Corey Erdman brings you the first installment of The Boxing Bulletin's new divisional ratings.

Since the smallest guys are always put last in boxing, we've decided to drop a hint of socialism into the squared circle and put them first in the inaugural installment of The Boxing Bulletin Rankings.

The biggest issue with ranking minimumweights, as they are known in the WBA (strawweights in the WBC, and mini flyweights in the IBF and WBO), is the glaring lack of depth in the division. When top contenders below 105-pounds do get together, it almost certainly provides entertaining action. However, there simply are not many men that size who have chosen fighting as their line of work.

Moreover, fighters in the tiniest of weight classes are almost exclusively located outside of North America. Boxrec.com lists a whopping 34 boxers from the United States in the history of the sport who have competed at the minimumweight limit, with the vast majority being youngsters who fought before the division was established...or laws surrounding humanity and child labor were put in place. Five Americans have competed in the modern era of the division, and just one, Miguel Montoya, ever fought more than two professional bouts—notching a record of 2-2-0.

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