DIARY- December 6, 2007: Here we go. This is exactly what I was worried about!
Hide says "I was the first!" While reading the latest boxing news on *********.com, Herbie Hide, “The Dancing Destroyer” couldn't believe his eyes. WBC Interim Champion Samuel Peter was named “first-ever Nigerian-born heavyweight champion” in an article regarding celebrations at his latest visit in his home country. Herbie who is now fighting for Hamburg-based arena Box-Promotion said, "I’m from Nigeria as well – I can’t believe anybody forgot that I won the world heavyweight championship twice! And I am going to win the world cruiserweight championship for arena next year to make sure people remember me then!" The former two-time WBO champion (1994-1995 and 1997-1999) will be back in action on December 23rd in Halle (Germany) against unbeaten Russian prospect Mikhail Nasyrov.
See? Just what I always figured -and feared- would happen. You have all these sanctioning bodies and sooner or later one of their champions would challenge the big three (WBA, WBC, IBF). Hide honestly considers himself a two-time world heavyweight champion (equaling Floyd Patterson)?? What's next? An IBA, IBC, or WBF champion telling Mayweather he wants to unify? Will one of these guys ask the press, "How can Mayweather claim he's the real champ when he doesn't have my IBC belt?"
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