Gerry Cooney Vs Cleveland Williams

The fact of the matter is Gregg wasn't ring rated when he fought Cooney. I'm not concerned with what your opinion was of these guys rankings and other such sidetracking.

 

Daniels had lost one fight in his career when he first met Williams - to Ali. The three losses he had between bouts against Williams were against solidly ranked contenders. Williams ebat Daniels extremely convincingly first outing and comfortably in the second i believe. Two of Miteff's most recent losses were to highly rated contenders.

 

Perhaps you are a little slow. The alphabet ratings are not what is being talked about here which you'd know if you kept up.

 

JT, come on. Why make such an offensive comment? You’re better than this.





A little????!!!!!!!!!

 

A medium amount???????

 

Going into their first bout, Daniels was undefeated barring a loss to the GOAT (whom he gave an excellent effort against) hardly anything to be ashamed of.

In their second bout, Daniels was coming off a win over the no. 1 contender.

Not to mention Daniels was ranked in both bouts.

They were not remotely comparable

 

Closer but not quite there.

 

He'd hose the lawn in heavy rain?

 

jackpot.

This clown could spend the night at a mattress store and sleep on the Floor.

 

Eddie Gregg's WBC rating is a puzzle, really. At the end of January 1986 - after his final win against the frequently defeated Walter Santemore - he is unranked.

https://ibb.co/09FnZ7G

End of February, suddenly he's #9. Coincidentally, this would be just about the time the Cooney fight was being negotiated.

https://ibb.co/pPLbvLX

End of May - immediately before the fight. Not only has Gregg climbed to #7 but Cooney himself - inactive for a year and a half - has somehow earned the #10 spot.

https://ibb.co/rpgH39b

Cynics might think a hard-headed appraisal of the fighters' abilities was not the only factor at work here.

 

Anyone give any gravitas to the WBC ratings?

 

No Daniels was a Ring ranked contender Gregg never was.

 

Ahhhhhh I'd forgotten all that!!!! Says it all. So much corruption in the organisations at that time.

 

Im talking about the RING ratings not the silly WBC.
Do give an example of the absurdity of that alphabet organization,here is their current heavyweight top ten.
Champ Fury
1.Wilder
2.Joyce
3.Parker .lost to Whyte who isnt ranked
4.Sanchez*
5.Ruiz
6.Ortiz
7.Kayabel*
8.Hrgovic
9.Makhmudov*
10.Hunter*
Now explain what those names with an asterisk attached have done to place them in a top ten?
And while you are at it explain why they are ranked and,
Usyk
Joshua
Whyte
Are not?

 

Good point. Nice to see you back.