The Fan's Belt

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Dubstep, Jan 6, 2010.


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  1. Dubstep

    Dubstep Active Member Full Member

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    On the grounds that announcers do give credit to "The Ring Magazine" belt - why don't we have a "Fan's Belt"?

    We're endlessly putting together our top 10s, if there was a way of aggregating our rankings, a sort of poll of polls it could bring a lot of credit back to Boxing.

    Obviously, it would need a bit of thought because fans have the biggest bias of all those involved in Boxing, but there is hope - almost universal agreement that Bradley is the man at 140.

    Anyway this could work?
     
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  2. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Theres no "true" champ at 140 yet IMHO. Hatton was champ, got flattened by Pac and now Pac is a welterweight. Title vacant.
     
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  3. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't think it would, too many fanboys/casual types.
     
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  4. noonan

    noonan Guest

    or the nuthuggers championship???

    Id like to see it where after say 3 defences of a title you have to meet another title holder or something, so you do get a undisputed champ,

    or more of the super 6, but maybe more frequent fights where permitting
     
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  5. king s

    king s Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Like there aint enough titles already.
     
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  6. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    wud just be a popualrity contest
     
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  7. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Bruno for heavyweight champ!!!;)
     
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  8. pauliewalnuts

    pauliewalnuts New Member Full Member

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    Faces stiff competition from Audley and Tyson Fury tho! :D
     
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  9. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  10. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    [url]http://www.eastsideboxing.com/boxing-rankings.htm[/url]

    I keep these updated every week. (The mods just havent changed them recently) I post changes in a thread and posters on here debate whether they are correct.

    Currently there are 7 ESB Champions

    Heavyweight - Wlad Klitscko
    Light Heavy - Chad Dawson
    Middleweight - Kelly Pavlik
    Lightweight - JM Marquez
    Featherweight - Chris John
    Super Fly - Vic Darchinyan
    Light Fly - Ivan Calderon

    In the other divions if these fighters face each other the winner will become ESB Champ;

    Cruiserweight - Steve Cunningham vs Marco Huck or Zsolt Eredi
    Super Middle - Andre Ward vs Lucian Bute or Carl Froch
    Light Middle - Sergio Martinez vs Yuri Foreman, Cory Spinks or Paul Williams (If at Light Middle)
    Welterweight - Shane Mosley vs Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather
    Light Welter - Tim Bradley vs Amir Khan or Ricky Hatton
    Super Feather - Robert Guerrero vs Juan Carlos Salgado
    Super Bantam - Celestino Caballero vs Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym
    Bantamweight - Hozumi Hasegawa vs Yohnny Perez or Anselmo Moreno
    Flyweight - Omar Narvaez vs Denkaosan Kaovichit
    Mininumweight - Roman Gonzalez vs Raul Garcia
     
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  11. AffectedToaster

    AffectedToaster Well-Known Member Full Member

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    it wouldn't work because we would become more corrupt than all the other sanctioning bodies put together
     
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  12. cubex

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    Pacquiao is the man at 140.
     
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  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    No while im around.


    Anyway, ifthe threadstarter wants to pay for the belts, its a great idea.
     
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  14. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    he is at 147
     
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  15. Dubstep

    Dubstep Active Member Full Member

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    I'm willing to pay for the belts - but until we raise the money with our corrupt bribe money they might have to do with the Primark Belt.

    I was thinking that if it came from an elected committee it might have a degree of accountability - more than what can be said by any of the main sanctioning belts. Potential committee members could be judged on their independence from other influences, appreciation of styles Boxing knowledge. They would also have to declare their own favourite Boxers and Boxing styles (I'd always be more favourable to aggressive fighters) so that could be weighted in the system.

    Looking at that ESB list, I can have few complaints - what would it take to get something like that more formally recognised?

    My main point is that I see no reason why The Ring Belt has any prestige (especially since it is now owned by GBP) and should be valued any higher than something the fans put together.
     
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