since when have WBO and IBO been respected titles to hold?

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  1. Oakland Billy Smith

    Oakland Billy Smith Active Member banned Full Member

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    I was raised up on the big 3: WBA, WBC and IBF....i do not recognize the WBO, or the IBO

    I believe Tommy Morrison and Herbie Hide were even champions of the WBO at one point
     
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    IBO? never, who says it is other then AJ? the WBO? thats more a mid 2000s thing if I recall correctly. They seem less corrupt (keyword less) then the WBC and WBA which helps them a bit.
     
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    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The WBO has been "respected" for quite a while TBH.
    As for the IBO, *giggles incessantly"
     
    northpaw, Jun 7, 2019
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    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    WBO = around the turn of the century
    IBO = maybe around the turn of next century
     
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    When Christopher Livingstone Eubank Jr. became a 2-time IBO world champion he cemented IBO's status as the most prestigious belt in boxing.
     
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  6. UKboxingfan

    UKboxingfan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    WBO > WBC
     
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  7. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I’m all about the WBF.

    Don’t @ me.
     
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  8. yeyo monster

    yeyo monster Boxing Addict Full Member

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    WBO is been respected for years!!! So many big names have hold the belt!
     
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    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    IBO isn't
     
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  10. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    WBO became one of the major 4 around the start of Wlad klitschkos reign.
     
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    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    Wbo wasn’t really all that respected in the lewis/tyson/Holyfield era

    They just wanted wbc, IBF and wba

    Left the likes of Herbie hide and tommy Morrison to squabble over it
     
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    LEE WHYTE Y.T.999 Full Member

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    Some very good champions held the WBO only (at least for a time) and been respected worlds champs and it was that title that made De la Hoya a world middle weight champ
     
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    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    The WBO began to gain recognition 2004-2005, when other bodies began to accept unifications with them as valid. Bodies of work before this time are considered invalid,but after that date,valid.

    Before 2004-2005 it was on par with the eurotitle.

    The IBO, never has been. With luckit never will.
     
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  14. NoNeck

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    Hamed made the WBO into something. It was fully accepted when big three allowed unifications with it instead of stripping their titlists.

    The WBA is on its way to becoming a joke right now. The WBO is better than that belt.
     
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    The WBO was the only title Terrence Crawford held at light weight, and I class him as a former light weight world champ
     
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