Old Super-Middleweight/Middleweight/Light Middleweight Threads

[Violent Demise]

I'd have liked an option to the pool, I can't see ranking him above Dirrell (let alone Ward who's in the pool) on the basis of that performance. I'd personally say he should drop to the pool

Considering he lost to someone not even in the pool, I agree. This was a shock. I expected this outcome. But the other way around.

[killersheep]

Dirrell will get back on if he wins any matches in the tournament he will be back on and bump Balzay out. This will work it's way out once the tournament gets going.

[Violent Demise]

Dirrell will get back on if he wins any matches in the tournament he will be back on and bump Balzay out. This will work it's way out once the tournament gets going.

Yeah it will. Gotta trust the system.

Drop him 3 slots

[Galaxy]

Dirrell will get back on if he wins any matches in the tournament he will be back on and bump Balzay out. This will work it's way out once the tournament gets going.

Yeah it will. Gotta trust the system.

Drop him 3 slots

You could say the same thing about Inkin losing to someone not in the pool, when he lost to Balzsay, yet he still remains ranked. I think you guys are being a little hard just because of a loss! Sure he was stopped, but Stieglitz isn't a bad fighter & packs a punch. I think a 3 place drop at most is fair considering he defeated a ranked fighter earlier this year...

As killer said the system will sort itself out as the tournament starts, it could also be argued that who has Dirrell beat that was better than Inkin?

[killersheep]

Dirrell will get back on if he wins any matches in the tournament he will be back on and bump Balzay out. This will work it's way out once the tournament gets going.

Yeah it will. Gotta trust the system.

Drop him 3 slots

You could say the same thing about Inkin losing to someone not in the pool, when he lost to Balzsay, yet he still remains ranked. I think you guys are being a little hard just because of a loss! Sure he was stopped, but Stieglitz isn't a bad fighter & packs a punch. I think a 3 place drop at most is fair considering he defeated a ranked fighter earlier this year...

As killer said the system will sort itself out as the tournament starts, it could also be argued that who has Dirrell beat that was better than Inkin?

I was being serious about my concern for his health, he was stretchered out of the ring.

[JazMerkin]

Dirrell will get back on if he wins any matches in the tournament he will be back on and bump Balzay out. This will work it's way out once the tournament gets going.

Yeah it will. Gotta trust the system.

Drop him 3 slots

You could say the same thing about Inkin losing to someone not in the pool, when he lost to Balzsay, yet he still remains ranked. I think you guys are being a little hard just because of a loss! Sure he was stopped, but Stieglitz isn't a bad fighter & packs a punch. I think a 3 place drop at most is fair considering he defeated a ranked fighter earlier this year...

As killer said the system will sort itself out as the tournament starts, it could also be argued that who has Dirrell beat that was better than Inkin?

That's fine, butI think that with him only in 7th we should have been given the option of dropping him to the pool. Whether or not you believe we're being harsh, I think the option for him going to the pool off that loss should have been available

[Galaxy]

Yeah it will. Gotta trust the system.

Drop him 3 slots

You could say the same thing about Inkin losing to someone not in the pool, when he lost to Balzsay, yet he still remains ranked. I think you guys are being a little hard just because of a loss! Sure he was stopped, but Stieglitz isn't a bad fighter & packs a punch. I think a 3 place drop at most is fair considering he defeated a ranked fighter earlier this year...

As killer said the system will sort itself out as the tournament starts, it could also be argued that who has Dirrell beat that was better than Inkin?

That's fine, butI think that with him only in 7th we should have been given the option of dropping him to the pool. Whether or not you believe we're being harsh, I think the option for him going to the pool off that loss should have been available

The option wasn't given because it isn't in our rules. Balzsay has been active, has one a fight in a year & hasn't lost 2 fights in a row...

Many times before I have suggested stuff along the lines of if a fighter in the bottom 5 of the top 10 loses the option to drop him to the pool should be an option, but everyone seems to change their mind when its brought up, which is why we went with the 2 loses in a row option instead.

Maybe we should just revamp the whole process of dropping: If a fighter loses to a lower ranked fighter we should have the option to drop them 1 place all the way to the pool, I think bottom 5 would be the best option & leave 1-3 spots for top 5 rated guys

[JazMerkin]

You could say the same thing about Inkin losing to someone not in the pool, when he lost to Balzsay, yet he still remains ranked. I think you guys are being a little hard just because of a loss! Sure he was stopped, but Stieglitz isn't a bad fighter & packs a punch. I think a 3 place drop at most is fair considering he defeated a ranked fighter earlier this year...

As killer said the system will sort itself out as the tournament starts, it could also be argued that who has Dirrell beat that was better than Inkin?

That's fine, butI think that with him only in 7th we should have been given the option of dropping him to the pool. Whether or not you believe we're being harsh, I think the option for him going to the pool off that loss should have been available

The option wasn't given because it isn't in our rules. Balzsay has been active, has one a fight in a year & hasn't lost 2 fights in a row...

Many times before I have suggested stuff along the lines of if a fighter in the bottom 5 of the top 10 loses the option to drop him to the pool should be an option, but everyone seems to change their mind when its brought up, which is why we went with the 2 loses in a row option instead.

Maybe we should just revamp the whole process of dropping: If a fighter loses to a lower ranked fighter we should have the option to drop them 1 place all the way to the pool, I think bottom 5 would be the best option & leave 1-3 spots for top 5 rated guys

I thought we'd agreed having that as an option. I think if a guy loses to a guy not even in our pool, it should at least be an option, certainly for guys ranked 6-10. I agree completely with the last paragraph.