The cruiserweights have been seeing some great action in the last few years and there are a lot of big names are floating around boxing’s cruiserweight division. The best news is that all of them are willing to fight each other, and as a result fans have been treated to some fantastic and meaningful scraps. Here’s a look at the best cruiserweight fighters in boxing today.

Cruiserweight division rankings last updated March 21, 2010

1. Steve Cunningham – Cunningham has great technical skills and it’s only a shame that he doesn’t have more power. His fight with Adamek was a memorable one, and Cunningham has shown the willingness to go anywhere and fight anybody as he has met many of the big names in the division. He finally got back into the ring and easily defeated former champion Wayne Braithwaite, however has no suffered more fight cancellations and the inactivity that has plagued his career.
2. Marco Huck – The only loss on Huck’s resume is a stoppage to Cunningham, who as mentioned, has basically taken on everybody in the division. Huck has good power and is back on a long winning streak including a big recent win over Ola Afolabi.
3. Denis Lebedev – Lebedev had a four year layoff in his career between 2004 and 2008 but now has fought 7 times since his return and has been stepping up the opposition. With an undefeated record and 15 knockouts amongst 20 wins, Lebedev is a legitimate challenger in this division.
4. Ola Afolabi – Lebedev may have gotten the job done more impressively, but Afolabi beat him to the punch, literally, knocking out Enzo Maccarinelli in March. However, his quick rise was halted when he met Marco Huck. He could still get a few wins under his belt and be back in line for a title shot by the end of 2010.
5. Zsolt Erdei – With one fight and a move up to cruiserweight he is now the WBC champion, besting champion Giacobbe Fragomeni via majority decision. Now will he stay active and take on any top challengers?
6. Guillermo Jones – It’s amazing to think that this man used to fight at welterweight. But here he is, and since losing a close fight to Cunningham he has reeled off a string of victories. He currently holds a portion of the WBA title for whatever that’s worth after beating Firat Arslan. With his power he is capable of beating anybody. But he has dropped in the rankings for being inactive for 18 months! Where or where is Guillermo Jones?
7. Kryzstof Wlodarczyk - He has five wins and a draw since losing to Steve Cunningham. He won their first encounter, although some very favorable home cooking was at work in that bout. His recent draw was against then WBC champion Giacobbe Fragomeni.
8. B.J. Flores – The bottom line with B.J. Flores is that he has to get in the ring and fight a top level opponent. While spending time co-hosting Friday Night Fights might get your name out there a bit more, it’s doing nothing to prove your standing in the division. He has a few decent wins but needs to step it up.
9. Giacobbe Fragomeni - He was stopped by David Haye in 2006 and then lost his dubious WBC belt against Erdei. But the top of the cruiserweight division is light these days, and Fragomeni could get another title shot soon.
10. Matt Godfrey – Godfrey suffered a setback to his career a few fights ago but now is on a four fight winning streak. He also holds a win over Shaun George while both were undefeated. Godfrey was slated to take on Cunningham but the fight got scrapped at the last minute.

More Boxing Weight Class Rankings:

• 168-175 pounds – Boxing Light Heavyweight Division Rankings
• 200+ pounds – Boxing Heavyweight Division Rankings

Written by: Jake Emen