Will we ever see Undisputed boxing champions again?

[bluebeam]

Has the IBF made a ruling about the Indongo vs Lipinets mandatory? If they haven't I wouldn't be surprised if they pull some last minute bs & swipe the IBF title from that fight.

Hearn and arum claim every belt is on the line so I guess the ibf gave in.

[Eff Pandas]

Hearn and arum claim every belt is on the line so I guess the ibf gave in.

Of course the promoters are saying that. It sells the fight better. What the IBF says is what matters doe.

Edit: Just looked at the IBF schedule & they don't got Crawford vs Indongo listed as a title fight. And it looks to be a up to date schedule. And the last thing I see, in April, about the IBF & Indongo is saying he must fight Lipinets.

[bluebeam]

Of course the promoters are saying that. It sells the fight better. What the IBF says is what matters doe.

Edit: Just looked at the IBF schedule & they don't got Crawford vs Indongo listed as a title fight. And it looks to be a up to date schedule. And the last thing I see, in April, about the IBF & Indongo is saying he must fight Lipinets.

it's July and indongo isn't fighting lipinets and he hasnt been stripped so what does that tell you?

[Eff Pandas]

it's July and indongo isn't fighting lipinets and he hasnt been stripped so what does that tell you?

That the IBF hasn't 100% decided if they'll strip him or not. Or wanna do it for max effect the week of the fight.

[soul_survivor]

we're baout to get them in a couple divisions, possibly 3 by 2018

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Will we ever see Undisputed boxing champions again?


Looking at how modern boxing evolving we might never ever see Undisputed champion again ...


As belts are losing their values, and very few actually want collect them all...


What do you think about this?

Will we ever see Undisputed boxing champions again?



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Some of Undisputed Champions in Boxing History...


Roy Jones Jr., last Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion




Bernard Hopkins, Undisputed Middleweight Champion




Lennox Lewis, last Undisputed Heavyweight Champion

Either Crawford or Indongo is about to be the first 140 undisputed champion in well, maybe ever. Should be pretty cool.

You've also got middleweight where if GGG wins, he could unify with Saunders. If Canelo wins though, I think the WBC will be vacant again or GGG will keep it. We were so close on that one though.

Light heavyweight would be if we could ever get Adonis in the ring with Ward.

Heavyweight nearly was not long ago.

I think there can be but it's difficult with so many belts.

[Tom Cruise]

Theres a few On the horizon as others have said.

For me there are two rules which could help massively if all the 4 major orgs could agree to follow them.

1. Unifications trump mandos (some already do this)
2. Unified champions should get unified mandos. Ie. If you hold the WBA and IBF like Joshua does, and both are putting forward a mando, then those two need to fight each other before being recognised as full mandatory (so Pulev vs Ortiz would be the final eliminator for the unified titles).

It wont happen because unified champions arent in the orgs interests. They have much more leverage over a small time fighter who holds a strap than a guy who holds all 4 at the same time

[techliam]

Crawford vs Indongo will crown the first one since Jermain Taylor. Golovkin/Canelo, Ward and the cruiserweight WBSS winner are all very close to accomplishing it too. Seems that unifying titles has suddenly become a bit more of a priority again

The last undisputed Champion was O'Neil Bell, but yes agreed otherwise

[techliam]

Roy Jones wasn't undisputed. Michalczewski was the lineal champ.

You don't need to be the lineal champion to be Undisputed - Undisputed simply means being the champion of all recognised major bodies. At that time, that was the WBA/WBC and IBF. Nowadays, in order to be Undisputed, you need the be the WBA/WBC/IBF and WBO champion.

[RuslanChagaev]

Crawford or indongo will be undisputed next month.

No doubt Terence Crawford. He's perfect fighter!