The Ring is finished.

[FeFist]

The list is a joke. Guerrero and Broner should not be inside of the top 10. Donaire should not be ranked ahead of Rigondeaux.

[mathed]

Ring Ratings Update

Pound-for-pound rankings: There was some discussion by the Panel regarding Rigondeaux’s pound-for-pound placement following his victory over Donaire, who was No. 5 in the mythical ratings going into their showdown.

Some felt that Rigondeaux should enter the pound-for-pound rankings based on his strong performance against Donaire, and the fact that he beat an elite fighter in only his 12th pro bout. These Panelists looked at the pound-for-pound rankings of Adrien Broner, Robert Guerrero and Timothy Bradley, and suggested that Rigondeaux could replace either one, entering the list anywhere from No. 8 to No. 10.

However, the Editorial Board decided against ranking Rigondeaux in the pound-for-pound top 10 at the present time, which in no way is meant to dismiss the Cuban amateur legend. Rigondeaux has proven to be the best 122-pound boxer in the world, however, the other fighters in the pound-for-pound top 10 have proven themselves in multiple weight classes.

Both Broner and Guerrero have fights scheduled with pound-for-pound implications. Guerrero faces pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather next month. Broner, the magazine's No. 1-rated lightweight, challenges welterweight titleholder Paul Malignaggi in June.

Bradley is coming off a tough fight against a fighter most expected him to dominate, but the two-division titleholder is undefeated and he does own a victory over Manny Pacquiao, however controversial it may have been.

The Editorial Board and the Panel will revisit the argument to rate Rigondeaux in THE RING’s pound-for-pound rankings after Mayweather-Guerrero, and if need be after Malignaggi-Broner or after Rigondeaux’s next fight.

If the class he exhibited during the Donaire fight is any indication of his potential it’s only a matter of time before the savvy southpaw breaks into the mythical rankings.

In the meantime, Donaire, who performed poorly against Rigondeaux, drops to the No. 10 spot on the pound-for-pound list.

There was a discussion among the Editorial Board to replace Donaire with Rigondeaux – or perhaps another accomplished ultra-talent, such as undefeated WBA junior flyweight titleholder Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez – but it was decided to keep the 30-year-old veteran, who had a banner year iin 2012, on the list.

The loss to Rigondeaux was Donaire’s first in 12 years. In that time, he’s won major titles at flyweight (by knocking out then-undefeated and pound-for-pound-rated Vic Darchinyan), bantamweight (by knocking out then-pound-for-pound-rated Fernando Montiel) and junior featherweight, where he unified two major belts and earned THE RING title.

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And Broner gets ranked above these other guys for beating dudes he was supposed to beat as a person capable of easily fighting at 147 yet fighting over-matched opposition at 130. Bradley drops in ranking by beating a guy that only had one controversial loss out of 30 fights. Froch isn't even in the top 10 either. Yeah, that panel can get bent.

[FeFist]

What a disgrace. So there reasoning is Guerrero has a fight SCHEDULED with a pound 4 pound fighter and Broner is SCHEDULED to fight a WW title holder. Well Rigo just schooled a top 5 pound 4 pound fighter!

The Ring's p4p list is a joke.

It's ridiculous.

[Mayweather41-0]

I agree I have been subscribed to ring magazine for years and am prob going to cancel it the bias they have towards certain fighters is too much.

[-Kev-]

Broner, Guerrero, Donaire and Pacquiao don't belong there. Rigondeaux and Mares do.

[-Kev-]

The list is a joke. Guerrero and Broner should not be inside of the top 10. Donaire should not be ranked ahead of Rigondeaux.

I think that's the worst part of it.

How do you dominate a fighter, and he is still above you in the top 10 P4P. Not only that, but you are not even IN this damn list. What a disgrace.

[-Kev-]

Watch them put the Canelo-Trout winner on there, ESPECIALLY if it's Canelo.

The excuse for not putting Rigondeaux is that they will see after Mayweather-Guerrero and Broner-Malignaggi, but watch them skip that little fake rule aside for Canelo. And i'm a huge Canelo fan.

[loui_ludwig]

Not a fan of Rigo but after beating Donaire, he should be in the top 10.

And Guerero is in there.

Good thing i don't subscribe to them anymore or buy there mag in the news stand.

[DARKSEID]

Broner at number 5 and Guererro is number 8 lol.... and Rigondeaux isn't even on there.. the guy that just beat the number 4 fighter isn't even on the list.

The ring has lost all credibility

[Rome-By-Ko]

Donaire still being on the P4P list is GBP trying hard to sign him soon..Richard makes his slick comments,and they keep him on the list even when it's clear he does not belong there..Funny..