Originally posted by hitking
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To answer your question, Bernard Hopkins had been IBF MW champ since the mid-90's but wasn't considered the true/unified champ until 2001 when he beat Felix Trinidad (who won his WBA belt against the unspectacular Wiliam Joppy). None of these guys have any link at all to Sugar Ray Robinson, Harry Greb, Stanley Ketchel, Bob Fitzsimmons, Nonpareil Jack Dempsey...
The lineal title is not a real thing. What else can I say to change your mind about it?
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