Re: The Ring Magazine - who atill buys it ??
I have a collection of the old ones that I sell from time to time, but anything from the last few years makes a goods carpet for my cat. As for their rankings, everyone thinks they are good because they are being hyped by HBO and other networks and by writers from the BWAA. It's a self-engrandizing loop of sheer BS. Max's eyes pop out when he talks about the Ring rankings and Farhood (who is an official of the BWAA) practically swoons when he talks about them.
Why do they have Valuev rated # 5 in the Heavyweight Division. John Ruiz is #8. Alexander Dimitrenko is # 10. Huh?
Julio Cesar Miranda at #9 in the flyweights? Huh?
Silence Mabuza rated high as a Batamweight. WOW!!
Joel Casamayor NUMBER TWO. You gotta be kidding me.
They have one guy doing Thailand amd one guy doing the Philipinees.
No, I don't buy thier rankings for one minute. They do not reflect the kind of research I expect, nor do they reflect much knowledge of Asian and/or fighters from the countries in Africa.
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