How and when did the WBO become a major tittle?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by ripcity, Aug 24, 2007.



  1. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I remmber when the WBO first came on the boxing scean and it semed like it was being treated as one of the many "minor" tittles. It did not have IBF,WBC and WBA status. Today the WBO tittle is regarded as being on the same levil as the WBC, WBA and IBF. When and how did this happen?
     
  2. Shotgun

    Shotgun Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There's a longwinded explanation but for the sake of keeping it simple, the WBC, IBF and WBA have all become more and more of a joke over the years
    while the WBO has had enough quality boxers endorse their belt so that their credibility has risen

    Now the WBC, IBF, WBA and WBO are all corrupt jokes on roughly the same level
     
  3. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    wbo dilutes the titles just as the ibf did when i remember that coming on the scene.

    there were much better fights when there was only a wba or wbc
     
  4. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    i see it still that the wbu is becoming the jouirneyman prospect belt which i feel is a good set.

    ibo is becoming a good brand aswell when it came out it made it clear only the best get there belt...but sadly just another belt adds to the confusion.

    i hope ibo becomes the belt of choice as not once has it had corruption charges ,biasedness and a bad line up.

    but money changes good hearts
     
  5. joeboxer

    joeboxer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Spot on. History doesn't make the WBC, IBF and WBA's corrupt current rankings any more valid than the WBO's crap rankings.
     
  6. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It become mayor since other organizations agreed that their champions can wear WBO belt along with their own.
     
  7. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Exactly. :yep
     
  8. Danny Ocean

    Danny Ocean My nAmE IS MoNeY Full Member

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    all the other corrupt organisations lost more an more respect while wbo quietly kept in there
     
  9. MacManJr.

    MacManJr. Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Get rid of all organizations or combine them all and have one title for every weight class. We'd see who really wanted to be champion then.
     
  10. King Dan

    King Dan Golovkin Full Member

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    WBO is not a major title.
     
  11. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Alphabet crap is alphabet crap...

    If you think dog crap is more important than cat crap that is your call, but perhaps you should keep that sort of thing to yourself, or find a scat forum!;)
     
  12. Drexl

    Drexl Your Hero Full Member

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    It didn't and it isn't.
     
  13. Motor City Sam

    Motor City Sam Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's funny how with the debate on this board about who has a glass chin, who would have won Vitali/Lewis, is Floyd a runner, could BHop beat Hagler, etc., we can all agree on our disdain for the actions of the sanctioning bodies.
    :good
     
  14. THN

    THN Boxing Addict Full Member

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    One belt would be perfect, but to many people make money as it is now:-(
     
  15. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Ring belt is the truth. :smoke