Question about Rahman

[EliteSoldier]

Some people really don't understand how lucky of a punch he landed on lennox. He had a punchers chance, not a boxers chance.

[BmoreBrawler]

I think Briggs counts. The linear title means just as much as an alphabet belt. I don't think Rahman's draw with Toney was a successful defense though. He didn't successfully defend it, he just didn't lose it. It was a draw.

To me, and I know I'm a rahman fan so I lack some credibility, that was a gift from the judges to Toney. He was completely outboxed by a slugger in that one.

[Kimble]

I think Briggs counts. The linear title means just as much as an alphabet belt. I don't think Rahman's draw with Toney was a successful defense though. He didn't successfully defend it, he just didn't lose it. It was a draw.

A draw does constitute a successful defense. If a champion enters the ring as the champion and leaves as the champion, he has successfully defended the title. Everybody says Bernard Hopkins made 20 successful title defenses. One of those defenses was a no contest against Robert Allen.