Conor Benn Ranked #2 WBA & WBC At 147: Why The High Ranking?

Eddie Hearn-promoted fighter Conor Benn is now ranked #2 WBA and #2 WBC at welterweight and is poised to combat for a world title in opposition to one of many champions.

Hearn has received to be completely satisfied to see Benn rated so extremely by these two sanctioning our bodies with out him having to face one of many gifted contenders to be provided that spot. Benn is 28, and he’s nonetheless by no means crushed a real top-15 contender throughout his profession. His greatest wins have been in opposition to shop-worn older fighters Chris Algieri and Chris Van Heerden.

It virtually appears unfair that Benn has vaulted to the highest of the 147-lb rankings with the WBA and WBC after beating a number of lower-level fighters.

Conor Benn’s current wins

– Peter Dobson– Rodolfo Orozco– Chris Van Heerden

It’s unfair to the followers if Benn is thrown in with one of many champions at 147 and is uncovered as a hype job, which is what number of of them view him.

Beating these fighters doesn’t put together Conor Benn to compete in opposition to any of the champions at welterweight as a result of these are usually not world-class guys. Until Hearn is specializing in only a huge cash-out combat for Benn, he must construct him correctly by matching him in opposition to fighters like Alexis Rocha, Shakhram Giyasov, Derriek Cuevas, and Egidijus Kavaliauskas.

Hearn hasn’t mentioned his grand plan for Benn to combat at welterweight, nevertheless it’s affordable to imagine that he’ll maintain him removed from IBF champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. That wouldn’t be a aggressive combat. Benn could be utterly overmatched. Eddie wish to make a combat between Benn and middleweight Chris Eubank Jr, as that might be a big-money conflict within the UK.

When Hearn does select to match Benn in opposition to one of many champions at 147, the apparent selection can be WBC belt-holder Mario Barrios. U.S. followers could be extra fascinated about seeing a combat between Benn and Barrios than they’d be if Conor challenged WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis.

The UK followers are straightforward to please, as they wouldn’t care which of the 2 champions Conor Benn challenged. They simply need to see Benn preventing for a world title, even when he hasn’t crushed anybody to deserve the chance.