Are Ring rankings still the gold standard?

[ykdadamaja]

I was looking at the Ring Rankings and wondering if whether or not it is still the gold standard by us and many?

I think Ring Rankings are probably the best rankings system out there.

[IamInuit]

Yeah they are I suppose because nobody can pay them for a ranking but I've never liked the idea of Oscar owning the magazine.

I also dont like Cotto being immediately put at number 1 the morning after Martinez. That is just a bogus ranking and Cotto's one of my favourite fighters. It also shows how flawed the whole concept of "lineal" is.

[Spicoli]

Once Oscar took partnership and blew up as a major promoter not so much. Also the cologne ads and Broner being #5 p4p were obvious marketing moves. In fairness I understand the cologne is still doing well on the market

[beenKOed]

I must be an unusual fan, the rankings are interesting and when I see them I always check them out, but I've never bought a magazine or even walked 20' to check them.
Interesting but I can do without them.

Are they something you have to see regularly?

[Mark TKO]

I bought the magazine for over 20 years and always went by them - when I first got into boxing I couldn't understand why the WBA would rank someone 3rd who wasn't even in the top ten for say the IBF. Or why another alphabet champ wasn't even recognised at all by another.

The Ring rankings made sense and as far as I'm concerned, though I ddon't follow boxing like I did, they are still the ones to go by

I thought Oscar had pledged to stay out of what went into the magazine especially the rankings ?

[holmcall]

No. The RING is compromised.

[generalbulldog]

The Ring rankings are now compromised. Broner was top 5 p4p was a joke. Also some champions were lineal, meaning they did beat the man, but was not accorded such status as champion of the division. Then somehow a fighter becomes lineal champ of that division, when the no. 1 and no. 2 of the division never fought.

Although they may not be as bad as the alphabet soup gangs, they are imo getting there.

[Lineal]

No. Mine are

[Master]

No. Mine are

I was going to say yours. So you would not accept $10,000 to bump up a fighter from a promoter?

[ykdadamaja]

I must be an unusual fan, the rankings are interesting and when I see them I always check them out, but I've never bought a magazine or even walked 20' to check them.
Interesting but I can do without them.

Are they something you have to see regularly?

I guess it makes sense to look at it if you wanna see rankings that are different from everyone else's.

[Lineal]

No. Mine are

I was going to say yours. So you would not accept $10,000 to bump up a fighter from a promoter?

That would ruin all the work I put in. You get a reputation, people talk and the stigma never goes away.

I could be persuaded with a Mayweather ring walk beside Bieber though

[erics44]

the ring rankings just add to the confusion


the ring belt adds to the confusion


best just ignoring it

[ykdadamaja]

the ring rankings just add to the confusion


the ring belt adds to the confusion


best just ignoring it

But, universally speaking, we only get a preview of the guys that "may" be worth the time of day.

Half of the guys in the top 15 shouldn't even be in the top 100. But they are...

[holmcall]

The RING writers are for the most part members of the twat-filled BWAA. That right there should tell you all you need to know as to just how conflicted the rankings are.

[Addicted to_boxing]

Not only is Ring no longer a gold standard neither is boxing as whole. HBO PPV initially changed boxing thanks to Pacquiao and Mayweathers cherry picking ways fighting who they want (that will generate the most money) not who they should . Arum is king having taking catchweight to a new level and gaining titles the unconventional way . GBP leader ODLH's willingness to fight Pac at an unrealistic weight for "Money" was the launching pad for this new Arum Tactic.