AJ in new WBC rankings.

[oogiebe]

The new WBC rankings now include Anthony Joshua. Another move of note is Filip Hrgovic now in top 15.

[oogiebe]

Champ Wilder

1-Whyte
2-Tyson Fury
3-Anthony Joshua (pending enrollment in VADA)
4-Luis Ortiz
5-Adam Kownicki
6-Joseph Parker
7-Alexander Povetkin
8-Kubrat Pulev
9-Agit Kabayel
10-Oscar Rivas
11-Derek Chisora
12-Filip Hrgovic (pending enrollment in VADA)
13-Breazeale
14-Joe Joyce
15-Michael Hunter (pending enrollment in VADA)

Not terrible. WBC requires new top 15 ranked fighters to enroll in VADA, so until that occurs, they are pending rankings.

[Lackeos]

That's probably the least terrible ABC ranking I've ever seen. It doesn't even have a single #350-ranked random like Richard Lartey.

[oogiebe]

That's probably the least terrible ABC ranking I've ever seen. It doesn't even have a single #350-ranked random like Richard Lartey.

LMAO! Yeah, I was really shocked! Like I had said, the most glaring problem (which always happens) is the other bodies' champ Ruiz missing.

[ironbeard]

LMAO! Yeah, I was really shocked! Like I had said, the most glaring problem (which always happens) is the other bodies' champ Ruiz missing.

. . . and what a body it is.

[JohnMcMinn]

At least they didn't rank AJ #1 and drop Whyte down to #2. Whyte would lose his mind knowing that his already delayed title shot is even farther away.

[Onetimeonly]

The new WBC rankings now include Anthony Joshua. Another move of note is Filip Hrgovic now in top 15.

That surprises you?

[Enlightened-One]

At least they didn't rank AJ #1 and drop Whyte down to #2. Whyte would lose his mind knowing that his already delayed title shot is even farther away.

The latest rumour is that this weekend’s fight between Tom Schwarz and Tyson Fury could be for the vacant WBO title, which is rumoured to be stripped imminently from Andy Ruiz Jr.

Both fighters would have jumped ahead of Dillian Whyte in the WBO’s title-shot queue.

It seems unfair to think that Andy Ruiz Jr. is very likely to lose two of the belts he’s only just captured.

It also seems perverse to think that Agit Kabayel and Kubrat Pulev (IBF), Luis Ortiz and Adam Kownacki (WBC), as well as Tyson Fury and Tom Schwarz (WBO) are likely to receive world title shots before Dillian Whyte is even considered.

[ewenhay]

I'm totally against fighters being stripped immediately after winning the title when they only got their chance by signing a rematch clause.

We either need to outlaw rematch clauses or organisations need to respect that a first defence may be against the former champion.

[oogiebe]

That surprises you?

No, why? He's no longer champ, so he's back in the rankings. Hrgovic is a little bit surprising.

[oogiebe]

The latest rumour is that this weekend’s fight between Tom Schwarz and Tyson Fury could be for the vacant WBO title, which is rumoured to be stripped imminently from Andy Ruiz Jr.

Both fighters would have jumped ahead of Dillian Whyte in the WBO’s title-shot queue.

It seems unfair to think that Andy Ruiz Jr. is very likely to lose two of the belts he’s only just captured.

It also seems perverse to think that Agit Kabayel and Kubrat Pulev (IBF), Luis Ortiz and Adam Kownacki (WBC), as well as Tyson Fury and Tom Schwarz (WBO) are likely to receive world title shots before Dillian Whyte is even considered.

Fury is the only 'source' to the rumor that the WBO is on the line.

[Enlightened-One]

Fury is the only 'source' to the rumor that the WBO is on the line.

And the first sentence in the post you quoted contains a variant of the word “rumour” twice. I couldn’t have made it any clearer that the information I was conveying was merely hearsay.

However, anyone that follows boxing surely appreciates the existence of the very close relationship the WBO has with Top Rank and Queensberry Promotions.

If the rumour ends up being true, which I really hope it isn’t, then I’ll be disgusted about how the WBO have treated Andy Ruiz Jr. and Dillian Whyte.

And this is one of those very few occasions where I’m desperately hoping to be proven wrong.

[JohnMcMinn]

The latest rumour is that this weekend’s fight between Tom Schwarz and Tyson Fury could be for the vacant WBO title, which is rumoured to be stripped imminently from Andy Ruiz Jr.

Both fighters would have jumped ahead of Dillian Whyte in the WBO’s title-shot queue.

It seems unfair to think that Andy Ruiz Jr. is very likely to lose two of the belts he’s only just captured.

It also seems perverse to think that Agit Kabayel and Kubrat Pulev (IBF), Luis Ortiz and Adam Kownacki (WBC), as well as Tyson Fury and Tom Schwarz (WBO) are likely to receive world title shots before Dillian Whyte is even considered.

These sanctioning bodies are a disaster. They really want to prevent that rare event of an undisputed champion, as if unifying titles somehow devalues their own individual title. I really hope Ruiz doesn't get stripped. The winner of the rematch deserves a shot at all four belts, and Schwarz does not deserve a shot at a title right now. It's really sad to see the treatment Whyte is receiving.