Ring Ratings for the period ending June 10, 1992

1. Evander Holyfield 27-0
2. Riddick Bowe 30-0
3. Razor Ruddock 26-3-1
4. Larry Holmes 54-3
5. Michael Moorer 29-0
6. Tim Witherspoon 37-3
7. Tony Tucker 44-1
8. George Forman 71-3
9. Lennox Lewis 20-0
10. Ray Mercer 18-1


I'd say that was a damn good period of HW's when a 20-0 Lennox is ranked @ the bottom. I'd question Tucker @ 7, but its not a bad ranking.
When that issue of Ring came out:
Bowe was about to fight Pierre Coetzer who was 39-2 never stopped, but was ranked by the ABC belts higher than Bowe. Ring ranked Coetzer @ #12 behind Bert Cooper who was #11.

Ruddock had just beatan James Bone-crusher Smith-- who knocked out Witherspoon. Then he beat Michael Dokes who was 41-2. And was set to fight then undefeated Phil Jackson who was 25-0 with 23KO's.
Phil became a gatekeeper after his loss to Ruddock with up & comers like Chris Byrd (13-0), Fres Oquendo (14-0), Monte Barrett (19-0) to Wladimir Klitschko (29-1)


Michael Moorer was 29-0 with 27KTFO's Facing charges of aggravated assault 5 years possible time- I think he got drunk went to a playground and whooped everybody there..so the story went.
Interesting tidbit- Because the WBO was new at the time- the other 3 ABC belts (WBC,WBA,IBF) dropped him from their rankings because he won the vacant WBO title in a smoke-fest vs Bert Cooper

Lennox Lewis- 20-0; Ring magazine raised the question of who could Lennox fight since everyone was booked up- their answer was: If Ruddock dispatches undefeated Phil Jackson - then he should fight a Ring ranked fighter: Lennox.
Shit, just say the word. Razaor knocked out Jackson in June, signed to fight Lennox by October- shit that's how they got down in 1992!