Comments Thread For: Not Pound for Pound...Champ for Champ 2020: Top Current Title Reigns

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By Cliff Rold - In the most romantic sense, a great boxing champion takes on all the top comers until some deserving contender comes along to knock them off their perch or they elect to walk away with the title still in tow. In reality, men who could say such things about their title reigns have often been fewer than those whose reigns were managed...
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[Slowhand]

"Alvarez also gets credit for his defense against Amir Khan". I have to disagree. Also, Spence and Loma have been really busy these last few months.

[crold1]

"Alvarez also gets credit for his defense against Amir Khan". I have to disagree. Also, Spence and Loma have been really busy these last few months.

Same standard applied to all. If an opponent was rated in a lower division, they get some credit for that.

[Silver Spear]

Interesting Metric. Cannot really argue against it. Now do one about earnings and its correlation with opponents.

[Mario g]

Idiots

I didn't know Loma and Clenero had the same record

[aboutfkntime]

Cliff - if you had ranked Golovkin #1... we would be on the 10th page of comments, and everyone would be calling you a great writer and saying how knowledgeable you are

just saying

this was never going to be a popular article... which is yea, insane

this is a shocking site sometimes, thanks for your patience and perseverance

[Oregonian]

"Alvarez also gets credit for his defense against Amir Khan". I have to disagree. Also, Spence and Loma have been really busy these last few months.

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Agreed. What’s worse is the fact that Khan was ranked 3rd at WW!!!!
Like WTF!!! Khan hasn’t done shït at WW then or now!
Two, regardless of how that fight was sold - Khan had zero shot at beating Canelo.

[crold1]

Cliff - if you had ranked Golovkin #1... we would be on the 10th page of comments, and everyone would be calling you a great writer and saying how knowledgeable you are

just saying

this was never going to be a popular article... which is yea, insane

this is a shocking site sometimes, thanks for your patience and perseverance

Hey, a point here or there in the second fight with Alvarez and he would have been. But for this comparison, wasn't really a factor. And thanks

[crold1]

I didn't know Loma and Clenero had the same record

Nice catch. That's what I get for C/P and going too fast.

[Dasmius Shinobi]

Excellent informative and update article.

Congratulation to Cliff Rold for making a list and explanation about who the real Champions who fight rated opponents vs Champions who fight unrated opponents.