Why can't Lineal Champions be stripped of their status in the boardroom so to speak if:
a) ducks - stevenson not fighting hopkins or kovalev this year. "stay-busy" fights to be looked upon as ones failure to uphold credibility of lineal status.if sergio martinez avoids ggg. mayweather not fighting lara and fighting at 147 instead of 154 where he holds the Lineal Champion status. mayweather should relinquish lineal status at JMW. Bradley vs Pacquaio should be for the Welterweight Lineal Title since Mayweather refuses to do business with their promoter. Bradley vs Marquez was for the lineal title. Lineage resumes from that fight.
b) robberies - garcia getting gift vs herrera
c) inactivity - if ward's promotional issues continue, if rigo is completely blackballed preventing him to secure fights vs legitimate challengers
Bradley-Marquez for the Lineage though. Like, that's a fact.
Who has the lineage at 147? Mayweather? Who did he beat to get it?
-serious question-
This is The Ring lineage.
Under the other lineal critera he would have vacated in '08 having also won it from Baldomir in '06. Mosley's beatdown of Margarito would have then reestablished Mosley as lineal champ. Then Floyd's subsequent win over Mosley passed it onto him (or it would have been reestablished anyway.)
It's always going to be argued but if Floyd retires undefeated and the #1 P4P fighter in the world while Pacquaio is beneath then a lot of people will consider him greater.
A lot of people will consider him greater anyway, a lot of people won't aswell.
Under the other lineal critera he would have vacated in '08 having also won it from Baldomir in '06. Mosley's beatdown of Margarito would have then reestablished Mosley as lineal champ. Then Floyd's subsequent win over Mosley passed it onto him (or it would have been reestablished anyway.)
Cool Thanks. I honestly did not know. Hard to imagine Spinks and Judah as lineal champs though...lol
Under the other lineal critera he would have vacated in '08 having also won it from Baldomir in '06. Mosley's beatdown of Margarito would have then reestablished Mosley as lineal champ. Then Floyd's subsequent win over Mosley passed it onto him (or it would have been reestablished anyway.)
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