[Thomas Hearns]

SMW Ranking at the end of 1988

1 Bernard Hopkins 28-0-0 (21)
Best wins: Danny Green and Yusef Mack
2 Dariusz Michalczewski 28-0-0 (25)
Best wins Murray Sutherland and James DeGale
3 Donny Lalonde 25-2-0 (15)
Best wins Peter Quillin and Chris Eubank. Lost to T. Malinga and Fulgencio Obelmejias.
4 Montell Griffin 27-1-1 (17)
Best wins Winky Wright and Lindell Holmes. Lost to J. Jarvis
5 Fulgencio Obelmejias 27-1-0 (19)
Best wins Robert Stieglitz and Donny Lalonde. Lost to Rubin Williams
6 Glen Johnson 29-1-1 (18)
Best wins Allen Green and Vinny Pazienza. Lost to G. Catley
7 Joe Calzaghe 27-0-0 (11)
Best wins Iran Barkley and Danny Green
8 Nigel Benn 28-0-0 (28)
Best wins Thomas Oosthuizen and Manny Siaca
9 James Toney 28-0-0 (20)
Best wins Daniel Geale and Yusef Mack
10 Jermain Taylor 29-0-0 (21)
Best wins Steve little and Librado Andrade
11 Kelly Pavlik 27-2-0 (19)
Best wins Julio Chavez Jr. and Antony Mundine. Lost to Craig Cummings and B. Magee
12 Andre Ward 30-0-0 (15)
Best wins Brian Magee and Dingan Thobela
13 Rodney Toney 23-2-1 (7)
Best wins Lindell Holmes and Felix Trinidad. Lost to M. Beyer and S.Baker (stiff)
14 Marcus Beyer 22-0-0 (7)
Best wins Tony Thornton and Allen Green
15 Jeff Lacy 29-1-1 (23)
Best wins Paul Williams and H. Wharton. Lost to Don Lalonde
16 Roy Jones Jr 31-0-0 (27)
Best wins Manny Siaca and Winky Wright

(The whole roster of fighters in this universe includes 220 main boxers with ones like: Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Sugar Leonard, Sergio Martinez, Carl Froch, Chris Eubank, Mike McCallum, John Mugabi, Sven Ottke, Felix Trinidad, Winky Wright and a lot more of big names).

The year 1989 is starting and it’s time to determinate the first champions on the SMW division story…