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Originally posted by big_james10 View PostIn today's boxing world, fighter A can force fighter B to fight him at a 145- pound catchweight, beat fighter B and call himself a 147-pound champion.
The same said fighter A can challenge fighter C at a 150-pound catchweight and, as a result of defeating fighter C, fighter A can claim a 154-pound title, even though neither fighter A nor fighter C have ever beaten anyone at 154 pounds and have never been ranked in the top 10 of any sanctioning body, including Ring Magazine, at 154 pounds.
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Originally posted by jrosales13 View Posthttp://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...&postcount=151
I like the fact he ended this gem of a post with "people lie, numbers don't" line. I found that hilarious.
And, then he kept going...
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...&postcount=157
You can check the whole thread here.
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...387775&page=16
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UPDATE - Since this thread we have had Larry's 50cent meltdown, Brushmyhair's 'Broner has a better chin and fighting style than SRL', Hanzgruber's 'Cotto is better than Manny, anyway' corker and top of the shop, Mr.CHOKEaMF's superbowl winning exploits! Funny times!
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Originally posted by junior gong View PostUPDATE - Since this thread we have had Larry's 50cent meltdown, Brushmyhair's 'Broner has a better chin and fighting style than SRL', Hanzgruber's 'Cotto is better than Manny, anyway' corker and top of the shop, Mr.CHOKEaMF's superbowl winning exploits! Funny times!
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Originally posted by big_james10 View PostIn today's boxing world, fighter A can force fighter B to fight him at a 145- pound catchweight, beat fighter B and call himself a 147-pound champion. The same said fighter A can challenge fighter C at a 150-pound catchweight and, as a result of defeating fighter C, fighter A can claim a 154-pound title, even though neither fighter A nor fighter C have ever beaten anyone at 154 pounds and have never been ranked in the top 10 of any sanctioning body, including Ring Magazine, at 154 pounds. If this is possible and acceptable, a bronze medalist can justifiably be called an Olympic Champion.
oops.
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