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does anybody read this? man what a bias peice of crap...
and the ratings....Juan Manuel marquez not in top 10 p4p, with guys like jean pascal and timothy bradley ahead of him?
anhiny mundine still at 6 at MW, despite having been ko'ed in his last fight at that weight and before that fighting at 154. sergio martinez still rated at 154 despite being the MW champ. Tomas adamek still at CW even though his been at HW for a good while now, Green at 2 despite not beating one other top 10 fighter. cotto in second at welterweight even though his last two fights have been for the WBA 154lb title. pacquiao is still rated no 1 at 140, even though the last time he fought there was nearly two years ago. Humberto soto is rated at super featherweight for some stupid reason???
seriously, who is compilling these ratings?

When did The Fist last do its own World rankings?

thunderfromdownunder wrote:does anybody read this? man what a bias peice of crap...
and the ratings....Juan Manuel marquez not in top 10 p4p, with guys like jean pascal and timothy bradley ahead of him?
anhiny mundine still at 6 at MW, despite having been ko'ed in his last fight at that weight and before that fighting at 154. sergio martinez still rated at 154 despite being the MW champ. Tomas adamek still at CW even though his been at HW for a good while now, Green at 2 despite not beating one other top 10 fighter. cotto in second at welterweight even though his last two fights have been for the WBA 154lb title. pacquiao is still rated no 1 at 140, even though the last time he fought there was nearly two years ago. Humberto soto is rated at super featherweight for some stupid reason???
seriously, who is compilling these ratings?

the australian rankings are up the shit also. there are boxers who are listed that have been active yet there rankings are 3 issues out of date. whats the use in purchasing

Brute wrote:When did The Fist last do its own World rankings?

in every issue

thunderfromdownunder wrote:

Brute wrote:When did The Fist last do its own World rankings?

in every issue

Since Angelo Hyder & Billy Dib's manager bought it........hence the reason it's been Green & Dib infested. I believe publication has been on the market for 3/4 months.

Da Voice wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote:

Brute wrote:When did The Fist last do its own World rankings?

in every issue

Since Angelo Hyder & Billy Dib's manager bought it........hence the reason it's been Green & Dib infested.

i didnt know that, but after looking through all the ones that ive purchased it makes sense.

Da Voice wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote:

Brute wrote:When did The Fist last do its own World rankings?

in every issue

Since Angelo Hyder & Billy Dib's manager bought it........hence the reason it's been Green & Dib infested. I believe publication has been on the market for 3/4 months.

I think you'd be fairly incorrect there and it was Vic Darchinyan's manager - Elias Nasser with Angelo Hyder who brought it, not Billy Dib's manager. Unless I'm mistaken and Billy's manager has brought it with Angelo in recent times that I'm unaware of?

Certainly don't recall it being Billy Dib infested over the 12 months odd that Elias and Angelo have owned it, certainly fair to say it's become a Green / Darchinyan mouth piece though.

And yes I agree with the tone of the thread, their ratings updates (as in none!) are fornicating hopeless. Countless fighters rated in incorrect weight classes, some fighters retired and not fought for over 12 months, etc, etc

ricky hatton was still rated not long ago

PacSugarThunder wrote:

Da Voice wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote: in every issue

Since Angelo Hyder & Billy Dib's manager bought it........hence the reason it's been Green & Dib infested. I believe publication has been on the market for 3/4 months.

I think you'd be fairly incorrect there and it was Vic Darchinyan's manager - Elias Nasser with Angelo Hyder who brought it, not Billy Dib's manager. Unless I'm mistaken and Billy's manager has brought it with Angelo in recent times that I'm unaware of?

Certainly don't recall it being Billy Dib infested over the 12 months odd that Elias and Angelo have owned it, certainly fair to say it's become a Green / Darchinyan mouth piece though.

And yes I agree with the tone of the thread, their ratings updates (as in none!) are effing hopeless. Countless fighters rated in incorrect weight classes, some fighters retired and not fought for over 12 months, etc, etc

Elias Nasser is correct. I got the wrong boxer. Don't be too hard on Fist. Over the years I alerted some of the title governing bodies some of the gys rated hadn't been active for 3+ years & some were deceased.

FIST was certainly big in its days. I conducted a raffle @ an Adelaide show to raise funds for local ANBF Branch. 1st prize was punching bag worth $250, 2nd 1 year's Fist subscription = 40 bucks (both donated). The bloke that won 1st prize wanted Fist subscription instead....so did the 2nd prize winner. Fist obliged and I ended-up with the farkin bag.

Da Voice wrote:

PacSugarThunder wrote:

Da Voice wrote: Since Angelo Hyder & Billy Dib's manager bought it........hence the reason it's been Green & Dib infested. I believe publication has been on the market for 3/4 months.

I think you'd be fairly incorrect there and it was Vic Darchinyan's manager - Elias Nasser with Angelo Hyder who brought it, not Billy Dib's manager. Unless I'm mistaken and Billy's manager has brought it with Angelo in recent times that I'm unaware of?

Certainly don't recall it being Billy Dib infested over the 12 months odd that Elias and Angelo have owned it, certainly fair to say it's become a Green / Darchinyan mouth piece though.

And yes I agree with the tone of the thread, their ratings updates (as in none!) are effing hopeless. Countless fighters rated in incorrect weight classes, some fighters retired and not fought for over 12 months, etc, etc

Elias Nasser is correct. I got the wrong boxer. Don't be too hard on Fist. Over the years I alerted some of the title governing bodies some of the gys rated hadn't been active for 3+ years & some were deceased.

Would be very easy to confuse Vic Darchinyan and Billy Dib - NOT!

PacSugarThunder wrote:

Da Voice wrote:

PacSugarThunder wrote:
I think you'd be fairly incorrect there and it was Vic Darchinyan's manager - Elias Nasser with Angelo Hyder who brought it, not Billy Dib's manager. Unless I'm mistaken and Billy's manager has brought it with Angelo in recent times that I'm unaware of?

Certainly don't recall it being Billy Dib infested over the 12 months odd that Elias and Angelo have owned it, certainly fair to say it's become a Green / Darchinyan mouth piece though.

And yes I agree with the tone of the thread, their ratings updates (as in none!) are effing hopeless. Countless fighters rated in incorrect weight classes, some fighters retired and not fought for over 12 months, etc, etc

Elias Nasser is correct. I got the wrong boxer. Don't be too hard on Fist. Over the years I alerted some of the title governing bodies some of the gys rated hadn't been active for 3+ years & some were deceased.

Would be very easy to confuse Vic Darchinyan and Billy Dib - NOT!

Extremely easy

I haven't seen this for 4-5 years but I remember it looked quite nice on the design front, but the content was hit-and-miss, while the editing was appalling.

One thing the magazine didnt have the last time I looked at it, is the part where the readers write in

i stopped buying it 2 years ago.......it has gone downhill...i know for a fact that contributors don't even go to the fights that they write about...