Comments Thread For: WBC, WBA and IBF: Sanctioning Bodies Join Forces

[Shadows]

I've never really thought of the WBO as a Recognizable belt until the past couple years because the SuperStars made it Big. But the IBF, WBC, WBA should just make one DAMN belt. Would be great jjust to have ONE champion again. but probably wont happen again.

I guess they don't see the WBO as a big title yet... Even though everybody else does...

I guess so. But whether they like it or not, the WBO is widely regarded as a major sanctioning body these days.

They should've been included as they discussed some important topics.

[Wupadupa]

Great now we can have the SUPER DUPER SUPER SPECIAL PLATINUM QUADRUPLE DIAMOND CLUSTERED BELT

[Shadows]

lol , thats what i was thinking

James Toney on the WBO " we dont even count that one! "

Yeah, he did say that. However, he said that in 1993 prior to Eubank-Benn II, when the WBO was around five years old. Within the past decade, it's become a major title.

[ShoulderRoll]

But the IBF, WBC, WBA should just make one DAMN belt. Would be great jjust to have ONE champion again.

That would do so much to help the sport.

One champion for every weight class would make it so that the good fighters HAVE to fight each other if they want that belt. Right now they don't have to because they can always pick up another belt against one of the easier "champions."

Look at how everyone wants a piece of Yuri Foreman's 154 pound belt. If there were only one true champion per division everyone would probably have to go through Sergio Martinez to get it.

Big difference between the quality of those two guys.

[SOY-COMO-SOY]

hope they can unite. would be great for boxing

[TheStoneRoses]

OMG THIS is FANTASTIC

[ny123]

is this good news for boxing? or do we just have three corrupt organizations under one roof now?

[SkillspayBills]

I've never really thought of the WBO as a Recognizable belt until the past couple years because the SuperStars made it Big. But the IBF, WBC, WBA should just make one DAMN belt. Would be great jjust to have ONE champion again. but probably wont happen again.

Of course they wouldn't. That would be ALOT of money they would be missing out on and you know they don't want any of that.

[1rhino]

Other organization should get WBO into the discussion table otherwise WBO will be the rogue bad apple in a bunch.

[Tiozzo]

That would do so much to help the sport.

One champion for every weight class would make it so that the good fighters HAVE to fight each other if they want that belt. Right now they don't have to because they can always pick up another belt against one of the easier "champions."

Look at how everyone wants a piece of Yuri Foreman's 154 pound belt. If there were only one true champion per division everyone would probably have to go through Sergio Martinez to get it.

Big difference between the quality of those two guys.

It would be better in a way... but it would not be better in another way. Less champions = less champions to support, less big fights, no more unifications, etc. There is bad and good in the fact that we have so many champs...