So The Ring Magazine is going to recognize the winner of Groves/Smith as it's champion.

With recent threads regarding lineal and Ring Championships and some confusion regarding the 2, I thought it would be a good idea to get a feel on how we feel about this fight being for their championship.

Wlad vs Chagaev was 1 vs 3 for The Ring title, there may have been other occasions where 1 vs 3 crowned one of their champions, but it is rare.

So I have added a 4 option poll, basically do you think this fight should be for The Ring Championship (Yes or No), and the other 2 options, does it qualify for the lineal title (Yes or No)?

The Ring has Groves #1 and Smith #3. #2 is Ramirez. #4 is Benavidez, #5 is Uzcategui, #6 is DeGale.

The TBRB has Groves #1 and Smith #8, #2 is Ramirez, #3 is Anthony Dirrell, #4 is Eubank Jr (Wtf), #5 is Benavidez,#6 is Uzcategui.

ESPN has Ramirez #1 and Groves #2, #3 is DeGale, #4 is Uzcategui, #5 is Smith, #6 is Anthony Dirrell.

The WBA does not currently have Smith ranked

The WBC has Smith at #2 behind their champion Benavidez.

Smith is not ranked with the IBF or the WBO.