Wladimir Klitschko solidified his hold on the #1 spot and Nicolay Valuev moved up to the #3 position in the latest SportsRatings Top 100 Heavyweight rankings.
Klitschko decisioned former #7 Sultan Ibragimov and Valuev defeated Sergei Lyakhovich, pushing him past Alex Povetkin in a close race for the #3 to #5 slots. Ruslan Chagaev remained #2.
Samuel Peter came in at #5, with Oleg Maskaev right behind him. After Peter's victory last night, he may take over the #3 spot in the April rankings. (Fights through 2/29 are included in the March rankings; interim rankings will be calculated weekly after major fights).
| last mo. | Rank | Fighter | Rating |
Rated Record | Recent Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WLAD KLITSCHKO | 57.27 |
34-3-0 |
W12 #7 SULTAN IBRAGIMOV |
| 2 | 2 | RUSLAN CHAGAEV | 46.11 |
10-0-0 |
|
| 5 | 3 | NICOLAY VALUEV | 35.14 |
20-1-0 |
W12 #18 SERGEI LYAKHOVICH |
| 3 | 4 | ALEX POVETKIN | 32.89 |
10-0-0 |
|
| 4 | 5 | SAMUEL PETER | 32.63 |
15-1-0 |
|
| 6 | 6 | OLEG MASKAEV | 28.09 |
20-5-0 |
inactive 14 months. |
| 8 | 7 | TONY THOMPSON | 26.25 |
14-0-0 |
|
| 9 | 8 | DAVID TUA | 25.65 |
28-3-1 |
|
| 10 | 9 | VITALI KLITSCHKO | 24.92 |
20-2-0 |
inactive 38 months. |
| 11 | 10 | VLADIMIR VIRCHIS | 24.62 |
12-1-0 |
|
| 13 | 11 | CHRIS ARREOLA | 23.20 |
9-0-0 |
W1 #258 CLIFF COUSER |
| 14 | 12 | CHRIS BYRD | 22.85 |
24-4-1 |
|
| 15 | 13 | JUAN C GOMEZ | 22.01 |
8-1-0 |
|
| 12 | 14 | LENNOX LEWIS | 21.59 |
34-2-1 |
inactive 56 months. |
| 16 | 15 | JOE MESI | 21.47 |
15-0-0 |
The rest of the top 25 was largely untouched, as only Chris Arreola fought a ranked opponent in February. The top newcomer to the top 100 was South African champion Osborne Machimana (or Machimane if you prefer) who stopped former #22 Corrie Sanders in the first round on February 2nd. Sanders fell out of the top 50 for the first time since beating Wladimir Klitschko in March of 2003.
Travis Walker jumped 27 rungs to #41 after a 2nd round TKO of TJ Wilson. Just last October, Wilson KOed Walker in the first round.
Sebastian Koeber, Dieter Roth, and Johann Duhaupas all entered the top 100 after beating ranked foes.
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