Champions like Jack Dempsey didn't defend his title for 3 years and was still considered champion.
Also, no other Heavyweight has made a legitimate claim to be Linear in those last two years.
Fury retired, and gave up any belts that matter. Until he returns and proves something he isn't the champion of anything. The fake lineal title at any weight means nothing.
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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
I was wondering why HBO mentions Ring a lot more recently.
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Golden Boy Promotions purchased Ring Magazine ten years ago and has slowly ruined it ever since. Originally it was promised that they would not interfere with the editorial process, but that has been repeatedly exposed as a lie as journalist after journalist has quit in disgust and revealed Golden Boy's interference.
Since that time, the championship policy has been radically changed to allow Golden Boy extreme leeway in crowning and stripping champions to benefit HBO and hinder Showtime. The rules of the Ring title, which are selectively and corruptly enforced, make it very clear that lineal has nothing to do with it at this point.
A lineal title vacancy can only be filled by #1 fighting #2. However, a Ring title vacancy can be filled by #2 fighting #5.
A lineal champion can't be stripped for not fighting arbitrary "mandatory" challengers, a Ring champion can and has been stripped for not fulfilling Ring's arbitrary mandatory obligations (although only SHO fighters have been stripped in this manner, HBO fighters have not).
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