Hatton gets Tackie

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 10 Nov 2003, 09:06

Oh shit! Oversight on my part, yeah there's no arguing that a fighter shouldn't be ranked in a weight devision he doesn't usually fight in.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 10 Nov 2003, 09:10

No, I think it's an oversight on their part. Have a look at some of the alphabet boys' rankings (Blue has posted a link above). They're good for a laugh.

Loftgroov · Post by **Loftgroov** » 10 Nov 2003, 09:18

Just looking at the Cruiserweight rankings...

Jirov vs Mormeck.

I reckon that fight might happen soon.

Loftgroov · Post by **Loftgroov** » 10 Nov 2003, 09:21

Oh my god....

The WBC have Tony Oakey ranked No.8?

Are they serious? He's ranked two places above Glencoffe Johnson!!

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 10 Nov 2003, 09:22

tackie is low because he has lost his last two fight i would imagine, if he won against someone half decent he would be back up in there,

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 10 Nov 2003, 09:31

Loftgroov wrote:Oh my god....

The WBC have Tony Oakey ranked No.8?

Are they serious? He's ranked two places above Glencoffe Johnson!!

And they don't rate Clinton Woods at all.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 10 Nov 2003, 09:46

i thought the WBC dropped woods cause he went after the IBF and they were tired of waiting for woods vs briggs

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 10 Nov 2003, 10:00

Yeah Real Deal, that was the score. Generally though its silly.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 10 Nov 2003, 10:39

Yes, they did. But for the WBC to rate Glencoffe Johnson in their top ten and not Woods, when the two have just drawn, underlines the ludicrousy of their decision. It's acting like Woods has died or something.
It's interesting to see Hatton still in their top 10. The WBC offered him a final eliminator with Urkal and Warren went for a fight with Tackie instead. What's to bet Hatton soon dies as well!

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 10 Nov 2003, 10:43

[quote="bennie"] It's acting like Woods has died quote]

No, cause that usually results in a rise in the rankings. Its happened on a few occasions. Once last year (can't remember the fighters name) and once to the Pedro Alcazzar who died shortly after his fight with Fernando Montiel. He stayed in the top ten two months after he died. The other fighter continued to RISE some 6 months after he died - dispite major sites like Fightnews say in bold letters that the poor lad had died.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 10 Nov 2003, 10:47

stujones wrote:
bennie wrote: It's acting like Woods has died quote]

No, cause that usually results in a rise in the rankings. Its happened on a few occasions. Once last year (can't remember the fighters name) and once to the Pedro Alcazzar who died shortly after his fight with Fernando Montiel. He stayed in the top ten two months after he died. The other fighter continued to RISE some 6 months after he died - dispite major sites like Fightnews say in bold letters that the poor lad had died.

Yes, their have been serveral instances of fighter's rated after they had died. I recall Eleoncio Mercedes, who lost his WBC flyweight title to Charlie Magri here and was later shot dead in a road rage incident, being rated by the alphabet boys for years after his death. It's no wonder the Independent World Boxing Rankings took off like it did.