Crazy British Boxers

[TBooze]

Originally Posted by McGuinty

A world belt (rather a big one or not) will put you in world rankings. A domestic belt wont. What's a better belt to win, the British belt or european? A world belt or a "world belt" is still bigger than a domestic or european belt.

You win a European title (EBU) you get a top 10 rating from the WBC and sometimes the WBA and IBF. You win a WBU title, any rating you had previously from WBC et al is lost...

[McGuinty]

Originally Posted by TBooze

You win a European title (EBU) you get a top 10 rating from the WBC and sometimes the WBA and IBF. You win a WBU title, any rating you had previously from WBC et al is lost...

What about Ricky Hatton? Never fought for a European belt but held the WBU for a few years and then got the IBF shot.

[TBooze]

Originally Posted by McGuinty

What about Ricky Hatton? Never fought for a European belt but held the WBU for a few years and then got the IBF shot.

A Big fight that made the IBF a big sanctioning fee.

That is always the way in boxing. For example Leonard coming back, having never fought as a Middleweight and only having one win over a fringe contender at 154lbs in the last five years, gets a 'title' fight with Hagler and Messrs Graham, Olajide et al are 'overlooked'...

[Joe.Boxer]

"Paul Sykes At Large" is the greatest ever documentary about a boxer.

[HeavyT]

Originally Posted by McGuinty

What about Ricky Hatton? Never fought for a European belt but held the WBU for a few years and then got the IBF shot.

It depends who you fight. McAllister fought journeyman, how would he everr rise in the ranks fighting guys like maihaita mutu? Why do you think he vacated to fight for the British title?

[BeerGut]

Haven't seen this one mentioned yet. Two former British Heavyweight Champs and the reigning European Heavyweight Champ disputing a stoppage verdict:

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[McGuinty]

Originally Posted by HeavyT

It depends who you fight. McAllister fought journeyman, how would he everr rise in the ranks fighting guys like maihaita mutu? Why do you think he vacated to fight for the British title?

Yeah, cause he went far, didn't he..

[HeavyT]

Originally Posted by McGuinty

Yeah, cause he went far, didn't he..

I was disagreeing with you. I'm saying hatton got a big fought off the back off it because he fought contenders, I can't really think of any others that did that. It was below domestic level.