Why is D.Dubois rated above Usyk by the WBA?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Dubois is rated N0.1 by the WBA while Usyk is only rated No.4 despite Joyce beating Dubois, what`s going on?
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  2. TheShellofKell

    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 Full Member

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    No idea, Dubois is a very limited boxer with ok power who lost against his first live opponent and his best win is Bogdan Dinu.
     
  3. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Corruption pure and simple.
     
  4. znalniaskas

    znalniaskas Member Full Member

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    Because it's the Warren Boxing Association...
     
  5. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    They've changed it to #4

    But if I had to rationalize it, Usyk hasn't done anything significant at HW till now and he's 34 .

    Dubois hasn't done anything special too but his legitimacy as a heavy is more than Usyk, lacks defense and experience though.

    Another explanation is that WBA are plain corrupt .
     
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  6. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I might compare with WBA LHW rankings.
    WBA had ranked Bolotņiks #3 before his fight vs Buatsi. Now Bolotņiks is ranked by WBA #7.
    I can't find who ranked in top 10 by any boxing org or boxrec Bolotņiks ever had beat. No one.
    At least WBO and IBF looks that had dropped him out of their top 15 list. Yeah, he had beat in row 5 boxers ranked in top 50, 2 from these were undefeated and 4 had been declared as promising prospects.
     
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  7. Koli55

    Koli55 Active Member Full Member

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    It's hilarious how blatantly WBA puts random fighters into top 15 just because these bums are about to fight some ranked fighter.
    Recently did it with Mike Wilson and now there's Mark De Mori who apparently is gonna fight someone not named Laszlo soon.
     
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  8. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well, I will not call for example Bolotņiks as a bum nor also as top15 material.
    Bum can't beat in single row 25-1, 11-1 and 12-0 and 18-0 prospects while being underdog.
    Of course he also isn't top15 boxer. Euro level gatekeeper type, might happen that will get euro belt ( already had? or still does have WBO Euro title ).
    Like I think something maybe top 16- top 30 boxer.
     
  9. Ilesey

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    Because they have been infected with the ghey.
     
  10. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Considering he is 34, what is the right side of 35?
     
  11. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    Is he? I thought he was 36 , my bad.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Dubois got beat though, Usyk beat Chisora who nearly beat Whyte.
     
  13. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Money under the table.
     
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  14. Safin

    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    That's the WBO.
     
  15. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    More to the point why does the WBA still exist ?
     
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