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What does "lineal title" mean?
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You beat the man who beat the man...I.E Hatton beat Tzyou and Pac beat Hatton so now Pac is the lineal champ at 40.Comment
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Beat the man in the division, not just a guy who had 1 or more of the 4 alphabet belts. Lineal champs are linked historically to the other champs from the division's past.Comment
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Lineal championship
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In professional boxing, the lineal championship of a weight class is a notional world championship title. It is initially held at some moment in time by a boxer universally acclaimed as the best in the class. Another boxer can only win the lineal championship by defeating the reigning lineal champion in the ring. The lineal champion is described as "the man who beat the man".[1][2]
The concept was developed by boxing fans dissatisfied by the tendency of each of the various sanctioning bodies (WBC, WBA, IBF, etc.) to recognize different champions, and in particular to strip a champion of his title for refusing to fight its top-ranked contender. Prior to the 1970s, this rarely happened; the National Boxing Association (NBA) and the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) sometimes recognised different champions, but there was usually only a short interval before one champion defeated the other. The "lineal championship" is intended as a return to that era. Several top boxers have specified holding the lineal championship as a personal accomplishment (e.g. Lennox Lewis,[3]) or goal (e.g. Nate Campbell[1]).
An issue in the implementation of a "lineal championship" is what to do if the lineal champion retires, or dies, or moves to a different weight class. Different ways of resolving this vacancy mean the "lineal championship" may itself be subject to dispute. In the NBA/NYSAC era, a title vacancy was generally filled by having a box-off between 2, 4, or even more top-ranked contenders. Since the modern lineal championship is merely a notional title tracked by fans, there is no money or organization to arrange such box-offs, and there may not be consensus on who the top contenders are.[2]
The Ring, boxing's most respected magazine, has its own version of of the lineal championship. In 2007, The Ring was acquired by the owners of fight promoter Golden Boy Promotions,[4] which has publicized the Ring's world championship when this is at stake in fights it promotes, such as Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones, Jr. in 2008.[5]Comment
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Wikipedia:
In professional boxing, the lineal championship of a weight class is a notional world championship title. It is initially held at some moment in time by a boxer universally acclaimed as the best in the class. Another boxer can only win the lineal championship by defeating the reigning lineal champion in the ring. The lineal champion is described as "the man who beat the man".Comment
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thanks guys
such a pity the belts became so numerous that this was necessary, but it makes sense
they should just get rid of all the different belts IMOComment
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