If you take ANY stock in the "official" rankings of the four major governing bodies of boxing (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO), then you'd be happy to know that two of the four have Beltway Boxers on top of their heavyweight rankings.
DC's Tony "The Tiger" Thompson has a mandatory against Vladimir Klitschko early in 2012. The WBA's top contender happens to be former undisputed champion Hasim Rahman, who is the mandatory to champion Alexander Povetkin. However, Povetkin is choosing to face Marco Huck in February, much to the chagrin of Rahman's promoter, Greg Cohen.
"We are being asked to step aside and we are NOT stepping aside," Cohen said in a press release.
In other ratings news that makes more sense, undefeated heavyweight Seth Mitchell is ranked tenth by the WBO.
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If Rahman gets that fight hopefuly he'll train and not show up the fat slob he was at his last fight weighing in at an all time career high.
someone who can't have the discipline to lose some weight certainly can't demand anything in this sport or at least doesn't deserve anything.Hasim has paid some serious dues but this is something you as a fighter have to keep doing to get the big bucks out of this sport.
Jenny Craig probobly has a plan just for you Hasim right beside Marie Osmond and Oprha Winfrey
2011 prospect of year: Gary Russell Jr.
http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7391948/gary-russell-jr
DC Boxing...you know where it' at.
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