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By Jake Donovan - Back when boxing was at the forefront of major sports, fans needn’t look any further than the championship spot to figure out the best fighters in each weight class.
There were occasional exceptions, but for the most part THE champ and the best were one and the same. That claim is not as easy to make in an era where true title lineage easily gets lost in a sea of alphabet titlists and preferred network choices (read: TV-friendly fighters).
As fans, network brass and even writers who should otherwise exude objectivity continue to gravitate towards their preferred style of fighters, greatness or championship status doesn’t enter into the equation quite as often as should be the case.
Because, let’s face it, having earned the right to becoming the true champion – or the best – should always warrant recognition.
The question remains, however, whom exactly do we recognize?
Thanks to the giving nature of the alphabet organizations, there are 78 different fighters claiming title status. That’s an average of more than four fighters per weight class – an absurdly high number especially when considering there are seven divisions featuring unified titlists, including Floyd Mayweather Jr. who holds two belts each at welterweight and super welterweight. [Click Here To Read More]
There were occasional exceptions, but for the most part THE champ and the best were one and the same. That claim is not as easy to make in an era where true title lineage easily gets lost in a sea of alphabet titlists and preferred network choices (read: TV-friendly fighters).
As fans, network brass and even writers who should otherwise exude objectivity continue to gravitate towards their preferred style of fighters, greatness or championship status doesn’t enter into the equation quite as often as should be the case.
Because, let’s face it, having earned the right to becoming the true champion – or the best – should always warrant recognition.
The question remains, however, whom exactly do we recognize?
Thanks to the giving nature of the alphabet organizations, there are 78 different fighters claiming title status. That’s an average of more than four fighters per weight class – an absurdly high number especially when considering there are seven divisions featuring unified titlists, including Floyd Mayweather Jr. who holds two belts each at welterweight and super welterweight. [Click Here To Read More]
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