To Ignore, Or Not To Ignore, The Alphabet Title Gang In Boxing

Lineal titles are a practical, achievable goal, lineal rankings are not. Lineal rankings would also give ridiculous results as in the example I gave above.

 

Yes, thats how it is and how its been since I can remember. I don't see a huge problem or flaw with TBH.


Thats why there is the important distinction in between being the champion and being the #1 ranked fighter.

 

Read my post Dave, I agree with you on the ranking. Bradley should be number 1. I was just pointing out that the strict "you have to beat the man to be the man" doesn't hold for the number #1 position (or any ranking position) like it does for the championship.

Theres no inconsistancy in the Khan-Bradley case like there was in the Jones/ DM/ Erdei situation.

 

Sorry guys. You are flat out wrong on this, its just not how ranking fighters is done.

 

I know it's not how it's done but the point of this thread is to question how it should be done. In an ideal world, the rankings would be lineal as well.

 

So answer the problem I put up a few posts back...

And when did you decide the purpose of this thread?

 

Is that how its done (or has ever been done) though?

You'd have a crazy set of rankings in no time.

 

I decided the purpose of the thread when I posted in it

Dave gets it :deal

 

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Surely you can see what we mean though Gaz?

 

Yeah mate, I see the theory. I just think in practice the rankings it would produce would be ridiculous.

 

Cuz I got some free time I'm gonna do a quick experiment..

 

I thought I had free time but I've just over done a chicken in the oven because of you and Dave.

 

Nobody's gonna disagree with you there Dave :good

 

Fair enough Dave. The treatment of Alexander, Bradley and the correct ranking order is side issue to the main point I was making about rankings not being lineal (and I've never defended the Jones situation, the Ring is far from perfect).

Personally, even though I'd have Bradley at number 1 and Khan at number 2 I don't regard either has being "the man" at 140.

TBH I think at the point that Bradley-Alexander happened it was right to rank Alexander at 3, Khan had done much better against Kotelnik and had beaten the number 4 ranked fighter, Maidana.

The belts don't come into it for me, I rank on opponents and performances, not titles.