Heavyweight rankings

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by marro, Aug 26, 2012.


  1. marro

    marro New Member Full Member

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    Should the alphabet organizations refuse to have a number 1 / mandatory challenger until two high ranked top 10 fighters fight for that position.

    Just looking at the WBC top 15, how many of those fighters have actually fought each other and who have they beaten to be so highly ranked. Who has arreola or stiverne beaten to be so highly ranked?

    WBA - who has Rahman beaten? Same with Ustinov and boystov.
    How many of the top 15 faced off against each other.

    Wbo - it's more of the same again, who has Mitchell beaten? How many of them faced each other?

    Ibf - some more boxers in there too, but at least the top two spots are vacant.

    People blame the klitschko for the state of the heavyweight division but it looks to me to be the challengers and organizations faults for not fighting each other and giving top ranking places away to cheaply.

    Also fighters moaning over slave contracts. Earn a mandatory spot by beating other top 10 fighters.
     
  2. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    it is the k bros fault, because they need double the oponents to any of the other champs, if boytsov fights mitchel and say boytsov loses, then only one of the bros has a fight, instead the brother can just individualy fight them vitali takes mitchel and wlad boytsov, if they dont they need 4 contenders for the 2 fights. and there isnt a whole lot out there, i think the organisations should MAKE wlad a vitali fight or stip them and keep doing it untill one retires and we have a champ with all belts.
     
  3. The Mangler

    The Mangler Active Member Full Member

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    They won't get stripped.

    Since they hold belts from different organizations, the other brother's organization don't rank them in their rankings. They'll never become each other's mando.

    As for the rankings on the whole, nothin strange about seemingly undeserving guys gettin top spots. Nature of the beast. It really don't matter tbh, cuz I don't think anyone ranked anywhere by any governing body can do anything with either of the K bros. VK is gettin old, so maybe he struggles more now, but I still don't think anybody legitimately beats him.
     
  4. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    haye or chambers would be a nice test vitali struggles with slicksters.
     
  5. marro

    marro New Member Full Member

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    Luke without the k bros then it's quite possible there would be 4 belt holders at the minute. There's a huge problem with the top 15 not fighting each other.

    You can't expect two brothers to fight each other. It's not a sport like tennis.