Vic is just not getting the respect he deserves . . .

Just for the record your top 5 P4P looks ****.

Vic at No.4, my arse.

In my view the guy is getting too much praise; and its strange because the majority of the praise is coming off the back of his victory over a washed-up Arce, rather than the more impressive display against Mijares. For Christs sake there was a Vic Darchinyan v Prime Naz thread the other day...........and over 10 people picked Vic to win!!!!

 

He is def top 10 P4P,a great draw card for the sport,i like watching his fights as much as Pacmans,mayweathers,Hayes etc......tough little customer that always gives everything to entertain.

 

He would come into my list at about 8 or 9; putting him at 4 is way too high in my opinion. I love watching the lower weight classes (any division from BW down), but what you have to realise is that there is somewhat of a weight bias in boxing in favour of the heavier fighters. Think about how long it has taken Calderon to crack the list (many years), and even now he is only in the very lower reaches. I just can't see how Vic can be ranked in the top 5 P4P, ahead of guys who have been plying their trade at world-class for a lot longer (win or lose).

BTW was Mijares ever ranked as high as 5? I find that astounding. Not saying its not true, just can't personally recall him ever being ranked up there.

 

I don't now how a Sexual Panda behaves but you have very legitimate points.

I guess it's because he's too little, the lower divisions never get the full credit they deserve. Margarito, Mosley, Pavlik all took over their opponents' P4P place, only Vic didn't. 6 or 7 with Calzaghe out is about right, but I don't have a top10 in order anyway. He's not in the group with the very best (Hopkins, PacMan, JMM), but he's legitimately in the group of Mosley, Hatton, Calderon, Vazquez and Marquez.

 

Loses credibilty ???

How old are you son? Since when did you learn to use a PC and when did started watching boxing. :think

 

and the reason for this is people like you keep rating jmm as the second best fighter in the world. HE'S NOT

 

The best rank to give Vic is top 10.

 

To be fair to "some people" the lower weights (below Bantamweight) haven't had a real dominating force since Ricardo Lopez retired, and the guys down there, while being more evenly matched and putting on high quality bouts, appear to dodge each other even more than the bigger guys do. Mijares was like a breath of fresh air, a guy who wen't looking for the big fights. If Darchinyan continues in the same vein then I'll be more than happy, but he will have to up his competition a bit above a shopworn Arce and try and get match-ups against Montiel, Donaire etc if I'm gonna rate him any higher than 8 on my list.

 

1. Mijares was never #5 P4P.
2. He is not interested to avenge that KO loss to Donaire.
3. He tasted the canvass not just once during his bout with Gorres.
4. It's just a matter of time before he hits the canvass again for another humiliating defeat. He is just on borrowed time!!!

Now tell me, how can you give more that what's already heaped on him as accolades???...

 

A unified champ at anyweight should be respected and very popular. Especially a fighter looking to risk his titles and go after big fights. Vic is great for the sport.

 

Darchinyan is getting all the respect he deserves these days. He was great for boxing because he was trying to fight the best. Now that he is a big draw, he will be the one calling the shots. He needs to prove that now that he's made it, he's still looking to fight the best.