Lonsdale Belt

You have to defend succesfully 3 times 1 of which must be a mandatory. If you defend it twice and lose the 3rd defence you need to win it back and defend it once.

 

So even if one is a mandatory you could have 4 wins and no belt?

 

No if one is a mandatory and you've defended it 3 times it's yours no matter how many losses you gain along the way. In theory you could win it and defend once against a mandatory then lose it then win back and defend twice and its yours

 

When you say 3 defences do you mean winning it + 2 defenses? Or 3 actual defences in addition to winning it?

Sorry if that sounds picky but I'm curious..

 

No apparently winning doesn't count. You have to DEFEND it 3 times. Good in a way brings a bit of credibility to it. Kell Brook won the vacant title and has 2 defences of it. If he beats Mutley he gets to keep it. (if one was a mandatory which I think Mutley is)

 

So winning it + 2 defences, losing it and then winning it back (4 wins) doesn't get you a belt?

 

Nope you then have to defend it again.

 

Are you trying to confuse me!!!.....

 

Ha Ha no its you and your bloody questions Basically you can win the Lonsdale Belt 20 times. If you dont defend it 3 times you'll never keep it

 

Cool!! Cheers mate, sorry to be a pain in the arse but I really like to know these things!!:good

 

Not a problem my friend

 

neverending story there

 

I always thought it was four wins, whether defending or not.

On a slightly different subject, was there ever a rule that to fight for the British title you had to be white?

 

Originally it was 3 defences, then they dropped it to 2, then moved it back to 3 about 15 years ago because due to the high amount of weight classes they were giving too many out. They also made it so a fighter could only get 1 lonsdale belt per division, so no more Henry Coopers getting 3 from just fighting at one weight.

I'm unaware of us ever having seperate titles, I suppose it may have been the case back in the 19th century.

 

well i have jst read this thread and i am completely baffled but i quite enjoyed readin it , has it got to be three title fights to win it outright after u have won it or can it be a non belt fight and two title defences or has it to be three title fights lol sorry if i am now doing the baffling