Are Ring rankings still the gold standard?

[ykdadamaja]

I was looking at the Ring Rankings and wondering if whether or not it is still the gold standard by us and many?

I think Ring Rankings are probably the best rankings system out there.

[IamInuit]

Yeah they are I suppose because nobody can pay them for a ranking but I've never liked the idea of Oscar owning the magazine.

I also dont like Cotto being immediately put at number 1 the morning after Martinez. That is just a bogus ranking and Cotto's one of my favourite fighters. It also shows how flawed the whole concept of "lineal" is.

[Spicoli]

Once Oscar took partnership and blew up as a major promoter not so much. Also the cologne ads and Broner being #5 p4p were obvious marketing moves. In fairness I understand the cologne is still doing well on the market

[beenKOed]

I must be an unusual fan, the rankings are interesting and when I see them I always check them out, but I've never bought a magazine or even walked 20' to check them.
Interesting but I can do without them.

Are they something you have to see regularly?

[Mark TKO]

I bought the magazine for over 20 years and always went by them - when I first got into boxing I couldn't understand why the WBA would rank someone 3rd who wasn't even in the top ten for say the IBF. Or why another alphabet champ wasn't even recognised at all by another.

The Ring rankings made sense and as far as I'm concerned, though I ddon't follow boxing like I did, they are still the ones to go by

I thought Oscar had pledged to stay out of what went into the magazine especially the rankings ?

[holmcall]

No. The RING is compromised.

[generalbulldog]

The Ring rankings are now compromised. Broner was top 5 p4p was a joke. Also some champions were lineal, meaning they did beat the man, but was not accorded such status as champion of the division. Then somehow a fighter becomes lineal champ of that division, when the no. 1 and no. 2 of the division never fought.

Although they may not be as bad as the alphabet soup gangs, they are imo getting there.

[Lineal]

No. Mine are

[Addicted to_boxing]

Not only is Ring no longer a gold standard neither is boxing as whole. HBO PPV initially changed boxing thanks to Pacquiao and Mayweathers cherry picking ways fighting who they want (that will generate the most money) not who they should . Arum is king having taking catchweight to a new level and gaining titles the unconventional way . GBP leader ODLH's willingness to fight Pac at an unrealistic weight for "Money" was the launching pad for this new Arum Tactic.

[Bill Paxtom]

Ring Magazine

Was good as any Ratings list for awhile.

They did include other good information;
* Prospect of the Month
* Upset of the Month
* NABF
* USBA
* British-Commonwealth
* European
* Mexican
* South American
* Oriental and Pacific
* Top Amateur events

They were 'on-and-off' with the WBC and WBA ratings.

[SlimTrae]

For east coasters: NY- Do they still have newstands there?

Downtown Milwaukee--years & years ago, there was a guy who had a newstand where all the magazines could be bought.

I remember as a kid racing downtown to buy the latest issue of Ring & a magazine called Right On, with all the latest Funk & R&B entertainers.

The guy would always make sure I didnt get to look at the top rack, where Playboys were at.

Though I was only interested in Chunky Asses magazine.

[ykdadamaja]

I must be an unusual fan, the rankings are interesting and when I see them I always check them out, but I've never bought a magazine or even walked 20' to check them.
Interesting but I can do without them.

Are they something you have to see regularly?

I guess it makes sense to look at it if you wanna see rankings that are different from everyone else's.