New Ring Magazine Rankings

[Julius Rain]

I just wanted to share a couple thoughts on the new rankings just released.

1) Manny Pacquiao
2) Joe Calzaghe
3) Juan Manuel Marquez
4) Bernard Hopkins
5) Israel Vasquez
6) Antonio Margarito
7) Kelly Pavlik
Cristian Mijares
9) Rafael Marquez
10) Miguel Cotto

-I still feel that JM Marquez should be #2 and Calzaghe is #3.

-I can't help but feel Hopkins is too high in the rankings.

-Margarito at #6 is quite generous. I don't think he should be ahead of Pavlik.

-Anyone else feel bad for Calderon who just made the rankings a short while ago and is out of there already?

I don't think joe is ahead of jmm, IMO pac and jmm are 1 and 2. There fights are way too close. A lot closer then any rivalry in the past decade or more. I like Joe but his not above JMM, if they fought p4p JMM will beat him to a UD.

Hopkins IMO is too high, the guys last good win is against tarver

Isreal should be 4th, Pavlik 5th, Rafa 6th. I do not think hopkins, margarito and especially mijares is above them guys. I do not even think mijares should be in top then if calderon is not.

I'll put Margarito at 8th Cotto at 10th and calderon at 7th. No way mijares is in the top 10. Tony with a few more good wins can easily go up to top 5 now though.

Pac is number 1 without a doubt.

[GAME]

Box rec have changed their ranking again. Pac has moved up to 3 and Joe moved down to 2

1 pavlik
2 calzaghe
3 pac
4 Hopkins
5. Marquez
6 klitschko
7 vasquez
8 donaire
9. margarito
10 Haye

I think they have number 1 and 2 the wrong way round IMO

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Box rec have changed their ranking again. Pac has moved up to 3 and Joe moved down to 2

1 pavlik
2 calzaghe
3 pac
4 Hopkins
5. Marquez
6 klitschko
7 vasquez
8 donaire
9. margarito
10 Haye

I think they have number 1 and 2 the wrong way round IMO

Pav #1... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[GAME]

Box rec have changed their ranking again. Pac has moved up to 3 and Joe moved down to 2

1 pavlik
2 calzaghe
3 pac
4 Hopkins
5. Marquez
6 klitschko
7 vasquez
8 donaire
9. margarito
10 Haye

I think they have number 1 and 2 the wrong way round IMO

Pav #1... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I suppose box rec put alot of emphasis on unbeaten records hence the top two are unbeaten and I think if Cotto won last week then hed be up there too .

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Yeah. I'm not sure how their formula works

[antimoron]

Box rec have changed their ranking again. Pac has moved up to 3 and Joe moved down to 2

1 pavlik
2 calzaghe
3 pac
4 Hopkins
5. Marquez
6 klitschko
7 vasquez
8 donaire
9. margarito
10 Haye

I think they have number 1 and 2 the wrong way round IMO

Pav #1... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I suppose box rec put alot of emphasis on unbeaten records hence the top two are unbeaten and I think if Cotto won last week then hed be up there too .

To my observation in a long time, yes they do rate fighters higher with unbeaten records. Im not too critical about it but it makes me think where does the GREATS fare if they do this kind of rating system.