Comments Thread For: Interim Title Fights Saturday Night Egregious Examples Of WBA's Sanctioning Scam

[garfios]

If the WBA wasn’t one of the original two it would lose its recognition so fast...people love to complain about the WBO or WBC but the WBA is by far the worst

They all are. If is not an interim belt, it is however a franchise champion or a diamond champion. They all have 3 or 4 belts.

[NachoMan]

I don't excuse the other sanctioning bodies, but by far the WBA is the biggest scam belt in boxing.

Boxingscene should start sanctioning fights. At least their belt would be honest.

What fighter wouldn't want to fight for the BS World Championship belt?

[nino brown21]

$2.99 plus tax... Lol

dam I need to get me one!!!

[Yodpayak]

On one hand this is completely true, on another hand nobody cares about super middle weight and welter weight needs a new champion because the current champs are cowards who dont fight.

[techliam]

There needs to be far more pressure from the fourth estate on this issue destroying and devaluing the worth of title fights and championship belts.

The sanctioning bodies have become very creative in creating as many pseudo-belts for #1 and #2 rankings (WBC silver title) - however, the worst example has been set by the WBA with it having no shame in presenting THREE champions in one weight class.

And history shows the problem is worsening because we do not have an authoritative international body to prevent this laissez faire grab for cash.

It started in the 60's with the WBA splitting and the formation of the WBC. (Even back then the EBU anfd BBBoC were around)

This seemed to stabilise until the early 80's when another dispute lead to the formation of the IBF, and then the WBO in the late 80's with now the IBO gaining more recognition as a major sanctioning body.

There was one. Then Two. Then three. Then four. Now four plus one. In fact any arrangment of the letters 'W', B, A, E, I, O, U, N, C, and possibly more has lead to the establishment of well over 40-50 sanctioning bodies around the world.

I would rather see our sport arranged around the tyrannical tenure of Dana White for the good of the sport rather than the atrociously woeful mismatches being pushed as 'main events' and 'title fights' by the likes of PBC paycheck boys like Charlo and co.

How can a fighter sleep at night knowing he didn't win his belt via a real fight, or even by default? I guess money can numb a sense of pride and dignity.

The 90's saw so many HW fights never happen because of the obstacles raised by promoters, bodies and matchmakers.

Shame on them all. I love this sport, but I also think it's a total and utter disgrace.

If we keep shouting, someone might listen one day. Once we used to grace the front pages. In my country, there is virtually no coverage of the boxing world unless you pay for it.

The IBO is not getting any recognition as a major title

They sponsor websites like Boxingscene, but that’s all. It’s failing

[KayoKid77]

Sanctioning Body Fraud

This is an excellent article displaying the rampant fraud and corruption in this business. Shake-down artists like the WBA from 3rd World countries exist because television networks recognize these bogus titles at the expense of the sport. If networks refused to televise sanctioning body "title bouts," these scumbags would eventually wither up and die. Until then, they will continue to suck the life out of boxing and the blood/sweat from the boxers...By the way, you would never read this type of article on boxingnews.com,
which is nothing more than a mouthpiece for these sanctioning body clowns.

[Get em up]

Next thing you know the WBA is going to start giving away a participation title,then a booby prize belt & a at least you dared to be great belt.

Green sent for this one. A participation belt is on the way now. You said it first LMAO

[buddyr]

wonder how much it costs to make a belt?

Not as much as the 3% they get back from both fighter's purses in fights.

[Califire209]

The promoters and managers are just as responsible for these ****** belts they keep allowing their fighters to fight for these paper titles so they can Elevate their status and really, they are only the 5th best in the division. WBA is ruining the sport it's disgusting

[Bob Haymon]

Scammin' Al is gonna buy a belt for every single mediocre fighter in his stable.