Someone explain to me the difference between....?

[Tha 'R']

K. Seriously one last question....

Can you be the Ring Mag champ, but not hold the linear title? Or do those two titles go hand in hand?

[mickey malone]

The Ring magazine and it's editors are all on some mind bending LSD trip.. Everything about this Mag is in a mucking fuddle.. Their ratings are an absolute joke... Boxing illustrated is by far a superior read..

[Spiegelo]

K. Seriously one last question....

Can you be the Ring Mag champ, but not hold the linear title? Or do those two titles go hand in hand?

While often the lineal champ=ring champ, they don't always go hand in hand. Also sometimes the lineal champ retires/changes weight, which means until one fighter is a legit champion (by unifying the titles), there is no more lineal champ in that division.

[Pullcounter]

K. Seriously one last question....

Can you be the Ring Mag champ, but not hold the linear title? Or do those two titles go hand in hand?

usually the ring mag champ will be the lineal champ, but not always.

for instance if floyd returns to 147 and mosley (#1) beats cotto (#2)... floyd will still be the lineal champ because no one beat him, but mosley will be the ring mag champ.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Linear title is the classic man who beat the man who beat the man... Can be found here:

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

Ring titles is just that. They crown a new champ when the first and second ranked contenders fight.

Undisputed usually means that a fighter holds all the four major alphabet titles (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO).

Out of all, this is the best post, plus is accurate and short, straight to the point!!!!

I agree with this!!!!!!!

[BattlingNelson]

K. Seriously one last question....

Can you be the Ring Mag champ, but not hold the linear title? Or do those two titles go hand in hand?

Ring title and linear title are not the same.

classic example is that Zsolt Erdei is the linear LHW champion while Calzaghe is the ring champ. If you believe that Virgil Hill was the rightful claimant to the linear title you must have Erdei as champ today. That issue has been thoroughly covered by Boxingscene's own Cliff Rold.

[Tha 'R']

If a boxer retires....how do you become the next lineal champ? How many of the major Alphabet belts do you need?

What if a fighter jumps weight classes? Can you hold more than one lineal title?

Also, who did Kotsya Tzyu beat for the lineal title? Was it Zab?

If a fighters comes out of retirement, does he reclaim the lineal title? Or only if it is vacant?


Thanks

[Reggie Miller]

Linear title is the classic man who beat the man who beat the man... Can be found here:

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

Ring titles is just that. They crown a new champ when the first and second ranked contenders fight.

Undisputed usually means that a fighter holds all the four major alphabet titles (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO).

[Fulcrum29]

the ring mag title is for golden boy fighters

undisputed champs are when they are able to afford all the sanctioning fees and are able to pay off all the organizations

the linear title is when you beat an 80 kostya tszyu

i hope i helped

ok that cracked me the **** up I will admit.