
Rankings don't always necessarily matter in boxing - but it never hurts to know where you stand.
With politics and money often having the final say in the sport, being the number one contender doesn't automatically guarantee you a title shot.
Just ask Dillian Whyte - the Brixton fighter has been the number one ranked fighter by the World Boxing Council since November 2017, with Deontay Wilder currently holding that particular belt.
Whyte is still waiting for a shot against Wilder however having seen Luis Ortiz and Tyson Fury given the nod ahead of him.
The Brixton fighter is now also the official mandatory challenger - after his victory over Oscar Rivas.
Nonetheless, there is plenty of interest in the rankings across boxing's four main organisations.
World Boxing Council (WBC)
Champion - Deontay Wilder (beat Bermane Stiverne on 17 January, 2015)
| 1. | Dillian Whyte |
| 2. | Tyson Fury |
| 3. | Anthony Joshua |
| 4. | Luis Ortiz |
| 5. | Joseph Parker |
| 6. | Adam Kownacki |
| 7. | Alexander Povetkin |
| 8. | Kubrat Pulev |
| 9. | Agit Kabayel |
| 10. | Oscar Rivas |
World Boxing Association (WBA)
Champion - Andy Ruiz Jr (beat Anthony Joshua on 1 June, 2019)
| 1. | Trevor Bryan |
| 2. | Oleksandr Usyk |
| 3. | Dillian Whyte |
| 4. | Anthony Joshua |
| 5. | Ottto Wallin |
| 6. | Sergey Kuzmin |
| 7. | Oscar Rivas |
| 8. | Filip Hrgovic |
| 9. | Michael Hunter |
| 10. | Alexander Povetkin |
IBF (International Boxing Federation)
Champion - Andy Ruiz Jr (beat Anthony Joshua on 1 June, 2019)
| 1. | Kubrat Pulev |
| 2. | NOT RATED |
| 3. | Agit Kabayel |
| 4. | Adam Kownacki |
| 5. | Robert Helenius |
| 6. | Anthony Joshua |
| 7. | Tyson Fury |
| 8. | Oscar Rivas |
| 9. | Luis Ortiz. |
| 10. | Sergey Kuzmin |
WBO (World Boxing Organisation)
Champion - Andy Ruiz Jr (beat Anthony Joshua on 1 June, 2019)
| 1. | Oleksandr Usyk |
| 2. | Tyson Fury |
| 3. | Dillian Whyte |
| 4. | Anthony Joshua |
| 5. | Oscar Rivas |
| 6. | Tyron Spong |
| 7. | Junior Fa |
| 8. | Zhilei Zhang |
| 9. | Agit Kabayel |
| 10. | Evgeny Romanov |
*Updated as of 15 July