How on Earth is Gennady Golovkin Ring Magazine's P4P Number 4??

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  1. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    He has fought NOBODY from start to finish (I'm talking P4P context here, so some good fighters may be nobodies in this context).

    I understand that he's got 2nd most title defences + highest KO% + 15 champions have ducked him BUT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT HE'S FOUGHT NOBODY worthy of being there.

    I'd probably have him 10th at best because of his sheer dominance. Naoya Inoue deserves to be higher than him.

    W Murray..B grader
    W Lemieux..B- grader
    W Geale...B- grader
    W Nobody else..C-D graders

    Ring Magazine's Updated list:
    1. Gonzalez
    2. Ward
    3. Kovalev
    4. GOLOVKIN
    5. Crawford
    6. Lomachenko
    7. Rigondeaux
    8. Canelo
    9. Yamanaka
    10. Frampton

    Somebody tell me, where on earth is Estrada and Inoue?
    Lomachenko just whooped a consistent title holder in Martinez and whooped and stole the soul of an elite fighter in Walters.
     
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  2. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    This is a boxing magazine that had Rousey on the front cover, so go figure

    I guess it depends how they're scoring. You have to remember that people score P4P on more than just resume alone; they put it based on how they think he would do against other top fighters.
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Murray and Geale B grader's ? :meparto:

    Those guys are D level. C level at a push.
     
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  4. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    P4P has a lot do with perceived H2H ability.
     
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  5. LaidOut

    LaidOut Whaaaaat? Full Member

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    When you scare the living dogsh#t out of your opponents where they don't even want to step in the ring, your p4P status must go up. Simple really.
     
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  6. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yea, p4p is really about H2H ability. If it was resume then Pacquiao would be #1 and dump all over the entire list.
     
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    yesihavearm2 ESB Chinchecker Full Member

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    A sad state of affairs really when the official boxing magazine has GGG above Loma, Rigo, Crawford and Frampton.

    GGG has only fought 1 elite fighter (Brook) and that was a guy who's come up from 147 when you have GGG talking about going to 170 for Froch lol.
     
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  8. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Indeed. Moronic magazines at their finest.

    GGG above Loma, Rigo, Crawford, Frampton is some serious lulz
     
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    gmurphy Land of the corrupt, home of the robbery! banned Full Member

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    im irish and id have ggg above frampton at least
     
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  10. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    Finally more and more people are starting to see this.
     
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  11. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who owns Ring Magazine?
     
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  12. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    How is that relevant in the p4p rankings? This is not a list comparing resumes. Its strictly about skills.
     
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    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No Idea, he's clearly the #1 fighter in boxing followed by Spence and AJ .

    It's those 3 then a few others, rigo, Kovalev , DW , Loma, Crawford, ect ect,

    Then everyone else should be semi pro or triple A
     
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    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hard to believe Canelo is on the list though. That's disgusting.
     
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  15. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    P4P is who would be the best IF all were equal in size. ggg is #1
     
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