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okay, this is a load of bull. both gervonta and canelo's accomplishments are nothing like armstrong's. armstrong held the lineal title in three different weight classes simultaneously, while when canelo did he was only the lineal champion in middleweight and davis never held the lineal title.
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Not surprised Lyle wrote this. He's a known froid nuthuggerComment
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Ok, now Tank is Henry Armstrong good? Did someone really say that? wtf?Comment
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Belts don't mean nothing, and Taylor brings nothing to the table? ok, let's see if Mayweather/Ellerbe would have Tank fight Taylor in an unsanctioned non title bout. By the way? Belts mean nothing, then why are the praising Tank for winning this junior strap.Comment
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LMAO this article is embarrassing nut hugging. little tanky is still in the minor leagues fighting cherry picks.Comment
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And that's why they fight. We all can say who would win and who wouldn't. I love upsets also! To bad they 99% of the time have to come way of Knockout.
Upsets are one of my very favourite things about boxing, especially when you know everyone's been completely overlooking the underdog. Nothing like the priceless look on a promoters face when they realise all those cheques they'd been cashing in their heads just evaporated.
Point is you just never know, if you did they wouldn't need to fight. War to the underdogs!
Anyone know what the official Tank/Barrios cards were? I'm sure Tank was up like 14 rounds on all three.Comment
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WBA Prez Admits It's Not Profitable To Reduce The Number of Titles
The president of the World Boxing Association, Gilberto Mendoza, admits that there is not much money in reducing the number of titles that his organization sanctions, but also states that he couldn't give two ****s for credibility because boxing fans will accept almost anything
In the last few years, the vast majority of fans have become tired of the countless world champions in every weight class. Most casual fans have found it impossible to distinguish one title from the other - especially when a sanctioning body has more than one champion in a single weight division.
Among the four major sanctioning bodies, the WBA and WBC have become notorious for having multiple champions per weight class.
While the criticisms have not stopped against the WBA over their path of having numerous champions per weight class - Mendoza says the incoming money from promoters to approve various title fights has continued to pour in - with promoters indicating, in their requests, that a title will benefit their fighters and their televised event.
While Mendoza has spoken to rival sanctioning bodies about staging division-wide unification tournaments - the issue that comes up, is that certain promoters and/or champions are not interested in participating.
“They tell me that there must be only one champion, but they don't give me cold, hard cash. They tell me that [the titles] are devalued, but when we talk about money they just don't give me enough of it. When we talk about accepting a champion versus champion fight - not everyone is willing to reach deeply into their pockets," Mendoza told ESPN Deportes.
"And on the other hand... a boxer with a title does better, a boxer who gets himself a title fight pays me more, a network that broadcasts a title fight pays more, a promoter who has a title fight pays more. The same fan [who complains], if he knows there is a title at stake, they are more attentive [to the fight]."
According to the WBA's rankings, there are 39 champions in 17 divisions, including super champions, regular and interim champions.
https://www.boxingscene.com/wba-prez...titles--150217
Disclaimer for the avoidance of litigation: Edited for comedic effect.... these are not Mr Menodoza's actual words.Comment
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