Since the WBC and the WBA (and to a lesser extent, the WBO) basicly hand out Interim/Silver titles in random matches, are they just doing that to make the fighters the #1 contenders and make some extra money at the same time? Or do they just a bunch of fighters pictures on a dartboard and sanction an Interim title fight on the first 2 boxers the darts hit?
The interim title at first was basically a token that you can exchange for a title shot when the champion was un able to fight for whatever reason now they just give it away like they're coupons. But they still are suppose to make you the next contender for the title but now TV and other outlets advertise interim titles as actually titles so fighters are less eager to step up to the challenge and risk losing that title against the champion. The WBC's "silver" title is just another bull**** title like there Intercontinental title and there other bul**** meaningless titles except they try to make it more special by saying it's for when two "elite" fighters fight each other...... yeah like Duddy or Chavez Jr are elite. Just a way to get more money is all.
The WBA has taken the idea of an Interim Champion, overdosed it with Acid, and ran screaming down the road with it. They name a super champion, a "regular" champion who probably isn't as popular or only holds their belt, an interim champion which is supposed to be a term for someone who is named champion because the actual champion can't defend it, and then they'll rarely even make the interim and regular champ fight, let alone the super champ. So sometimes the interim is the number 1 contender as far as the WBA goes. The WBC usually lets the international champion be number 1 contender but I guess they let him languish for a bit if he isn't a well known fighter. Silver title is "supposed" to be the number 1 contender for the regular belt but they'll usually just let him defend the silver belt or something. They usually strip you for some stupid reason and let someone else fight for your belt, especially if you're mexican. Sulaiman has already made it well known that he loves him some mexican fighters. Hell, they put Morales as number 2 in their JWW rankings without him ever having fought at 140. I doubt they'll let him fight Devon Alexander. Instead, they'll probably strip Devon for being a unified champion and let Marquez and Morales fight for their 140 belt so one of them can be the first 4 weight mexican champion.
it hurt having to put all that. terrible, depressing truth about the two "officially" recognized sanctioning bodies.
