Which Title Has More Credibility???

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  1. Chunk

    Chunk tallaght boy Full Member

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    Of all the titles a fighter can possess which one in your opinion gives a fighter more credibility as being the true champion at his weight class??..
     
  2. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Until proven otherwise, currently the Ring, though right now that's in question. Lineal is the other big one, but BOTH can be held hostage. That is their downfall. Of the one's listed, the Ring is most credible to me.

    The WBA is the oldest and first of the ABC titles, so you could consider it for historical value.

    Let's not forget the Unified title, but that is DAMN hard to do these days.
     
  3. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lineal > Ring > WBA, WBO, IBF, WBA


    And many times (90% of times) the Lineal is also the Ring champ.
     
  4. Larson

    Larson Paenkhay Full Member

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    True champion? When they get all 4 of those
     
  5. Chunk

    Chunk tallaght boy Full Member

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    Fair point...
     
  6. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You will have one champion every 7 years and some divisions without any Champion at all.
     
  7. Larson

    Larson Paenkhay Full Member

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    thats how it goes
     
  8. bmf95b

    bmf95b Boxing Fan Full Member

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    You forgot to mention the IBO and IBA............
     
  9. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    the ring...but out of the ABC's ...the WBC
     
  10. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why the WBC?
     
  11. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    thats how i feel at the moment...i think they have been doing pretty good compared to the rest of the sanctioning bodies....except for the chaos that they caused in the HW division...but besides that i think they've done pretty good...not that they dont have their flaws
     
  12. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fair enough. I think they should all be banned lol....but I got ya.
     
  13. codeman99998

    codeman99998 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Any answer other than the ring is simply ignorant.

    It isn't that the ring rankings are perfect, they are far from it. However, they are CLEARLY CLEARLY the best at deciding who the real champ is in any particular weightclass.

    People on this site should be educated enough to know that is true without me having to cite the VERY NUMEROUS examples of ridiculous ABC champions.
     
  14. codeman99998

    codeman99998 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly.
     
  15. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    It doesn't matter.


    In some cases its the ring in other cases its the IBF or WBC. It's all on the fighter.

    Like when Lennox Lewis was stripped or vacated belts. The one he was defending was the true title.