There are currently 88 "World Champions" in boxing.

Nah, it has a history of corruption. It's impartial status has been compromised by GBP buying it. It's been on off with its ratings.

Nah, the ring is just another trinket that makes it even more complicated.

 

Sorry mate but I disagree, the "corruption" (that was a one off incident, not a "history") was well over 30 years ago and the scare mongering about GBP affecting the rankings have turned out (so far) to be totally foundless.

The Ring is VERY much the lesser of 4 or 5 evils where champions/ rankings are concerned IMHO.

 

What is this corruption - never heard of this?

 

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,918922,00.html

But we are talking about 30 years ago, different owners, different editor etc. Not at all relevant to todays Ring rankings.

 

Oscar runs the Ring.

 

As far as I'm concerned there are only 6 world champions, and a lot of title holders.

 

WBF and WBU is all I look out for these days.