The WBO is a complete joke

[Technical_Skill]

As long as it gets Khan knocked out cold by katsidis, thats all that matters.

[medium-deek]

People keep going on about the WBO. Well, a lot of good fighters have held this belt-Pavlik and Calzaghe included. I have no problem with it. At least it offers the chance of unification matches. Every belt has fighters who dont deserve to be so highly ranked.

[Calzaghe01]

even though I do want Khan to win a title soon, i agree with you totally it is a joke.

[deevel79]

The WBO may be a joke of a sanctioning body, but look at these rules that the WBC has!



In order to maintain a WBC strap this organization requires their champs to defend at least twice a year in either a voluntary or mandatory defense in any of the following sequences against any of the following challengers: 1.) A consensus top 10 contender; 2.) A champion or top 10 contender OF ANOTHER WEIGHT CLASS (higher or lower) with a majority vote of Board of Governors (I call this one the Dela Hoya/Hatton 'exception' rule because it has given Floyd the position to legitimately fight these guys without entertaining true welters and still retain his strap); 3.) A former or retired world champion with a majority vote of Board of Governors; 4.) Another boxing organizations champion if recognized by the WBC, upon majority vote of Board of Governors. Now, there are other rules in the mix, but the few just listed lay the blueprint to why a fighter can go so long without feeling the pinch of his organization forcing him to defend against top tier fighters in his own division

[JcourT]

The WBO is a complete joke. Amir Khan number 1 contender when he has had barely over 15 fights and Gary Lockett made number 1 contender when he was inactive for a few months . This oragnisation is ****ed up.

Any one agree or disagree

You are just figuring his out now?

[Brian13]

People keep going on about the WBO. Well, a lot of good fighters have held this belt-Pavlik and Calzaghe included. I have no problem with it. At least it offers the chance of unification matches. Every belt has fighters who dont deserve to be so highly ranked.

Pavlik won the belt against taylor along with the wbc belt and Calzaghe has only had that belt because the has the biggest joke of a manager in boxing Frank Warren

[medium-deek]

Pavlik won the belt against taylor along with the wbc belt

Which he is more than happy to defend againt Locket.

[Brian13]

Which he is more than happy to defend againt Locket.

The only reason he is defending against lockett is because John Duddy was so bad in his last fight and got an extremely nasty cut and was no able to fight on that date.

John Duddy was always his first choice to fight first not lockett