winning a title in different divisions is one thing

[TernceBudCharlo]

Belts in boxing are completely meaningless

[Spray_resistant]

Belts mean next to dogshit. That's why not many care.

That is how I feel about it, Its all about the quality of opponents beaten.

I'd rate someone who never had a belt but beat alot of highly skilled fighters who beat alot of highly skilled fighters over a unified champion who got to be that way because maybe he beat a champion who won a vacant strap over some obscure guy sanctioning bodies put in a title fight for it.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

But unifying titles in different divisions is greatness, not many fighters have been able to do this

I value lineal titles over unified in the modern era tbh.

Julius Indongo unified titles for example.

It’s still impressive obviously but it’s not what it was.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Belts in boxing are completely meaningless

Yeah it’s getting to that stage. They’ve lost a tonne of credibility over the last two decades.

[MUNG]

risk reward, promoter spats, aging, belt hostages, mando's, multi belt per org can make even one unification difficult for avoided fighters with not a huge fanbase not to mention the careful planners and risk averse guys, its not a level playing field so comparisons are almost impossible, there needs to be a clear path to the 'top' of a division

[TernceBudCharlo]

Yeah it’s getting to that stage. They’ve lost a tonne of credibility over the last two decades.

Too many weight classes, too many belts. So what if someone is ranked #2 by the WBC at super super junior straw featherweight? Still could be 20 guys better than him in and around his weight class.

[KillaMane26]

Larry Creates thread: "I have these weird bubbles growing out of my ass, they really f_cking hurt"

A week later: "Oh so no-one wants to reply? Really?"




What do you want us to say? "Yes Larry, those bubbles DO hurt"

Thanks for ruining my chick fil a sandwich........

[Willy Wanker]

Belts mean next to dogshit. That's why not many care.

Belts in boxing are completely meaningless

I agree. Titles might be meaningful for up and coming fighters trying to build their name and record, but big name fighters shouldn't even care anymore.

I don't think unifying by beating two or more paper champions means much when those so called champs would be lower ranked contenders in other eras and would be lucky to even get a title shot.

At the end of day, it's the fighter that makes the title (unified or not) worth a damn, not the other way around.

[BoxingIsGreat]

That is how I feel about it, Its all about the quality of opponents beaten.

I'd rate someone who never had a belt but beat alot of highly skilled fighters who beat alot of highly skilled fighters over a unified champion who got to be that way because maybe he beat a champion who won a vacant strap over some obscure guy sanctioning bodies put in a title fight for it.

Exactly. Great post.

[BoxingIsGreat]

I agree. Titles might be meaningful for up and coming fighters trying to build their name and record, but big name fighters shouldn't even care anymore.

I don't think unifying by beating two or more paper champions means much when those so called champs would be lower ranked contenders in other eras and would be lucky to even get a title shot.

At the end of day, it's the fighter that makes the title (unified or not) worth a damn, not the other way around.

That's why Davis is my favorite boxer. He seems not to give a crap about belts or P4P fantasy lists. Unique indeed. Never seen him talk about even his belts.