the biggest current paper champions in boxing

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  1. AbbeyFN

    AbbeyFN Active Member Full Member

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    Both Klitschko's. PacMan. Mayweather. Martinez.

    I was waiting for some troll to come in and post those names. I figure since nobody above listed them yet, I would to stop the stupidity quickly. Feel free to flame me.

    IMO I agree with DanishFightfan. Boxing is one sport where people risk their lives for as much as $400 a night. Nobody is a paperweight champion in my mind. They are all warriors.
     
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  2. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    True and its crazy that he might even be the best in the division. 154 needs some cleaning up. Its a good division but the best dont seem to wanna fight each other.
     
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  3. Ripper11

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    Canelo proved himself when he beats Rhodes imo
     
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  4. Badlok

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    :good this!
     
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    Chavez Jr
     
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  6. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    They do not decide who to fight and where to fight..
    They just fight, because they want to have a belt around the hip.
    They work and train hard in order to win at fight night.. But boxing fans will never be satisfied.. They give all they have.. Sometimes more.. But all they get is hate and criticism..
     
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  7. Brickhaus

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    Vyacheslav Senchenko
    Omar Narvaez
    JCC Jr.
    Canelo

    Although I suspect the last of those will eventually legitimize his title.
     
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  8. jeffjoiner

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    This discussion reminds me of the drunk guys watching Spring Training baseball and yelling to guys "you're going back to triple-A" without realizing that AAA ball is far more advanced than they could ever hope to be.
     
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  9. Atlanta

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    Beibut Shemnov- No explanation needed.
    Felix Sturm- last defense was against Ronald Hearns
    JCC Jr. - That's Sergio's Belt

    All spring to mind fairly quickly.
     
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  10. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    Well if you want that belt around there hip then they should fight fighters that come with being at that level in the sport. If you wanna be a world champion then fight world champion opposition and if you dont expect to be judged poorly for it.
     
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  11. FistsOfFury

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    They are all warriors but the word champion has a specific meaning. And all boxers aren't champions. Just because a boxer is a paper champion doesn't mean they don't deserve respect, they just don't deserve to be called champion. They are title holders.
     
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  12. Nay_Sayer

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    Wlad Klitschko
     
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    The eventual winner of Povetkin/Chagaev for the "regular" WBA championship
     
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    Yeah. I like to clal them title holders too... but if we're going to stick with the term paper champ.. I would say Tavoris CLoud........ Robert Steiglitz (the biggest one)....... Zolst Erdei (although he is really really good n i like him)... Feliz Sturm proved me wrong and showed some fire in him his last fight so it's hard for me to stick him here...........Jan Zaveck........ Chris John.......... Ricky Burns........ and a few others..... like Bute......

    I think Cleverly... ALvarez.. Trout... and Pirog... Geale.... Chavez Jr. are too green (as champions) to be considered... we have to give them a few defenses first... all of them only had about one defense of their titles.
     
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