Comments Thread For: IBF: Lamont Peterson Will Be Stripped if Garcia Wins

[Humean]

Not now, but years past this kinda stuff stuff is what turned off casuals (bowe garbage can) and now it's too confusing and unstructured to grow any casual audience... Diehards complain but we all still watch, so the powers that be will never change

I don't think the casual fan has ever cared about any of this stuff in terms of the specifics. He cares about one or two 'stars' that he likes, maybe a local fighter or two and if he is watching a championship fight. The proliferation of the sanctioning bodies provides the latter for the proliferation of tv networks globally that provide boxing. The widespread sanctioning of title fights has probably maintained and even increased interest in the sport rather than the reverse.

[DSG's#1Hater]

What are the chances that Adrien Broner bypasses either the no. 1 or 2 contender and gets first shot at the title? Matthysse should be high in the rankings but he's not even on them.

I think they'll move Broner towards the WBC strap once Garcia vacates or is stripped. He's already rated #3. Postol will be fighting for it. Lucas is #2 but IIRC the winner of Lucas-Provo gets a crack at Crawford if he wins.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I don't think the casual fan has ever cared about any of this stuff in terms of the specifics. He cares about one or two 'stars' that he likes, maybe a local fighter or two and if he is watching a championship fight. The proliferation of the sanctioning bodies provides the latter for the proliferation of tv networks globally that provide boxing. The widespread sanctioning of title fights has probably maintained and even increased interest in the sport rather than the reverse.

All empirical evidence suggests otherwise... The sanctioning bodies are a joke and the main reason why sports illustrated, espn, etc pay so little attention to the sport as they did in 70s,80s, early 90s... It's a running joke amongst major boxing sportswriters. Even us hardcore fans think they are a joke.. How could a casual possibly take them serious or a sport serious that doesn't have defined rules, authority, schedule, etc.... Boxing has no structure

[Humean]

All empirical evidence suggests otherwise... The sanctioning bodies are a joke and the main reason why sports illustrated, espn, etc pay so little attention to the sport as they did in 70s,80s, early 90s... It's a running joke amongst major boxing sportswriters. Even us hardcore fans think they are a joke.. How could a casual possibly take them serious or a sport serious that doesn't have defined rules, authority, schedule, etc.... Boxing has no structure

If there hadn't been an increase in world titles then the major boom in boxing that took place in Britain and Germany in the 90s would not have taken place. Boxing could certainly have more structure but it could/would never compete successfully with some of the major sports because it relies too much on following single fighters, fighters who just aren't going to fight often enough to maintain the sort of stability of interest that an NFL, NBA, Premier League, or Bundesliga can offer.

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

Peterson is losing so might as well take the belt away now

[Sugar Adam Ali]

If there hadn't been an increase in world titles then the major boom in boxing that took place in Britain and Germany in the 90s would not have taken place. Boxing could certainly have more structure but it could/would never compete successfully with some of the major sports because it relies too much on following single fighters, fighters who just aren't going to fight often enough to maintain the sort of stability of interest that an NFL, NBA, Premier League, or Bundesliga can offer.

Ufc depends on single fighters, same with wwe, and nascar and tennis and golf

I do agree that having a bunch of fake world titles helped it gain popularity in certain parts of the world but all it did was create tons of confusion and discredit the titles, and I also believe they have better matchmaking in Europe than they do the US

[Build That Wall]

Broner is gonna be the IBF Champ. F**k Yeah!!!!!

[CANELOLUJAH]

Belts mean little to nothing.

YDKSAB

maybe to us they mean ****, but to the actual figthers they do why the hell do you think they hold them hosgate every chance they get when they get one lol.

This is long over due, This gives a new boxer a chance to rank in some more money and defend the title against other more worthy oppenents.

[CANELOLUJAH]

Broner is gonna be the IBF Champ. F**k Yeah!!!!!

only way he can is to win vacated belts.

Dude aint motivaited anymore we need him to steal another persons side piece so we can see him in kill mode again lol.,.

[kiaba360]

I kinda hope Lamont loses so we can see Yang vs. Cuenca for the belt. We need some new guys in the mix. Both of them are anomalies: Cuenca is an undefeated Argentine with the lowest KO% I've ever seen, and Yang could become the 2nd world champion from China (first for the IBF). The match-up is pretty noteworthy.