WBSS Should be a mandatory tournament for all top 10 fighters anualy

Yes. You shouldn't be able to avoid the top fighters in your division for years. If the alphabet groups were serious about cleaning up the sport they'd have tournaments. It would also be nice if they followed an annual schedule: Quarter-finals in March, semi-finals in June, and finals in September. If you aren't willing to fight three times a year, you don't get ranked in the top 10.

 

There's one major flaw in this.....

Why would the number 1,2 and 3 guys in a division want to take pay cuts just so that 8, 9 and 10 would get an even share?

 

All valid points, especially OpinionOfACasual's point.
If one guy has a much bigger fan base and is the guy they want to see but number 9 gets the same money, it's not fair. That's socialism at it's finest.
I want to see all these guys fight it out and all are equal, but some people are just more equal than others.

 

This current tourney worked well because all of the fighters are virtually unknown, just like the Super 6 back in the day.
Once someone with a fan base comes along, in comes the politics.

 

Indeed, good points.

However, if the WBSS comes up with a fair way (formula?) of splitting the prize money relative to a fighter's fan base perhaps it could still be fair.

 

i love the tournaments. hope to see these type of things more often.

 

I like the idea but some of these guys are flat out fighting twice a year, maybe having it every 2 years which allows each tournament to run 18 months-2 years.The success of the cruiserweight tournament especially just highlights how good boxing is when the best fight the best.

Boxing needs complete overhaul to get rid of the corrupt organisations and people ruining the sport and we need 1 ruling body which will also stop the confusion with to many stupid belts and so called champions. The threat of boxing being removed from the Olympics should be a wake up call also with amateur boxing riddled with similar problems with multiple organisations and corruption at the highest level from people who have been in power to long

 

if they were really serious they'd amalgamate

 

In a dream world, absolutely.

In reality, just look at the 168 tourney despite mad prize money.

It's a miracle the big boys at Cruiserweight were down and willing.

 

There's also a problem here...

You think all the organizations ruining the sport are corrupt? Now imagine if it were just one.

 

Not sure if your being serious but theres no way that getting rid of the multiple corrupt organisations via some kind of independent commision to create 1 governing body can be seen as anything but the best thing for the sport. Maybe all orgs aren't corrupt but having so many of them is obviously 1 of the biggest issues plaguing the sport.

If with the 1 governing body there ends up being any kind of corruption which unfortunately happens where money is involved it can be policed easier. The positives easily out weigh the negatives such as ending the confusion of to many belts and allowing more fights with the best against the best

 

I dunno if it's cause I was raised on fighting games and movies, but Van Damme do I love me a tournament. Would definitely love to see more going forward.