Ring's Pound for Pound Best and Division Ratings For Period Ending December 14
Media Report (December 22, 2004) 
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For Period Ended December 20, 2004
POUND-FOR-POUND
1. BERNARD HOPKINS
Middleweight
2. FLOYD MAYWEATHER
Junior Welterweight
3. KOSTYA TSZYU
Junior Welterweight
4. WINKY WRIGHT
Junior Middleweight
5. MANNY PACQUIAO
Featherweight
6. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
Featherweight
7. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA
Junior Lightweight
8. ERIK MORALES
Junior Lightweight
9. GLEN JOHNSON
Light Heavyweight
10. ANTONIO TARVER
Light Heavyweight

HEAVYWEIGHTS
Weight Unlimited
Champ: VITALI KLITSCHKO
Ukraine 35-2 (34)
1. CHRIS BYRD
Flint, MI 38-2-1 (20)
2. JOHN RUIZ
Methuen, MA 41-5-1 (28)
3. HASIM RAHMAN
Baltimore, MD 40-5-1 (33)
4. JAMES TONEY
Ann Arbor, MI 68-4-2 (43)
5. MONTE BARRETT
Queens, NY 30-3 (16)
6. ANDREW GOLOTA
Poland 38-5-1 (31)
7. FRES OQUENDO
Puerto Rico 24-3 (15)
8. JAMEEL McCLINE
Port Jefferson, NY 31-4-1 (19)
9. CORRIE SANDERS
South Africa 40-3 (30)
10. LAMON BREWSTER
Los Angeles, CA 31-2 (27)

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 44-12-2 (29)
4. O'NEIL BELL
Atlanta, GA 23-1-1 (22)
5. KELVIN DAVIS
Reno, NV 21-2-1 (16)
6. CARL THOMPSON
England 33-6 (25)
7. STEVE CUNNINGHAM
Philadelphia, PA 16-0 (9)
8. VIRGIL HILL
Bismarck, ND 49-5 (23)
9. DALE BROWN
Canada 32-3-1 (20)
10. PIETRO AURINO
Italy 31-2 (14)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 175 pounds
Champ: GLEN JOHNSON
Miami, FL 42-9-2 (28)

1. ANTONIO TARVER
Orlando, FL 22-3 (18)
2. ZSOLT ERDEI
Hungary 21-0 (13)
3. ROY JONES
Pensacola, FL 49-3 (38)
4. JULIO GONZALEZ
Huntington Beach, CA 37-2 (23)
5. DARIUSZ MICHALCZEWSKI
Germany 48-1 (38)
6. CLINTON WOODS
England 36-3-1 (22)
7. FABRICE TIOZZO
Franco 46-2 (30)
8. PAUL BRIGGS
Australia 23-1 (17)
9. THOMAS ULRICH
Germany 27-1 (19)
10. RICO HOYE
Detroit, MI 18-0 (14)

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 168 pounds
Champ: Vacant

1. JOE CALZAGHE
Wales 38-0 (30)
2. MIKKEL KESSLER
Denmark 35-0 (27)
3. ANTHONY MUNDINE
Australia 22-2 (17)
4. ANTWUN ECHOLS
Davenport, IA 31-5-1 (27)
5. DANNY GREEN
Australia 19-1 (18)
6. JEFF LACY
St. Petersburg, FL 18-0 (14)
7. MADS LARSEN
Denmark 45-2 (37)
8. ROBIN REID
England 37-4-1 (27)
9. MARKUS BEYER
Germany 31-2 (12)
10. MANNY SIACA
Puerto Rico 18-5 (16)

MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 160 pounds
Champ: BERNARD HOPKINS
Philadelphia, PA 45-2-1 (32)

1. HOWARD EASTMAN
England 40-1 (35)
2. OSCAR DE LA HOYA
Los Angeles, CA 37-4 (29)
3. FELIX STURM
Germany 22-1 (10)
4. FELIX TRINIDAD
Puerto Rico 42-1 (35)
5. JERMAIN TAYLOR
Little Rock, AR 22-0 (16)
6. ROBERT ALLEN
Atlanta, GA 36-5 (27)
7. MASELINO MASOE
New Zealand 26-2 (25)
8. KINGSLEY IKEKE
Canada 21-1 (11)
9. SAM SOLIMAN
Australia 29-7 (11)
10. WILLIAM JOPPY
Washington, D.C. 34-4-1 (25)

JR. MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 154 pounds
Champ: WINKY WRIGHT
St. Petersburg, FL 48-3 (25)

1. KASSIM OUMA
W. Palm Beach, FL 20-1-1 (13)
2. SHANE MOSLEY
Pomona, CA 39-4 (35)
3. VERNO PHILLIPS
Aurora, CO 38-9-1 (20)
4. DANIEL SANTOS
Puerto Rico 29-2-1 (20)
5. TRAVIS SIMMS
Norwalk, CT 24-0 (18)
6. JAVIER CASTILLEJO
Spain 58-5 (40)
7. RODNEY JONES
Lafayette, LA 34-3 (22)
8. KOFI JANTUAH
Las Vegas, NV 28-1 (18)
9. BRONCO McKART
Monroe, MI 47-6 (31)
10. ALEJANDRO GARCIA
Mexico 28-1 (28)

WELTERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 147 pounds
Champ: CORY SPINKS
St. Louis, MO 34-2 (11)

1. ANTONIO MARGARITO
Mexico 30-4 (21)
2. ZAB JUDAH
Brooklyn, NY 32-2 (23)
3. THOMAS DAMGAARD
Denmark 34-0 (26)
4. MICHELE PICCIRILLO
Italy 44-2 (27)
5. MANUEL GOMEZ
Mexico 27-10-1 (19)
6. KERMIT CINTRON
Reading, PA 24-0 (22)
7. JAWAID KHALIQ
England 23-1-1 (13)
8. CARLOS BALDOMIR
Argentina 40-9-6 (12)
9. TEDDY REID
Adelphi, MD 22-6-1 (16)
10. COSME RIVERA
Los Angeles, CA 27-7-2 (19)

JR. WELTERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 140 pounds
Champ: KOSTYA TSZYU
Australia 31-1 (25)

1. ARTURO GATTI
Jersey City, NJ 38-6 (29)
2. VIVIAN HARRIS
Brooklyn, NY 25-1-1 (17)
3. FLOYD MAYWEATHER
Grand Rapids, MI 32-0 (21)
4. SHARMBA MITCHELL
Washington, D.C. 55-4 (31)
5. MIGUEL COTTO
Puerto Rico 22-0 (18)
6. RICKY HATTON
England 38-0 (28)
7. DeMARCUS CORLEY
Washington, D.C. 29-3-1 (16)
8. LOVEMORE NDOU
Australia 39-7-1 (25)
9. JESSE JAMES LEIJA
San Antonio, TX 47-6-2 (19)
10. OKTAY URKAL
Germany 34-3 (10)

LIGHTWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 135 pounds
Champ: JOSE LUIS CASTILLO
Mexico 51-6-1 (45)

1. DIEGO CORRALES
Sacramento, CA 39-2 (32)
2. JOEL CASAMAYOR
Miami, FL 31-3 (19)
3. JUAN LAZCANO
El Paso, TX 33-3-1 (25)
4. JULIO DIAZ
Coachella, CA 30-2 (22)
5. JUAN DIAZ
Houston, TX 26-0 (12)
6. ACELINO FREITAS
Brazil 36-1 (31)
7. JAVIER JAUREGUI
Mexico 48-11-2 (34)
8. ARTUR GRIGORIAN
Uzbekistan 37-1 (23)
9. JULIEN LORCY
France 56-4-2 (41)
10. LAKVA SIM
Mongolia 19-4-1 (16)

JR. LIGHTWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 130 pounds
Champ: Vacant

1. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA
Mexico 59-4 (41)
2. ERIK MORALES
Mexico 47-2 (34)
3. JESUS CHAVEZ
Mexico 40-3 (28)
4. YODSANAN NANTHACHAI
Thailand 43-2-1 (35)
5. CARLOS HERNANDEZ
Bellflower, CA 41-4-1 (24)
6. JORGE BARRIOS
Argentina 42-2-1 (30)
7. CASSIUS BALOYI
South Africa 30-1 (16)
8. MIKE ANCHONDO
La Puente, CA 25-0 (18)
9. ROBBIE PEDEN
Australia 24-2 (13)
10. MZONKE FANA
South Africa 22-2 (8)

FEATHERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 126 pounds
Champ: MANNY PACQUIAO
Philippines 39-2-2 (30)

1. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
Mexico 43-2-1 (33)
2. SCOTT HARRISON
Scotland 23-2-1 (13)
3. INJIN CHI
South Korea 29-2-1 (18)
4. ROCKY JUAREZ
Houston, TX 22-0 (15)
5. MANUEL MEDINA
Mexico 63-14 (29)
6. ZAHIR RAHEEM
Tulsa, OK 25-1 (15)
7. MICHAEL BRODIE
England 35-2-1 (23)
8. CHRIS JOHN
Indonesia 34-0-1 (19)
9. SPEND ABAZI
Denmark 31-1 (10)
10. NICKY COOK
England 24-0 (14)

JR. FEATHERWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 122 pounds
Champ: Vacant

1. OSCAR LARIOS
Mexico 54-3-1 (35)
2. MAHYAR MONSHIPOUR
France 26-2-2 (17)
3. ISRAEL VAZQUEZ
Mexico 36-3 (27)
4. JOAN GUZMAN
Dominican Republic 22-0 (17)
5. JOSE LUIS VALBUENA
Venezuela 24-3-1 (14)
6. JORGE LACIERVA
Mexico 26-5-5 (18)
7. SALIM MEDJKOUNE
France 43-5-1 (21)
8. YODDAMRONG SITHYODTHONG
Thailand 40-2-1 (18)
9. ART SIMONYAN
Glendale, CA 14-0-1 (7)
10. DANIEL PONCE DELEON
Mexico 22-0 (21)

BANTAMWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 118 pounds
Champ: Vacant

1. RAFAEL MARQUEZ
Mexico 33-3 (30)
2. VEERAPOL SAHAPROM
Thailand 46-1-2 (32)
3. RATANACHAI VORAPIN
Thailand 58-8 (39)
4. GENARO GARCIA
Mexico 32-4 (20)
5. CRUZ CARBAJAL
Mexico 24-12-1 (20)
6. TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA
Japan 24-4-3 (14)
7. SILENCE MABUZA
South Africa 17-0 (15)
8. RICARDO VARGAS
Mexico 36-10-3 (11)
9. JHONNY GONZALEZ
Mexico 26-4 (24)
10. JULIO ZARATE
Mexico 21-2-1 (13)

JR. BANTAMWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 115 pounds
Champ: Vacant

1. KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA
Japan 27-3 (18)
2. MARTIN CASTILLO
Mexico 27-1 (16)
3. LUIS PEREZ
Nicaragua 22-1 (14)
4. IVAN HERNANDEZ
Mexico 19-0-1 (13)
5. ALEXANDER MUNOZ
Venezuela 25-1 (24)
6. MARK JOHNSON
Washington, D.C. 44-4 (28)
7. MASAMORI TOKUYAMA
North Korea 30-3-1 (8)
8. FERNANDO MONTIEL
Mexico 29-1-1 (23)
9. FELIX MACHADO
Venezuela 22-5-1 (11)
10. JOSE NAVARRO
Los Angeles, CA 21-0 (9)

FLYWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 112 pounds
Champ: Vacant

1. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM
Thailand 54-2 (28)
2. LORENZO PARRA
Venezuela 24-0 (17)
3. VIC DARCHINYAN
Australia 22-0 (17)
4. MZUKISI SIKALI
South Africa 29-4-2 (17)
5. IRENE PACHECO
Colombia 29-1 (22)
6. OMAR NARVAEZ
Argentina 18-0-2 (12)
7. ROSENDO ALVAREZ
Nicaragua 33-2-2 (21)
8. BRAHIM ASLOUM
France 17-0 (6)
9. HUSSEIN HUSSEIN
Australia 26-1 (20)
10. BRIAN VILORIA
Waipahu, HI 16-0 (10)

JR. FLYWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 108 pounds
Champ: Vacant

1. JORGE ARCE
Mexico 38-3-1 (28)
2. VICTOR BURGOS
Mexico 37-13-3 (22)
3. BEIBIS MENDOZA
Colombia 29-3 (23)
4. NELSON DIEPPA
Puerto Rico 21-1-2 (12)
5. PICHIT SIRIWAT
Thailand 30-2 (14)
6. FAHLAN SAKKREERIN
Thailand 50-4-2 (20)
7. JOSE AGUIRRE
Mexico 33-2-1 (20)
8. KERMIN GUARDIA
Colombia 35-4 (21)
9. ULISES SOLIS
Mexico 14-1 (10)
10. ROBERTO VASQUEZ
Panama 18-1 (15)

STRAWWEIGHTS
Weight Limit: 105 pounds
Champ: Vacant

1. YUTAKA NIIDA
Japan 17-1-3 (8)
2. MUHAMMAD RACHMAN
Indonesia 49-7-3 (21)
3. DANIEL REYES
Colombia 34-2-1 (29)
4. IVAN CALDERON
Puerto Rico 21-0 (4)
5. ISAAC BUSTOS
Mexico 23-6-3 (12)
6. EAGLE KYOWA
Japan 13-1 (5)
7. JUAN LANDAETA
Venezuela 15-3-1 (13)
8. CHANA PORPAOIN
Thailand 51-2-3 (17)
9. NOEL ARAMBULET
Venezuela 20-3-1 (10)
10. RODEL MAYOL
Philippines 19-0 (15)

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