Ha, fuck ring t.v., their experts and their bullshit ratings! How they gone have pacman rated number 1 and he hasn't even beaten Floyd or Shane? He beat 1 good WW and he's rated number 1? Shane is number 1, fuck that bullshit y'all on... that's why Floyd and Shane are finna get down. The winner of this fight will be number 1 at WW!
"PAC-MAN stop taking the power pellets"
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145 pounds which is welterweight (141 to 147 is welterweight, 147 is simply the maximum weight allowed). It was also for Cotto's welterweight title.
Now tell me, has floyd fought any ranked welterweights? I'll answer for you: No, he hasn't, thus the reason he isn't ranked #1 or #2.
I'll agree with that a win over Mosley should place him at #1 though, Manny #2.
Now tell me, has floyd fought any ranked welterweights? I'll answer for you: No, he hasn't, thus the reason he isn't ranked #1 or #2.
I'll agree with that a win over Mosley should place him at #1 though, Manny #2.
De la hoya owns the parent company that owns the ring but has no influence over the writers or the panel of experts that make the ratings.
Why in the hell would Oscar want Pacquiao ranked #1 and not Floyd or Shane, whom Oscar PROMOTES? That makes no sense why Oscar would want his rival, Bob Arum, have his fighter ranked higher than Oscar's!
Your theory does not compute.
And for the record Pacquiao has fought one catchweight fight in his entire career, meanwhile Mayweather hasn't fought a welterweight since 2006.
I'm not saying Shane doesn't deserve to be #1, what I'm explaining is The Ring's logic. I already explained that he was hurt due to inactivity. The Ring clearly states if you don't fight for a year period of time you will either be dropped from the rankings COMPLETELY, or if you have a fight scheduled (which shane did) then you may only slip a spot or two or three (depending on who the scheduled opponent is).
These are rules. You can't say, oh well it's shane mosley we'll keep him at #1 regardless because he beat margarito. No, that would be unfair and biased. It's the same reason Bernard Hopkins dropped from #1 to #3 at lightheavyweight (not fighting for a year and fighting a tune up). The Ring is consistent with it's rankings, unlike the corrupt alphabet organizations like the WBA, WBO, etc. Some of it is a bit subjective anyway, which is why the goal is to win a Ring Belt so there is no question as to who is the real champ.
Further, Cotto beat Shane Mosley, whom Pacquiao destroyed, which is part of the reason too.
Anyways, as far as the Rings Panel, they are very credible bunch, and it's not like they are some secret group of conspirators from one company, they come from all media outlets, boxing historians, writers, etc.:
Mark Abrams_____15rounds.com
Carlos Arias_____Orange County Register
Eric Armit_____British Boxing Yearbook
Bill Calogero_____thedailysports.com
Nick Charles_____Showtime
Brian Doogan_____London Sunday Times
Coyote Duran_____doghouseboxing.com
J. Michael Falgoust_____USA Today
Steve Farhood_____Showtime
Doug Fischer_____ringtv.com
Margaret Goodman, M.D._____secondsout.com
Lee Groves_____CompuBox
Jack Hirsch_____Boxing News
Michael Hirsley_____Chicago Tribune
Keith Idec_____Herald News of New Jersey
Carlos Irusta_____El Grafico
Ted Lerner_____The Ring
Marc Lichtenfeld_____Through The Ropes
Jessi Losado_____Telemundo
Scott Mallon_____asianboxingnews.com
Rich Marotta_____FSN-TV, KFI/KLAC Radio
David Mayo_____Grand Rapids Press
Barry McGuigan_____ITV
Marty Mulcahey_____maxboxing.com
Bernard Osuna_____Telefutura
Vittorio Parisi_____nonsoloboxe.it
Matt Richardson_____fightnews.com
Cliff Rold_____boxingscene.com
Michael Rosenthal_____ringtv.com
Rick Scharmberg_____fightnews.com
Don Steinberg_____The Philadelphia Inquirer
Joe Tessitore_____ESPN
Paul Upham_____Fist/FSN-TV
Claude Vesquez_____Wikipedia Editor
Calvin Watkins_____Dallas Morning News
John Whistler_____San Antonio Express News
Phil Woolever_____Boxing Digest
Kurt Wolfheimer_____fightnews.com
Why in the hell would Oscar want Pacquiao ranked #1 and not Floyd or Shane, whom Oscar PROMOTES? That makes no sense why Oscar would want his rival, Bob Arum, have his fighter ranked higher than Oscar's!
Your theory does not compute.
And for the record Pacquiao has fought one catchweight fight in his entire career, meanwhile Mayweather hasn't fought a welterweight since 2006.
I'm not saying Shane doesn't deserve to be #1, what I'm explaining is The Ring's logic. I already explained that he was hurt due to inactivity. The Ring clearly states if you don't fight for a year period of time you will either be dropped from the rankings COMPLETELY, or if you have a fight scheduled (which shane did) then you may only slip a spot or two or three (depending on who the scheduled opponent is).
These are rules. You can't say, oh well it's shane mosley we'll keep him at #1 regardless because he beat margarito. No, that would be unfair and biased. It's the same reason Bernard Hopkins dropped from #1 to #3 at lightheavyweight (not fighting for a year and fighting a tune up). The Ring is consistent with it's rankings, unlike the corrupt alphabet organizations like the WBA, WBO, etc. Some of it is a bit subjective anyway, which is why the goal is to win a Ring Belt so there is no question as to who is the real champ.
Further, Cotto beat Shane Mosley, whom Pacquiao destroyed, which is part of the reason too.
Anyways, as far as the Rings Panel, they are very credible bunch, and it's not like they are some secret group of conspirators from one company, they come from all media outlets, boxing historians, writers, etc.:
Mark Abrams_____15rounds.com
Carlos Arias_____Orange County Register
Eric Armit_____British Boxing Yearbook
Bill Calogero_____thedailysports.com
Nick Charles_____Showtime
Brian Doogan_____London Sunday Times
Coyote Duran_____doghouseboxing.com
J. Michael Falgoust_____USA Today
Steve Farhood_____Showtime
Doug Fischer_____ringtv.com
Margaret Goodman, M.D._____secondsout.com
Lee Groves_____CompuBox
Jack Hirsch_____Boxing News
Michael Hirsley_____Chicago Tribune
Keith Idec_____Herald News of New Jersey
Carlos Irusta_____El Grafico
Ted Lerner_____The Ring
Marc Lichtenfeld_____Through The Ropes
Jessi Losado_____Telemundo
Scott Mallon_____asianboxingnews.com
Rich Marotta_____FSN-TV, KFI/KLAC Radio
David Mayo_____Grand Rapids Press
Barry McGuigan_____ITV
Marty Mulcahey_____maxboxing.com
Bernard Osuna_____Telefutura
Vittorio Parisi_____nonsoloboxe.it
Matt Richardson_____fightnews.com
Cliff Rold_____boxingscene.com
Michael Rosenthal_____ringtv.com
Rick Scharmberg_____fightnews.com
Don Steinberg_____The Philadelphia Inquirer
Joe Tessitore_____ESPN
Paul Upham_____Fist/FSN-TV
Claude Vesquez_____Wikipedia Editor
Calvin Watkins_____Dallas Morning News
John Whistler_____San Antonio Express News
Phil Woolever_____Boxing Digest
Kurt Wolfheimer_____fightnews.com
