The Ring should force the 1 and 2 (or 3) to fight every year.

Would not be a bad idea to have a time limit until they have to fight each other. Hell even every 16 months or so would be better than what we have now.

 

Yeah . . . but that will only work if the #1 and #2 rated fighters are within each others weight range . . . like JMM and Pacquiao now. How about if the #1 is Super Middle weight and the #2 is featherweight?

 

The Ring has no finacial clout it is just a magazine and their phony title means jack ****.

 

If you're the Ring Champion then you're actually the top fighter. They got way too many weight classes vacant. It's a good idea to force these fights after so long like you suggest.

 

If you are saying that the Ring belt holder should fight belt holders in their own division . . . I agree then.

Once a year . . . outside of the big money fights.:yep :good

 

I agree that their rankings are the best and most respectable with the IBO and it is good fans but they are not a proper sanctioning body and I get sick of the Calzaghe nuthuggers claiming he is a two weight world champ because he won a magazine title at 175.

There is more to a sanctioning bodies mandate than creating a top ten and handing out a trinket title.

 

it is the same as saying that the ring champion dropped to 3rd for inactivity.

if they stripped the champion of the ring belt, and put the former champion at the #1 contender spot, it almost makes no sense since the title must be given to the winner of #1 and #2 contenders..

so if the ring stripped izzy vazquez or calderon and put him as their #1 contender, the title would remain vacant unless izzy and ivan come back to the ring and face the #2 contender

 

The ring is a magazine thier title means **** all.Im sick of hearing them saying pound for ****ing pound as well.I hope a new Tyson turns up soon so we can hear pound for pound said for the last time for a few years.A great heavy is what is needed to shut them up one that would make an argument like "if Maywaether gained 4 stone could he be heavyweight champ"sound stupid.

 

Agreed ... some version of this idea would be good.

Infact ... if the whole boxing structure was re-organised into something that was flexible over-all but had some clear direction to it the sport could capture not only a lot more fans, but a lot more participants.

Most other sports have a reliable structure in place ... and this allows the mainstream to embrace it, understand it's dynamics, match-ups take place within a context that has meaning. If European soccer was just (only) based on ad hoc games that may or may not lead somewhere ... it'd fail in the sports market.

I know there is a debate to whether boxing should play to a mainstream audience or concentrate on its established followers. But IMO not only do mainstream constituencies reach out to youngsters early and get them interested at a stage when they can consider doing what it takes to participate, mainstream constituencies can also generate the kind of money that can translate into decent earnings for lower level professional participants and their staff if there is some kind a tangible structure to the sport.

Boxing is such a great sport, but I'm continually shaking my head about all the B.S. involved. And the status of the champion in each div. should be clear cut and his position should exist within some kind of context that people feel is clear cut, not an ongoing mess.

 

I am not against the idea of the Ring title and in fact I am in favour of it but only as a rough guide for casual fans to know who is the best in the murky world of numerous alphabet tiles.

However, when the Ring No. 1 fighter does not have a respectable world title he is not a world champion but maybe can be considered the best fighter in that division.