Everybody disregard Boxrec rankings.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Maxmomer, Apr 18, 2010.


  1. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They don't mean anything. They carry no legitimacy. They're based on some crazy computer point counting robot type of thing or something. They're bull-****, stop bringing them up. Give a kindergartener with downs-syndrome who was raised by Polar Bears the names of all of the current fighters in a certain division and have him rank them in the order of his choosing. That ranking should carry as much weight as Boxrec's.

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  2. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    You'll be sure to point out that the Earth isn't flat as well...??
    ;)
     
  3. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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  4. Machine

    Machine Active Member Full Member

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    This thread should be made a sticky to prevent newbies from caving in their heads with the injustice of it all.
     
  5. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    i like it for the past couple of years or more that bhop has this unusually high rating especially in their p4p ratings just because the one in charge of the "program" is a big fan, iirc when i used to post there.
     
  6. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    +1 :good

    +1 :happy

    Pongsaklek Wonjongkam.
     
  7. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Jesus, it's a good job you warned us. That was a close run thing, I was just about to start regarding them when I happened to read your post.
     
  8. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    Computer rankings are a fair way of judging ranks but really it is very hamfosted about who is ranked higher.
    Look at ibos rankings, 2years ago at welter it had clottey above mayweather. True and funny stuff.
    It may take away bias but just a case of misjudging


    Ps don't post with an iPhone
     
  9. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Alot of rankings seem odd to me, and I agree Boxrec rankings do often seem strange, but then so do the Ring and Boxing Monthly rankings at times.
    If theres a contender fighting out of a country that the magazine journalists come from, the journalists in question see more of that fighter from their own country than another good prospect from another country who they dont see or hear as much of. I remember seeing a picture of an Australian Boxing mag where they were rating Mundine before he fought Ottke as a top fighter. It happens with The Ring all the time in my opinion, how can they have Hopkins as #3 LHW when before his rematch with Jones hadnt fought a LHW since beating Tarver June 06 and fought the Jones rematch in April 04. G Johnson is #2 LHW for beating Y Mack who was KOd at SMW by L Andrade, and Johnson was clearly beaten in his return with Dawson
     
  10. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Have you not seen all of the people bringing up boxrec's rankings of late?
     
  11. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The only rankings that mean something to me are my own. The only ones that are totally neutral and objective. :deal
     
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    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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  13. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Exactly. People are often starting random threads about how weird the boxrec rankings are, and then we have to say "Hello, McFly!" and school them on it.
     
  14. Maxmomer

    Maxmomer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Or, worse, people will bring them up to support an argument. That's really fun.
     
  15. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    "WTF are you talking about? He was still the P4P number 8 in the world according to boxrec!"

    "...Hello! (knock knock knock) Hello, McFly! Boxrec means jack ****!"

    "UR jus a haterz 4 evereewun!"

    "...:patsch"