R. Garcia:No one gives a **** about titles anymore..

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  1. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    Ive mentioned quite a few times recently how sanctioning bodies and their titles are becoming more and more irrelevant in 2015.

    Good short interview with Robert Garcia about how attitudes to titles have changed, even since his day.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4iG3gYsxEs
     
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  2. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    What use are titles when theres 4 or more champions in each division?

    The WBA alone has up to 3 champions on each division.

    Fans can tell with their own eyes and by who fights who, who the best is.

    If Wlad gave up all his belts tomorrow, would people no longer consider him the best HW?

    Cornelius Bundrage has a world title and hes not even a top 10 LMW.

    Ranking are a complete pile of ****. You get ranked if you fight in the right fights and your manager is influential.

    Its like Garcia said in this video. Mikey Garcia could go to 147 right now and someone would rank him #1
     
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  3. rathalos

    rathalos Active Member Full Member

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    Like floyd said, "pacquiao can have the belt, a belt don't make me"
     
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  4. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ha. Floyd is such a *****
     
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  5. rathalos

    rathalos Active Member Full Member

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    Irony eh...
     
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  6. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Yet he will happily chase after a MW belt...
     
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  7. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    One of the main reasons why belts are worthelss because of cherry pickers like fraud
     
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  8. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    Can we have one thread that doesn't turn into a Mayweather-Pacquiao fanboy-off???

    My point is sue to their blatant corruption and the fact that theres about half a dozen of them, sanctioning bodies and their trinkets have made themselves almost irrelevant.
     
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  9. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    and sadly they will keep producing more of them :(
     
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  10. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    belts are worth less now, but not worthless.
     
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  11. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    The only thing I can say that Ive noticed lately on why I do like titles.... is it does help fighters who would never be given a shot get a chance against big name opponents. Its one of the few things that forces some fighters/promoters to fight outside their stable.
     
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  12. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Well now that tje ibf wbc and wba plan to have the same rankings maybe titles will mean something and we can go back to having undisputed champs again. The real issue is that there are too many dam belts
     
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  13. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Titles are needed but with so many around they have no value so to joe public they are meaningless
     
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  14. STB

    STB #noexcuses Full Member

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    Yes, too many is obviously a problem, but the ranking systems they have are also a major problems.

    Theres guys who aren't even in the top 100 fighters in their division in the top 10 in the rankings, which can lead to massive mismatches in mandatories, like in the Alex Leapai case
     
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  15. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Cool. This means that fighters who hold on to titles they have no interest in defending at that weight should just drop them instead and do everyone a favor. Garcia, Floyd, and Cotto would be a good start.
     
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