Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte - WBC "Union Belt" at Stake

[Marchegiano]

The Great Nash approves. It's a great belt. Another one for the Fury collection. The Irish Championship is still Fury's most prized possession and finest hour, beating the superb Martin Rogan in a classic for the vacant strap. But the Ring, WBC, Lineal, Nash, Boxrec, People's Champion, and WWE lineal, all cement the Gypsy's King's status, and that's not including his minor titles that are currently on loan to Usyk - WBO, WBA, IBF.

Also English, British, International, Global, Regional, and village belts complete the set. I remember in the build up to Fury vs Wlad 2, Fury was willing to put one of his jumpers on the line and defend that, so I think with that being said, Fury's jumper is a title as well. Nash out.

Great Nash,

Is this the Irish belt?

[Nash out]

Great Nash,

Is this the Irish belt?

Yeah, Marciagiano, it is. I actually looked into the history of the Irish belt on wiki the other day. According to Wiki very few champions through history and hardly any title defences in any division. I only know it exist as remember a bit of a fuss on before the Fury vs Rogan fight for it (vacant belt), round count getting changed or something right at the end. Nash out.

[Marchegiano]

This is all part of the WBC's master plan, don't you see?

Diamond belt
Silver belt
Regular belt
Union belt
Franchise belt
Pearl belt
Eternal belt
Money belt
Emerald belt
Mestizo belt
Huichol belt
Maya belt
Chaipaneco belt
Otomi belt
Tehotihuacan belt
Mazahua belt

16 belts. 16 fighters. One giant 16 man tournament to crown the new WBC "Franchise Union Regular Maya Huichol Chaipaneco Mestizo Otomi Manahua Tehotihuacan Diamond Silver Pearl Emerald Eternal Money" Belt. The winner must contractually wear all 16 belts at once.

Very, very well done. I don't think I could have done such a comprehensive list myself, not without some hours dedicated to researching first anyway.

You left out a few though, crazy as it sounds.

Onyx belt
Black Lives Matter belt
All Gold belt

and personally, **** interim belts too.

[Marchegiano]

Yeah, Marciagiano, it is. I actually looked into the history of the Irish belt on wiki the other day. According to Wiki very few champions through history and hardly any title defences in any division. I only know it exist as remember a bit of a fuss on before the Fury vs Rogan fight for it (vacant belt), round count getting changed or something right at the end. Nash out.

Great Nash knows his ****.

I'm quite interested because I actually researched quite a bit on Peter Maher. He was something like an 1890s Deontay Wilder. Not much for boxing but his contemporaries swore he hit harder than any man who lived. The belt I see in that picture looks rather old. To be honest is has more the look of a 20's belt than an 1800s belt, but, it looks pretty old. So's I scoots over to boxrec to see if this Irish belt is the BUI, it is. Next thing is, does the BUI claim Peter, they do. Getting more solid with whether or not that is Peter Maher's belt will take me sometime, but, I'm on it and thanks for that bud.

[Toffee]

Wladimir Klitschko, he blew that opportunity already. Wilder third time, got sued for that.

Whyte he seems eager to fight, that I admit

By his words he seems eager to fight Whyte, but that applies to every possible opponent (two at a time apparently).

By his actions he spent the last few months trying to get out of it. First with the money, then with the step aside to deal to instead face Usyk. A deal which didn't include actually facing Usyk.

Not for one second do I think he fears Whyte. I just don't think he likes being told what to do and will find any alternative.

I'll believe in this fight on fight night.

[P to the J]

I’m sure either of these 2 will be thrilled to win such a prestigious and historic belt, and surely Whyte’s litigation process is now over as a result of feeling a national pride that he hadn’t felt since Mary Poppins and Tony Blair gave him that commemorative Chas and Dave mug when he appeared on Noel Edmonds’ House party as a wee boy.
*sniff*

[P to the J]

Very, very well done. I don't think I could have done such a comprehensive list myself, not without some hours dedicated to researching first anyway.

You left out a few though, crazy as it sounds.

Onyx belt
Black Lives Matter belt
All Gold belt

and personally, **** interim belts too.

Jesus mother ****ing Christ…

Any chance of a WBG belt? We Be Griftin’?

[techliam]

Tudor Rose is a symbol of uniting the country after a civil war...right? Wouldn't it be better to go with a symbol that represented war instead of peace?

Not tacky enough for me anyway. I would've gone with an image of Brad Pitt in Snatch (symbolising fighting travellers like Fury), Jeremy Kyle (because Whyte seems like he'd be a guest on that show if he wasn't a boxer) and a photo from Lennox vs Akinwande to remind us an all-British fight for the HW title isn't always enjoyable to watch. Also a picture of Geri from ****e Girls in her UK dress, then it's perfect.

makes you proud to be British

[Oregonian]

Wladimir Klitschko, he blew that opportunity already. Wilder third time, got sued for that.

Whyte he seems eager to fight, that I admit

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How did he blow the opportunity with Wladimir? Did he not fight him and beat him too?
Did he not fight Wilder and beat him twice and then a third time?

If Fury ducked Wladimir or Wilder, how is it that he fought both of them and beat them both?
He then destroys Wilder twice and arguably won the 1st fight.

What the heck kinda world are we living in?

[Brumsongs1]

They should have created a 'Boris Belt' - with a plastic effigy of Churchill on it. It could denote non-existent victories and fail to keep the wearer's trousers up.