Why are almost all diehard boxing fans so in love with the idea of there being only one champion? It is taken for granted that having more than one champion is ridiculous, somehow contrary to the notion of what a champion is. However if you look at other sports you do not find one champion who stays the champion until he/she/they loses or retires. In Athletics you have Olympic and World champions every four and two years. In tennis you have up to four champions a year, the winners of the French, US, Australian Opens and Wimbledon. There is a similar situation in golf. Teams sports usually have multiple champions every season or year with often little regard for the determination of 'World' champions. In football (soccer) the top European teams put more value into becoming European Champions League winners than winning the World Club Cup. So in actual fact it is the idea that there should only be one champion and that that champion should stay the champion until he/she loses or retires that is actually quite strange.
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