Super Lightweight Rankings Archive | January 1997

Note: Between September 1989 and November 2001 The Ring published contender rankings only (positions 1–10) and did not include a separate "champion" in its ratings.

Note: The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO January 1997 rankings are not available.

Rank	RINGJanuary 1997
1	Oscar De La Hoya
2	Kostya Tszyu
3	Frankie Randall
4	Julio Cesar Chavez
5	Miguel Angel Gonzalez
6	Charles Murray
7	Khalid Rahilou
8	Rafael Ruelas
9	Fred Pendleton
10	Soren Sondergaard