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

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.

[SalimShady1212]

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.

[anonymous2.0]

This is more the WBC's fault and their ****** unification rules.

Lucas vs Lamont should have been for the WBC Silver and IBF belt except the WBC wouldn't sanction the fight because they don't believe in unification fights. So the fight was made at 141 with neither belt on the line. If the WBC allowed unification than Lucas would have had the IBF belt after beating Lamont, and Danny would have the IBF after beating Lucas and we wouldn't have this fiasco of the IBF champ losing and fighting CW yet still retaining the title.

And yet Danny and Floyd both have WBC belts and another belt simultaneously. Guess the rules only apply to some boxers.

[kiaba360]

I'm happy for Cuenca, who's been waiting a while for a title shot.

[Motofan]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Lamont already got the tombstone engraved and everything. Someone has to have that picture laying around.

[MBE]

Good on the IBF, you can't have this guy hold the title hostage any longer by losing non-title matches. This isn't the wwe here.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Honestly I don't think casuals are particularly aware of all that. The sanctioning body nonsense doesn't put off casuals very much, it puts off the diehards.

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