The whole IBO/Eubank charade is embarrassing

too true

 

That's fine. Now how about listing the other ibo champs.... you know.... the ones that no one has ever heard of. The ibo is there for the guys who are incapable of winning anything better or as a stepping stone for something bigger. It's popular in South Africa and Australia.... two of the backwaters of world boxing. You only have to be ranked in the top 35 of their computer rankings to entitle you to a shot at a world title. The big 4 is already too many....we don't need any more.

 

He beat Thornton

 

Look at this. Calzaghe the champ

• [url]Vinny Pazienza[/url], former Super Middleweight champion beaten by Graham beaten by Brewer beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Tomasz Adamek[/url], former Cruiserweight champion beaten by Dawson beaten by Pascal, beaten by Hopkins beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Danny Green[/url], former Cruiserweight champion beaten by Mundine beaten by Kessler beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Thomas Hearns[/url], former Cruiserweight champion beaten by Barkley beaten by Toney beaten by Jones beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Lennox Lewis[/url], former Heavyweight champion beaten by Rahman beaten by Holyfield beaten by Toney beaten by Jones beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Brian Nielsen[/url], former Heavyweight champion beaten by Tyson beaten by Holyfield beaten by Toney beaten by Jones beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]James Toney[/url], former Cruiserweight champion beaten by Jones beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Wladimir Klitschko[/url], former Heavyweight champion beaten by Purrity beaten by Rahman beaten by Holyfield beaten by Toney beaten by Jones beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Roy Jones, Jr.[/url], former Light Heavyweight champion beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Jeff Lacy[/url], former Super Middleweight champion beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Chad Dawson[/url], former Light Heavyweight champion beaten by Pascal beaten by Hopkins beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Antonio Tarver[/url], former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight champion beaten by Hopkins beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Pinklon Thomas[/url], former Heavyweight champion beaten by Holyfield beaten by Toney beaten by Jones beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Jean Pascal[/url], former Light Heavyweight champion beaten by Hopkins beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Bernard Hopkins[/url], former Light Heavyweight champion beaten by Calzaghe
• [url]Sergio Gabriel Martínez[/url], former Junior Middleweight champion beaten by Margarito beaten by Santos beaten by Jantuah beaten by Abraham beaten by Froch beaten by Kessler beaten by Calzaghe

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according to the rankings, Gary Cornish is the IBO inter-Continental champion

 

It's all to set up a unification with WBF champ Przemyslaw Opalach.

 

You can also be ranked from 35-50 if you have a positive record in your last 5 fights.

 

What about Paul Briggs, he hadn't fought in 4 years but was given a shot at Danny Greens IBO cruiser weight title.

 

Good point. I myself feel insulted that he thinks that we as fans are dumb enough to think he is actually a world champ. He's not.

 

Phil Austin said because of his excellent record/reputation before his lay off he was given a high ranking.

 

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the man joe!

 

I understand what your saying as well as all the others on here. i do not disagree with some of the things you say.
its still a world title though

i may make my own title and call it world. just like the ring title
why do people hold this title in higher regard than ibo?

 

I don't know, but this "Eubank" fella seems to have quite a following on this forum. Threads daily about him.

 

Eubank is a nut!