Transnational Boxing Rankings Board
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| Abbreviation | TBRB |
|---|---|
| Motto | The first bell of a new era |
| Formation | 2012 |
| Founders |
Springs Toledo Cliff Rold Tim Starks |
| Type | Volunteer organization |
| Purpose | Boxing Rankings |
Volunteers | 50+ professional journalists and boxing historians |
| Website |
www |
The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) is an all-volunteer initiative formed in October 2012 with the intention of providing professional boxing with authoritative top-ten rankings, identifying the singular world champion of every division by unbiased reasoning, and to insist on the sport's reform. Board members are independent record keepers and journalists from around the world[1] who are uninfluenced by the traditional sanctioning bodies and promoters.[2] There are currently 50 members representing 18 countries and a commonwealth on five continents: the United States, England, Italy, the Philippines, Ireland, Chile, Costa Rica, Scotland, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Argentina, and Russia.[2]
TBRB Championships
The TBRB only awards vacant championships when the two 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 in order 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, three prominent 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.[5]
The group also maintains a pound for pound list, which is currently topped by Román González[6] and official "monthly rankings" for record keepers and boxing historians.[7]
ESPN boxing analyst and commentator Teddy Atlas praised the TBRB's efforts on-air in March 2013[8] and again during the season finale in August 2013.[9] Several sites have adopted their rankings, including Boxing.com, The Queensberry Rules, The Sweet Science, East Side Boxing, Esquina Boxeo and Stiff Jab.[10][11]
TBRB Voting Panel members
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Vittorio Parisi (Chair) -
Cliff Rold (Chair) - Tim Starks (Chair)
- Springs Toledo (Oversight)
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Stewart Howe (Tech) -
Rey Tecson (Record keeper) -
Mauricio Salvador (Record keeper) - Ken Pollitt (Record keeper)
- Carlos Aguirre (Board member)
- Ramon Aranda (Board member)
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Gonzalo Baeza (Board member) -
Shaun Brown (Board member) -
Kevin Byrne (Board member) - Benjamin Calder-Smith (Board member)
- Brian Campbell (Board member)
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Michael Carbert (Board member) -
Lázaro Malvarez Cárdenas (Board member) - Lou Catalano (Board member)
- Abac Cordero (Board member)
- Jose Corpas (Board member)
- Jake Donovan (Board member)
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Oliver Fennell (Board member) - Billy Ferguson (Board member)
- Jeremy Foley (Board member)
- Andrew Fruman (Board member)
- Paul Gibson (Board member)
- Jason Karp (Board member)
- Jeandra LeBeauf (Board member)
- Alex McClintock (Board member)
- Matt McGrain (Board member)
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Yuriko Miyata (Board member) -
Diego Morilla (Board member) - Gabriel Muhr (Board member)
- Gautham Nagesh (Board member)
- Arvin Nundloll (Board member)
- James Oddy (Board member)
- Takahiro Onaga (Board member)
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Alister Scott Ottesen (Board member) -
Harry Otty (Board member) - Matthew Paras (Board member)
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Per-Ake Persson (Board member) - Alex Pierpaoli (Board member)
- Adam Abramowitz (Board member)
- Eric Raskin (Board member)
- Victor Salazar (Board member)
- Don Steinberg (Board member)
- Brandon Stubbs (Board member)
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Alexey Sukachev (Board member) -
Luis Torres (Board member) - Paul Upham (Board member)
- Steve Zemach (Board member)
Current champions
| Weight | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | vacant | – |
| Cruiserweight | vacant | – |
| Light heavyweight |  Adonis Stevenson (HAI) |
25–1–0 (21) |
| Super middleweight | vacant | – |
| Middleweight | Saúl Álvarez (MEX) |
46–1–1 (32) |
| Junior middlweight | vacant | – |
| Welterweight | vacant | – |
| Junior welterweight | Terence Crawford (USA) |
29–0–0 (20) |
| Lightweight | vacant | – |
| Junior lightweight | vacant | – |
| Featherweight | vacant | – |
| Junior featherweight |  Guillermo Rigondeaux (CUB) |
16–0–0 (10) |
| Bantamweight | vacant | – |
| Junior bantamweight | vacant | – |
| Flyweight | vacant | – |
| Junior flyweight | vacant | – |
| Strawweight | vacant | – |
Pound-for-pound
As of November 29, 2016.
| Rank | Boxer | Record | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Román González (NCA) |
44–0–0 (38) | Flyweight |
| 2 | Andre Ward (USA) |
29–0–0 (15) | Light heavyweight |
| 3 | Sergey Kovalev (RUS) |
29–0–1 (26) | Light heavyweight |
| 4 | Manny Pacquiao (PHL) |
59–6–2 (38) | Welterweight |
| 5 | Terence Crawford (USA) |
27–0–0 (19) | Junior welterweight |
| 6 |  Gennady Golovkin (KAZ) |
34–0–0 (31) | Middleweight |
| 7 |  Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) |
7–1–0 (5) | Super Featherweight |
| 8 | Juan Francisco Estrada (MEX) |
33–2–0 (24) | Flyweight |
| 9 | Carl Frampton (GBR) |
23–0–0 (14) | Featherweight |
| 10 | Canelo Álvarez (MEX) |
48–1–1 (34) | Jr. middleweight |
See also
References
- ↑ "MEMBERS Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". tbrb.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- 1 2 "Top Rank: Getting To Know The Transnational Boxing Ranking Board". theclassical.org. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ↑ "Successions | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". tbrb.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ Tim Starks (September 9, 2011). "The Ring Magazine Shakes Up Its Leadership, Threatens Its Credibility". The Queensberry Rules. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ↑ Gibson, Paul (2 February 2015). "Boxing loses credibility with every new champion. Can the sport be saved?". The Guardian.
- ↑ "P4P | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". tbrb.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "ARCHIVES | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". tbrb.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Stiff Jab — ESPN Highlights Transnational Boxing Rankings...". stiffjab.com.
- ↑ "YouTube - 2013-08-23 ESPN Friday Night Fights". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "SUPPORT US | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". tbrb.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Happy B-Day, Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". thesweetscience.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.