ASK any knowledgeable fight fan who they rank as the best heavyweight in the world and they will probably say Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury. Ask Boxing News and I doubt if they would say Andy Ruiz Jnr. Yet every week for the last few months you’ve listed Ruiz as number one in your rankings!
Obviously, like other international sports publications, Boxing News’ ratings are based on the number of belts held by boxers or by the status of the sanctioning body. Rankings lists would be far more meaningful if ratings were based on ability and results.
Many fans, like myself, would surely welcome lists that reflect your opinion as to who is the best in the world at each weight division. For instance, in the case of Ruiz at number one, he has been beaten by Joseph Parker at number seven. Fury and Wilder have been beaten by no one, yet they are numbers two and three.