how many world champs have you seen live in the flesh ?

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  1. Larryboys

    Larryboys Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The question's become rather confusing so for the sake of it I'll just say I've seen fights for;
    The Ring, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles
    IBF light heavyweight title
    WBA light welterweight title
    along with the EBU light middleweight, middleweight, super featherweight and cruiserweight titles
    the British heavyweight and welterweight titles
    and the Commonwealth heavyweight title.
     
  2. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

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    I thought the Silver was meant to replace the Interim titles, but then again that's how this **** works. They start off as "instead of", but soom become "as well as".

    I've heard of "Champion Emeritus", I assume it's a sort of "Mega Super Duper" title, but Diamond? I assume it means you're simply super hard, or something.

    What happens when a Super Champ gets beat by somebody not worthy of Super status? I presume they become just a bog standard World Champ, which would be fine apart from the fact we know there's probably already a normal World Champ. Do we get two normal World Champs, or is there a special name for this situation, like "Split Champ" or something?

    How do we have Interim Champs making defences alongside regular World Champs both at the same time?

    What the **** is this ****???
     
  3. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

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    Yes. Sorry, I mean "No".
     
  4. williams7383

    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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    sorry I should have been clearer with the original post . . I was referring to the 4 main belts no interim silver diamond or platinum I meant run of the mill world champions
     
  5. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

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    Oh, ok. In that case I've probably seen about 40-50 of them.
     
  6. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

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    So a WBA Super Champ wouldn't count? You are being harsh indeed...
     
  7. williams7383

    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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    yeah chuck WBA supers in too :good, was posting off my phone previously, and was awkward

    so yeah

    WBO
    IBF
    WBC
    WBA
    WBA Super

    and fighters youve seen fight in the flesh and not pestered for an autograph in a club or something
     
  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Once again the WAA is over looked:-(

    And what about Billy Douglas and his World Junior Light Heavyweight title at 167lbs?

    I going to have to set Sean and Buster on to you, to put you right!:good
     
  9. Claypole

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    In that case you must be including WBC Diamond as well? It's the same thing, sort of, probably. Can't have one without the other...:lol:
     
  10. HeavyT

    HeavyT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ****, I've Only seen a WBU champ. Thats the org that matters.
     
  11. vironaprile8

    vironaprile8 Quickslip_user Full Member

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    David haye & Witherspoon both at resturants!
     
  12. Smudger

    Smudger Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Khan, Pacquiao, Mosley, Wilfy Vazquez Jr, Jorge Arce, Kelly Pavlik, Cleverly.... I've also seen Miguel Cotto throw a punch at a punch machine.
     
  13. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Judah, Mosley, Hatton, Wright, Lacy, Karmazin and others like Williams, Sprott, Mitchell etc

    Some I've seen in the ring and met some.
     
  14. biglads

    biglads Climbing the WBO Rankings Full Member

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    I saw Lennox Lewis at a club in Hoxton several years ago when he was the champ.

    He looked huge, he was a head taller than most of his entourage/security.
     
  15. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    Naseem Hamed, Scott Harrison, Julio Pablo Chacon, Manuel Medina, Alex Arthur, Roman Martinez and Ricky Burns.