How credible is Ring Magazine and it's ratings?

[generalbulldog]

The thread on the p4p rankings from Ring Magazine has me asking this question and also that it's owned by Golden Boy Enterprises which promotes boxers.

First off the thread on the latest p4p rankings also has me questioning the selections like Donaire in it and guys like Dawson and Williams are left out, especially Williams who has fought and won all of his fights at 3 weight classes, with only 1 defeat which he avenged.

But I think that the magazine is owned by GBP which promotes boxers is a major conflict of interest. I really don't think a company that promotes fights/boxers should be owning the Ring Magazine which has so called credible ratings and is considered to be an authoritative source within the boxing community. How do we know things like ratings/rankings won't be manipulated?

Your thoughts?