by not having their belt represented in the Calzaghe - Kessler showdown i know they already have almost no credibility, but now they have even less wbo imo has gained alot of credibility. wbc is a popularity contest. wba is still numero uno, exept that sometimes they have like 3 champions in the same divsion (cruiserweight)
How is it their fault that Calzaghe refused to face their mandatory in favor of a 'contender' star? There are a lot of things to bash the IBF for, but stripping Joe of their title is not one of them.
I genuinely believe that the only reason the wbc is widely considered the most legit is because it stands out the most with it s greeness. Somebody should release a flourescent pink belt with polka dots and sparkle dust. It would surely be the best of the abc belts! :good
The IBF are probably just being fair and not letting fighters keep the belts or miss mandatrys because of TV and money. That said though the IBF's rankings are terrible.
Have you seen the WBC womens belt? It's shaped like a flower. I like the IBF better though because It's red but the WBA has red and black which Is even cooler.
[HTML][/HTML] you're right, I dont think they are to blame per say, i just think that they are losing credibility by not having their belt represented in this mega showdown.
Letting Judah keep the IBF belt and fight for it against Mayweather after being humiliated by Baldomir is another cred killer for the IBF.
Yeah we all know the sanctioning fee story but at the very least they should have vacateded the belt. Letting him keep it was a disgrace.