Should the IBO just...fold?

I missed having a person around here who would've used a word like 'gormless.'

 

They won't fold as long as people pay the sanctioning fees. They must be minimal though if some of these scrubs are paying lol

 

What compels them to close? It's not like they have belt factories with shifts of workers expecting paychecks. Their fixed expenses are a PO Box and a website.

If someone wants to do an IBO fight they spring into action, collect their sanctioning fees, then go back to sleep.

 

They should all fold and then sanction one world title per division. No super, interim, wannabe etc.
No additional weight classes. Five judges with instant replay for cuts and fouls.
This would save boxing and make it relevant again.

 

Nothing in this crooked sport would surprise me.

 

Yes, along with the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF

 

I like IBO. It's been with us for decades, it has its own legacy. And all the champions carried it with pride. It should stay.

 

I wouldn't be surprised.
Let's be honest, unlike with other 4 belts that definitely raise fighters profile and value in the eyes of fans, promoters and broadcasters - in case of IBO, the big names were doing them a favor, promoting them by defending that belt.
I never quite understood why - but hey, if You don't have to pay anything, there's no mandatories... it's pretty harmless and it's always another belt to show around.

 

They are still around??? yes it should just disappear.

 

Let's just dump them all, go back to the NYSAC and the Ring magazine champ

 

But has the IBO ever been in a scandal?

 

IBO have way better top 15 heavyweight rankings compared to other sanctioning bodies.

 

Yes, they are no different than the WBU (which is thankfully also gone)

I think James Toney had the WBU LHW title

 

Best thing we can do in boxing right now