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notice Oliver McCall in as New at 32 as well. All the old boys are coming out in the current climate. Expect Foreman to make good on his recurring comeback threat

So Big Daddy is back then.

I am still in shock that Boxrec rankings class Hopkins as a Light Middle! He was over the Light Middleweight limit for his fight with Oscar. I realise by only a couple of pounds, but that WAS a middleweight title fight.

The rankings are meant to be 100% objective, however I think it is being fairly sugbjective to assume that Hopkins can fight at Light Middle considering that, statistically, he never has.

yes it should be classed as a middleweight when you defend you titles. say if you defended a WBC middleweight title eveni fi you weighed 140lbs you classed as a middleweight in that fight.

REAL_DEAL wrote:yes it should be classed as a middleweight when you defend you titles. say if you defended a WBC middleweight title eveni fi you weighed 140lbs you classed as a middleweight in that fight.

Yes exaclty, but the worst thing about it was that Hopkins WAS at Middleweight - he was 2 pounds over the Light Middleweight limit. Sure its light for Bernard, but he was still a legitmate (if not very big) Middleweight.

Also, Mike Goodhall announced Eastman at 12 stone for his Elliot match, I don't know if the weight is correct, but that is the Supermiddleweight limit - shouldn't he be ranked at Super Middle.

Is the Foreman comeback still on for November? Or was that just talk?

The rankings are away to hell.

I believe Elliott was around 12 10 for the Eastman fight.

Bowe should never be six, whatever his past exploits, but because of the way Boxrecs ratings work this will always be the case, if Ali fought and beat a bum tomorrow he would be number 1 for sure, despite the inactivity etc

Kev

The way this sport is going, in a few years he'll be able to beat some of the leading contenders in a few years.

I think the funniest and most mental ranking is Audley at number 12 or whatever he is. That is a total joke