Ya Gotta Love Boxrec

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  1. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    According to Boxrec, Ryan Garcia is the third ranked welterweight in the world. He is ranked right below Bud Crawford and Errol Spence and right above Boots Ennis. This ranking has been bestowed upon Garcia despite the fact that he has never fought a welterweight opponent.

    Ya gotta love Boxrec.
     
    Fogger, Apr 28, 2024
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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Computer go brrrr.
     
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  3. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    They also had Eubank Jr in their P4P top 10 not too long ago iirc.
     
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  4. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    ...is he UK top-10, even?
     
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  5. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    Barely but the UK scene is pretty devoid of world-level talent. This best UK fighter is probably Sunny Edwards, and behind him is Greedy Belly, so Eubank Jr probably slots in somewhere behind Billam-Smith.
     
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  6. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Yeah that was a genuine question, not meant as rhetorical dismissal. I follow the Brit scene probably < 5% as much as I used to.
     
    IntentionalButt, Apr 28, 2024
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  7. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    It,s great !
     
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  8. like a boss

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    BoxRec's record keeping is an outstanding resource. Its 'opinions' are obviously flawed but so are many boxing opinions.
     
    like a boss, Apr 28, 2024
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  9. IronMaster

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    yeah and Vergil Ortiz Jr is ranked 2nd at Light Middleweight despite having barely done anything at the weight, He's above Fundora, Tszyu, Madrimov, Murtazaliev, Adams, Bohachuk haha.
     
    IronMaster, Apr 28, 2024
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  10. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I'm not truly sure how Boxrec does their ratings. For a long time I heard they used an algorithm but now I've read they stopped using that method. In any event, when they see such obvious flaws they need to find a way to tweak their system.
     
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  11. FrankinDallas

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    If they are going by weight, why not consider him a MW or SMW since he weighed 163 on fight night?
     
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  12. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Boots vs Garcia* obviously needs to happen then.

    *Funeral services for Ryan Garcia TBA.
     
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  13. kingcracker

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    Their archival system is 10000× better than their ranking system is bad. literally one of the best archives in all of sports
     
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  14. kingcracker

    kingcracker Member Full Member

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    I really wish they'd do away with it if they're not going to do it seriously because every other week someone's rage baiting on Instagram or twitter over their rankings.
     
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  15. venbox

    venbox Active Member Full Member

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    Boxrec is great for record keeping and for knowing what fights are coming up. So I can give them a pass if their rankings don't really make any sense.
     
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