The ring belt is rates so highly due to the caliber of the people over time who have written for the magazine. Anyone who has ever recieved the magazine will view it as the "voice of the fan". I don't know many people that disagree... Look at the rankings of the 3 main governing bodies... They position guys the way they see fit and not nessesarily where they belong... Case and point I love Manfredo but did he belong at #6 by the WBC?... No.

The other point is that the view of the field is merky and hard to pick out who the true champ is when they are not unifying and the belts are fragmented... The Ring picks a champ... The people listen(and normally agree)





Joel Casamayor was stripped of his WBC Lightweight Title for discussing a fight between himself and WBO Lightweight belt holder Acelino Freias. David Diaz has now been named the WBC champ. Strict I know…

Casamayor and his promotional company released this statement

Santa Barbara Management strongly disagrees with the decision of the WBC to strip Joel Casamayor of his Lightweight Championship. Joel won his title the way a true champion should, in the ring. He has done nothing to justify this outrageous decision by the WBC and we are considering all of our options, legal or otherwise. Joel and everyone at Santa Barbara Management would like to thank all of the fans and others within the boxing community who have phoned and emailed us to show their support.