Let's get it out there--by their own rules, Gassiev is the WBA world champion

What I mean is did you think he'd drop all of them at once.

Either way, this is the saddest way to become a world champion.

 

That's why we differentiate between world champions and title holders.

 

WBA evidently doesn't

 

We Be Awful are a terrible organisation.

 

Ah so back to hating Itauma. At least he isn't losing to Wallin, beating up 44 year olds and waiting for his belt to arrive via email...

 

The WBA tried to scrap this title and were sued into keeping it. This title is being phased out.

The WBA had no interim champ so they had to give it to Gassiev.

The regular title can work in a one belt system. In a 4 belt system no one wants to be an insurance policy that will languish for years if not needed.

 

Also fought more or less on equal terms with Pulev prior to the KO. Despite the highlight reel finish that wasn't exactly an impressive or promising performance from Gassiev. I say this as a big fan who wishes he could regain some of his CW form at HW, but injuries and inactivity appear to have gotten the better of him.

 

To fight better opponents. Why you're dead set on criticizing this is beyond me.

 

Hrgovic has achieved far more at heavyweight than Gassiev, so behave.

And as previously stated that "belt" held zero value at the time.

 

Hrgovic Itauma was made before Usyk vacated the belts. And with that in mind Hrgovic is better than Gassiev, he's certainly leagues above Otto Wallin and has more experience against top heavyweights, which may be what Itaumas handlers are looking for