Why is Zab still champ?

[Piggu]

How come he is still the IBF champ even after losing to Carlos Baldomir?

[flipside]

that wasnt on the line when they met

[Castillofan]

Baldomir refused to pay the sanctioning fees for the IBF title, which makes sense when all told I bet he was making less than 100 grand for the Judah fight. I think it is commonly understood that the WBC title is the one most sought after by many fighters, therefore, Baldomir made sure that he was signed up for that one. By rights, in the event of his losing, Judah should no longer be the IBF champion, as in the post-fight press conference, Don King declared the IBF and WBA welterweight championships vacant. However, you see how quickly a situation can be "rectified" when people stand to gain money. The IBF was once indicted on allegations of rigging its rankings, therefore it should hardly be surprising that they so willingly flout their own regulations in order to be invovled in a money fight with Judah and Mayweather, who will both have to pay sanctioning fees to the IBF for the "privelege" of fighting for that title.

[!! AI-Holmes!!]

Baldomir refused to pay the sanctioning fees for the IBF title, which makes sense when all told I bet he was making less than 100 grand for the Judah fight. I think it is commonly understood that the WBC title is the one most sought after by many fighters, therefore, Baldomir made sure that he was signed up for that one. By rights, in the event of his losing, Judah should no longer be the IBF champion, as in the post-fight press conference, Don King declared the IBF and WBA welterweight championships vacant. However, you see how quickly a situation can be "rectified" when people stand to gain money. The IBF was once indicted on allegations of rigging its rankings, therefore it should hardly be surprising that they so willingly flout their own regulations in order to be invovled in a money fight with Judah and Mayweather, who will both have to pay sanctioning fees to the IBF for the "privelege" of fighting for that title.

True, only the WBC strap was at stake.
If you're a Champion and you lose a fight in your weight class, you lose the title even if the title was not on the line.

[flipside]

Baldomir refused to pay the sanctioning fees for the IBF title, which makes sense when all told I bet he was making less than 100 grand for the Judah fight. I think it is commonly understood that the WBC title is the one most sought after by many fighters, therefore, Baldomir made sure that he was signed up for that one. By rights, in the event of his losing, Judah should no longer be the IBF champion, as in the post-fight press conference, Don King declared the IBF and WBA welterweight championships vacant. However, you see how quickly a situation can be "rectified" when people stand to gain money. The IBF was once indicted on allegations of rigging its rankings, therefore it should hardly be surprising that they so willingly flout their own regulations in order to be invovled in a money fight with Judah and Mayweather, who will both have to pay sanctioning fees to the IBF for the "privelege" of fighting for that title.

what i was trying to say just too lazy to say it^^^

[Castillofan]

Hey Holmes, how's it going?

As you say, Judah should no longer be the champion, but there's money to be made by a lot of people. Usually it transpires that a sanctioning body withdraws their title from the champion if he loses a fight while holding the title, see what happened to Diego Corrales after Castillo knocked him out last October. I would have thought that the sanctioning bodies would not want to be represented by an unworthy fighter as champion, but let's face it, it all means very little when there's millions of dollars flying around.

Nice talking to you guys, take it easy.

[!! AI-Holmes!!]

Hey Holmes, how's it going?

As you say, Judah should no longer be the champion, but there's money to be made by a lot of people. Usually it transpires that a sanctioning body withdraws their title from the champion if he loses a fight while holding the title, see what happened to Diego Corrales after Castillo knocked him out last October. I would have thought that the sanctioning bodies would not want to be represented by an unworthy fighter as champion, but let's face it, it all means very little when there's millions of dollars flying around.

Nice talking to you guys, take it easy.

Doing great man.
In boxing nowadays titles don't guarantee money anymore.
In the Corrales case, those three pounds that Castillo was over really ended up keeping the belts around Corrales's waist.

[Castillofan]

You're right there, Holmes. I respect what Corrales has done but it was by the grace of God that he survived the first fight with Castillo and was able to come out a winner. The second time, Castillo's pride was hurt and he had some kind of crazy look in his eye man, he was going to do some damage to Corrales permanently. I think it's a very simple road for Corrales now, and through his pride, he is beginning to realize the bleakness of choosing the path of most resistance. Corrales can make a great deal of money, as he is a draw, against the likes of Juan Diaz, who would absolutely jump at that fight. "Kidd" Diaz is another great match with Corrales that holds a lot of credibility.I don't know if Corrales will go for a third fight with Castillo this year at all.

[!! AI-Holmes!!]

Castillos biggest enemy right now is the scale, I doubt if he will fight at 135 again and is seriously scoping the next heavier division.
Corrales might have a better future against the likes of Diaz and Jesus Chavez. His second fight against Castillo came too soon and was not fully recovered from their first fight, I think that fight really took a lot from him.

[xzworks]

coz don king is a boxing God.