A weekly boxing list compiled by Michael Rosenthal. This week: Countries with the most boxers in THE RING Ratings.

1. United States: 30
2. Mexico: 28
3. Japan: 10
4T. Philippines: 9
4T. Puerto Rico: 9
6T. South Africa: 8
6T. United Kingdom: 8
8T. Argentina: 6
8T. Russia: 6
8T. Ukraine: 6

The rest: Panama 5; Colombia 4; Thailand 4; Armenia 3; Australia 3; Germany 3; Nicaruaga 3; Venezuela 3; Cameroon 2; Cuba 2; Ghana 2; Hungary 2; Indonesia 2; Poland 2; Romania 2; Belarus 1; Belize 1; Canada 1; Denmark 1; Finland 1; France 1; Haiti 1; Italy 1; Jamaica 1; Kazakhstan 1; Mongolia 1; Nigeria 1; Spain 1; Uzbekistan 1; Yugoslavia 1.

Note: These are the countries in which the fighters were born.

Michael Rosenthal can be reached at [email protected]