ESB Official Rankings Constitution: First Draft

So do you think I should change the language to 365 days of inactivity *in that division*? Originally, I was just thinking of overall inactivity. Your proposal make sense.

I think it's dangerous to make any rules based on when a fight is signed. There always are conflicting reports about actual signing, and sometimes promoters will announce fighters before the ink has been spilled.

 

I'm not sure what you mean by the two-fight rule. ???

As alluded to above, I think signing for a bout should not be recognized in the Constitution itself. Now, if the VOTERS want to recognize a signing, then cool. It's just too difficult to pin down a signing date to make it a formal part of the rankings process, IMO.

I think stepping into the ring should define "vacation."

To reiterate, though, a fighter over the 365 days doesn't automatically get stripped -- his title simply gets decided by majority vote. He might not fight for 10 years and still be the Champion, if voters think he deserves it. (Highly doubtful, but you get what I'm saying.)

 

Right, which can be determined by the voters. All No. 1 vs. No. 3 does is put the option to majority vote. If 51% percent think it's garbage for No. 1 not to be fighting No. 2, they won't award him the belt.

 

This should be taken care of by the vote. I'd guess that if a Champion fights out of class and then signs before the 365 days, although he'd still have to be voted as Champion or stripped before the fight took place, most everyone would let him keep the title. It's difficult to imagine him getting stripped in that scenario.

 

I think an issue like that is best left to the voters at that time. These deals are all so variable and fluid, I don't think I can account for all the possibilities in the Constitution.

Maybe the best way is to say that voters can determine informally which fighters belong to which class -- this obviously excludes conversations about Champions, who are too important to be discussed casually -- and that if a dispute arises about where a guy should be ranked, majority rules.

You'll have some problems arise from time to time, I'm sure, but at least that way we allow for common sense to dictate. Most of the time, people generally agree on which guys belong to which division. I don't want to overthink it.

 

I'm working on a re-draft tonight, and hopefully will have it ready for everyone to check out sometime tomorrow.

 

Update:

Swamped at work now, will have an update this evening or sometime tomorrow. I just don't want to rush it.

Thanks again to everyone for their suggestions so far.