Lookit All 'Dem Champs

Here's a current list of the champions, according to the "major" sanctioning bodies. I'll spare you my usual rant about having so many different champs, and just present the data. I'll follow with my own picks below.

Key:
World Boxing Association (WBA)
World Boxing Council (WBC)
International Boxing Federation (IBF)
World Boxing Organization (WBO)

HEAVYWEIGHT - (unlimited)
WBC - Hasim Rahman 41-5-1 (33 KOs)
WBA - Nicolay Valuev 43-0-1 NC (31 KOs)
IBF - Chris Byrd 39-2-1 (20 KOs)
WBO - Lamon Brewster 33-2 (29 KOs)

CRUISERWEIGHT - (190 pounds)
WBC - O'Neil Bell 26-1-1 (24 KOs)
WBA - Virgil Hill 50-5 (23 KOs)
IBF - O'Neil Bell 26-1-1 (24 KOs)
WBO - Johnny Nelson 45-12-1 (29 KOs)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT - (175 pounds)
WBC - Tomasz Adamek 30-0 (21 KOs)
WBA - Fabrice Tiozza 47-2 (31 KOs)
IBF - Clinton Woods 38-3-1 (23 KOs)
WBO - Zsolt Erdei 23-0 (14 KOs)

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT - (168 pounds)
WBC - Markus Beyer 34-2 (13 KOs)
WBA - Mikkel Kessler 37-0 (28 KOs)
IBF - Jeff Lacy 21-0-1 NC (17 KOs)
WBO - Joe Calzaghe 40-0 (31 KOs) / Mario Veit 45-1 (23 KOs)

MIDDLEWEIGHT - (160 pounds)
WBC - Jermain Taylor 25-0 (17 KOs)
WBA Super Champion - Jermain Taylor 25-0 (17 KOs)
WBA - Maselino Masoe 26-2 (25 KOs)
IBF - Arthur Abraham 19-0 (17 KOs)
WBO - Jermain Taylor 25-0 (17 KOs)

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT - (154 pounds)
WBC - Ricardo Mayorga 28-5-2NC (23 KOs)
WBA - Alex Terra Garcia 25-1 (24 KOs)
IBF - Roman Karmazin 34-1-1-1 NC (21 KOs)
WBO - Sergei Dzindziruk 31-0 (21 KOs)

WELTERWEIGHT - (147 pounds)
WBC - Carlos Baldomir 42-9-6 (12 KOs)
WBA - Luis Collazo 26-1 (12 KOs)
IBF - VACANT
WBO - Antonio Margarito 32-4-0-1 (23 KOs)

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT - (140 pounds)
WBC - Floyd Mayweather 35-0 (24 KOs)
WBA - Ricky Hatton 40-0 (30 KOs)
IBF - Ricky Hatton 40-0 (30 KOs)
WBO - Miguel Ángel Cotto 25-0 (21 KOs)

LIGHTWEIGHT - (135 pounds)
WBC - Diego Corrales 40-2 (33 KOs)
WBA - Juan Diaz 27-0 (13 KOs)
IBF - Jesus Chavez 42-3 (29 KOs)
WBO - Diego Corrales 40-2 (33 KOs)

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT - (130 pounds)
WBC - Marco Antonio Barrera 61-4-1 NC (42 KOs)
WBA - Vicente Mosquera 21-1-1 (10 KOs)
IBF - Marco Antonio Barrera 61-4-1 NC (42 KOs)
WBO - Jorge Rodrigo Barrios 44-2-1-1NC (32 KOs)

FEATHERWEIGHT - (126 pounds)
WBC - Takashi Koshimoto 39-1-2 (17 KOs)
WBA Super Champion - Juan Manuel Marquez 44-2-1 (33 KOs)
WBA - Chris John 36-0-1 (20 KOs)
IBF - Valdemir Pereira 23-0 (15 KOs)
WBO - Scott Harrison 25-2-2 (14 KOs)

JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT - (122 pounds)
WBC - Israel Vazquez 39-3 (28 KOs)
WBA - Mahyar Monshipour 27-2-2 (18 KOs)
IBF - Israel Vazquez 39-3 (28 KOs)
WBO - Daniel Ponce De Leon 27-1 (25 KOs)

BANTAMWEIGHT - (118 pounds)
WBC - Hozumi Hasegawa 19-2 (6 KOs)
WBA - Wladimir Sidorenko 18-0 (6 KOs)
IBF - Rafael Marquez 34-3 (30 KOs)
WBO - Jhonny Gonzalez 31-4 (27 KOs)

JUNIOR BANTAMWEIGHT - (115 pounds)
WBC - Masamori Tokuyama 31-3-1 (8 KOs)
WBA - Martin Castillo 30-1 (16 KOs)
IBF - Luis Perez 23-1 (15 KOs)
WBO - Fernando Montiel 32-1-1 (24 KOs)

FLYWEIGHT - (112 pounds)
WBC - Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 58-2 (31 KOs)
WBA - Lorenzo Parra 27-0 (17 KOs)
IBF - Vic Darchinyan 24-0 (19 KOs)
WBO - Omar Narvaez 20-0-2 (14 KOs)

JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT - (108 pounds)
WBC - Brian Viloria 18-0-1 NC (12 KOs)
WBA - Roberto Vasquez 21-1 (17 KOs)
IBF - Ulises Solis 20-1-1 (15 KOs)
WBO - Hugo Cazares 22-3-1 (16 KOs)

STRAWWEIGHT - (105 pounds)
WBC - Eagle Kyowa 15-1 (6 KOs)
WBA - Yutaka Niida 19-1-3 (8 KOs)
IBF - Muhammad Rachman 49-7-3 (21 KOs)
WBO - Iván Calderon 24-0 (5 KOs)

Paul's Picks:

HEAVYWEIGHT - (unlimited) Hell, I don't know, but I think that the best of them is probably Lamon Brewster, though it's a tough call, seeing as none of them have fought the others, but I'll say this--none of them could beat Lennox Lewis in his prime, Vitali Klitschko, nor any of the top-flight heavyweights of the 1970's thru 80's.

CRUISERWEIGHT - (190 pounds) O'Neil Bell....he beat the hell out of Mormeck, and that makes him the man.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT - (175 pounds) I've seen Adamek fight, and he looks impressive, but I don't know enough about this division to say anything certain.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT - (168 pounds) I think that Jeff Lacy is great, but I haven't seen enough of any of the others to say anything for certain.

MIDDLEWEIGHT - (160 pounds) Jermain Taylor is the man who beat Hopkins (the first fight was iffy, but the second fight was certain). That's what counts. I'm very curious to see where his career goes.

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT - (154 pounds) Again, I haven't seen all of these guys fight, but both Mayorga and Dzindziruk look to be pretty good, though I've only seen Dzindziruk fight once.

WELTERWEIGHT - (147 pounds) Out of respect for his domination of Zab Judah, I will recognize Baldomir as the champion, but once Mayweather moves up to this division, Floyd'll be the man.

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT - (140 pounds) Floyd Mayweather for certain, though I am also very impressed with Hatton. I would like to see them fight, or either fight Cotto.

LIGHTWEIGHT - (135 pounds) If Corrales can beat Castillo this time (assuming that Castillo makes the weight), he'll deserve the nod. Of course, if Juan Diaz dispatches of my favorite Mongolian, Lavka Sim, a second time, he certainly deserves some recognition. I don't think that Chavez is really that good.

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT - (130 pounds) Barrera has two of the belts, but he'll lose them as soon as he steps into the ring with Manny Pacquiao again. Pacquiao demolished him once, and will do it again, if given the chance. There's nobody at this weight who can beat Pacquiao right now.

FEATHERWEIGHT - (126 pounds) Has to be Juan Marquez, unless Chris John Beats him on March 4th.

I know nothing at all about the lower weight classes, except that I like Eagle Kyowa's name.

What do you think?