Can someone please explain Murat Gassiev's heavyweight ranking?

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    pretty please? why on earth is he ranked so high? did he threaten to bang the daughter of some boxing org president and as a way to prevent him from doing so, they are giving him a world ranking?
     
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    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    Pulev?
     
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    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Half of the top ten just feels out of place tbh
     
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    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Newsflash - orgs are ****.
     
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  5. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    He won a crap belt which gives him such a ranking so it's basically a loophole
     
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  6. jeevacation

    jeevacation My fav active fighter is Ebonie Cotton. banned Full Member

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    It s not like he ranked no 1 in the world.

    The Ring/TBRB have him at no 9.
     
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    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    WBA regular belt.
     
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  8. Jacko

    Jacko Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's boxing.

    You can move up the rankings the hard way by beating better ranked opposition, or you can do it the easy way by winning a **** belt or having your promoter slip someone a brown envelope.
     
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  9. delboy82

    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Explanation:
    He is only ranked by one governing body.

    They have him ranked as no 1 behind Usyk.

    To further explain he is ranked 1 behind Usyk and ahead of every other boxer.

    That's about as simply as I can explain it.

    Your welcome.
     
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  10. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Somehow he is ranked 5th on BoxRec.....
     
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  11. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    I like Gassiev, but it would be better if he's fight more often. He should have a fight scheduled by now.
     
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  12. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    If you are talking about Boxrec, it is because they transfer points when jumping a weight 1 to 1, and he was a stellar cruiser.

    If you are talking about WBA, it is because he beat Pulev, who is hypothetically their #2 man.

    If you are talking about Ring Magazine....well...they are the bible of boxing and held up here as the gold standard of ratings, so, I guess they just see something in him.

    Anyway, I love the guy and hope he holds onto the regular title until Usyk retires, and gets e-mailed a belt.
     
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    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I think he has been crowded out. Thus far, Itauma won't answer his team's calls, and anyone else worth a damn and acceptable to the WBA at the same time, just fought, or has a fight coming up.

    Still, even fighting Nelson Hysa or Danier Pero, both ranked top ten by the WBA but realistically terrible, would be better than not fighting at all, right?
     
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  14. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    Absolutely. Inactivity ruins a boxer.
     
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  15. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Perhaps Itauma has avoided him but I doubt many others have . Dude lost to Otto Wallin. He is not a world beater. These days he is slow of hand, moves like a 40 year old, does not put consistent combos together, does not have a high work rate, doesn’t have great footwork. All he does is lathergically follow guys around hoping to land a big left hook.
     
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