Quote Originally Posted by match View Post
I guess you didn't read my post. I said people possess a trait known as 'common sense.' Common sense tells you that you shouldn't have to have someone else tell you who the best fighter in a division is. Common sense is what pointed out to people that Floyd Mayweather was the best at 140 and not Ricky Hatton, even though Hatton beat Tzsyu.
Actually the common consensus is represented by the Ring Magazine's ratings.
This system is held in high regard by all and is generally accepted as the best system available to us and they had Ricky Hatton as their Champion upon his upset victory over Kostya Tszyu. Not Mayweather. You will find few to agree with you there.

Without a formal ranking system boxing would descend into an even more blurry mess with more fighters claiming that they are the champion and various sects of fans inclined to believe them. This disuades the use of "common sense."