How Well Respected is the Ring Belt???

In the real world, it's not nearly as important as they want you to think it is. When was the last time you saw a PPV or HBO fight advertised for the "Ring Magazine championship"? I mean the magazine itself is owned by a damn promoter. The fight isn't promoted as such as Ring has no monetary interests. But the winner of a fight is called the Ring champion.

I don't think so. Of the current Ring champions which do you think lacks credibility? I think it's testimony to the credibility of the Ring title that there are only six champions at present; the rest are vacant. Compare that with the aforementioned alphabet soup.

Im not sure, tbh i think it's a meaningless title. Ring tell us it is they best but is it really that important? its lost credibility since dlh bought it

In the real world, it's not nearly as important as they want you to think it is. When was the last time you saw a PPV or HBO fight advertised for the "Ring Magazine championship"? I mean the magazine itself is owned by a damn promoter.

does the ring come up with ridiculous bullshit mandatories? its the only recognized title thats not in with all of the bullshit. true but sometimes a Ring champ overstays his welcome at champ (e.g. Hopkins, Casamayor) and that is because they are not forced to defend their title. They waste away and get older and older and everyone still has to regard them as the best in the division?

It's kind of sad that the source of credibility in boxing stems from a magazine. I count the Ring belt as equal to the alphabet title belts. does the ring come up with ridiculous bullshit mandatories? its the only recognized title thats not in with all of the bullshit.

I'd say it's the most important of them all. The only one which isn't corrupt.

It's kind of sad that the source of credibility in boxing stems from a magazine. I count the Ring belt as equal to the alphabet title belts.

yep. no paper champs hold a ring belt.

I was going to say, it's far less meaningless than any of the alphabet soup jobs.

It is the only one that matters. You can't just be given a Ring belt, you have to beat the guy that beat the guy that beat the guy etc. They don't get taken away just because you didn't pay sanctioning dues. And the rankings are not manipulated to get unworthy fighters title shots like the alphabet belts. If somebody asks who the Heavyweight champ is, you name the one the Ring rates as champ.