Sonny Liston vs Rocky Marciano

No please, lets continue. I want to hear more about how Valdes was the number one contender from the time he beat Charles until the time he lost to Moore.

 

Thats just it though. It wouldnt invalidate the current lineage but would stop all of the bull**** around selling rankings, splintering titles, etc. The states could easily say "Sorry, we arent doing business with the WBC. We recognize one champion. Period." Refuse to allow the WBC (or whoever) to do business in that state or collect sanctioning fees. And then bodies dry up. Itd be a hard reset which is exactly what the sport needs. The sanctioning bodies only exist now for one reason: Sanctioning fees. Its a big scam. They sell titles and rankings for money and provide "title fights" to promoters for money. Take away their revenue stream and they cease to exist. That revenue stream comes directly from places like Nevada and California allowing them to operate in the state. Its actually exactly the opposite of what the NBA was started for to begin with. Since sanctioning bodies have perverted the process and turned it inside out the states should simply ban them and start over.

 

I believe this is correct. Valdes is a light breeze in a teacup from what I've come across over the years.

 

Yes. Valdes was a Light breeze in a teacup.