Who has won most recently, similar to a politician's spike of momentum, is not the same as to whom is better in a boxing ring.
Floyd Mayweather has won most recently in a boxing match, so he is immediately more popular. But is he necessarily better?
"Pound for Pound" was introduced as an honor for "Sugar" Ray Robinson.
At one time Robinson was 128-1 but fought on for need of money and ended up 173-19.
It wasn't voted on every week like a college football poll where the better team can run up the score on mismatched opponents each week.
It was actually based on his career, not on one fight.
While Pacquiao
has won world titles in seven weight divisions, Mayweather has won them in six. So they are about even there.
has won world titles in seven weight divisions, Mayweather has won them in six. So they are about even there."Pound for Pound" means taking all fighters of the 10 round level, all skills and weaknesses, opponents, from all 17 weight divisions and putting them into a computer and spit out everyone as a middleweight.
Any emotion at this point crushes the logic.
Manny Pacquiao might be more popular worldwide because of a combination of being a humble guy while Mayweather has a high negative vibe because he tries to act like a thug. I call it the "Zab Judah" element.
Whom one chooses as journalists or otherwise experts to vote on the order of the top fighters is always going to be questionable but the hardest part is getting the most balanced voters who aren't swayed by each individual victory but rather takes into consideration the big picture.
Some voters may feel they have to justify their standing by voting for whoever has won most recently and this of course is wrong. This logic has no merit. Shane Mosley wasn't available to Manny Pacquiao last March so Pacquiao went with the next highest available contender in Joshua Clottey.
Of course if you don't like the organization announcing the vote, you can always start your own with different voters. None of these groups have to be called official or scientific.
Source: examiner.com
No comments:
Post a Comment