Is the IBO title important and prestigous ?

It has already happened. And if you lok at their rankings they are much better than the other ABC orgs. But yes we do not need a 5th belt to clutter things up.

 

Adamek probably didn't pay the sanctioning fee.

As for what Buffer says, he just says whatever the promoters pay him to say.

 

Wikipedia even has James Toney as a sextuple champion, note most of the titles:




(N/A)(4) James Toney (USA); Belts: 160, 168, 175, 190, 210 & Hvy

• 1st Title: 160 IBC World Middleweight Title 1990-06-27 Ricardo Bryant MI,USA TKO 4 12
• 2nd Title: 160 IBF Middleweight Title May 10, 1991 Michael Nunn Davenport Iowa,USA TKO 11
• 3rd Title: 168 IBF Super Middleweight Title 1993-02-13 Iran Barkley NV,USA TKO 10 12 (3 consecutives)
• 4th Title: 175 WBU Light Heavyweight Title 1996-08-09 Fred Delgado LA, USA TKO 5 12 (3 consecutives)
• 5th Title: 190 vacant WBU Cruiserweight title 1997-02-22 Mike McCallum Connecticut, USA W UD 12 12
• 6th Title: Vacant IBA Super-cruiserweight Title 2001-03-29 Saul Montana Michigan, USA W TKO 2 12
• 7th Title: Vacant IBA Heavyweight Title 2004-09-23 Rydell Booker California, USA W UD 12 12

 

No, it just gets the most shine outta the minor belts.

 

True. But since the WBA is becoming a joke couldn't it be that the IBO would ever replace the WBA? Than it's still four.

 

Thats what I said in one of my earlier posts, if we do start reconising the IBO, we have to get rid of eather the WBO, IBF, WBC or WBA. Personally I vote for eather the WBC or WBA.

 

replace all these motherfuking abc bull**** belts and have an eastsideboxing belt= peoples champion that the fans know is the man and dont need confermation from hbo or the media

 

Wow. Just wow. That's the most ridiculous sounding title I've ever seen. It just needs "Interim" or "Emeritus" stuck in there.

Funny part is, it made me curious to look up Saul Montana... guy fought some credible opponents. Lost them all, but still, saw his action.

 

If I was a boxer, I would not count myself a true world champion until I was the recognised number one in the division.

WBU and IBO are little more than an excuse for 12 rounds.

WBA and IBF are degraded with 90 day mandatories and superchamps.

I'd want the ring belt, once I had that one I would let even the WBC go!

If I won the WBO, people would say that I did not deserve it and that it was handed to me by my promoter.

 

Bingo. I respect the rankings. They are far, far better than any of the other governing bodies.

The belt itself? Hahahaha.

Having said that, I wouldn't actually mind the rest of the governing bodies going away and just having the IBO.

 

It is the best out of the Minor belts and is pretty close to being recognised imo

They have had some big names sporting the belt around them

Lennox, Toney, RJJ, Wlad, Hatton, Adamek, B-Hop, Dawson etc...

 

:good:yep

 

Ricky is a 4 time World Champ

IBF LWW X2
WBA LWW
WBA WW

 

Boxrec dosent say Adamek won the IBO belt but he held it after he beat Banks. Maybe he vacated it after the match?

 

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