Are these belts basically the same thing? Pretty much vacating the belt but having the privilege of challenging whenever you desire? or is Franchise almost like a WBA Super champion? From the sounds of it Franchise champ never has a mandatory but WBA Super champs do have to fight? How can you be a real champ if you never have to fight a challenger? Can a WBC champ unify if theres a Franchise champ? WBA regular champ can never unify
More nonsense the governing bodies are using to milk the sport they're strangling to death with their greed and stupidity.
It's not a belt as such but a status. As far as I am aware 'Emeritus' is award to a fighter during a hiatus allowing him to return to boxing as WBC as mandatory challenger. Latest example being Vitali Klitschko (WBC 'Emeritus') who took hiatus for politics. I believe Tony Bellew also held this 'status' during his foray into the heavyweight division.
The biggest corruption in the sport is the WBC. Making a mockery of boxing. I pray for the day of a non corrupt governing body to come to the fore and have one true champ.
