Baby JOE MESI Jumps 16 spots in latest WBC rankings...

I mean give him a break on the he is a death waiting to happen nonsense that you hear so many armchair doctors saying so often.

His being ranked so high, I don't realy agree with, eiher, no.

I think they are probably trying to justify this from his activity, rather than his level of opposition. I don't agree to rank him that high, though, no, not with the nothign but very low level fighters he's fought lately.

 

Mesi is a good guy and a good fighter. I would really like to see him step up and even fight a B fighter like a Holyfield. If he can't beat Holyfield he needs to retire. If Holyfield can't beat Mesi he needs to retire. Joe is an exciting fighter.

 

I think I'd pick Holy to decision Mesi, at this point.

I think Mesi should pick someone who is somewhat known, but not known to be too dangerous. TOS, or Monte Barrett, again, maybe.

But then again, that may be too far of a step up for Mesi, after that last bum he fought.

 

Exactly. Either that or there was an actual payoff somewhere. That Mesi is ranked so high is a JOKE

 

Look out for Euro Heavies!! :bbb :happy

 

I think the term "better to be safe than sorry" should apply here. Would you carry on fighting after something as scary as TWO brain injuries? (It was in fact two annurisms not one).
We might not be doctors, but a little bit of common sense can be applied here. Joe could have easily ended up in a bad way, but was lucky. He should take it as a sign that his boxing career was not meant to go any further.

 

As far as I know, this isn't true. Beating anyone counts a little bit, beating someone with some credentials counts more. I can't remember which, but we had details of one of the ratings organisations' rules up here recently about how the rankings came about, and activity played a part.
That's how it is and people shouldn't just stay in the top 15 without ever fighting anyone, and active fighters should get a chance to move up.

In an ideal world fights might be made like in normal sports clubs where everyone is ranked and players lower down the rankings can challenge anyone within 5 or so places above them, and they have to take the match or forfeit, unless busy with another match. Unfortunately, the world of boxing is not an ideal world.

 

I'd hate to see him in a war, so I'd suggest fighters that don't seem to do much damage to people, like maybe Audley Harrison now, hoping for Evander Holyfield after that, and then maybe Chris Byrd.

 

Well, like they said, he's apparently no more at risk than any other boxer is, so, it must be okay. No reason to think he's gonna suffer any dire trauma or anything

 

Mesi would be knocked out by Vitali, Maskaev, Peter, and Virchis.

 

The people who don't want Mesi fighting are mostly worried about him winning, and proving to be good heavy. Unfortuneatly, they have nothing to worry about. Mesi was good, and could have won a belt, but he was nt good enough that he could lose time he has lost and get back into things. He looks nothing like he did in ring when he was beating top contenders; now he looks awful against 4 round club fighters.

I say give him chance though, let him make a big payday.

Guys with worse injuries are fighting. His big problem was not being part of boxing establishment--Duva, Steward, HBO, Goosen, and so on. Instead his nut job father wanted to be manager/trainer, and hired as head trainers unknown guys from Puerto Rico who work primarily with club fighting feather and bantam weights.

If Mesi had signed with Duva, or others mentioned, he would have had real trainers, better management, and a title shot.

 

Doubtful