SugarJ's World Boxing Rankings

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Yamanaka drops 2 spots after winning a fight? Really? I had Moreno beating Yamanaka as well. But I thought the fight was competitive and don't consider it a robbery. And defitnaly don't think he should of dropped from the top spot. Moreno deserved to move up. But not to the top spot

I agonized over that decision. On one hand I had Moreno winning handily. Yamanaka had entered at #1 so Moreno should advance over him.

McDonnell has also been on an excellent run so should he be demoted because of Yamanaka's performance? I didn't think that would be fair.

I also had to consider that to fill the vacant championship at this weight a fight would have to involve Moreno (seeing as I saw him beating the top guy). Leaving Yamanaka at #1 and McDonnell second would seem unfair if that fight was made to crown a champion, when I had scored 116-112 for Moreno over Yamanaka.

As it stands the championship can only be filled in a fight involving Moreno. If he fights #2 McDonnell or possibly if he fights a rematch with Yamanaka.

At the end of the day I saw Moreno winning clearly so that is indicated in the rankings.

Why does Yamanaka get punished for a "questionable" win over Moreno while McDonnell gets rewarded for not one but two shameful gift wins over Kameda?

Again it comes down to how I saw the fights. Yamanaka is demoted because I thought he lost clearly. As for the McDonnell vs Kameda fights I had McDonnell winning the first by 114-113, it was close and could have gone either way so neither fighter changed rank. I thought McDonnell won the second fight clearly but Kameda retained his ranking at the time because Payano had just won a very close fight over unranked (at the time) Warren and the fights were competitive with another ranked fighter. Moreno had the Yamanaka bout coming up to make his mark.

I did not know Hernandez retired, that is a shame he did well beating Cunningham to win the title.

Constant injuries led to that decision. But he'll be back. Word is he is not in best shape financially

Hernandez said he needed two successive surgeries, one for his knee followed by elbow surgery. He had already been inactive since last August so he decided to retire. Apparently he is in financial trouble as well.

Here's the Moreno vs Yamanaka fight for anyone that missed it: