Willie Limmond claims he is a world champion, wants to defend WBU in football stadium

Hes not a champion. The WBU does not have mandos, no decent fighter is going to challenge for it, and he is allowed to fight anyone in the world including unless they have aids like the original opponent.

Do not get upset when I say this, its not Limmond bashing, becasue I am only agaisnt him because of the WBU.................but who has Willie beat to deserve a british title?

 

Oh and guys just so you realise its not just me, heres some comments on the subject I have found in other forums

"Willie Limond won the WBU title on Saturday, here are some snipped from an artical I read about it... some comments from Limond.

"A lot of people slag off this belt but I am delighted to have won it," he said.

"Ricky Hatton won it and defended this belt I don't know how many times, so I'm happy.

I want to defend my title at Firhill because I'm a Partick Thistle fan and it feels brilliant to be world champion. I'll take on anybody

Anybody else disgusted by these comments??

1. It's NOT a "world title" and doesn't make you a "world chamption".
2. It's disrespectful and insulting to the fans intelligence to actually call yourself a world champion.
3. Ricky Hatton started this WBU bollocks
4. A lot of people slag of the belt because its A JOKE.
5. Lets hope Limmond doesn't do a "Farnell" with the belt and start treating it like the pound for pound title and calling himself a true world champion."

"Reminds me of Mundines comments the other night - "I... am... the new... middleweight... champion... of the world... IBO baby.."

"Absolute farce I agree, but it's the board who sanction these bouts for nonsense titles, the buck stops with them."

"Just as the WBU is beginning to die a death in the UK, Limmond goes and tries to revive it. I don't see how beating the English super-feather champ makes you a lightweight world champ Willie..."

"A more meaningful and credible route for him would be to seekt to recapture the vacant Commonwealth belt."

"It's true. As I've said, there will be some poor deluded Aberdonian *******s wandering around their town under the assumption that Lee McAllister is a two-weight world champion because it said it in his local paper."

"They simply shouldn't be allowed to called themselves world champions. If it is within the Board's power to stop this garbage, they should do so."

"Shame on you Limond"

"Mate we don't need the deceptive "World champion" comments, which are insulting to us as boxing fans and downright unethical to the normal fans. Limmon is calling himself a "World Champion" when he clearly isn't anywhere near. We saw the same thing with the likes of Neary and Farnell. It's disgraceful and the majority of boxing fans are disgusted. The WBU is basically Warrens organization. I really am ashamed of boxers like Limmond WHO KNOW WHAT THE STORY IS, but put on a public conjob and try to decieve the fans for money... it's just LOW in my humble opinion."

 

and theres more

"To me this is another nail in the coffin. Willie Limond claiming to be world champ is a joke. He's been stopped twice at domestic level and has never beaten a world class opponent. He's just beaten 17-6-2 Ryan Barrett to pick up a meanlingless belt."

"Yes, on planet WBU he's a "world champion".

"Meanwhile, on planet earth, the finest lightweight boxers include Juan Manuel Marquez, Joan Guzman and Edwin Valero. They've probably never heard of Limond, because they operate in completely different circles. They're at the highest level, true world class lightweights."

"Lets say you drive a clapped out old banger. Just because you attach a Mercedes badge to it, doesn't make it a Mercedes. The WBU is a bit like that.... its got no credibility in itself, but it attaches the phrase "world champion" to its belts and because that concept has become so diluted within the sport of boxing, they can legally get away with it. That doesn't make it right though."

"I've nothing against Willie Limond but he's not a world champion. He's not even in the top five in Britain at lightweight."

"Win the WBU World title and then step up a level to win an area title "

"Not at all sure how winning the WBU title will do his rating any good. It may help him with his confidence though. The problem is calling himself a World champion when the World doesnt recognize the title. Hatton defended the WBU title many times but never called himself the World champion until he beat Tsyzu. I thought WBU titles were now a thing of the past, they certainly should be. Scottish champion for me means much more."

 

sorry for being passionate about boxing. clearly other people feel the same as you see from comments.

shall i just comment on threads such as "what channel is Haye vs Wlad on???" and "Amir Khan has no chin"

 

Willie says he went for the WBU to get big fights..............probably the biggest fight out there for him is Alex Arthur in a rematch.

here's what Alex has to day

"I'm not interested in any kind of rematch with Limond as the WBU title doesn't excite me."

 

lol. All of this 'it helps him earn a few quid' is fine and good on him. But it does harm to the sport in general and that cannot be denied. I care about boxing and not Willie Limmond.