Comments Thread For: Gary Russell: WBC Naming Franchise Champs Manipulates, Hides Fighters

[GlassJoey]

I’m not sure I understand why you posted this.

Emeritus champ = giving a former-champ the right to fight the current champ when they come back to the weight or unretire.

Franchise champ = creating a new belt to help champ stay champ without fighting mandatories.

One is much worse than the other.

[The Big Dunn]

Emeritus champions got NOTHING at all to do with Franchise champion.

I’m not sure I understand why you posted this.

[jackkeane6]

Yeah its sad to see posters judge right and wrong based on whether or not PBC is involved. The emeritus thing completely undermines the fabric of the sport by taking away opportunities fighters earned in the ring.

Emeritus champions got NOTHING at all to do with Franchise champion.

[The Big Dunn]

Thats the whole point.... You know as much as I do.... On this website that doesn't matter. Look at many times we had conflicting view points on the most basic common sense topics just cuz dudes wanna either defend their side or make the other side look bad!

That's how things are now

Yeah its sad to see posters judge right and wrong based on whether or not PBC is involved. The emeritus thing completely undermines the fabric of the sport by taking away opportunities fighters earned in the ring.

[KillaMane26]

Even if you hate PBC you should feel the emeritus thing is completely bogus and hurts the sport.

Thats the whole point.... You know as much as I do.... On this website that doesn't matter. Look at many times we had conflicting view points on the most basic common sense topics just cuz dudes wanna either defend their side or make the other side look bad!

That's how things are now

[The Big Dunn]

Anti PBC guys, and Canelo fanboys. Duh

Even if you hate PBC you should feel the emeritus thing is completely bogus and hurts the sport.

[Greenfield02]

I agree with Russell, but to be fair Russell shouldn't be talking to much. I mean he fights once every other year and the WBC has been pretty patient with him. I see other WBC title holders constantly being pushed to fight so called mandatories and being stripped, why does Russell get a pass? He's been pretty lucky the WBC allows him to defend every other year, I mean how is it fair for highly ranked contenders to be waiting around for this guy to make up his mind if he wants to fight or not? He's nothing special. So people in glass house's, probably shouldn't throw stones.

[KillaMane26]

I don't see how anyone doesn't agree with Russell on this.

Anti PBC guys, and Canelo fanboys. Duh

[The Big Dunn]

It's crazy right. It's a pretty common sense stance yet sanctioning bodies continue to do this in a money grab.

WHat I find really sad is posters that are ok with the practice. A lot of them post frequently about what is bad for the sport. I don't know what hurts the sport more than a mandatory challenger being allowed to be passed up like this.

Meanwhile, guys like Gabe Rosado and Broner get title shot after title shot primarily because they will lose in an exciting fashion.

[Tonylove]

The franchise championship is Fine if it’s truly only given to superstars and legends of the sport who are to big a draw and too skilled for most mandatories I mean Floyd, Pac, maybe Canelo but definitely not lomo