Rankings Injustice

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Currently, all four major sanctioning bodies – the WBA, WBC, WBO and the IBF – use the same rule, that if a fighter holds a belt in another organization, he isn’t ranked in theirs.

The only exception is when a fighter wins a unification bout and holds two or more of the alphabet belts.

It’s ridiculous, isn’t it, that Manny Pacquiao isn’t ranked at lightweight by either the WBA, WBO or IBF when he’s the pound-for-pound king in most rankings (Yahoo! Sports, ESPN.com, Ring Magazine)?

For any organization’s rankings to mean anything, they have to rank all the fighters in a given class, even if they wear belts from other sanctioning groups.

To read full article --> Rankings: How to improve sanctioning bodies - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...es-boxing.html

Here's a thread i started two days ago that addresses this very topic.

Good suggestions Mr. Killer... :thumb:

Rankings: How to improve sanctioning bodies

By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports Aug 22, 12:45 am EDT


1. Rank other organizations’ champions

http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=ffTbgUWTW...404999%2fV%3d1
2. Hold quarterly conference calls amongst each other to discuss rankings

3. Don’t strip so easily

4. Trim the sanction fees

5. Respect the authority of the presiding jurisdiction

Gotta love this thread,

brought up like its new news:p

Fuck all the dumb protests

all the fans and media have to do is purly recognise the ring belt as the only thing worth holding


that is the only chance we have

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Rankings: How to improve sanctioning bodies

By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports Aug 22, 12:45 am EDT


1. Rank other organizations’ champions

http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=ffTbgUWTW...404999%2fV%3d1
2. Hold quarterly conference calls amongst each other to discuss rankings

3. Don’t strip so easily

4. Trim the sanction fees

5. Respect the authority of the presiding jurisdiction

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The problem with rule number 1 is that there are to many organizations. Who gives a fukk about the WBO, IBO, WBU and other crap title holders?

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Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

Rankings: How to improve sanctioning bodies

By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports Aug 22, 12:45 am EDT


1. Rank other organizations’ champions

http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=ffTbgUWTW...404999%2fV%3d1
2. Hold quarterly conference calls amongst each other to discuss rankings

3. Don’t strip so easily

4. Trim the sanction fees

5. Respect the authority of the presiding jurisdiction

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The problem with rule number 1 is that there are to many organizations. Who gives a fukk about the WBO, IBO, WBU and other crap title holders?

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what, you think the IBF and WBA are better?

It has gotten ridiculous with the belts. I think we should pool some money, produce some belts, and gives ourselves a name like the World Boxing Bureau (WBB). I bet there would be a line to claim one!

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Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

Rankings: How to improve sanctioning bodies

By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports Aug 22, 12:45 am EDT


1. Rank other organizations’ champions

http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=ffTbgUWTW...404999%2fV%3d1
2. Hold quarterly conference calls amongst each other to discuss rankings

3. Don’t strip so easily

4. Trim the sanction fees

5. Respect the authority of the presiding jurisdiction

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The problem with rule number 1 is that there are to many organizations. Who gives a fukk about the WBO, IBO, WBU and other crap title holders?

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what, you think the IBF and WBA are better?

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Not by much, but they are. Dead guys don't move up in the rankings like they do in the WBO

Rule No. 4. Trim the sanction fees

This is contrary to what these boxing organizations foremost objective... ;D
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The problem with rule number 1 is that there are to many organizations. Who gives a fukk about the WBO, IBO, WBU and other crap title holders?

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what, you think the IBF and WBA are better?

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Not by much, but they are. Dead guys don't move up in the rankings like they do in the WBO

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can't srgue with that

but come on man

just about every division has the main fighter we all call the best, then the ibf holder...

they non stop impose fucking pathetic unreal uncontested mandatories... an ibf belt holder can never unify and stay unified, it's not possible...

then you got the fucking WBA, who have had 3 for fuck sake ranked world champions at one time...

WBO have problems, they um, are less prestigious and have always seemed to be a frank warren and mexican paid belt.

I don't like ABC belts full stop, i even think the WBA is biased to fuck, but its the best of the worest

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what, you think the IBF and WBA are better?

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Not by much, but they are. Dead guys don't move up in the rankings like they do in the WBO

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can't srgue with that

but come on man

just about every division has the main fighter we all call the best, then the ibf holder...

they non stop impose fucking pathetic unreal uncontested mandatories... an ibf belt holder can never unify and stay unified, it's not possible...

then you got the fucking WBA, who have had 3 for fuck sake ranked world champions at one time...

WBO have problems, they um, are less prestigious and have always seemed to be a frank warren and mexican paid belt.

I don't like ABC belts full stop, i even think the WBA is biased to fuck, but its the best of the worest

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I am not about to defend the IBF, WBA or the WBC. Cuz there just about crap themselves. There no longer credible. But at one time they were. The WBO and the rest never have been

I have to give the IBO credit for ranking other organizations champions.

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I have to give the IBO credit for ranking other organizations champions.

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if it was a worth while belt, fair enough... but they only do it because no one would take it otherwise...

same reason they dont make the champion defend it... they just get paid for being a nothing belt...

only reason hatton took it... he has a belt so, agree or not he is a world champion so there for can make the big money, but no one is telling him who to fight...

most fighters worth their salt wont touch the belt...

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I have to give the IBO credit for ranking other organizations champions.

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if it was a worth while belt, fair enough... but they only do it because no one would take it otherwise...

same reason they dont make the champion defend it... they just get paid for being a nothing belt...

only reason hatton took it... he has a belt so, agree or not he is a world champion so there for can make the big money, but no one is telling him who to fight...

most fighters worth their salt wont touch the belt...

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I was strictly speaking to the article here of not ranking other fighters, the IBO is as I've a said before is like a side dish. "Would you like an IBO with that?"

Regardless of their reason you have to give them credit for ranking other sanctioning bodies champions, it's just them and the Ring.