My Official Ultimate Solution to the ABC Orgs and fragment titles. Opinions?

As a fight fan, it gets old to have 4 different fighters claiming they're the champ. Yet, I don't hold it against the beltholders- having that belt helps them get paid more in a sport where, as we all know, longevity isn't on the list of benefits. So, I asked myself, is it possible to have the best of both worlds? After awhile of thinking, I think I came up with something that makes so much sense, we're damn near guaranteed never to see it, inspired by the Olympics and the Pride Grand Prix. Here's the plan, starting with what we know:

-There's 4 major organizations: IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO.
-There's 17 weight classes.

From there:

1) Each year, in 4 weight classes (5 weights in the off year), the 4 beltholders compete in a unification tournament. If a fighter already holds more than one belt, they receive an automatic bye into the finals. The winner would obviously own all 4 belts, and the rightful title of unified, undisputed champion. Every class could get unified in only 3 fights.

2) The ABC Orgs can have business as usual outside the tournament- they'll be free to enforce mandatories, strip fighters who don't take care of mandatories, have eliminators, charge sanctioning fees- the whole thing.

3) By them doing business as usual, it stands to reason that after 4 years, at least 1-3 belts, and probably all 4, will be in the hands of other fighters- ensuring a fresh batch of talent for the next tournament. The interest in these subsequent fights for the belt between tourneys would be quite high since there's a clear goal from that point- to try and hold it until the next unification tournament, because that's the "golden ticket" for entry.

4) The promoters would make a killing in such an environment- the unification tourney would sell itself, and their fighter would be free to fight whomever they pleased outside of the commitment to it. If a fighter doesn't want to enter for whatever reason (big money fight, etc), they get stripped. The tournament gets treated just like a mandatory defense in that regard.

5) Because it requires so few fights for each weight class, even if a fighter needs a delay due to injury or illness, it won't throw the schedule off much.

In summation, in this scenario, everyone wins. The sport, the fighters, the fans, the Alphabet boys, and the promoters.


The only thing I haven't worked out yet is the best way to determine the location of the fights.

I know it's not realistic to expect it, but what's your guys' feedback on this? :think