Oct

RING Ratings Update: Murat falls in light heavyweight rankings

Karo Murat, who lost a unanimous decision to IBF light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins, dropped in the 175-pound rankings; Peter Quillin, who scored a 10th-round TKO of Gabriel Rosado, took a small step forward at middleweight; and Kell Brook, who remained unbeaten with a fourth-round stoppage of Vyacheslav Senchenko, held his place at welterweight.

Oct

Ring Ratings Update: Provodnikov climbs junior welterweight rankings

by Doug Fischer

Ruslan Provodnikov made a large jump forward in THE RING’s junior welterweight rankings after his impressive 10th-round stoppage of highly rated Mike Alvarado on Saturday.

Sep

Ring Ratings Update: Mayweather wins RING junior middleweight title

by Doug Fischer

Floyd Mayweather outclassed Canelo Alvarez en route to a decision victory on Saturday that earned the future hall of famer THE RING’s junior middleweight title. Mayweather, who also holds the magazine’s welterweight title, is the first fighter since Joe Calzaghe to simultaneously hold two RING championships.

Jun

Ring Ratings Update: Stevenson wins RING light heavyweight title

by Doug Fischer

A busy weekend of boxing resulted in some movement in THE RING’s divisional ratings, including the crowning of a new light heavyweight champion, Adonis Stevenson.

May

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans give their two cents on the Floyd Mayweather-Saul Alvarez showdown, the 152-pound catchweight, and Carl Froch’s pound-for-pound rating (or lack of in THE RING), plus lots of mythical matchups, in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

May

Ring Ratings Update: Jean enters junior welterweight rankings

by Doug Fischer

There was not much action this past week but we do have some movement to report in THE RING’s division ratings, including slight changes to the 140- and 118-pound rankings.