What champion do you not rate?

Yeah it was WBA, got it confused with WBC again. Oh well, it's not like it matters, the real belt is worn by Calzaghe. Also to the people who said they don't recognize Buster Douglas as the real champion, why not? Buster beat top contenders Greg Page, Trevor Berbick and Oliver McCall to get his title shot and then knocked the f*** out of the seemingly unstoppable Tyson. It doesn't matter if Douglas came to his next fight as a fat man, he won the real belt from the real, unified, undisputed, linear champion Mike Tyson. Paper champions like the WBO HW champions in the 90's Bentt, Morrison and Hide are the ones that shouldn't be rated. David Diaz and Joel Casamayor aren't real champions. Diaz because he didn't beat the top fighter for the belt and Casamayor because he won a bs decision against Santa Cruz. Casamayor will get his recognition back if he fights and beats Santa Cruz in a rematch.

It's not as bad as Mundine who won a 'regular' WBC belt against Sam Soliman because Kessler was considered a 'super' champion. Calzaghe is obviously the real champion but when he goes up in weight to LHW, Bute, Kessler and Mundine should decide who will be the number 1 in the SMW division. WBA, not WBC. And I refuse to recognize any of the WBA regular champions as champions either... because their own organization doesn't even recognize them as the real champion. What a sham that is.

I'd also say Lucian Bute... Does anyone consider him the champion of 168 besides the IBF? It's not as bad as Mundine who won a 'regular' WBC belt against Sam Soliman because Kessler was considered a 'super' champion. Calzaghe is obviously the real champion but when he goes up in weight to LHW, Bute, Kessler and Mundine should decide who will be the number 1 in the SMW division.

I'd also say Lucian Bute... Does anyone consider him the champion of 168 besides the IBF?

He has both, and that is why the heavyweight IBO belt is legit. Hatton has the 140 IBO, but he has The Ring also. The IBO is only good when it is with another one of the major 4, or The Ring belt. Wlad holds the IBO title as well as the IBF Yeah, my point is if someone just has the IBO, without any of the 4 major belts, or The Ring belt, then it doesn't have much weight.

Joel Casamayor. i know he shudnet have a belt

Joel Casamayor.

IT can be past champions to and i picked tarver and glen because they never impressed me at all i mean they had there moments but thats it even douglas had his moments lol but no one should ever call him a true champ.

Big difference between IBF and IBO. Wlad holds the IBO title as well as the IBF

Big difference between IBF and IBO. He has both, and that is why the heavyweight IBO belt is legit. Hatton has the 140 IBO, but he has The Ring also. The IBO is only good when it is with another one of the major 4, or The Ring belt.

haha well its the belt that Wlad has so i guess he somewhat legitimizes them, but i get what youre saying and agree with you Big difference between IBF and IBO.

Chris John. He never leaves his remote country and fights pitiful contenders.

Uhhhh... Okay. Why would the IBO champion be in the discussions of real champions? haha well its the belt that Wlad has so i guess he somewhat legitimizes them, but i get what youre saying and agree with you

Hes the IBO champion Uhhhh... Okay. Why would the IBO champion be in the discussions of real champions?

lightweight is a weak-ass division.....to think a shot morales beat the #2 lightweight is scary......

Antonio Tarver ain't got a belt bro. Hes the IBO champion

David Diaz, absolute paper champ

Antonio Tarver ain't got a belt bro.

don't mean to hate on hatton, but urango seemed pretty one dimensional. to stay at 140 lovermore n'dou plain old stunk against malignaggi and hasnt beaten anyone to be considered a champion. the recent crop of ibf 130 lbers such as fana, claussen, and st clair i do not consider champions. They are products of the best fighters fighting the best fighters and thats sad.

i think buster douglas was crap, even though he beat mike tyson he went on to lose to just about every one elese just about.