Nobody classed Canelo as Lineal when he beat Cotto, who beat Martinez, who beat Pavlik, who beat Taylor, who beat Hopkins?
He was the definition of lineal. He was the man who beat the man who beat the man who beat the man. What he wasn’t was the proper champ. That was GGG. In the old days with one title somebody would have been stripped for not fighting GGG. Lineal champs don’t get stripped.
Fury did say he wouldn’t box again you are correct. How seriously you take that statement decides whether you believe he is lineal or not. I didn’t believe it for one second
He was the definition of lineal. He was the man who beat the man who beat the man who beat the man. What he wasn’t was the proper champ. That was GGG. In the old days with one title somebody would have been stripped for not fighting GGG. Lineal champs don’t get stripped.
Fury did say he wouldn’t box again you are correct. How seriously you take that statement decides whether you believe he is lineal or not. I didn’t believe it for one second
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