wtf? bute rated #1 by ring

[oaklandstephen]

So being a gold medalist is one of the criteria that decides where you rank as a pro?

no but it helps

[jrosales13]

ring magazine is full of dorks, this is worse than cottos rating.......butes only had 4 defenses against no names.......

Actually Joppy, Andrade, and Zuniga are names... May not be great names but are names.

[jrosales13]

no but it helps

What you as an amateur does not help at all where you rank as a pro...

[The Hammer]

1) undefeated gold medalist
2) he beat kessler who was #1
thats all u need

Kessler was not ranked #1 by BoxRec, fight news, or IBO. He was never the Ring champion either...

He hasn't done much since defeating Andrade in early 2007, except to lose to an age 35 Joe Calzaghe. That's nearly three years! (Sartisan is underrated though).

In the meantime, Bute, Froch and Abraham have all been busy defeating contenders.

And let's not forget Ward needed a home referee to allow him to headbutt and hit while holding, and that was far from impressive.

[oaklandstephen]

Kessler was not ranked #1 by BoxRec, fight news, or IBO. He was never the Ring champion either...

He hasn't done much since defeating Andrade in early 2007, except to lose to an age 35 Joe Calzaghe. That's nearly three years! (Sartisan is underrated though).

In the meantime, Bute, Froch and Abraham have all been busy defeating contenders.

who the **** is talkin about boxrec and ibo? i

[oaklandstephen]

What you as an amateur does not help at all where you rank as a pro...

leon spinks ..................................

[jrosales13]

leon spinks ..................................

Was Leon Spinks ranked #1 or did Ali just gave him a shot?

[Taranazan]

http://www.ringtv.com/ratings/super_middleweight/
what kind of ****** **** is that!? he beat some average fighter and now he's #1!? by the way ward was ranked #1 last week

It's not because you disagree with something that it necessarily is ******. A case can be made for both Bute and Ward. While Ward has the most significative win, Bute has the best overall resumé.

Anyway, you should add some refinement to your thought process. That would prevent you looking like a 5 years old kid.

[oaklandstephen]

It's not because you disagree with something that it necessarily is ******. A case can be made for both Bute and Ward. While Ward has the most significative win, Bute has the best overall resumé.

Anyway, you should add some refinement to your thought process. That would prevent you looking like a 5 years old kid.

forshizzle ....................