The Cruelest Sport P-4-P ratings have been updated for the first time in nearly six months.
A lot has happened since the last ratings were issued, but first I would like to say something about my rankings. The TCS Pound-for-Pound ratings give me, like many mouse potatoes, the opportunity to be oracular and to pretend to have an expertise I do not really possess. In addition, they also help to make sure that what I write about becomes self-referential because whatever happens in boxing affects/is affected by my rankings. So, for example, if my #3 ranked fighter gets knocked out, I can do a lot of handwringing about where he fits into my P-4-P rankings. In the end, it really is all about me! This Fantasy League mentality gives me a chance to affirm myself over a subject?instead of engaging it?and makes me feel really smart! As for the criteria used for the P-4-P list: it depends on whether I am taking my meds or not and/or whether I am drunk at the moment. In other words, my P-4-P standards are higher than those of many others.
