F*** the IBF rankings.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

The belt doesn't define the fighter. The corrupt ones are the other three alphabet soups

The IBF have a long history with corruption too.

[El_Mero]

Where's this same energy for the wbc and wba? Fcuk them the most!

[Mr Mitts]

You only fold a failing business, which I guess they are not.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Where's this same energy for the wbc and wba? Fcuk them the most!

Their rankings are better than the IBF’s.

[Mammoth]

Their rankings are worthless so they should just fold up. If your system of rules consistently results in unworthy challengers, you have failed your mission as a sanctioning body.

Their rankings look fine. It's the no names who pursue the title shots so they're the ones who get them.

[Mammoth]

I respect they follow their rules. My point is their rankings absolutely suck.

https://www.boxingscene.com/rankings/

Do they? They look like typical rankings to me.

[El_Mero]

Their rankings are better than the IBF’s.

They're just as horrible. Only diff between those 2 sorry excuses for belt orgs is the ibf, regardless of their bs, follows their rules

[famicommander]

Their rankings look fine. It's the no names who pursue the title shots so they're the ones who get them.

#1 contenders
TBRB: Bivol
Ring: Bivol
WBC: Benavidez
WBA: Morrell
WBO: Yarde

IBF: Eifert

Their rankings are not fine. Their rankings are absolutely horrible. Eifert should never have even been put in an eliminator, and neither should Pascal. Pascal served a two year PED suspension and then beat one bum.

You don't just put two guys in the ring to fill a vacancy. If nobody worthy is willing to contend for your belt, leave it vacant. Don't just hand it to the first guy willing to sign up to fight for it.

[garfios]

The IBF have a long history with corruption too.

They did until Bob Lee got caught along with Arum. Now since you can't buy your way to the top, and you have to defend you belt periodically against the #1 contender, de canelo's of the world don't like that type of commitment. Do you really think benavidez and Morrell jr were not offered something in return for leaving the ginger along?

[daggum]

Alphabet soup again? Fans put up with it, idiots like Daggum endorse it, grow up people kick these sycophants out.

What are you talking about with your straw man argument? I regularly criticize people who bring up belt rankings as if they matter matter or are legit. Don't lie about other people's positions. There are rare times when belts can force a good fight between top guys but their rankings are terrible and usually terrible fights come about from them. The wbo literally moved a dead guy up their rankings

maybe you are referring to when I say so and so beat 12 top 10 fighters etc...that's ring rankings not belt rankings since the ring has historically had an independent panel of rankings for 100 years now nad is mostly credible, no eifert in there or all those bum wilder or tank opponents