what is the best alphabet???

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  1. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Looked up which belts had the most number 1 ranked fighters as there champions.

    WBO has 7 - W. Klitscko, Pavlik, Pacquiao, Bradley, JM Marquez, Navarez, Calderon

    WBA has 5 - Ward, John, Cabalerro, Darchinyan, Gonzalez

    WBC has 4 - Pavlik, Martinez, Hasegawa, Darchinyan

    IBF has 3 - Klitscko, Guerrero, Cabalerro


    Think its pretty intresting, the WBO gets the most critisicm in terms of being a meaningless belt but its held by the most number 1 fighters.

    Guerrero is the only IBF champion that doesnt hold another belt, and he is going to vacate to move up to lightweight apparently. We could just start ignoreing the IBF as a title all together.
     
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  2. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    But it depends who you consider number one in the division and also when you ask the question, e.g. I'd say Mosley was number one at welter and he holds the WBA and also Bradley recently vacated the WBC title.

    Another perspective might be to look at which belt has the most champions who aren't in the top 3/4 at the weight.

    WBO and stieglitz immediately springs to mind.

    Quite inteteresting nonetheless since most would deem the WBO the weakest.
     
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  3. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Lowest ranked champion for each belt

    WBC has 5 - Alexander, Rojas, Nishioka, Naito, Mayol
    WBA has 5 - Haye, Shumenov, Senchenko, Moses, Sidorenko
    WBO has 3 - Steilgrtiz, Arce, Nietes
    IBF has 1 - Sylvester


    using a points system to off subtracting the number of weakest champions from the number of highest ranked champions you get.

    WBO +4
    IBF +2
    WBA 0
    WBC -1
     
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  4. Mazallan

    Mazallan ESB yes man Full Member

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    I only count the WBC and sometimes the WBA.
     
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  5. ellaineo

    ellaineo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Interesting discussion. Ive always considered the WBC to be the number 1 belt followed by the WBA.
     
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  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    I like the alphabet we use at the moment, I would say it is the best. The Latin alphabet is quite hard to understand if you do not speak latin IMO.
     
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  7. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    None.
     
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  8. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    And this is the correct answer
     
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  9. Carnage

    Carnage KingFroch Full Member

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    Thats one of those wahayyy comments, did you do a drum and symbol crash after it!!? I think now all of them are as good/bad as each other, there should be just one, but theres no way there will be.
     
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  10. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    None.

    The Ring title is a pile of **** as well..... any mag can create champions.

    Even the Brit forum has it's own champions ;)
     
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  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Yeh, I even chuckled to myself at it. Incredibly corny.

    Anyway I disregard any titles and just look at the fighters and form my own opinions.
     
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  12. Carnage

    Carnage KingFroch Full Member

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    Saying that at least ours is better than Chinese's, they don't have an alphabet?! How the **** do they box?!?!?!?
     
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  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    They talk the talk but do they wok the wok



    (however corny that is I was pissing myself writing it)
     
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  14. NO MAS

    NO MAS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For my money it is the WBC Title... But the WBO has made a lot fighters a lot of money...even the WBU has earn't a certain few fighters a few quid...:yep

    If I had it my way it would be 8 weights and 8 straps end of...:good
     
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  15. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    The belts are only as valid as the boxers that win them. Obviously the WBO belt was held in low esteem by so long as many fighters who won it decided to stay in their own countries and fight domestic rivals. However when a good fighter picks it up and fights other good fighters the belt has a bigger value. Hence Manny Pacquiao 'the best fighter of our time' being a seven weight world champion despite some of those belts being very dubious. A lesser fighter winning the IBO light welterweight title probably wouldnt be considered a world champion.
     
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