How did Golovkin get the IBO belt?

The same way he got the WBA.

 

Basically saying that he got them, compared to most other titlists, illegitimately. And many other titlists don't get them legitimately, either.

He won the "vacant interim WBA title" and then later, without fighting I believe, got it elevated to full titlist.

 

What about the IBF,was that won against Lemieux

 

When no super champion is in place the regular champion is elevated to super after 5 successful defenses. Fairly basic rules everyone needs to know if they're going to voice on opinion on the subject.

 

it doesnt matter, no one recognises it. its his other title fights that count.

 

crap rule though. Winning a belt is something you do in the ring, by taking the belt from a beltholder, unless its been vacated in which two fight for the vacated belt.

You dont get elevated to gold medal if you've won five silver medals.

 

matters not, 3G now has 7 good defences to his name and climbing.

 

Seeing the kinds of fights that are made when a vacated belt is on the line these days I think I'll take the 5 defense option instead.

 

as long as you disregard "reg" defences then accepting "promotions" is still the weskest form of winning a title, but acceptable.

 

The IBO was vacant and Golovkin fought Lajuan Simon for it.

 

That was a sweet KO too

 

Fanboy, where exactly do these 7 defences come from?

Hopkins unified and lost to Taylor who lost to Pavlik who lost to Martinez who lost to Cotto who lost to Canelo who declared himself no longer champion before his Chavez fight.

Exactly where in that does Golovkin fit in?