Boxing News taking a big stance

Oh, I see, you're saying that he should be champion IF he beats Thurman, and then Spence?

Right.

Yeah, no, Pacquiao was stripped for inactivity. I covered that in the last post.

 

I think it's fair to say he should be stripped as champion now, that's a valid opinion I think.

But champions and contenders are treated with entirely different rules. If you're the champ, you're the champ, the idea is that champions should not be stripped in an office but only in the ring. Fortunately, so far, it hasn't prevent the crowning of a new champion (based on 1 and 2) I don't think.

So it hasn't done any harm.

But yeah, you're comparing apples with oranges really. TBR obviously can't extend the same courtesy to the champs to every contender.

Is that how you see it? All fighters to stay ranked where they are whether they fight or not?

 

Why?

No, I think you're confusing yourself by conflating the divisions.

It would matter to me if TBR had a champion in place who was inactive and the number 1 and number 2 contenders fought but couldn't become champion because an inactive champion was hoggint the throne. That would be uncomfortable.

You don't have to put "policy" in inverted commas every time you write it, just write policy. An organisation that gathers to determine policy which then becomes policy is just policy, even if you don't like the policy.

It's a real shame that that fight could never crown a champion at the weight.

But, you see, Manny Pacquiao has been stripped of his ranking for inactivity. That is all we disagree about. That is it. The sum total.

You don't think fighters should be stripped for inactivity after x years. I do. The End.

 

My preference is for an active qualified list of top contenders who could legitimately start a new lineage.

But in fairness, it come switch its difficulties and 1 v 2 is the clearest way to run the thing. How come you're not watching the game?

 

In fact, I just noticed, you're wrong about all this anyway.

Pacquiao was leap-frogged in December anyway.

1. Errol Spence Jr.
2. Terence Crawford
3. Manny Pacquiao

SO even if he wasn't stripped for inactivity, he'd be in a 1v3. The fight could never crown a new lineal 1v2 champion anyway.

The WBC and IBF aren't even about the same business. They have no interest in marshalling rankings to crown a lineal champion based on the best in the division meeting to decide who is the best in the world. They'd match you with their granny if it would draw.

Your preference for the WBA is noted, meaningless, and i'm sure in your fevered brain, makes total sense.

 

Well he was ranked number 3 by TBR and he IS ranked number 3 by RING. Never mind

Here's the WBA top ten contenders:

1EIMANTAS STANIONIS
2ABEL RAMOS
3RADZHAB BUTAEV
4GABRIEL MAESTRE
5ALBERTO PALMETTA
6MARIO BARRIOS
7DAVID AVANESYAN
8JESUS ALEJANDRO RAMOS
9CONOR BENN
10ANDRE BERTO

Berto too.

 

You just seem to be comparing them positively with the TBR, i thought it would be fun to post one of their rankings to show how laughably pathetic that opinion is.

But ok, your preference is for what's in your own head, at all times. You should start your own rankings organisation.