The Transnational Boxing Rankings

Pick three that you feel go beyond being -debatably- wrong.

 

Richar Abril at number 1 at lightweight seems far too high to me. A couple of others like Jose Benavidez you have at 4 and Mauricio Herrera at 5. Benavidez only top 100 opponent is Herrera who I assume you have high on the basis of his Garcia loss/fight, Herrera is 34 so quite old for a 140 pounder. Sharif Bogere seems another too high.
Still a good overall top 10 in each division, people will always find something that they think is not quite right.

 

Exactly. There's plenty more I disagree with and McGrain most definitely has his disputes, but dem's the breaks. 45 minds are better than 1.

 

I would like to join the TBR board if there is a vacancy. I have a good depth of knowledge of around 1/3rd of the current active fighters.

 

One thing I wonder about not just TBR rankings, but other like this is, has Jermall Charlo don't anything to warrant being ranked in the top 10? :think

What's his best win Antwone Smith? :huh

 

At what point will ward be removed from the SMW rankings?

He doesn't seem to have fought at the weight for years and his next fight is at LHW.

Froch is definitely the number 1 active SMW and I'm not sure it is right to call Ward a SMW any more.

I don't have a massive issue because we're he to fight at 168 he would be the best there, but it seems increasingly less likely.

 

Froch is retired/inactive...Ward is fighting soon so he's not inactive

 

He'll be inactive as a SMW even after he fights Paul Smith.

 

I'm on about in the SMW division

 

Surely Parker beats out Cunningham at HW?

 

Would someone care to explain the "logic" here?

 

Cant say I see much wrong with that. Maybe you need to explain whats wrong.

 

Sure thing.

First, Pacquiao LOST his last fight @ 147 - pretty convincingly - then shamefully blamed it on a non-existing injury. No way in hell should he be ranked #1 @ welter.

Second, Tim Bradley hasn't won a fight since Marquez - and how long ago was that - and is coming off of a LOSS and a DRAW. His ranking @ #2 is nonsensical.

Third, Amir Khan @ #4 over Keith Thurman? LOL. Please stop smoking the Crack.

Fourth, Rios @ #10? Really? See point #3...

 

c- FLOYD MAYWEATHER
1- MANNY PACQUIAO
2- TIMOTHY BRADLEY
3- KELL BROOK
4- AMIR KHAN
5- SHAWN PORTER
6- KEITH THURMAN
7- MARCOS MAIDANA
8- DEVON ALEXANDER
9 -BRANDON RIOS
10-DIEGO CHAVES
Thats the IWBR top 10 so quite similar, I can't follow your logic that Pacquiao should not be ranked directly behind FM. Tim Bradley seems 3rd best to me subjectively but I might agree with you hes on the way down and a Kell Brook, Thurman might go past. Khan might not be able to ever be much better than 4th/5th best Welter. Post your 10.

 

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