Inoue-Donaire 2 will determine the first lineal bantamweight champion since 1987.

[VG_Addict]

Really think about how long that is. 35 years without a lineal champion.

[Get em up]

Really think about how long that is. 35 years without a lineal champion.

The question is who do you pick to win? I personally think Monster stops him this time around.

[Airtioteclint]

The question is who do you pick to win? I personally think Monster stops him this time around.

First fight was a stoppage in my eye. Ref stopped Inoue from finishing Donaire when he was hurt from the liver shot. That was weird.

[famicommander]

Lineal champions
Heavyweight - Tyson Fury
Cruiserweight - Mairis Briedis
Light Heavyweight - Artur Beterbiev
Super Middleweight - Canelo Alvarez
Middleweight - Vacant since Canelo abdicated 1/1/2021
Super Welterweight - Vacant since Floyd Mayweather retired 9/2015; will be filled by Charlo vs Castano II winner
Welterweight - Vacant since Manny Pacquiao's first retirement 4/2016
Super Lightweight - Josh Taylor (should be Jack Catterall)
Lightweight - George Kambosos
Super Featherweight - Vacant since Pacquaio moved up 7/2008; will be filled by Stevenson vs Valdez winner
Featherweight - Vacant since Pacquaio moved up 3/2005
Super bantamweight - Guillermo Rigondeaux (will likely be stripped if MJ fights Fulton)
Bantamweight - Vacant since Pinango abdicated 3/1987
Super Flyweight - Juan Francisco Estrada (should be Chocolatito)
Flyweight - Vacant since Chocolatito moved up 10/2016
Light Flyweight - Vacant since Giovani Segura abdicated 4/2011
Strawweight - Vacant since Ricardo Lopez abdicated 10/1999

[LeOoze]

Lineal champions
Heavyweight - Tyson Fury
Cruiserweight - Mairis Briedis
Light Heavyweight - Artur Beterbiev
Super Middleweight - Canelo Alvarez
Middleweight - Vacant since Canelo abdicated 1/1/2021
Super Welterweight - Vacant since Floyd Mayweather retired 9/2015; will be filled by Charlo vs Castano II winner
Welterweight - Vacant since Manny Pacquiao's first retirement 4/2016
Super Lightweight - Josh Taylor (should be Jack Catterall)
Lightweight - George Kambosos
Super Featherweight - Vacant since Pacquaio moved up 7/2008; will be filled by Stevenson vs Valdez winner
Featherweight - Vacant since Pacquaio moved up 3/2005
Super bantamweight - Guillermo Rigondeaux (will likely be stripped if MJ fights Fulton)
Bantamweight - Vacant since Pinango abdicated 3/1987
Super Flyweight - Juan Francisco Estrada (should be Chocolatito)
Flyweight - Vacant since Chocolatito moved up 10/2016
Light Flyweight - Vacant since Giovani Segura abdicated 4/2011
Strawweight - Vacant since Ricardo Lopez abdicated 10/1999

I thought Valdez was removed from the Ring rankings?

[famicommander]

I thought Valdez was removed from the Ring rankings?

He was removed from the TBRB rankings for several months but was reinstated last week. I am not sure about the Ring.

[IronDanHamza]

Had no idea.

Always assumed Donaire won the Lineal at some point around 10 years ago considering he was so dominant at one point at those lower weights.

Interesting. You’d expect Inonue to dispose of the aging Donaire this time but Donaire always has the eraser.

[famicommander]

Had no idea.

Always assumed Donaire would the Lineal at some point around 10 years ago considering he was so dominant at one point at those lower weights.

Interesting. You’d expect Inonue to dispose of the aging Donaire this time but Donaire always has the eraser.

Donaire has certainly faced much better competition since their first fight. He at least has that going for him. Inoue was fighting killers left and right before he signed with Top Rank, then he got the fringe contender (I think #9 or #10) Moloney and two bums.

[Toffee]

I'll be the unpopular one. Lineal doesn't exist in weight classes.

How can you be the man who beat the man when the man can move to a different weight class?

There's one lineal title. It's open weight, ie heavyweight.