Questions about the different "types" of boxing champions

Emeritus is an honourary award given by the WBC that allows a fighter to gain a shot at their title. It's normally given when someone is stripped of the main title through injury. The WBA super champion policy was put in place to help unified champs keep their belts together. The WBA super champ has 18 months to face the regular champ. Interim belts are awarded in leiu of the main title when the champion is injured.

To be undisputed champ you have to hold all three belts. WBC/WBA/IBF.

 

Incorrect. The Super champ has 24 months to make a mandatory defense, and it does not have to be against the regular champ(this would defeat the purpose of having a regular champ in the first place). The WBA unified champ has 18 months to make a mando defense, the WBA unidsputed champ has 21 months to make mando defenses.

 

Why would it defeat the purpose? The super champ has to face the regular champ like when Hopkins fought Joppy.

 

I liked it when there were 8-10 divisions and the Champ was THE CHAMP.

Ok, let there be the WBA and WBC, but the public knew who the real deal was.

 

Just because Hopkins fought him doesn't mean that he had to fight him. Now the champ has to face the interim champ. However, the Super/undisputed/unified champ has no obligation to fight the regular champ.

 

http://www.wbaonline.com/wchampionships/SuperChmpnsip.htm

Have a read, you're wrong.:good

 

If you read closely, it says proposed regulation; meaning that it isn't yet officially a part of the rules. Check this out, it's from the actual rule book(not proposed regulations). Scroll down to section 5.2.2

http://www.wbaonline.com/legal/LegalStatements/worldchampionships.pdf

 

Cheers dude.:good

What do you think of the Super Champion policy anyway?

 

I see the reasons behind it, and totally agree.

But one can't look beyond the cynical view that it is all for $$$

 

There are only one type of champion that is legit, and they hold the WBO.

The rests are a frauds carrying tin pot trophies.

 

Personally I would like to see the three orgs liase with one another to organise "box offs" to decide the number one challenger for a unified champ. Too much politics involved though I guess.

 

Not entirely true. To be undisputed you have to unify the WBO and WBU titles.

 

The WBA "regular" champ can't unfiy with titleholders of other sanctioning bodies.

 

I think Hatton has devalued the WBU personally.