WBA, WBC, IBF, IBO, WBO....Which Belt is Most Credible??

[Gopgop]

Really? I thought it was more cuz of Lennox Lewis... You did know Lewis as a protest only fought for the IBO right? Maybe you should stop focusing so much on your hatred of Pac bro...

I didnt kno Lewis fought for that belt but i always looked at the ibo as a filler belt to make you look like you were some hot ****...but i am a big fan of manny my guy

[jrosales13]

so basically you are demeaning the Ring Belt?.....this is all objective....you can say Margarito was better than Baldomir, you can say Zab Judah was better than baldomir, but Baldomir was the ****ing Champ.....if you are a boxer right, and you want to be recognised as the best in your division, you go after the Ring Champ, not the guy who people think may be better than the Ring Champ

Again I have no problem with Floyd fighting Baldomir if that is what you are getting at. I thought Margarito was the bigger risk so be it... The ring/lineal belt makes you the man to beat in that weight-class. You are the REAL fucking champ... but it does not necessarily makes you the best fighter...

Again for example Roy Jones for years was the best fighter at 168 and 175 but he was not the lineal champ... He was never the REAL champ of those weight-classes. At 175 Dariusz M was the lineal champ... But, Roy Jones was the better fighter...

[TheStoneRoses]

I agree. Boxing needs to follow the UFC's model and have just one champ.

HHAHAHHA....MMA has as many different organisations than Boxing.......there is the UFC, Strikeforce, WEC, WAMMA......boxing doesnt need to learn anything from MMGAY....MMGAY copies everything from boxing....

but we do agree that boxing needs to turn back the clock to back when there was only 1 title holder

[tanibanana]

I agree. Boxing needs to follow the UFC's model and have just one champ.

well, this is highly debatable.. UFC have 1 champ per weight class..
but MMA as a sport does have a plenty of champions as well..

for now, we can say UFC is the MMA, or MMA is UFC but there are
still MINOR belts surrounding the UFC..

But I do agree boxing should mimic the better attributes of UFC..

[jrosales13]

Yeah, one belt would be ideal, but I'm not holding my breath.

Hell, I'd be happy if it were like 60's, 70's, etc. or Japan, where only the WBC and WBA (or any two sanctioning bodies) were recognized.

**** WBC and WBA will be ideal for me too... Less is more... And, they have to cut all that super, interim, diamond, emirutus, champion in recess, my daddy can beat your daddy titles that the WBC and WBA have.

And, you know I like the lower weights. But, I wish 105 and 108 will just merged together. I mean is 3lbs.. How bad would they be affected by 3 lbs... And, that would even make 108 even a more competitive talented division...

[jrosales13]

I agree. Boxing needs to follow the UFC's model and have just one champ.

UFC now has interim belts as well...

[TheStoneRoses]

Again I have no problem with Floyd fighting Baldomir if that is what you are getting at. I thought Margarito was the bigger risk so be it... The ring/lineal belt makes you the man to beat in that weight-class. You are the REAL fucking champ... but it does not necessarily makes you the best fighter...

Again for example Roy Jones for years was the best fighter at 168 and 175 but he was not the lineal champ... He was never the REAL champ of those weight-classes. At 175 Dariusz M was the lineal champ... But, Roy Jones was the better fighter...

now this is the problem with boxing.....there should only be 1 title holder per division and they should have a rankings system where the best 2 in the division should fight each other, so there could be no excuses as to who the best really is.....because its demeaning to the Title Holder to say you're not the best and that your title is just a paper title because so and so is better than you....well than WTF? this problem should be resolved for the good of the sport

[jrosales13]

I didnt kno Lewis fought for that belt but i always looked at the ibo as a filler belt to make you look like you were some hot ****...but i am a big fan of manny my guy

Yea Lennox fought for it... He was the first elite fighter to really carry it. And, then I think Roy Jones followed suit.

[Shadows]

**** WBC and WBA will be ideal for me too... Less is more... And, I also fell the same thing about weight-classes...

And, you know I like the lower weights. But, I wish 105 and 108 will just merged together. I mean is 3lbs.. How bad would they be affected by 3 lbs... And, that would even make 108 even a more competitive talented division...

Well, you have to look at it this way. The lower weights were always separated by fewer pounds than the higher weights, even when there were only eight weight classes. So, there must be some effect.

[jrosales13]

now this is the problem with boxing.....there should only be 1 title holder per division and they should have a rankings system where the best 2 in the division should fight each other, so there could be no excuses as to who the best really is.....because its demeaning to the Title Holder to say you're not the best and that your title is just a paper title because so and so is better than you....well than WTF? this problem should be resolved for the good of the sport

I agree... I wish that would happen... But, these greedy bastards won't never let that happen...