Is the Ring title the only legit title?

The ring isn't perfect but it is better than the ABCs, there are always going to be issues. One for me is when a champion continually defends his belts against nobodies, the ring rightly don't strip champions but this isn't perfect for this sort of scenario.

Although judges decisions are often disagreed with by a large % doesn't mean you can start awarding titles to somebody who has been declared the loser.

 

Agreed. The official result has to be upheld.

I do feel there is an issue with bias towards GBP promotions, articles etc within the contents of The Ring but not in its ratings. The Ring does at least publish a list of its rankings panel members - none as far as I'm aware has the surname De la Hoya. I feel their ratings are far, far more transparent than the alphabets. Also, did anybody notice how Hopkins has slipped down the pecking order in the light-heavyweight division and misses out on fighting for the vacant Ring title (very likely to be on the line for the Dawson-Pascal match.) If there was one credible governing body then I don't think things would be much different to how The Ring are doing things but with boxing so splintered The Ring just doesn't have the muscle behind it that a single, central body would.

It's a big shame that titles don't mean the same any more. It used to seem like boxing was a proper competition to find out who was the best - with each major fight having a bearing on its division. Now we just wait and see what matchups get made and the main thing on the line is the size of the boxers' next payday. The Ring does a good job of keeping alive the belief that championships and rankings should be and are relevant. I'm thankful for that.

 

Great post. Well said.

 

^This^ :deal

 

The Ring is no more legit than any single (major) alphabet - let alone unified.

IMO, if a fight is for the Ring belt only, it shouldn't be 12 rounds. They aren't a sanctioning body.

If it's Ring + (insert trinket ie WBF/IBO/FUBU etc.) then I can swallow 12 rounds. Just the Ring? No. It isn't an actual title.

 

The Ring title isn't even a legit title. It's not even a title. It's a magazines award.

It doesn't operate like a sanctioning body, it has none of the obligations of a sanctioning body, so doesn't deserve the same respect as a sanctioning body.


(edit: I find some of the things the ABC's do disgraceful BTW, no argument there.)

 

It is owned by GBP.
It favors specific boxers so how can it be legit?