THE WBC just screwed DAZN

[DaNeutral.]

Why don't the WBC just make literally everybody in the top 100 a champion of one kind or another and then they just claim some fee's off everybody.

[john l]

No. It's nothing like the WBA super champ. This tag is a do whatever you want designation. The WBA super champ still has mandatories every 18 months. The franchise champ doesn't have mandatories. The WBA super champ can only defend that title in his weight class. The franchise champ can defend that title in any division. If you defeat the super champ you become super champ (I think?). If you defeat the franchise champ you become a contender for the WBC champ in that division with consideration to become the mandatory. So if Kovalev beats Canelo at 175 he becomes the WBC diamond belt champ with consideration to become mandatory for Gvozdyk.

This **** is crazy

Crazy is right word! I got a headache just reading that lol.

[The Big Dunn]

They've denied them from having the first undisputed MW champion since Jermaine Taylor. A historic event for their app. Having the undisputed champion in one of the most historic divisions (probably second only to HW) is a big deal. Especially if the fighter is Canelo.

I don't think they care as long as they get subscriptions.

I can't understand why Canelo would be ok with this. It makes him look like he used his influence with the WBC to avoid the fight because he is scared to fight Charlo.

Charlo should be pissed because he now has a GGG type title reign where he gets the belt in the boardroom and not the ring.

Just a terrible move by the WBC that makes the sport look weak.

[bigjavi973]

Wow WTF!!!!!!!!!


Canelo is now "franchise" WBC Middleweight champion

and jermall charlo was upgraded to WBC WOrld Middleweight champion



WE BE CROOKS!


I AM OFFICIALLY DONE WITH THE WBC if this is true

[DaNeutral.]

Are people under the impression the WBC have done this to protect Canelo from Charlo?

[The Big Dunn]

Are people under the impression the WBC have done this to protect Canelo from Charlo?

Yes, that seems to be the consensus. That by elevating Charlo and creating this "Franchise belt" you appease Charlo and allow Canelo to avoid the fight.

[DARTH SILKWORMS]

Canelo was never going to fight Charlo and Canelo has already shown he can ditch belts to avoid mandatories and his fans don't care.

This move by the WBC seems more about protecting the WBC's image than protecting Canelo's.

If Canelo ditched the WBC belt again, that hurts the WBC more than it hurts Canelo.

So they've invented a new honor that allows Canelo to do whatever he wants without it seeming like Canelo ditched their belt again.

[Mexican_Puppet]

This **** makes absolutely ZERO sense. This is worse than anything the WBA has ever done with their champions.

Man, canelo is fighting with the best of the best

It does not care about titles or belts

Canelo won 7 fu.cking titles .

IBF. WBO.WBA.WBC.

He did enought ...

And he will fight Andrade next..

GGG, Jacobs, Andrade.

It's a si.ck run.

[AKAcronym]

Idk what it is about mandatories but Canelo sure doesn't like to deal with them for some reason.

[Citizen Koba]

No. It's nothing like the WBA super champ. This tag is a do whatever you want designation. The WBA super champ still has mandatories every 18 months. The franchise champ doesn't have mandatories. The WBA super champ can only defend that title in his weight class. The franchise champ can defend that title in any division. If you defeat the super champ you become super champ (I think?). If you defeat the franchise champ you become a contender for the WBC champ in that division with consideration to become the mandatory. So if Kovalev beats Canelo at 175 he becomes the WBC diamond belt champ with consideration to become mandatory for Gvozdyk.

This **** is crazy

Your uncertainty over the WBA 'super' is well warranted. Sometimes you become super champ if you beat the current super champ (despite their rules stating that the super champ is only for champions with 5 defenses) other times you don't. Sometimes you become 'super' champ after 5 defenses. Sometimes you don't. Sometimes you become super champ if you unify... guess what? Sometimes you don't... they have a special 'unified' title if they don't feel like making you 'Super' champ that week.


These dudes really are a special kind of special... I genuinely thought the WBA couldn't be outdone in the ****** title stakes, but somehow the WBC have managed it.