Re: BoxRec Forum HW TOP 15 Ranking update - Kabayel, Ortiz
Posted: 03 Mar 2019, 15:19
I had Ortiz 5, but I'll go consensus there. Did we vote after Joyce/stiverne?
nah because i don't think that beating Stiverne is good enough to be voted on. beating Stiverne is no much better than beating Lenroy Thomas these days. probably Kevin Johnson is a better scalp than Stiverne.Onetimeonly wrote: ↑03 Mar 2019, 15:19 I had Ortiz 5, but I'll go consensus there. Did we vote after Joyce/stiverne?
I don't disagree, Joyce isn't very good but I'd have him top 15.dagilechia wrote: ↑04 Mar 2019, 09:47nah because i don't think that beating Stiverne is good enough to be voted on. beating Stiverne is no much better than beating Lenroy Thomas these days. probably Kevin Johnson is a better scalp than Stiverne.Onetimeonly wrote: ↑03 Mar 2019, 15:19 I had Ortiz 5, but I'll go consensus there. Did we vote after Joyce/stiverne?
Evidently your opinion doesn't matter. It's the consensus of opinion that matters and hence that is the way you're supposed to vote. Conan did not specify when thinking for yourself comes back into play.
If you want to vote that way then fine.
Same here. Looks OK to me.
im just curious as to the logic, because for example hrgovics never beaten a rated fighter, so why should beating rated fighters (kaybayels actually done that btw) be required to move above him?
Yeah but the top 15 was chosen by group concensus. The two recent fights do nothing to affect that in my own personal opinion.jamamb wrote: ↑05 Mar 2019, 12:25im just curious as to the logic, because for example hrgovics never beaten a rated fighter, so why should beating rated fighters (kaybayels actually done that btw) be required to move above him?
i think it is a personal vote, we should vote how we think the list should best be ordered rather then being forced to follow a certan way, im just wondering about your point because i think a lot of ppl would agree with you but im not so sure
I could be wrong, because it’s been a while, but I seem to recall Kuzmin looking very ordinary against David Price. Perhaps he’ll improve and eventually become a world-rated fighter, but that currently seems a long way off.conan_the_cribber wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:16 Just noting that Sergey Kuzmin is fighting on the weekend. A very, very good amateur record with lots of medals in major championships and currently undefeated. He's only fighting a journeyman, but definitely worth considering for further ranking decisions.
i agree pretty much with your assessment of how hes looked. although the depth in the division is low so he may even still be good enough to get around the top 15, but defo on the low end if at all.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:46I could be wrong, because it’s been a while, but I seem to recall Kuzmin looking very ordinary against David Price. Perhaps he’ll improve and eventually become a world-rated fighter, but that currently seems a long way off.conan_the_cribber wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:16 Just noting that Sergey Kuzmin is fighting on the weekend. A very, very good amateur record with lots of medals in major championships and currently undefeated. He's only fighting a journeyman, but definitely worth considering for further ranking decisions.
The Price fight never got a chance to get going as Price injured his arm and had to retire after 3. Kuzmin can give trouble to the second tier fighters from 6-15. He's fighting Joey Dawejko, who is a very tough customer. A good win here would make me think about top 10-15.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:46I could be wrong, because it’s been a while, but I seem to recall Kuzmin looking very ordinary against David Price. Perhaps he’ll improve and eventually become a world-rated fighter, but that currently seems a long way off.conan_the_cribber wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:16 Just noting that Sergey Kuzmin is fighting on the weekend. A very, very good amateur record with lots of medals in major championships and currently undefeated. He's only fighting a journeyman, but definitely worth considering for further ranking decisions.
Fair enough, I’ll admit that you know far more about Kuzmin than I do, since I’ve only seen him fight twice.oogiebe wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:51The Price fight never got a chance to get going as Price injured his arm and had to retire after 3. Kuzmin can give trouble to the second tier fighters from 6-15. He's fighting Joey Dawejko, who is a very tough customer. A good win here would make me think about top 10-15.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:46I could be wrong, because it’s been a while, but I seem to recall Kuzmin looking very ordinary against David Price. Perhaps he’ll improve and eventually become a world-rated fighter, but that currently seems a long way off.conan_the_cribber wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:16 Just noting that Sergey Kuzmin is fighting on the weekend. A very, very good amateur record with lots of medals in major championships and currently undefeated. He's only fighting a journeyman, but definitely worth considering for further ranking decisions.
Don't misunderstand me, I'm saying that Dawejko is a good test for us to see how good Kuzmin might be. If he makes a statement against Joey, then he's maybe top 10-15. He's a decent fighter and Dawejko should give him a good test. Joey's tough, make no mistake about it.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 13:10Fair enough, I’ll admit that you know far more about Kuzmin than I do, since I’ve only seen him fight twice.oogiebe wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:51The Price fight never got a chance to get going as Price injured his arm and had to retire after 3. Kuzmin can give trouble to the second tier fighters from 6-15. He's fighting Joey Dawejko, who is a very tough customer. A good win here would make me think about top 10-15.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:46I could be wrong, because it’s been a while, but I seem to recall Kuzmin looking very ordinary against David Price. Perhaps he’ll improve and eventually become a world-rated fighter, but that currently seems a long way off.conan_the_cribber wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:16 Just noting that Sergey Kuzmin is fighting on the weekend. A very, very good amateur record with lots of medals in major championships and currently undefeated. He's only fighting a journeyman, but definitely worth considering for further ranking decisions.
The thing is though, are you overrating Dawejko, since he regularly loses to guys that aren’t top-15 world-rated fighters?
I’ll be honest, I’m not impressed with what little I’ve seen of Kuzmin or Dawejko, but I’ve not seen enough of these guys to really formulate an educated opinion. So I’ll bow down to your superior knowledge on this matter and see how things transpire for Kuzmin in the future.
Dawejko is not a contender but he is one tough son of a gun who can give very talented boxers fits.oogiebe wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 13:19Don't misunderstand me, I'm saying that Dawejko is a good test for us to see how good Kuzmin might be. If he makes a statement against Joey, then he's maybe top 10-15. He's a decent fighter and Dawejko should give him a good test. Joey's tough, make no mistake about it.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 13:10Fair enough, I’ll admit that you know far more about Kuzmin than I do, since I’ve only seen him fight twice.oogiebe wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:51The Price fight never got a chance to get going as Price injured his arm and had to retire after 3. Kuzmin can give trouble to the second tier fighters from 6-15. He's fighting Joey Dawejko, who is a very tough customer. A good win here would make me think about top 10-15.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:46I could be wrong, because it’s been a while, but I seem to recall Kuzmin looking very ordinary against David Price. Perhaps he’ll improve and eventually become a world-rated fighter, but that currently seems a long way off.conan_the_cribber wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:16 Just noting that Sergey Kuzmin is fighting on the weekend. A very, very good amateur record with lots of medals in major championships and currently undefeated. He's only fighting a journeyman, but definitely worth considering for further ranking decisions.
The thing is though, are you overrating Dawejko, since he regularly loses to guys that aren’t top-15 world-rated fighters?
I’ll be honest, I’m not impressed with what little I’ve seen of Kuzmin or Dawejko, but I’ve not seen enough of these guys to really formulate an educated opinion. So I’ll bow down to your superior knowledge on this matter and see how things transpire for Kuzmin in the future.
Exactly!tiny_acres wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 17:35Dawejko is not a contender but he is one tough son of a gun who can give very talented boxers fits.oogiebe wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 13:19Don't misunderstand me, I'm saying that Dawejko is a good test for us to see how good Kuzmin might be. If he makes a statement against Joey, then he's maybe top 10-15. He's a decent fighter and Dawejko should give him a good test. Joey's tough, make no mistake about it.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 13:10Fair enough, I’ll admit that you know far more about Kuzmin than I do, since I’ve only seen him fight twice.oogiebe wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:51The Price fight never got a chance to get going as Price injured his arm and had to retire after 3. Kuzmin can give trouble to the second tier fighters from 6-15. He's fighting Joey Dawejko, who is a very tough customer. A good win here would make me think about top 10-15.Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:46I could be wrong, because it’s been a while, but I seem to recall Kuzmin looking very ordinary against David Price. Perhaps he’ll improve and eventually become a world-rated fighter, but that currently seems a long way off.conan_the_cribber wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 12:16 Just noting that Sergey Kuzmin is fighting on the weekend. A very, very good amateur record with lots of medals in major championships and currently undefeated. He's only fighting a journeyman, but definitely worth considering for further ranking decisions.
The thing is though, are you overrating Dawejko, since he regularly loses to guys that aren’t top-15 world-rated fighters?
I’ll be honest, I’m not impressed with what little I’ve seen of Kuzmin or Dawejko, but I’ve not seen enough of these guys to really formulate an educated opinion. So I’ll bow down to your superior knowledge on this matter and see how things transpire for Kuzmin in the future.
Tough as nails
Poor list IMOHeavyHitters wrote: ↑06 Mar 2019, 18:10 Here my Top Heavyweight List ( HeavyHitters ):
1. Deontay Wilder
2. Anthony Joshua
3. Tyson Fury
4. Luis Ortiz
5. Alexander Povetkin
6. Dillian White
7. Jarrell miller
8. Joseph Parker
9. Adam Kownacki
10. Joe Joyce
11. Daniel Dubois
12. Oscar Rivas
13. Dominic Breazeale
14. Tom Schwarts
15. Agit Kabayel
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