( ) = Record in 2013 [ ] = Jan 2013 ranking
1. Floyd Mayweather [1]
2. Nonito Donaire [2]
3. Juan Manuel Marquez [3]
4. Sergio Martinez [4]
5. Manny Pacquiao [5]
6. Wladimir Klitschko [6]
7. Andre Ward [7]
8. Vitali Klitschko [8]
9. Carl Froch [9]
10. Timothy Bradley 10]
11. Chris John [11] 12. Saul Alvarez [12]
13. Robert Guerrero [13]
14. Devon Alexander [14]
15. Danny Garcia [15]
16. Brandon Rios [16]
17. Brian Viloria [17]
18. Yuriorkis Gamboa [18]
19. Abner Mares [19]
20. Adrien Broner [20]
21. Mikkel Kessler [21]
22. Lamont Peterson [22]
23. Amir Khan [23]
24. Miguel Cotto [24]
25. Lucian Bute [25]
26. Ricky Burns [26]
27. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. [27]
28. Austin Trout [28]
29. Marco Huck [29]
30. Chad Dawson [30]
31. Humberto Soto [31]
32. Paul Williams [32]*
33. Tavoris Cloud [33]
34. Orlando Salido [34]
35. Hernan Marquez [35]
36. Felix Sturm [36]34. Orlando Salido [34]
35. Hernan Marquez [35]
37. Alexander Povetkin [37]
38. Anselmo Moreno [38]
39. Daniel Geale [39]
40. Paulie Malignaggi [40]
41. Guillermo Rigondeaux [41]
42. Fernando Montiel [42]
43. Zab Judah [43]
44. Roman Gonzalez [44]
45. Donnie Nietes [45]
46. Gennady Golovkin [46]
47. Kazuto Ioka [47]
48. Lucas Matthysse [48]
49. Tomasz Adamek [49]
50. Daniel Ponce De Leon [50]
*Paul Williams will remain in the Top 50 until one year from his tragic accident out of respect
*Rankings are based on world title wins, multi-weight title wins, calibre of opponents, longevity and activity in a calender year.
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