Linear Heavyweight Champion

[mud19]

I was lookin somewhere and it said that Lennox Lewis is still regarded as the Linear heavyweight champ. So my question is four someone to take his place since he is retired does that mean that they would have to unify the division? To be the new linear champ.

[Pugilistic™]

i class wlad as the linear champ of the heavys.

[BattlingNelson]

Here is a link to the linear champs:

http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/champ.htm

[Vladimir303]

No once a linear champion retires, the lineage stops and a new lineage begins.

[Jim Jeffries]

Tszolt Erdei is supposed to be the linear LHW champ, go figure. I think it's lost it's value.

[Vladimir303]

Tszolt Erdei is supposed to be the linear LHW champ, go figure. I think it's lost it's value.

And that's where most fans have a problem with sanctioning bodies.

When people speak of not knowing who the champ is.

If there was only one title like in the old days, Erdei would be the only champ and everybody else contenders.

Casamayor would be the only lightweight champ and everybody else contenders. But no, when you have a Juan Diaz strapping himself with 3 body belts.....Casamayor is a non factor.

[Jim Jeffries]

And that's where most fans have a problem with sanctioning bodies.

When people speak of not knowing who the champ is.

If there was only one title like in the old days, Erdei would be the only champ and everybody else contenders.

Casamayor would be the only lightweight champ and everybody else contenders. But no, when you have a Juan Diaz strapping himself with 3 body belts.....Casamayor is a non factor.

Where've you been buddy, Diaz got his a$$ whooped.

[ИATAS]

Here is a link to the linear champs:

http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/champ.htm

wait, how is Zsolt Erdei the linear light heavyweight champ? Shouldn't it be Calzaghe since he "beat the man" Hopkins who beat the man Tarver who beat the man Roy Jones?

[Jim Jeffries]

wait, how is Zsolt Erdei the linear light heavyweight champ? Shouldn't it be Calzaghe since he "beat the man" Hopkins who beat the man Tarver who beat the man Roy Jones?

Roy gave up his titles when he went to HW to fight Ruiz. When he came back down, he never got a chance to win the linear title back.

[Vladimir303]

Where've you been buddy, Diaz got his a$$ whooped.

I know that he lost. I was making a point that Casamayor beating Corrales for the real linear title didn't matter once all the sanctioning body belts became vacant and Juan Diaz (now Nate) managed to collect them fighting Paper champs.