Why do people still care about Championship belts?

HA! Yea welcome to the world where these are the 'REAL' champions in each division HW- Deontay Wilder CW- Division doesn't exist in PBC LHW- Adonis Stevenson SMW- Badou Jack MW-Peter Quillin JMW- Erislandy Lara WW-Floyd Mayweather JWW- Adrien Broner LW-Mickey Bey JLW- Division doesn't exist in PBC FW- Gary Russell JFW- Leo Santa Cruz BW- Tomoki Kameda JBW- Division doesn't exist in PBC FW-Division doesn't exist in PBC SW-Division doesn't exist in PBC Can't wait guys! The answer to this question is not adding more belts. Don't forget the DGW (Danny Garcia weight.)

Exactly... This is why I can't wait till PBC makes and sanctions their own belts. Everyone will want a PBC belt because it'll be considered the "REAL" belt and champion in the division since his stable is so Deep. HA! Yea welcome to the world where these are the 'REAL' champions in each division HW- Deontay Wilder CW- Division doesn't exist in PBC LHW- Adonis Stevenson SMW- Badou Jack MW-Peter Quillin JMW- Erislandy Lara WW-Floyd Mayweather JWW- Adrien Broner LW-Mickey Bey JLW- Division doesn't exist in PBC FW- Gary Russell JFW- Leo Santa Cruz BW- Tomoki Kameda JBW- Division doesn't exist in PBC FW-Division doesn't exist in PBC SW-Division doesn't exist in PBC Can't wait guys! The answer to this question is not adding more belts.

I think the 4 belts have become increasingly irrelevant lately and everyday that goes by they lose their lustre. Most fans of the sport realize who the #1 guy in the divisions are, and it's not a coincidence that often the #1 guy has trouble finding suitable candidates to face in their weight ( GGG, Rigo, Ward ) with or without a belt. But at the same time I don't mind having 4 legitimate belts. At least with 4 it gives more opprotunities to fighters to become World Champs. I'd also be down with a PBC belt when it comes.

They should make a PBC belt doe. It would be the equivalent of the WWF's old Television Title. :nutkick:

They should make a PBC belt doe.

The belts are absolutely meaningless in boxing... Which is why Floyd is making such a fuss over the WBO belt that may be taken from him and why Cotto will do anything he possibly can to make sure he doesn't have to vacate the WBC title. And their respective fans are so adamant that they should basically hold those titles until the end of time and never have to defend them. Meaningless. Sure they are.

Floyd have made his own championship belt a long time ago. **** the sanctioning fees and other bull**** that comes with these corrupt, biased, for-profit sanctioning bodies.

Screw the Super Bowl. Let's just watch Cowboys vs Pats every week because those teams are entertaining.

The belts are absolutely meaningless in boxing...

Titles are won in the ring from other champions,of course as a GGG fan you know nothing about that since he has 3 pretend titles and has faced 0 world champions And now we see the reason for the other thread you started. I would call you an idiot and an asshole but I'm sure that you are very accustomed to being called those names by now. It's difficult to win titles when those holding them are too cowardly to get in the ring to defend them. Or when they will vacate rather than fight or when they need multiple tune up fights before fighting you or when they will just fvcking retire instead of fighting you. How about you ask Cotto why he won't abide by his mandatory defense? Ask Lemieux why he is not interested for at least another year? Not a spine between them.

You mean the belt that Floyd has not paid the sanctioning fees on and has not abided by WBO rules and vacated his titles in another weight division? The belt that WBO will be declaring vacant and hand to Bradley if Floyd has yet to take a decision this week? Floyd may be above the WBC's rules and the WBA's rules but at least one sanctioning body is standing firm and treating him like any other fighter and forcing him to make a decision. What a shame. Titles are won in the ring from other champions,of course as a GGG fan you know nothing about that since he has 3 pretend titles and has faced 0 world champions

Basketball players play for championships Football players play for championships Boxers fight for championships Thats how it works man,

When a world series, superbowl, or stanley cup champion gets stripped for not paying fees you can compare them till then belts in boxing are irrelevant. To show you, bradley just won the WBO belt. Same belt Floyd won in May and never lost. You mean the belt that Floyd has not paid the sanctioning fees on and has not abided by WBO rules and vacated his titles in another weight division? The belt that WBO will be declaring vacant and hand to Bradley if Floyd has yet to take a decision this week? Floyd may be above the WBC's rules and the WBA's rules but at least one sanctioning body is standing firm and treating him like any other fighter and forcing him to make a decision. What a shame.

Well then floyd should have no issue with fighting thurman instead of ducking him and getting spence to take out his laundry. First berto. Then broner . Now spence.

The reason there is 4 belts and not 1 is because the champions in the past consistently refused to fight the next best. If you don't fight the next best, what's your champion belt worth? It's like Martinez was the champ and he steadfastly refused to fight Golovkin. We knew who the champ was but if it wasn't for the WBA belt, Golovkin wouldn't have been a champ at all and the ducking Martinez would have been the only one with champion status. If Martinez had cherrypicked better and there was only one belt he could still be sole champion today, that's the kind of situation having 4 belts avoids. I will say though that 4 is probably too many, we only need 1 with credibility that forces it's champ to fight the next best every time but this is boxing, it's never happening. Then once we figure out who the "champion" is, however they got the belt, then we get to fogure out if they are the interim, regular, super, emeritus, or maybe even the super-duper champion

The reason there is 4 belts and not 1 is because the champions in the past consistently refused to fight the next best. If you don't fight the next best, what's your champion belt worth? It's like Martinez was the champ and he steadfastly refused to fight Golovkin. We knew who the champ was but if it wasn't for the WBA belt, Golovkin wouldn't have been a champ at all and the ducking Martinez would have been the only one with champion status. If Martinez had cherrypicked better and there was only one belt he could still be sole champion today, that's the kind of situation having 4 belts avoids. I will say though that 4 is probably too many, we only need 1 with credibility that forces it's champ to fight the next best every time but this is boxing, it's never happening.

Why do people still care about the World Series or the Superbowl or the Stanley Cup? Because in sports, we love to know who the best is. Because the athletes need to have a goal to work towards. Ask Cotto or Mayweather or Wlad or Golovkin or any other champion why they care about winning titles. Ask Quillin how he feels today about the title he gave up and the fact that he will probably never hold another again. When a world series, superbowl, or stanley cup champion gets stripped for not paying fees you can compare them till then belts in boxing are irrelevant. To show you, bradley just won the WBO belt. Same belt Floyd won in May and never lost.

Is this a not so subtle attempt trying to justify Khan not fighting Brook? http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bruce-lee-smile_00041703-930x930.jpg

agendas, mostly. He the mandatory doe.

Why do people care about branding? You could get the same thing for cheaper with out the label. End of the day its all about image, perceptions and that apparent prestige of own something other people want and desire.