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Ring Magazine's Pound For Pound Best For Period Ending August 2
Media Report (August 3, 2004) 
For Period Ended August 2, 2004

POUND-FOR-POUND
1. BERNARD HOPKINS
Middleweight
2. FLOYD MAYWEATHER
Junior Welterweight
3. ANTONIO TARVER
Light Heavyweight
4. ROY JONES
Light Heavyweight
5. WINKY WRIGHT
Junior Middleweight
6. ERIK MORALES
Junior Lightweight
7. MANNY PACQUIAO
Featherweight
8. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
Featherweight
9. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
Middleweight
10. KOSTYA TSZYU
Junior Welterweight

HEAVYWEIGHTS
Weight Unlimited
Champ: VITALI KLITSCHKO
Ukraine 34-2 (33)
1. CHRIS BYRD
Flint, MI 37-2-1 (20)
2. JOHN RUIZ
Methuen, MA 40-5-1 (28)
3. JAMES TONEY
Ann Arbor, MI 67-4-2 (43)
4. HASIM RAHMAN
Baltimore, MD 39-5-1 (32)
5. MONTE BARRETT
Queens, NY 30-3 (6)
6. ANDREW GOLOTA
Poland 38-4-1 (31)
7. FRES OQUENDO
Puerto Rico 24-3 (15)
8. LAMON BREWSTER
Los Angeles, CA 30-2 (27)
9. JAMEEL McCLINE
Port Jefferson, NY 31-3-1 (19)
10. JOE MESI
Tonawanda, NY 29-0 (25)

CRUISERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 200 pounds
Champ: Vacant
1. WAYNE BRAITHWAITE
Guyana 21-0 (17)
2. JEAN-MARC MORMECK
France 30-2 (21)
3. JOHNNY NELSON
England 43-12-2 (28)
4. O'NEIL BELL
Atlanta, GA 22-1-1 (21)
5. KELVIN DAVIS
Reno, NV 21-2-1 (16)
6. CARL THOMPSON
England 32-6 (24)
7. STEVE CUNNINGHAM
Philadelphia, PA 15-0 (8)
8. VIRGIL HILL
Bismarck, ND 49-5 (23)
9. DALE BROWN
Canada 31-3-1 (20)
10. PIETRO AURINO
Italy 29-2 (13)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 175 pounds
Champ: ANTONIO TARVER
Orlando, FL 22-2 (18)
1. ROY JONES
Pensacola, FL 49-2 (38)
2. ZSOLT ERDEI
Hungary 20-0 (13)
3. GLENCOFFE JOHNSON
Miami, FL 40-9-2 (27)
4. JULIO GONZALEZ
Huntington Beach, CA 36-2 (22)
5. DARIUSZ MICHALCZEWSKI
Germany 48-1 (38)
6. CLINTON WOODS
England 35-3-1 (21)
7. FABRICE TIOZZO
Franco 46-2 (30)
8. STIPE DREWS
Croatia 26-0 (12)
9. THOMAS ULRICH
Germany 27-1 (19)
10. RICO HOYE
Detroit, MI 17-0 (14)

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 168 pounds
Champ: Vacant
1. JOE CALZAGHE
Wales 37-0 (30)
2. MANNY SIACA
Puerto Rico 18-4 (16)
3. ANTHONY MUNDINE
Australia 20-2 (15)
4. ANTWUN ECHOLS
Davenport, IA 30-5-1 (26)
5. DANNY GREEN
Australia 18-1 (17)
6. CHARLES BREWER
Philadelphia, PA 40-9 (28)
7. MADS LARSEN
Denmark 45-2 (37)
8. ROBIN REID
England 37-4-1 (27)
9. CRISTIAN SANAVIA
Italy 33-1 (12)
10. SYD VANDERPOOL
Canada 35-2 (23)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 160 pounds
Champ: BERNARD HOPKINS
Philadelphia, PA 44-2-1 (31)
1. HOWARD EASTMAN
England 39-1 (35)
2. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
Los Angeles, CA 37-3 (29)
3. FELIX STURM
Germany 20-1 (9)
4. ROBERT ALLEN
Atlanta, GA 36-5 (27)
5. WILLIAM JOPPY
Washington, D.C. 34-3-1 (25)
6. JERMAIN TAYLOR
Little Rock, AR 21-0 (16)
7. MASELINO MASOE
New Zealand 26-2 (25)
8. KINGSLEY IKEKE
Canada 20-1 (10)
9. SAM SOLIMAN
Australia 27-7 (9)
10. RAYMOND JOVAL
Netherlands 32-3 (14)

JR. MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 154 pounds
Champ: WINKY WRIGHT
St. Petersburg, FL 47-3 (25)
1. SHANE MOSLEY
Pomona, CA 39-3 (35)
2. KASSIM OUMA
W. Palm Beach, FL 19-1-1 (13)
3. VERNO PHILLIPS
Aurora, CO 38-8-1 (20)
4. FERNANDO VARGAS
Oxnard, CA 24-2 (22)
5. JAVIER CASTILLEJO
Spain 58-5 (40)
6. DANIEL SANTOS
Puerto Rico 28-2-1 (20)
7. TRAVIS SIMMS
Norwalk, CT 23-0 (18)
8. RODNEY JONES
Lafayette, LA 33-3 (22)
9. J.C. CANDELO
Colombia 27-6-3 (19)
10. BRONCO McKART
Monroe, MI 47-5 (31)

WELTERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 147 pounds
Champ: CORY SPINKS
St. Louis, MO 33-2 (11)
1. ANTONIO MARGARITO
Mexico 30-3 (21)
2. VERNON FORREST
Atlanta, GA 35-2 (26)
3. ZAB JUDAH
Brooklyn, NY 31-2 (22)
4. THOMAS DAMGAARD
Denmark 34-0 (26)
5. MICHELE PICCIRILLO
Italy 42-2 (26)
6. MANUEL GOMEZ
Mexico 25-10-1 (18)
7. KERMIT CINTRON
Reading, PA 24-0 (22)
8. JAWAID KHALIQ
England 23-1-1 (13)
9. CARLOS BALDOMIR
Argentina 40-9-6 (12)
10. TEDDY REID
Adelphi, MD 22-6-1 (16)

JR. WELTERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 140 pounds
Champ: KOSTYA TSZYU
Australia 30-1 (24)
1. SHARMBA MITCHELL
Washington, D.C. 54-3 (30)
2. ARTURO GATTI
Jersey City, NJ 38-6 (29)
3. VIVIAN HARRIS
Brooklyn, NY 24-1-1 (16)
4. RICKY HATTON
England 36-0 (26)
5. FLOYD MAYWEATHER
Grand Rapids, MI 32-0 (21)
6. DeMARCUS CORLEY
Washington, D.C. 28-3-1 (16)
7. OKTAY URKAL
Germany 34-2 (10)
8. MIGUEL COTTO
Puerto Rico 20-0 (16)
9. LOVEMORE NDOU
Australia 38-7-1 (24)
10. JESSE JAMES LEIJA
San Antonio, TX 47-6-2 (19)

LIGHTWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 135 pounds
Champ: JOSE LUIS CASTILLO
Mexico 50-6-1 (45)
1. JUAN LAZCANO
El Paso, TX 33-3-1 (25)
2. STEVE JOHNSTON
Denver, CO 35-3-1 (17)
3. ACELINO FREITAS
Brazil 35-0 (31)
4. JULIO DIAZ
Coachella, CA 30-2 (22)
5. JUAN DIAZ
Houston, TX 25-0 (12)
6. JAVIER JAUREGUI
Mexico 48-11-2 (34)
7. ARTUR GRIGORIAN
Uzbekistan 36-1 (22)
8. JULIEN LORCY
France 56-3-2 (41)
9. LAKVA SIM
Mongolia 19-4-1 (16)
10. ISAAC HLATSHWAYO
South Africa 20-0 (9)

JR. LIGHTWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 130 pounds
Champ: Vacant
1. DIEGO CORRALES
Sacramento, CA 38-2 (31)
2. JOEL CASAMAYOR
Miami, FL 31-2 (19)
3. ERIK MORALES
Mexico 47-1 (34)
4. JESUS CHAVEZ
Mexico 40-3 (28)
5. CARLOS HERNANDEZ
Bellflower, CA 40-4-1 (24)
6. YODSANAN NANTHACHAI
Thailand 42-2-1 (35)
7. JORGE BARRIOS
Argentina 41-2-1 (29)
8. ORLANDO SALIDO
Mexico 20-8-1 (13)
9. CASSIUS BALOYI
South Africa 29-1 (16)
10. MIKE ANCHONDO
La Puente, CA 25-0 (18)

FEATHERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 126 pounds
Champ: MANNY PACQUIAO
Philippines 38-2-2 (29)
1. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
Mexico 42-2-1 (33)
2. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA
Mexico 58-4 (41)
3. SCOTT HARRISON
Scotland 22-2-1 (12)
4. INJIN CHI
South Korea 29-2-1 (18)
5. MANUEL MEDINA
Mexico 63-14 (29)
6. ROCKY JUAREZ
Houston, TX 21-0 (14)
7. ZAHIR RAHEEM
Tulsa, OK 25-1 (15)
8. DERRICK GAINER
Pensacola, FL 39-6-1 (24)
9. MICHAEL BRODIE
England 35-2-1 (23)
10. CHRIS JOHN
Indonesia 34-0 (19)

JR. FEATHERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 122 pounds
Champ: Vacant
1. OSCAR LARIOS
Mexico 52-3-1 (35)
2. ISRAEL VAZQUEZ
Mexico 36-3 (27)
3. MAHYAR MONSHIPOUR
France 25-2-2 (16)
4. JOAN GUZMAN
Dominican Republic 21-0 (17)
5. JOSE LUIS VALBUENA
Venezuela 24-3-1 (14)
6. SALIM MEDJKOUNE
France 43-5-1 (21)
7. YODDAMRONG SITHYODTHONG
Thailand 36-1-1 (19)
8. JORGE LACIERVA
Mexico 26-5-4 (18)
9. ART SIMONYAN
Glendale, CA 14-0-1 (7)
10. SERGIO MANUEL MEDINA
Argentina 18-0 (10)

BANTAMWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 118 pounds
Champ: Vacant
1. RAFAEL MARQUEZ
Mexico 32-3 (29)
2. VEERAPOL SAHAPROM
Thailand 44-1-2 (31)
3. JOHNNY BREDAHL
Denmark 55-2 (26)
4. RATANACHAI VORAPIN
Thailand 57-8 (39)
5. GENARO GARCIA
Mexico 31-4 (19)
6. CRUZ CARBAJAL
Mexico 24-12-1 (20)
7. TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA
Japan 23-4-3 (14)
8. SILENCE MABUZA
South Africa 15-0 (14)
9. RICARDO VARGAS
Mexico 36-10-3 (11)
10. JHONNY GONZALEZ
Mexico 24-4 (22)

JR. BANTAMWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 115 pounds
Champ: Vacant
1. KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA
Japan 26-3 (18)
2. MARK JOHNSON
Washington, D.C. 44-3 (28)
3. ALEXANDER MUNOZ
Venezuela 25-0 (24)
4. LUIS PEREZ
Nicaragua 22-1 (14)
5. MASAMORI TOKUYAMA
North Korea 30-3-1 (8)
6. FERNANDO MONTIEL
Mexico 28-1-1 (22)
7. MARTIN CASTILLO
Mexico 26-1 (16)
8. FELIX MACHADO
Venezuela 22-5-1 (11)
9. MAURICIO PASTRANA
Colombia 31-4-1 (21)
10. JOSE NAVARRO
Los Angeles, CA 20-0 (8)

FLYWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 112 pounds
Champ: Vacant
1. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM
Thailand 52-2 (28)
2. LORENZO PARRA
Venezuela 23-0 (17)
3. IRENE PACHECO
Colombia 28-0 (21)
4. MZUKISI SIKALI
South Africa 28-4-2 (17)
5. OMAR NARVAEZ
Argentina 16-0-2 (10)
6. VIC DARCHINYAN
Australia 21-0 (16)
7. BRAHIM ASLOUM
France 16-0 (6)
8. HUSSEIN HUSSEIN
Australia 25-1 (19)
9. LUIS MALDONADO
Mexico 28-0 (20)
10. TAKEFUMI SAKATA
Japan 22-2-1 (9)

JR. FLYWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 108 pounds
Champ: ROSENDO ALVAREZ
Nicaragua 32-2-2 (21)
1. JORGE ARCE
Mexico 36-3-1 (27)
2. VICTOR BURGOS
Mexico 37-13-3 (22)
3. BEIBIS MENDOZA
Colombia 29-2 (23)
4. NELSON DIEPPA
Puerto Rico 21-2-2 (12)
5. PICHIT SIRIWAT
Thailand 30-2 (14)
6. FAHLAN SAKKREERIN
Thailand 50-4-2 (20)
7. KERMIN GUARDIA
Colombia 35-3 (21)
8. ULISES SOLIS
Mexico 14-1 (10)
9. ROBERTO VASQUEZ
Panama 16-1 (14)
10. HUGO CAZARES
Mexico 18-3-1 (14)

STRAWWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 105 pounds
Champ: Vacant
1. YUTAKA NIIDA
Japan 16-1-3 (8)
2. EAGLE KYOWA
Japan 13-0 (5)
3. DANIEL REYES
Colombia 34-1-1 (29)
4. JOSE AGUIRRE
Mexico 31-2-1 (19)
5. NOEL ARAMBULET
Venezuela 20-3-1 (10)
6. IVAN CALDERON
Puerto Rico 20-0 (4)
7. JUAN LANDAETA
Venezuela 15-2-1 (13)
8. CHANA PORPAOIN
Thailand 50-2-3 (17)
9. MUHAMMAD RACHMAN
Indonesia 48-7-3 (21)
10. ISAAC BUSTOS
Mexico 22-6-3 (11)


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