The rumour is Petrosyan will end his career in 2015. Maybe 1 of 2 fights after Kehl.
I agree with this. Would Petro still be ranked in the top 5 if he only fought bums for the next 5 years? We have to draw the line somewhere.
Ranking become pointless when high ranked fighters can keep their ranking by fighting bums instead of fighting other high ranked fighters or just not fighting at all.
if you go on a 3-4 year can crushing tour (example buakaw) then yes you should slide down the rankings. Rankings are pointless thou if they do not have a basis on the actual fight results and skills. The sport is not deep enough to always fight someone within 3-4 spots of your ranking and glory does not house all the talent anymore.