Ring Magazine´s standards continue to drop...

[Mr. Fantastic]

Makes sense.

If the article is talking longevity and title defenses then yes Abraham and Sturm belong there, but It's hard to really consider either of those guys champions instead of title holders. Both of them never fought the lineal champion and never even fought each other while reining simultaneously.


The Problem is that with 4-6 champions per divisions all the records are slowly becoming a joke. When there was only 1-2 champions per division and less jr divisions being a 2 division champion meant you had accomplished something great. If you got to win 3 championships in 3 divisions you were a hall of fame fighter, now you got guys like Linares who if his face wasn't made of paper mache he would be a 3 division champ having wins over who really?

The sad thing is things ain't getting better but actually getting worst.

Morales,Arce and Marquez just won titles at a fourth weight class, no Mexican fighter had done that until Morales last year. Now there are 3 and they weren't against champions, they were against fighters who didn't even deserve to be fighting for a title.

Basically it has gotten so watered down that you need to really pay attention to some of these so called great accomplishments.

Great post. Green K.

[D4thincarnation]

Absolutely shocking!!!

I thought this was a troll thread and it couldn't be true.

You sure this isn't a April fool story they put out?

[Cloud]

As great as Bernard Hopkins is....I would never ever rate him above Marvin Hagler.

I like Arthur Abraham...but no...hell no.

[TheSpecial]

erislandy lara

[New England]

not going to read it

who wrote it?

i'd love to punch him

[-Spinal-]

We'll see JCC Jr on there one day

[fabie]

Hagler>>>Hopkins

This..........

[bojangles1987]

Wow, I'm speechless here, I can't stop laughing.

[TheSpecial]

We'll see JCC Jr on there one day

Erislandy Lara