What would be the DISADVANTAGES of only recognising one champion per weight class?

It will never be perfect because money talks too much.it should be no 1 contender fights for the title the rest fight to get to number 1,there is no prestige to the titles anymore.and the likes of the floyd PAC situation couldn't happen

 

Yeah, but that's true in sports and life in general. If folks don't want to see it you don't make money and you don't get on tv. This is not the doing of HBO or Showtime. I'm sure if Rigo fought in whatever period boxing was at its most popular he probably would have faced obstacles and, dare I say, rightly so. Look at what the K bros have done of HW boxing. I don't watch K bros fights any more unless its against Haye or Chisora. You can't get those fights on TV anywhere except in Germany, where, apparently, they'll watch Abraham skip rope.

If you want to have a big sport that's on TV the competitors have to interest the public, the sport has to justify itself being on TV. I'm sure none of us would want Rigo to be the champ if he deserved it, but it meant boxing was never gonna get on TV again.

 

there would be no disadvantage. guys would be more inclined to face each other, there would be one recognized world ruler at a specific weight, and rankings would mean something again. back in the day before a thousand sanctioning bodies, interim, silver, super etc. belts and stuff, being the number 6 rated guy in a deep division meant something because you knew you were close to a title shot. the rankings dictated such a thing, and you knew eventually you would be facing the guy ahead of you to move up. its all been complicated, incurably so in my opinion, by all of the surplus belts, and it goes without saying that sanctioning bodies are benefiting entirely too well financially to turn back, to return to a purer version of the sport.

 

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If there was only 1 belt currently Adonis & Cotto would be recognized as the champions & their teams would hold the titles hostage.

 

I disagree, they'd be forced to fight the best or vacate, you wouldn't be able to keep fighting the Sukhotsky's, Karpency's or drained Geales of the worlds forever without getting stripped of your title

btw, the contenders would have to fight EACH OTHER for the #1 spot in EACH division, resulting in much better matchmaking

much better than the current boxing scene,where the WBC HW champion picks guys from the lower end of the top 50 for title defenses

 

But without working his way up the sanctioning bodies rankings, would the likes of Kovalev ever get the chance to leave Russia?

Do you think networks would want to show the likes of Rigondeaux even if he was the sole title holder at Batamweight?

Do you think Mayweather v Pacquiao would've happened when it should have just because it was for one title?

 

one title and one sanctioning bodies rids us of matchups like Povetkin-Rahman, Wilder-Molina or LSC's latest opponents

if anyone doesn't appreciate Rigo, they DKSAB, period, their loss if they don't want to watch him

 

But TV networks don't care about a section of hardore fans. People vote with their remotes and vote not to watch Rigondeaux. It is what it is.

 

A disadvantage is that unification fights would no longer exist.

Should be two belts per division, and the holders have a certain amount of time to unify then each year they have two mandos and a voluntary.

When champ moves up or retires the two belts are vacated, two guys fight for them and again we see a unification take place.

 

I think in an ideal world a lineal/ Ring title would be taken seriously by every boxer and the ultimate goal, but other titles still exist.

 

one belt would improve things drastically

 

:nono One belt would mean guys who draw big TV numbers like Broner are carefully maneuvered towards titles then fed bums to keep the money rolling in.

 

Agreed! Just look at Ward. I'm a huge fan, but how is he still WBA champ with no defense in almost 2 years. If that isn't holding a belt hostage I don't know what is.

 

I dont think so hed be found out quicker fighting better fighters, id say the promoters dont care much about him now anyways