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I agree that having 4 belts per division (even more if you count the IBO, Ring Magazine, and Lineal title) is way too much but I was still never a big fan of having only one belt per division. I think there should be only two belts per division and the "lineal title" should always be connected to one of the belts. I'm always excited at the prospect of a unification fight and it does make the fight just that much bigger to me. Some fights are meh but having two champions come together in the ring is one of the things I look forward to most. What are your guys' thoughts on this? Do you want just one belt per division or what?
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Because in theory, after the fight, there will be one less paper champ -
Yeah but not all the belt holders in unifications are paper champs. IDK but Thurman vs Spence with only Thurman holding the WBC/WBA and Spence holding nothing is a lot less intriguing to me than Thurman-Spence with Thurman as WBC/WBA champ and Spence as IBF champ. Even though it shouldn't be a lot less intriguing lol cuz its the fight that matters. Idk maybe I'm just being weird about it.Comment
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That can't be it.
"I CAN'T WAIT for this unification to take place so we can have one less paper champ in the division! It's gonna be awesome!"
If they are a paper champ, than you most likely don't even recognize them as a champ anyways so that belt becomes kinda meaningless you know what I mean. Kinda like Adonis Stevenson right now. He's got the green belt. The most sough after belt there is but the WBC belt kinda doesn't even exist in the light-heavyweight division right now for me.Comment
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Besides what has been already brought up, we then have the issue that we often have where the fighters do not fight fighters that hold a different belt but in which may be the best opponent.Comment
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One champion in nine divisions is the ideal. Boxing has definitely been watered down since the 60s to a laughable point. In no other sport are there multiple champions like this. I do get excited about unification fights because that means one less paper champion and if the belts stay unified a while, the division tends to heat up. It's a sound principle. With one champion, all the good fighters are forced to fight each other. The many belts out there allows guys to duck forever and often they do. If GGG did get the WBO title, then where is Canelo going to go? Where is Jermall Charlo going to go(not that he would duck anyway)? Where is Eubank, Jr. going to go unless he moves to 168? One title makes all of these guys fight each other instead of BS showcase fights. Light Heavyweight is shaping up as one of the best divisions out there. They've also had just two champions the past year and a half. It makes a difference.Comment
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Because most of us hate there being multiple championships floating around and a unification always means one less belt. Even in spite of that, I don't normally get excited for a unification unless i's between two top level guys, i.e. Thurman and Garcia.Comment
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