Boxrec rank Provodnikov 12th @147 - 6 places ahead of Malignaggi

[Hougigo]

I have no idea wtf their rankings are based off of. I assume it's off of wins and points because Van Heerden is in the top 10

[Jloro]

lol how are thurman and berto so high and Ortiz is in the 20's

[daggum]

lol how are thurman and berto so high and Ortiz is in the 20's

ortiz lost his last 2. he sucks.

[Dr Rumack]

I have no idea wtf their rankings are based off of. I assume it's off of wins and points because Van Heerden is in the top 10

Van Heerden beat Matthew Hatton. Just like with Canelo it's one of those torch passing fights, like when Oscar lost to Floyd and Manny.

[Dr Rumack]

lol how are thurman and berto so high and Ortiz is in the 20's

Because Josesito had a low rank I guess, losing to low rated fighters seems to have a big effect. Bradley's ranking would have plummeted if he'd lost last night.

[WarMaidana]

dunno how ortiz is ranked at 21 (way too low), vargas is too high, maidana too low, and who the hell is chris van heereden?

[HanzGruber]

thats stupid, ruslan is a little better than Aydin, slow and limited skills but a heavy puncher. Paulie is better than ruslan but hell always have a punchers chance

[Dr Rumack]

dunno how ortiz is ranked at 21 (way too low), vargas is too high, maidana too low, and who the hell is chris van heereden?

Only the guy that beat Matthew Hatton.

[HeroBando]

I don't know if that's really fair. I don't pretend to fully understand their points system, but it seems like there's a lot of 'common sense' built into it - http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Bo...gs_Description

Maybe so, but it usually fails the common sense test, in practice. And that one is the most important. But it's valuable for ballpark rankings outside any div top 20. Like when you're tracking a prospect, is he ready for a top 100 guy etc.

[Dr Rumack]

Maybe so, but it usually fails the common sense test, in practice. And that one is the most important. But it's valuable for ballpark rankings outside any div top 20. Like when you're tracking a prospect, is he ready for a top 100 guy etc.

It does at times alright. But I guess it's extremely difficult to create a reliable system of this nature for a sport like boxing. It's all very subjective.