WBO - a real world title?

[rooq]

one dodgy thing i just noticed about tha WBO rankings though...

for superfeatherweight alex authur is 3rd and kevin mitchell 4th! i can understand authur getting ranked in the top ten but I'm not sure what mitchell has done to warrant a no.4 ranking...he isn't in the top ten for any other organisation.

[FeelTheA-Force]

one dodgy thing i just noticed about tha WBO rankings though...

for superfeatherweight alex authur is 3rd and kevin mitchell 4th! i can understand authur getting ranked in the top ten but I'm not sure what mitchell has done to warrant a no.4 ranking...he isn't in the top ten for any other organisation.

its coz mitchell defends his

IBF Inter-Continental Super Featherweight Title

it ranks him faster, i believe.

[col Blake]

Am I the only person on this forum who believes that the WBO is a minor title, and is only used as either a) stepping stone to greater things or b) a money maker for boxers not capable of attaining the heddy heights of a WBC/WBA title?

Moreover, shouldn't the WBO be renamed the 'Warren Boxing Organisation', as most of the boxers he promotes seem to attain this version of the title and stay there, making bucket fulls of cash and boxing on free to air tv channels! And even if some of his boxers do win a IBF title, they relinquish it when asked to box a fighter of some calibre!

I couldn’t agree more, the WBO or the Warren Boxing Organisation as like to call it, is the weak stepping stone title that boxers with any balls would give up as soon as they win one of the proper belts, It’s marginally better than the WBF and I would go on record to say that the IBO or the Dutch Disease as it was once called is fast becoming the fourth choice for Boxers out side of the UK.

[!!! Beowulf !!!]

I couldn’t agree more, the WBO or the Warren Boxing Organisation as like to call it, is the weak stepping stone title that boxers with any balls would give up as soon as they win one of the proper belts, It’s marginally better than the WBF and I would go on record to say that the IBO or the Dutch Disease as it was once called is fast becoming the fourth choice for Boxers out side of the UK.

Thats a crock of crap really. The IBO are still a fringe organisation who nobody really cares about, whereas the WBO is a fairly credible set up.

[uppercut_84]

WBO is a real title,

Are you trying to say that Miguel Cotto was not a world champion when he defended his WBO title 5 times?

WBO Champions:

Antonio Margarito
Guzman
Calderon
Calzaghe
Jermain Taylor
Shannon Briggs
Freitas

[col Blake]

Most of the WBO champs stay with them because they can make easy money, fighting anybody they like, none of them are ever forced to defend their tilte against the No 1 contender, and as in Eubanks case a few weeks before his fight his opponent jumps to 6th in the world, Calzaghe never fights the no 1 contender he hand picks fights that he knows he will win, that is why he was stripped of his proper belt IBF. As a Legitimate bono fide organization they expect you to have mandatory defences.

[BuddyChacon]

I am of the opinion Barrera legitimized the WBO as a real World Title when he chose it over sanctioning bodies and defended it regularly at 122. I remember when Morrison had the title and it was reguared like the NABF Belt. Even Eubank couldn't bring the WBO legitimacy.

[FeelTheA-Force]

Most of the WBO champs stay with them because they can make easy money, fighting anybody they like, none of them are ever forced to defend their tilte against the No 1 contender, and as in Eubanks case a few weeks before his fight his opponent jumps to 6th in the world, Calzaghe never fights the no 1 contender he hand picks fights that he knows he will win, that is why he was stripped of his proper belt IBF. As a Legitimate bono fide organization they expect you to have mandatory defences.

and by calzaghe fighting the number1 mandatory for the IBF,, who would actually give a ****? and it wouldnt generate money.

loads of ppl have saw the contender. and hes american so beating up on him will make JOE BIGGER.!!

[BuddyChacon]

and by calzaghe fighting the number1 mandatory for the IBF,, who would actually give a ****? and it wouldnt generate money.

loads of ppl have saw the contender. and hes american so beating up on him will make JOE BIGGER.!!

More people will watch the Manfredo fight and it will make Joe more money than a mandatory would easily.

[Shanus]

Well Joe could fight a mandatory and risk HBO dropping him, or fight Manfredo JR, get paid alot of cash and set himself up for a summer clash with Jermain Taylor.

And it doesn't matter what any of you think about the WBO, it IS a major organisation.