Hernandez, cunningham will fight for ring title

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  1. pong

    pong Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marco Huck has done Yoan Pablo Hernandez and Steve Cunningham a favor.

    Huck, THE RING’s No. 1-rated cruiserweight as of last week, has decided to move up to heavyweight and face Alexander Povetkin for what the WBA calls its “regular” title on Feb. 25 in Stuttgart, Germany.

    Huck reportedly has said he might return to the cruiserweight division for a rematch with Denis Lebedev. And he apparently retains his WBO cruiserweight title, at least for the moment. However, he also has said he wants to fight one of the Klitschko brothers if he can get past Povetkin.

    In other words, there’s no telling what the future holds for Huck. All we know for sure is that he’s out of the cruiserweight picture for the time being.

    Meanwhile, Hernandez and Cunningham –THE RING’s Nos. 2- and 3-rated cruiserweights, respectively – are scheduled to fight one another in a rematch on Feb. 4 in Frankfurt.

    Thus, we were faced with a decision to make. Do we keep Huck at No. 1 because he might return to the cruiserweight division depending on what happens on Feb. 25? Or do we follow his lead and allow Hernandez and Cunningham to fight for the vacant RING championship?

    THE RING Editorial Board decided that the latter made more sense. Huck will be removed from the cruiserweight ratings, and Hernandez and Cunningham will be elevated to Nos. 1 and 2, which positions them to fight for the magazine’s title.

    Huck’s future is in his own hands. If he beats No. 2-rated Povetkin, he almost certainly will enter the heavyweight ratings and probably wouldn’t move back down because he can make more money as a heavyweight.

    And if he loses and chooses to return to cruiserweight, he can expect to re-enter the 200-pound ratings if he wins his first fight back.

    One thing to think about, though: It might not be easy for him to move back down. Huck reportedly plans to pack on considerable weight to face Povetkin. And once a fighter does that, it’s difficult to turn back and remain effective.

    We’ll see how this bold move by the Serbian-born German plays out.

    In the meantime, we can look forward to a compelling fight for THE RING championship between Hernandez and Cunningham.

    Hernandez, a Cuban living in Germany, took Cunningham’s IBF title by a controversial sixth-round technical (split) decision on Nov. 1 in Neubrandenburg. The fight was stopped because of cuts Hernandez suffered from accidental head butts. The IBF later ruled that the cuts weren’t bad enough to stop the fight and ordered a rematch.

    Cunningham fought once for the vacant RING cruiserweight championship, losing a split decision to Tomasz Adamek in December 2008. Adamek gave up the title the following February to campaign at heavyweight.

    It has been vacant ever since.
    http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/...ernandez-cunningham-will-fight-for-ring-title
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    pong, Jan 10, 2012
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  2. MrOliverKlozoff

    MrOliverKlozoff The guy in shades Full Member

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    Glad Huck's gone on to the Povetkin/Atlas tardfest. Good riddance.
     
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  3. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Awesome.

    However, Huck truly is the #1. I understand he will fight at heavy next month, but think of all the many precedents that the Ring has allowed fighters to be ranked at weights for lengthy time periods.
     
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  4. damian38

    damian38 BigDramaShow Full Member

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    I don't belive Huck went up to HW for just one fight
     
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  5. pirao666

    pirao666 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No he isn't, he should have lost against Lebedev. And Cunningham already whooped his ass.

    Great news that this fight is for the RING title :thumbsup
     
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  6. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    I can't stand Huck and I actually pray he beats Povetkin so he'll get sent into early retirement by a couple of Klitschko steel hammers.

    As for USS and Hernandez... Cunningham signed a deal with the devil by going to Sauerland and now he's getting jobbed and then thrown in the trash. I pray he wins the rematch but if it goes to the scorecards I don't see USS coming out on top. Sauerland will fix this for their Cuban-turned-German boy Hernandez.
     
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  7. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    No doubt that USS has slowed a bit over the past few years since his Adamek war, but he's still the best CW aside from Adamek who is still being ******ed at fighting at HW.

    USS will regain his title and rightful place at the top. :deal:good
     
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  8. pirao666

    pirao666 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We'll see, I think Hernandez has a good chance. Let's hope it's a great fight :good
     
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  9. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Can anyone see USS leaving himself wide open again for the flask KD he took in the first. He walked right into that shot.......not gonna happen again IMO........and with the KD out of the picture, there goes Hernadez chances. Plus, USS was literally beaten by a payed off ring doc. The guy went as far as admitting fraud....yet somehow he still has a medical liscense and is still sanctioned to work fights:think:think
     
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  10. Joe_MacKenzie

    Joe_MacKenzie Boxing Addict banned

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    It's a fair decision by The Ring to have Cunningham-Hernandez for the title, considering Huck is moving up to fight Povetkin.

    Because all three boxers are promoted by Sauerland, Huck will probably have the opportunity to fight the winner of Cunningham-Hernandez if he goes back to cruiserweight.
     
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  11. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    fantastic news!
     
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  12. persianprince

    persianprince Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's one of them or Lebedev
     
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  13. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ringmagazine is going directly against its own policy in awarding the RING title to the Hernandez-Cunningham winner. Removing Nigel Collins and Doug Santoloquito and bringing in the consummate amateur Doug Fischer was a horrible move.
     
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  14. pong

    pong Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :huh how
     
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  15. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    There are many examples. Off the top of my head:


    Pac was ranked #6 at WW after beating de la Hoya.

    After that, he signed to fight champion Hatton at JWW.

    He should have been removed from his WW ranking, apparently.

    Then, he wins the Ring title from Hatton.

    Then, he moves back up to WW when he signed to fight Cotto.

    He wins, elevates his WW ranking higher.

    Then, he signs on to fight Clottey. He is still ranked in both divisions.

    Only weeks after the victory do they remove his JWW ranking.

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    Segura wins his Ring title from Calderon.

    He fights a "tune-up/cupcake" fight in between his re-match with Calderon.

    He announces his move up to 112 to face Viloria. He is stripped before the fight.

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    Sithsamerchai loses to Ioka, still ranked in top 10 (pretty sure he was 4th?).

    His next fight is two weight classes up in a "tune-up/cupcake" match and is immediately removed from his 105 lb. ranking.

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    Glen Johnson, after moving up to 168 and stopping Green, is still ranked at 175 at the same time.


    All of these are contradictory to the Huck decision by the Ring.
     
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