What month or year did the WBO receive true world recognition?

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  1. Sweet Pea Pacquiao

    Sweet Pea Pacquiao Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It wasn't long ago when you needed only the WBC, WBA, and IBF to be undisputed. Now the WBO has entered the fray.

    I think it was the Hopkins-DLH fight that made the WBO a "legit" title. Because guys who held it in the past like Morrison and Damiani were anything but recognized champs.
     
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  2. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    To many fans, the WBO and even the IBF are not true organizations.

    I think the WBO championship will gain a little more prestige depending on who holds it. If Klitschko wins in Feb., it might lend a little more prestige to the HW portion of it.
     
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  3. doomeddisciple

    doomeddisciple Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    WB who? .... Oh...
     
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  4. radianttwilight

    radianttwilight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ray Mercer held and defended the belt for a period during the 1990s - that was probably the first time they had a credible champion defending their belt for longer than 1 or 2 defences.
     
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  5. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i dont even count that belt...but yeah when hopkins took it from DLH
     
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  6. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    im gonna say when Hopkins unified against DLH
     
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  7. mike464

    mike464 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well I for one don't count it as a proper world championship just as I don't count the WBU or IBO.
     
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  8. AliFrazier71

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    I think it was probably around the mid 90s when fighters like Hamed, and Chirs Eubanks held the title, that it started giving the WBO some recognition and credibility.
     
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  9. bmf95b

    bmf95b Boxing Fan Full Member

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    What about the IBA???
     
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  10. Sweet Jones

    Sweet Jones Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :good

    And lump the old USBA in there too. Those are last chance belts for old guys (like Oliver McCall, Holyfield, Tommy Hearns, etc.) or stepping stone titles for up and coming contenders (like Berto, Khan, etc.)
     
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  11. H .

    H . Boxing Junkie banned

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    When Lamon Brewster won the WBO title, it was like all of a sudden, people cared. ...and have ever since.
     
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  12. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    ALL of these corrupt sanctioning bodies are EQUALLY illegitimate. They are a cancer on the sport. The sooner they ALL fold up shop, the better the sport will be.
     
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  13. Farmboxer

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    Max Kellerman said he would never recognize the WBO title as long as a Klitschko had the title.
     
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  14. dan-b

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    I don't feel they have & I don't think it's important that they do.
     
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  15. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Get the crooks out of boxing.
     
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