WBC Decision makes sense. Think about it.

[Lion81]

I was just as pissed about the WBC naming Canelo "franchise champion". As if the belt situation wasn't ridiculous already, adding this new name designation only helps feed the hate towards Canelo who never asked for this...

However, it makes sense now that I've read the official statement from the WBC.

As fighters go from Amateur, to prodigy, to professional and then finally to superstar, they are impossible to manage.

You can't tell them what to do, literally you can't.

You can't tell Oscar De La Hoya when he's the Golden Boy, PPV super star to go fight a mandatory dude that people have never heard of instead of some other more intriguing fight.

The idea of the WBC or the WBA or IBF telling Canelo what to do is laughable. Canelo right now is like a god in boxing. You can't tell that dude shiiit.

Floyd Mayweather listened to no one. He fought whoever he damn well pleased and in his day he and only he called the shots in boxing.

You simply can't corner or bully or even ask anything of these guys once they become Primadonna superstars. You just can't.

The belts work in theory, when a boxer wants to be a Champion and is still looking to fight for it, but once they reach PPV superstar status, and you're trying to block a super fight because...dude over here in our rankings wants his shot, watch them drop your belt. So when the superstar doesn't agree and wants other legacy or big money fights instead and they don't mind leaving the belt in the dust...

...then what?

[Nehnenqui]

Godnelo is afraid of Charlo doe. Charlo has the best resume in boxing! He’s facing back to back killers in Korobov and Adams!

[GGG Gloveking]

Looks like the truth to me. Canelo, just like Floyd, is bigger than the belt. He said it when he vacated the wbc before. He can fight who he wants, when he wants, and it won't hurt his bottom line one bit if the strap isn't there.

Mauricio knows who his daddy is...

[ShoulderRoll]

There was already a mechanism in place if Canelo didn't want to defend against a mandatory that no one ever heard of.

It's called dropping the belt and no longer calling yourself the champion.

[Phenom]

No like I said in another thread they could just give exemptions or name him emeritus champion but they can't make sanctioning fees from that

It's a joke and it's not something earned it absolutely devalues the WBC title and there is no reason for it

[Phenom]

There was already a mechanism in place if Canelo didn't want to defend against a mandatory that no one ever heard of.

It's called dropping the belt and no longer calling yourself the champion.

Exactly

This is a **** riding to a groupies level just so they could attach their name with Canelo

[Blue54]

But the fact is Charlo is going to be World Champ after beating a no name and getting a gift UD in his previous fight.

Canelo earned that tittle and should just keep status as a regular world champ now Charlo has the belt when he has not deserved it his resume at 160 is weak and he should not be champ.

[xhiddenx87]

Dude, thats called integrity of the sport. You go climbing rankings until your title shot. If you dont want a belt. Just say, i vacate and we all are fine with it.
But no, he chose to be named "whatever the f@ck" champion.

So no dude. One of the big problems with boxing is its belts. And now they just invented a new one with special rules thats just plain ******.

[USMCer]

...
You can't tell them what to do, literally you can't.

You can't tell Oscar De La Hoya when he's the Golden Boy, PPV super star to go fight a mandatory dude that people have never heard of instead of some other more intriguing fight.

The idea of the WBC or the WBA or IBF telling Canelo what to do is laughable. Canelo right now is like a god in boxing. You can't tell that dude shiiit....

Why would ANY top level fighter listen to what these made-up organizations try to force them to do?

ALL fighters should ignore the so-called "sanctioning bodies"...
... then what?
Then the curtain is pulled back and these "sanctioning bodies" get exposed.

[ShaneMosleySr]

It doesn’t make sense. The WBC changed all the rules for one person.

They should just strip him for not fighting Charlo because it’s what they always do. Then, real boxing fans will ignore the WBC middleweight champion completely and know that Canelo Álvarez is the real middleweight champion.

That’s the way it’s always worked.