Bernard Hopkins

[gobbles]

Why is Hopkins rated as a light-middleweight? I know he came in light for the De La Hoya fight but saying he is a light-middle is ridiculous and makes a mockery of the rankings.

[Todd Hodgson]

It's being addressed, gobbles.

[computerrank]

Why is Hopkins rated as a light-middleweight? I know he came in light for the De La Hoya fight but saying he is a light-middle is ridiculous and makes a mockery of the rankings.

gobbles

This is in scope:

1. We just see the problem with ranking the boxers in a correct division.

2. This issue is related to the the question - should a boxer simply keep his points, when he moves up (or down) the divisions - as we now do?

I suppose, the optimized rating in the new division should depend upon the rating in the old division, but there might be an optimized pointage between

- just keeping the old points and
- a complete re-start at 1,000 points in the new division.

I will try to find this optimized relation - maybe different for different different divisions - maybe depending on weight relations.

3. This would allow for assigning different pointages (ratings) to a boxer for different divisions he boxed in.

4. The correct division, where a boxer could be ranked officially, would then be

- the division, where he owns most points
- and where he has boxed in the last year

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Best regards
Martin