Transnational Boxing Rankings Board

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Transnational Boxing Rankings
AbbreviationTBRB
Formation2012
FoundersSprings Toledo
Stewart Howe
Cliff Rold
Tim Starks
TypeVolunteer organization
PurposeBoxing Rankings
Volunteers50+ professional journalists and boxing historians
Website www.tbrb.org

The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) is an all-volunteer initiative formed in October 2012 with the intention of providing professional boxing with top-ten rankings, identifying the singular world champion of every division and to insist on the sport's reform. Board members are independent professional journalists, boxing historians and record keepers from around the world. [1] Their rankings and titles are meant to be uninfluenced by promoters and the traditional sanctioning bodies. [2]

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TBRB championships

The TBRB awards championships when the top-ranked fighters in any division meet, and currently recognizes legitimate world champions or "true champions" in each weight class. It also presents the "successions" of these championship "thrones." [3]

Three of its recognized champions were identified by The Ring magazine before the TBRB was founded. Thus, the TBRB was formed to continue where The Ring "left off" in the aftermath of the latter's purchase by Golden Boy Promotions in 2007, and the following dismissal of the editorial board headed by Nigel Collins. [4] After the new editors announced a controversial new championship policy in May 2012, [5] [6] [7] three members of the Ring Advisory Panel resigned. These three members (Springs Toledo, Cliff Rold and Tim Starks) became the founding members of the TBRB, which was formed over the summer of 2012 with the assistance of Stewart Howe of England. [8]

ESPN boxing analyst and commentator Teddy Atlas praised the TBRB's efforts on-air in March 2013 [9] and again during the season finale in August 2013. [10]

British magazine Boxing News announced in 2021 that it would only recognize world champions as voted by the TBRB. [11]

TBRB Voting Panel members

There are currently members representing 21 countries on five continents: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, England, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United States, Vietnam, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Successions

The following are the lineal champions recognized by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board:

Heavyweight

Cruiserweight

Light heavyweight

Super middleweight

Middleweight

Super welterweight

Welterweight

Super lightweight

Lightweight

Super featherweight

Super bantamweight

Bantamweight

Super flyweight

Flyweight

Current champions

As of 9 September 2024
WeightChampionRecord
Heavyweight Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Usyk  (UKR)22–0 (14)
Cruiserweight Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Opetaia  (AUS)25–0 (19)
Light heavyweight Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Beterbiev  (RUS)21–1 (20)
Super middleweight Flag of Mexico.svg  Saul Alvarez  (MEX)61–2–2 (39)
Middleweight vacant
Junior middleweight Flag of the United States.svg  Jermell Charlo  (USA)35–2–1 (19)
Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg  Terence Crawford  (USA)41–0 (31)
Junior welterweight Flag of the United States.svg  Teófimo López  (USA)21–1 (13)
Lightweight vacant
Junior lightweight vacant
Featherweight vacant
Junior featherweight Flag of Japan.svg  Naoya Inoue  (JPN)28–0 (25)
Bantamweight vacant
Junior bantamweight Flag of the United States.svg  Jesse Rodriguez  (USA)20–0 (13)
Flyweight vacant
Junior flyweight vacant
Strawweight vacant

Pound-for-pound

As of 09, Sept 2024

RankBoxerRecordWeight class
1 Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Inoue 28–0–0 (25)Junior featherweight
2 Flag of the United States.svg Terence Crawford 41–0–0 (31)Welterweight
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Usyk 22–0–0 (14)Heavyweight
4 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Bivol 23–0–0 (12)Light heavyweight
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Canelo Alvarez 61–2–2 (39)Super middleweight
6 Flag of Russia.svg Artur Beterbiev 20–0–0 (20)Light heavyweight
7 Flag of the United States.svg Teofimo Lopez 21–1–0 (13)Junior welterweight
8 Flag of Japan.svg Kenshiro Teraji 23–1–0 (14)Light flyweight
9 Flag of Japan.svg Junto Nakatani 28–0–0 (21)Bantamweight
10 Flag of the United States.svg Gervonta Davis 30–0–0 (28)Lightweight

See also

References

  1. "MEMBERS Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". tbrb.org. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "Top Rank: Getting To Know The Transnational Boxing Ranking Board". theclassical.org. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. "Successions | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". tbrb.org. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. Tim Starks (9 September 2011). "The Ring Magazine Shakes Up Its Leadership, Threatens Its Credibility". The Queensberry Rules. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. Springs Toledo. "Occupy the Ring". The Sweet Science.
  6. Tim Starks. "The Horrible New Ring Magazine Championship Policy". Queensberry Rules.
  7. Cliff Rold (10 May 2012). ""The Ring" Changes The Rules, Further Clouds Title Scene". Boxing Scene.[ dead link ]
  8. Gibson, Paul (2 February 2015). "Boxing loses credibility with every new champion. Can the sport be saved?". The Guardian .
  9. "Stiff Jab — ESPN Highlights Transnational Boxing Rankings..." stiffjab.com. 21 September 2016.[ dead link ]
  10. "YouTube – 2013-08-23 ESPN Friday Night Fights". youtube.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  11. No more sanctioning body titles. The new Boxing News stance here – Matt Christie, Boxing News, 6 July 2021