Some questions about The Ring Magazine belt.

**gingeralbino** · 05-11-2009, 05:50 PM

the no-name wins the belt and for a vacant belt the no1 and no2 in the ring ranking must fight each other (or in some cases 1 and 3, but i dont know what circumstances have to be in play for that to happen)

**oc9979** · 05-11-2009, 05:53 PM

was pacquiao number 2 in jr welterweight even tho he never fought at that weight?

**MANGLER** · 05-11-2009, 05:55 PM

They used to award vacant belts to guys who unified IBF/WBA/WBC, but they changed that or Darch would have a Ring belt. Vacancies can be filled by #1 and #3 fightin as long as #2 don't have a win in the division over either of them.

**Pullcounter** · 05-11-2009, 05:56 PM

Originally posted by king09

1. What happens if a no name fighter were to beat the current Ring Magazine champ in a tune up fight?? Would he be the new champion in the division even though he barely has a name?? Example: What if Lazcano would have beaten Hatton..Would that have meant he was the new champ of the division or would Hatton still keep his belt???

2. Are there ever fights for the VACANT ring magazine belt or does Ring just decide who they want to award the belt to???

1. yes, the tune-up becomes the champ

2. any combination of #1, #2 and #3 fighting determines the champ in a vacant division.

**blind4** · 05-11-2009, 05:58 PM

1. well if you beat the man u are the man even if you don't have a name

2. i don't know

**Piggu** · 05-11-2009, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by oc9979

was pacquiao number 2 in jr welterweight even tho he never fought at that weight?

No Hatton was champ and Manny took his title.

**gingeralbino** · 05-11-2009, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by oc9979

was pacquiao number 2 in jr welterweight even tho he never fought at that weight?

i dunno but Hatton had the belt (he won of Koysta) so its irrelevent in this case.

**THe TRiNiTY** · 05-11-2009, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by king09

1. What happens if a no name fighter were to beat the current Ring Magazine champ in a tune up fight?? Would he be the new champion in the division even though he barely has a name?? Example: What if Lazcano would have beaten Hatton..Would that have meant he was the new champ of the division or would Hatton still keep his belt???

2. Are there ever fights for the VACANT ring magazine belt or does Ring just decide who they want to award the belt to???

Carlos Baldomir was essentially a no-namer who beat Judah. He was awarded the title, rightfully.

In terms of the title, it is awarded to the winner of the number one guy, and the number two guy fighting. In some cases, if the number 2 guy is not far ahead of the three spot guy, then it can be awarded to the guy in the 1 and three spots. Until one of those scenarios takes place, the title isn't awarded to anyone and it remains vacant.

**DarchinyFAN** · 05-11-2009, 06:12 PM

Originally posted by king09

1. What happens if a no name fighter were to beat the current Ring Magazine champ in a tune up fight?? Would he be the new champion in the division even though he barely has a name?? Example: What if Lazcano would have beaten Hatton..Would that have meant he was the new champ of the division or would Hatton still keep his belt???

2. Are there ever fights for the VACANT ring magazine belt or does Ring just decide who they want to award the belt to???

1. Already happened when Carlos Baldomir captured the crown from Zab Judah in what was supposed to be a tune up fight for Mayweather.

2. Yes there are fights for vacant Ring Magazine Titles..... If the title is vacant and there is a alphabet unification bout for 3/4s of the titles then its for the Ring title (if that policy is still in place), or if its vacant and the top 2 guys in the Ring Divisional Rankings square off then it can be for the title. If #1 in the rankings faces #3 in the rankings, there is actually a committee polled to see if it is worthy of the title being on the line.

Some questions about The Ring Magazine belt.