Stevenson loses The Ring belt

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  1. Maxime

    Maxime Sweet Science Full Member

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    Time to fight someone with a pulse mister Superman! :rofl

    Kovalev is now rated no.1 and Stevenson is rated no.2!
     
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    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl
     
  3. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Is that the reason cited?

    OP, Is there a link?
     
  4. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Hernandez has finally been stripped as well. About time.

    This is another example that being lineal and Ring champ are 2 seperate things, despite what some think.
    And that being lineal champion gets less and less important when time moves on.
    They also completely dropped Cotto from the Middleweight rankings it seems :lol:
     
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    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    Go to their rankings, it's 1 of the criteria, I'm assuming that's the one he hasn't met and got stripped for.
     
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    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    Exactly and this belt is just The Ring's version of lineal, TBR has its own rankings, so does BoxRec.

    Which lineal is the most lineal? :rofl :nut
     
  8. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There 's only 1 lineal and it's passed down via the events in the ring or when a new lineage is established.

    That said, Robney is correct, it is becoming less and less relevant as times go by and titles are added to the wafting pile.
     
  9. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep, they mention it in the article. Thanks boys.

    All I can say is this is one of those times where the Ring got it right.

    YPH dropped due to inactivity, Rigo on the verge of being stripped if he doesn't line up a top 5 soon.
     
  10. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Good to know but they better not make Kovalev-Pascal II for the belt.
    According to the rules they can do it.
     
  11. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I imagine it would be as Kovalev is now the ring champ. Should he lose, it's Pascal's.
     
  12. Maxime

    Maxime Sweet Science Full Member

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    So Kovalev is the lineal champ now? You see this is why I don't buy RING is an unquestionable authority on these things.
     
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    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I doubt he cares and I doubt his level of comp changes
     
  15. Maxime

    Maxime Sweet Science Full Member

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    The ring belt is vacant. That's all it says.