If every TV network tomorrow decided to ignore the IBF title, within 5 years nobody would consider it a major title. The WBA and WBC only grew to prominence after the Ring Magazine bribery scandal, which caused the TV networks to demand that promoters only feature WBA and WBC ratings as well as WBA and WBC champions.
The WBO wasn't considered a major title for so long because HBO refused to recognize it. When HBO decided to recognize it, it became a major title.
If ESPN, Fox and Showtime all decided tomorrow to regularly feature IBO titles and recognize the IBO as a world title, in a matter of months, it would be considered a major title.
The networks have the money, so the networks have all the power.
The WBO wasn't considered a major title for so long because HBO refused to recognize it. When HBO decided to recognize it, it became a major title.
If ESPN, Fox and Showtime all decided tomorrow to regularly feature IBO titles and recognize the IBO as a world title, in a matter of months, it would be considered a major title.
The networks have the money, so the networks have all the power.
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