Comments Thread For: Making Moves: BoxingScene Ratings and Results Update

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[Ch@mpBox@PR]

I dont agree with Donaire at #1 at Sflyweight, but atleasy they had the decense of having Mosley as the #1 WW

[jameshepenstall]

So who should be #1 at Superfly if not Donaire?? The only fighter i see close to him is Darchinyan and he is the Lineal Champ so he cant be #1. Straight up tell me if im wrong, im not a puss and i wont cry!

[Piper the Great]

got damn that boy khan record 212-1 that boy a monster

[Dave Rado]

Khan and Hatton are rated far too high.

Khan, by egregiously ducking Maidana, and paying him off not just for one fight, but for three, has shown he's not willing to fight anyone to whom he thinks he might lose. Their excuse is that boxing is a business, but boxing isn't only a business, it's also a sport, and this sort of craven, borderline corrupt, behaviour discredits the sport and damages the long term health of the business. Maidana should be rated ahead of Khan, because Khan is clearly too scared to fight him.

Hatton has ballooned in weight much more than he usually does between fights, and appears to have lost much of his punch resistance. I wouldn't favour him to win against any top 10 Jnr Welterweight any more.

[crold1]

Khan and Hatton are rated far too high.

Khan, by egregiously ducking Maidana, and paying him off not just for one fight, but for three, has shown he's not willing to fight anyone to whom he thinks he might lose. Their excuse is that boxing is a business, but boxing isn't only a business, it's also a sport, and this sort of craven, borderline corrupt, behaviour discredits the sport and damages the long term health of the business. Maidana should be rated ahead of Khan, because Khan is clearly too scared to fight him.

Hatton has ballooned in weight much more than he usually does between fights, and appears to have lost much of his punch resistance. I wouldn't favour him to win against any top 10 Jnr Welterweight any more.

Hatton is the last lineal champ and has better creds than almost anyone right now but the guys above him...however, I anticipate dropping him altogether come May for a year's inactivity. Maidana could leap soon enough if he beats Cayo. Con's win over Kotelnik is the best of the rest...for now.

As to Donaire, the only fighter I could see ranking over him at 115 is Nashiro. It's a close call. Donaire had quite a few fights at 115 before and he did knock the current champ senseless.

[Dave Rado]

Hatton is the last lineal champ and has better creds than almost anyone right now but the guys above him...

Agreed, I just don't think he has it any more.

however, I anticipate dropping him altogether come May for a year's inactivity.

Fair enough.

Maidana could leap soon enough if he beats Cayo. Con's win over Kotelnik is the best of the rest...for now.

Lol at "Con"! I guess that means you're annoyed with the over-protection of him as well.

But if Maidana beats Cayo, will you move him above Khan, even if Khan beats Malignaggi? I think you should.

Styles make fights. Kotelnik only sc****d by Maidana, and was beaten easily by Khan - but Maidana would be a much bigger test for Khan right now than Kotelnik was, and a far bigger test than Malignaggi is - which Roach knows, and that's precisely why they ducked Maidana.

When a fighter blatantly ducks someone, especially a mandatory, and when the reason is clearly that he's scared of losing to them, I think that fighter's ratings should be affected.

[crold1]

Agreed, I just don't think he has it any more.



Fair enough.



Lol at "Con"! I guess that means you're annoyed with the over-protection of him as well.

But if Maidana beats Cayo, will you move him above Khan, even if Khan beats Malignaggi? I think you should.

Styles make fights. Kotelnik only sc****d by Maidana, and was beaten easily by Khan - but Maidana would be a much bigger test for Khan right now than Kotelnik was, and a far bigger test than Malignaggi is - which Roach knows, and that's precisely why they ducked Maidana.

When a fighter blatantly ducks someone, especially a mandatory, and when the reason is clearly that he's scared of losing to them, I think that fighter's ratings should be affected.

It depends...if Ortiz gets punked by Campbell, it further devalues the best win Maidana has and he and Con have the Kotelnik split.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

So who should be #1 at Superfly if not Donaire?? The only fighter i see close to him is Darchinyan and he is the Lineal Champ so he cant be #1. Straight up tell me if im wrong, im not a puss and i wont cry!

Simple, Donaaire has not beaten a top 30 Super FlyWeight.

[DeanoFlash]

I dont agree with Donaire at #1 at Sflyweight, but atleasy they had the decense of having Mosley as the #1 WW

who's better?