There are 7 world heavyweight titles right now.

Let's not forget the many well known fighters who help the WBU championship as well . . . George Foreman Ricky Hatton Thomas Hearns Hasim Rahman James Toney Johnny Nelson Mickey Ward Corrie Sanders Enzo Maccarinelli Kevin Kelly ... Right!... Thanks... :)

Trying so hard to talk down on the IBO because wilder doesn't have it is a dead agenda. Take your L like a man and move ahead.

So you recognise the other secondary belts but not the IBO and you want to call others deluded? Ok mr wilderette That guy has always been a joke. Hez been on exile for a while and now hez back with his silly posts.

I simply don't wish do "defend" IBO here (as the IBO belt seems to be a title for "bad weather")... I only found an opportunity to look back a little in sport's history, tbh... :) Let's not forget the many well known fighters who held the WBU championship as well . . . George Foreman Ricky Hatton Thomas Hearns Hasim Rahman James Toney Johnny Nelson Mickey Ward Corrie Sanders Enzo Maccarinelli Kevin Kelly

You can argue if you want whether the IBO should be a world title, but the fact is that it's not. Plenty of credible fighters have held minor unrecognized titles. For instance, the list of former IBA champions includes: Oscar DeLa Hoya Roy Jones Jr. James Toney George Foreman Mikkel Kessler Glen Johnson Joel Casamayor Erik Morrales Arturo Gatti Diego Corrales Shane Mosley Antonio Tarver Jose Luis Castillo Fernando Vargas I simply don't wish do "defend" IBO here (as the IBO belt seems to be a title for "bad weather")... I only found an opportunity to look back a little in sport's history, tbh... :)

... not a AJ fan here!... :) ... but the fringe IBO belt was held by fighters like You can argue if you want whether the IBO should be a world title, but the fact is that it's not. Plenty of credible fighters have held minor unrecognized titles. For instance, the list of former IBA champions includes: Oscar DeLa Hoya Roy Jones Jr. James Toney George Foreman Mikkel Kessler Glen Johnson Joel Casamayor Erik Morrales Arturo Gatti Diego Corrales Shane Mosley Antonio Tarver Jose Luis Castillo Fernando Vargas

I know thats your recurring talking point and you are technically right that there isnt actually a "regular" belt and that it's technically still the real belt. But nowadays, everyone (probably) considers the WBA super belt more legitimate than the WBA belt, if both exist in one division. There shouldn't be an asteriks for Joshuas WBA world champion. Yes the Super WBA title is considered more prestigious than the WBA world title, but all WBA champions have an asterisk now because the WBA crowns four world champions in every division. If you're not even the undisputed champion of the WBA, how can you really try to become the undisputed champion of the world? It's not Joshua's fault, but you can't blame people for considering the IBF title more prestigious now than basically being half or one quarter of the WBA champion.

Not only do you hear about the IBO on television but also these days those clowns talk lineal. Even the DAZN broadcasts do not list the IBO title in their graphics. Yes you hear the ring announcer mention it, but the networks do not recognize the IBO as a world championship.

I see. So what you're actually saying is that of the 7 world titles Joshua only holds one real one and Wilder holds another... and that based on another thread you've made that the one Wilder holds is of greater significance. Have I got that about right? Man, you're about as opaque as glass.:lol1: No, what I'm saying is that out of the 7 world titles, Joshua holds three of the four most important ones, but I'm hoping the number will still be reduced lower than 7. Yes Wilder has the most important one, but historically, being unified WBA/IBF champion is more prestigious than being just the WBC champion.

Joshua, Wilder and Fury are main guys

Yes, Joshua holds three of the four major titles, but two of them have an asterisk. He's not actually the WBA world champion, Manuel Charr is and the WBO isn't fully recognized around the world the way the other three are. I know thats your recurring talking point and you are technically right that there isnt actually a "regular" belt and that it's technically still the real belt. But nowadays, everyone (probably) considers the WBA super belt more legitimate than the WBA belt, if both exist in one division. There shouldn't be an asteriks for Joshuas WBA world champion.

Yes, Joshua holds three of the four major titles, but two of them have an asterisk. He's not actually the WBA world champion, Manuel Charr is and the WBO isn't fully recognized around the world the way the other three are. Its like you exist just to cause arguments about shit that nobody cares or thinks about. We get it, you would swallow Wilder's Johnson deep.

So you recognise the other secondary belts but not the IBO and you want to call others deluded? Ok mr wilderette Boom. :rofl:

This is a great example of how brainwashed Joshua fans are. Nobody considers the IBO a recognized world championship. None of the recognized sanctioning bodies. None of the major television networks. None of the major promoters. But the UK fans are so obsessed that they'll believe anything and pretend anything is true. ... not a AJ fan here!... :) ... but the fringe IBO belt was held by fighters like: Thomas Hearns, former Cruiserweight champion Lennox Lewis, former Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, former Heavyweight champion James Toney, former Cruiserweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, former Heavyweight champion Roy Jones, Jr., former Light Heavyweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera, former Featherweight champion Naseem Hamed, former Featherweight champion Jeff Lacy, former Super Middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., former Welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, former Light Welterweight champion Chad Dawson, former Light Heavyweight champion Roger Mayweather, former Light Welter and Welter champion Anthony Joshua, former Heavyweight champion Manny Pacquiao, former Light Welterweight champion Antonio Tarver, former Light Heavy and Cruiserweight champion Jean Pascal, former Light Heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, former Light Heavyweight champion Nonito Donaire, former Flyweight champion Sergio Gabriel Martínez, former Super Welterweight champion Jeff Mayweather, former super featherweight champion Eduard Troyanovsky, former Light Welterweight champion Jarrett Hurd, former Light Middleweight champion ... Julian Williams , Gennady Golovkin, Chris Eubank Jr...

Yes, Joshua holds three of the four major titles, but two of them have an asterisk. He's not actually the WBA world champion, Manuel Charr is and the WBO isn't fully recognized around the world the way the other three are. I see. So what you're actually saying is that of the 7 world titles Joshua only holds one real one and Wilder holds another... and that based on another thread you've made that the one Wilder holds is of greater significance. Have I got that about right? Man, you're about as opaque as glass.:lol1:

Umm, I think most folk would reckon Joshua as having 3 of the 4 main titles. Nobody gives a damn about the IBO and personally I'm increasingly coming round to the opinion that the rest of 'em ain't worth a hilll of beans either. Nonetheless to most of the boxing world they're still important and Joshua holds 3 and Wilder holds one. Yes, Joshua holds three of the four major titles, but two of them have an asterisk. He's not actually the WBA world champion, Manuel Charr is and the WBO isn't fully recognized around the world the way the other three are.

By my count that is 5 champions not 7. Read the name of the thread again. It says 7 titles, not 7 champions.

WBA-R, I-WBA, and I-WBC = IBO. In reality, not at all. All of the TV networks, fighters, managers and promoters recognize all of the super, world and interim titles of the WBC, WBA and IBF and most of them recognize the WBO. None of them recognize the IBO. Every TV network, fighter, manager and promoter on the planet would rather feature a WBA world championship than an IBO championship, even if the WBA has a super champion in that division.

You know the vast majority of fans, pundits and publications only recognise 4 of the above titleholders to be genuine World Champions. All of the fighters, networks, promoters and managers recognize World titles, Super titles and interim titles. I have to assume you have some purpose is this little piece of misdirection but I really can't figure out what it would be. Stop being paranoid. My threads have very clear agendas. There's no need to search for hidden ones. The purpose of this thread is to show that there are too many world heavyweight titles right now and there won't be less any time soon. It's not trying to devalue the fact that Joshua holds 3 of the 4 most widely recognised titles or something silly like that is it? That's ridiculous. The WBC reinstating an interim champion doesn't devalue Joshua's belts in any way.

Wilder and Joshua hold every meaningful hw title. The rest are just background noises. I’m sure everyone doesn’t know that but everyone here does. Maybe it helps with ticket sales to have a fight for a meaningless title, where’s the harm?