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On November 12th, Vitali Klitschko will take on Hasim Rahman in defense of his WBC heavyweight title belt. The fact that Ring Magazine, the so called "Bible of Boxing", has anointed Klitschko the "true" heavyweight champion means absolutely nothing. Ring Magazine's policy is greeted with applause from this corner, but it is also not without it's flaws, which editor in chief Nigel Collins addressed in the latest issue.
He writes of the criticism which fighters such as Erik Morales and, in particular, Bernard Hopkins, have leveled against the magazine for it's willingness to award belts despite disputed decisions. After Hopkins lost his title belts to Jermain Taylor in a hotly contested decision, Ring Magazine awarded Taylor its middleweight championship belt, even though the magazine's correspondents scored the fight for Hopkins. Well, no policy is bereft of inconsistencies. [details]
He writes of the criticism which fighters such as Erik Morales and, in particular, Bernard Hopkins, have leveled against the magazine for it's willingness to award belts despite disputed decisions. After Hopkins lost his title belts to Jermain Taylor in a hotly contested decision, Ring Magazine awarded Taylor its middleweight championship belt, even though the magazine's correspondents scored the fight for Hopkins. Well, no policy is bereft of inconsistencies. [details]
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