What's the most underhanded thing you've seen the alphabet scumbags do?

[just the facts]

Lots of choices but for me it was when the WBC stripped Bobby Chacon of the 130 lb belt for fighting their #1 ranked contender (Boza-Edwards) rather than the Don King promoted Hector Camacho. Let that sink in, the WBC stripped their champion for fighting their #1 ranked contender.

Others?

[JAB5239]

Any of the alphabet soup orgs creating more weight classes titles so they can make more money and dupe casual fans.

[smeck]

WBA --- this crap about having a champion, and a "regular" champion AND an "interim" champion.

The media should ignore all of it and not recognize or publicize these "regular" and "interim" champions. TV broadcasts should just promote the matches as fights, and listings of current champions, whether it's on Wikipedia or ESPN or anywhere, should likewise give NO space to the WBA's games.

[GhostofDempsey]

WBC for not pushing the most deserving mandatories on their top champions for fear they will dump the title and lose those big sanctioning fees. They also are guilty of creating new belts and fake champions to collect fees and inflate a fighter’s value.

[Anthony342]

WBA --- this crap about having a champion, and a "regular" champion AND an "interim" champion.

The media should ignore all of it and not recognize or publicize these "regular" and "interim" champions. TV broadcasts should just promote the matches as fights, and listings of current champions, whether it's on Wikipedia or ESPN or anywhere, should likewise give NO space to the WBA's games.

Don't forget they also have a "super" champion and I've read on Wikipedia sometimes even a "silver" champion, whatever the hell that means.

[Marchegiano]

Since they're not a major title and never were I guess it doesn't matter, but, I've always thought the WAA and Monte Masters was pretty funny.

For those who don't know, I'll c/p the Boxrec account:

World Athletic Association Heavyweight Champion. Stripped of his title by former father-in-law Pat O'Grady, founder of the WAA, allegedly for divorcing O'Grady's daughter!

[just the facts]

I was thinking more along the lines of specific incidents but these are all good replys too.

[JAB5239]

Since they're not a major title and never were I guess it doesn't matter, but, I've always thought the WAA and Monte Masters was pretty funny.

For those who don't know, I'll c/p the Boxrec account:

World Athletic Association Heavyweight Champion. Stripped of his title by former father-in-law Pat O'Grady, founder of the WAA, allegedly for divorcing O'Grady's daughter!

Pay O'Grady was certainly a character. Most of his character wasn't very good though.

[just the facts]

WBC for not pushing the most deserving mandatories on their top champions for fear they will dump the title and lose those big sanctioning fees. They also are guilty of creating new belts and fake champions to collect fees and inflate a fighter’s value.

Aren't all of the alphabet scum bags guilty of these things?

[GhostofDempsey]

Aren't all of the alphabet scum bags guilty of these things?

Yes, but not to the extent of WBC. But I've always questioned each sanctioning bodies ranking system and how they determine their mandatories.