-2-1 (WBA)

5. Floyd Mayweather 15-0

6. Justin Juuko 31-1-1

7. Diego Corrales 18-0

8. Azumah Nelson 39-4-2

9. Jesus Chavez 22-1

10. Gabe Ruelas 44-4

11. Julien Lorcy 29-0-2

12. Carlos Hernandez 25-2-1

13. Tracy Patterson 60-5-1

14. Takonon Hatakeyama 20-0-1

15. Barry Jones 17-0-1

Featherweights (126)

1. Naseem Hamed 29-0

2. Luisito Espinosa 42-7 (WBC)

3. Wilfredo Vazquez 50-7-3

4. Freddie Norwood 28-0-1 (WBA)

5. Kevin Kelley 47-2-2

6. Hector Lizarraga 34-8-5 (IBF)

7. Antonio Cermeno 29-2

8. Orlando Canizales 44-3-1

9. Lewis Wood 18-1

10. Juan Manuel Marquez 23-1

11. David Santos 29-2

12. Gutty Espadas 22-2

13. Augie Sanchez 16-0

14. Pablo Chacon 19-0

15. Angel Vazquez 15-0

Super Bantamweights (122)

1. Kennedy McKinney 33-3-1

2. Erik Morales 28-0 (WBC)

3. Junior Jones 44-3

4. Enrique Sanchez 24-0 (WBA)

5. Vuyani Bungu 24-2 (IBF)

6. Marco Antonio Barrera 44-2

7. Wayne McCullough 20-1

8. Cassius Baloyi 18-0

9. Nestor Garza 27-1

10. Daniel Zaragoza 55-8-3

11. Spencer Oliver 14-0

12. Siri Singmanassak 16-1

13. Hector Acero Sanchez 37-5-3

14. Michael Brodie 22-0

15. Carlos Navarro 14-0

Bantamweights (118)

1. Tim Austin 17-0-1 (IBF)

2. Nana Konadu 28-3-1 (WBA)

3. Joichiro Tatsuyoshi 16-4-1 (WBC)

4. Danny Romero 32-2

5. S. Nakornthornparkview 16-1

6. Jorge Elicier Julio 38-1

7. Mbulelo Botile 22-1

8. Adan Vargas 26-1-1

9. Paulie Ayala 23-0

10. Daurong Siriwat 63-6-3

11. Famosito Gomez 41-8

12. Keiji Yamaguchi 23-3

13. Johnny Bredahl 32-1

14. Alfred Kotey 18-1

15. Dario Azuaga 37-0-1

Junior Bantamweights (115)

1. Johnny Tapia 43-0-2 (IBF)

2. Gerry Penalosa 38-1-1 (WBC)

3. Satoshi Iida 23-1-1 (WBA)

4. S. Lakchaopormasak 19-0

5. Yokthai Sith-Oar 14-1-1

6. Hiroshi Kawashima 20-3-1

7. Samson Gym 27-0

8. Katsuya Onizuka 24-1

9. Joel Luna Zarate 32-1-1

10. Veeraphol Sahaprom 11-1

11. Harold Grey 21-2

12. Alima Goitia 16-3

13. Julio Gamboa 31-2-1

14. Hyung-Chul Lee 19-6

15. Rodolfo Blanco 20-2

Flyweights (112)

1. Marc Johnson 34-1 (IBF)

2. Chatchaia Sasakul 31-1 (WBC)

3. Jose Bonilla 29-3 (WBA)

4. Yuri Arbachakov 23-1

5. Sean Sor Ploenchit 26-1

6. Carlos Salazar 47-8-3

7. Eric Morel 13-0

8. Ysaias Zamudio 44-7-1

9. Hiroki Ioka 32-7-1

10. Scotty Olson 32-3-2

11. Jesper Jensen 20-1

12. David Guerault 11-0

13. Will Grigsby 11-1

14. Alejandro Montiel 33-3

15. Sornpichai Pisnurachan 12-0

Junior Flyweights (108)

1. Saman Sorjaturong 38-2-1 (WBC)

2. Mauricio Pastrana 17-0 (IBF)

3. Pitchioni Siriwat 18-1 (WBA)

4. Yong-Soon Chang 14-0

5. Oscar Andrade 21-5

6. Juan Cordoba 31-4-3

7. Jake Matlala 47-10-2

8. Michael Carbajal 45-4

9. Hi-Yong Choi 23-2-1

10. Joma Gamboa 22-3-1

11. Jesus Chong 31-8

12. Takanori Hatakeyama 20-0-1

13. Melchor Cob-Castro 51-6-4

14. Shiro Yahiro 22-3-2

15. Carlos Murillo 33-5

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