who first came up with this dumbass axom "you have to TAKE the title from the champ"?

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  1. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ??? My guess is that it harkens back to a time when titles were won on stoppage, and if not it was called a no contest. If not, then this guy is a moron and I hate him b/c now I have to hear people spit this out daily like it's an actual boxing rule.
     
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  2. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    I'm pretty sure it was made up when the Queensberry rules were invented, in order to justify the champion keeping his titles if the fight was declared a draw.
     
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  3. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    it has been an axiom since the dawn of boxing.
     
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  4. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :lol: I hate this saying. I've had so many idiot tell me this

    here's one



     
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  5. Boom_Boom

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

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    Some Puerto rican dude
     
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  6. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  7. Danmann

    Danmann Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I first heard it during Ali years, when he kept getting decisions over Norton and others. I think it was round before that though.
     
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