kbfan
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Post by kbfan on May 13, 2015 16:31:13 GMT 1
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Post by dvewlsh on May 13, 2015 21:12:31 GMT 1
This is why their weird, point-based rankings are the worst.
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kbfan
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Post by kbfan on May 13, 2015 21:35:23 GMT 1
This is why their weird, point-based rankings are the worst. Sure, but i'm pretty certain they're not respecting even those rules. It looks to me like they rearranged their rankings as they seen fit to further their agenda. Proof is pretty easy to come by. How is Pat Barry ranked top 10 when he has zero wins in Glory? Where did Lewis Parry get the points from to get ranked at 8? The guys he fought against weren't even ranked at the time of the fights, one of them (the asian) is still not ranked. As you know, in Glory rules, you get a portion of the points your adversary has, if you win against him. But they were unranked, so where did he get the points from? It's simple, Glory gave him points as they saw fit to get him in top10. Exactly the same situation with Vigney. I don't want to come across as hating on US fighters, i have nothing against them. But i do hate it when i see fighters with severe lack of experience and skill make it into top10. It just so happens that they are US fighters, because Glory is pushing them so hard. Maybe they are forced by Spike but that's not really important. For God's sake, Vigney is above Anderson Silva and Ben Edwards... |
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Post by K1power on May 15, 2015 10:10:13 GMT 1
So these are the updated Glory HW Rankings
(C) Rico Verhoeven
01. Daniel Ghita
02. Benjamin Adegbuyi
03. Sergey Kharitonov
04. Errol Zimmerman
05. Xavier Vigney
06. Anderson Silva
07. Ben Edwards
08. Chi Lewis Parry
09. Mladen Brestovac
10. Pat Barry
These rankings have nothing to do with even Glory's own weird ass point system. These rankings are a tool used to shoehorn American fighters into high profile fights (with the hope of them actually pulling off a win) while avoiding inconvenient matchups.
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Post by dvewlsh on May 15, 2015 11:19:54 GMT 1
Even some of the non-Americans on there are head-scratchers.
I respect Brestovac for what he's accomplished, but I don't exactly think of him as a top ten talent in the Heavyweight division. Kharitonov is still kind of unproven in kickboxing. The win over Braddock was nice, but the loss to Braddock showed that if he can't land a big shot he's pretty lost.
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kbfan
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Post by kbfan on May 15, 2015 12:08:46 GMT 1
I am still baffled, few days later, that Vigney is a top5 heavyweight and that Pat Barry is a top10 heavyweight. I feel like i should hit something ... Not to mention Lewis Parry, he wouldn't even make it in a top20 SuperKombat, his technique looks straight out of a bar fight  |
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Post by fartsmeller on May 15, 2015 23:10:21 GMT 1
If getting knocked out by Mwekassa is enough to get ranked then I think I should be in the discussion for greatest of all time because he'd kill me
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Post by rictor on May 15, 2015 23:27:09 GMT 1
Do Ghita and Edwards even count? Do they have any sort of contract with Glory atm? The situation in SK's HW division looks more exciting than this.
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Post by K1power on May 16, 2015 0:41:17 GMT 1
fartsmeller = *GOAT of HW kickboxing
*according to Glory ranking criteria
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Post by BOOSE on Jun 7, 2015 19:11:31 GMT 1
In the LHW div, Brian Colette is shown ranked higher than Mwekassa, Meekassa starched Colette in 2 rds not long ago at a Glory event.
What does Glory have against the standard ranking system because this point system sucks!
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Post by K1power on Jun 7, 2015 19:18:00 GMT 1
Funny thing is they don't even use their own rankings for matchmaking.
Every time there is a contender tournament they don't pick top ranked guys, but rather whoever suits their political agenda.
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