WBO is pretty legit belt imo. There are fighters that we call "real champion" and "paper champ". I guess it all depends on which fighter holding it.
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WBO is pretty legit belt imo. There are fighters that we call "real champion" and "paper champ". I guess it all depends on which fighter holding it.
Whether the wbo is a title or not, there De La Hoya still isn't even a 10x titleist; let alone 10 time champion. Look at his record
Oscar De La Hoya
Teddy Atlas was right to call bull shit.
#1 Jimmy Bredahl, WBO Jr. LightweightQuote:
Originally Posted by Lance Uppercut
#2 Jorge Paez, WBO Lightweight
#3 Rafael Ruelas, IBF Lightweight (unified WBO/IBF)
#4 Julio Cesar Chavez, WBC Jr. Welterweight
#5 Pernell Whitaker, WBC Welterweight
#6 WBC Welterweight (he was re-instated as the WBC before the 1st Mosley fight, it's bullshit but it happened)
#7 Javier Castillejo, WBC Jr.Middleweight
#8 Fernando Vargas, WBA Jr. Middleweight (unified WBC/WBA)
#9 Felix Sturm, WBO Middleweight (bullshit but so many others have bullshit titles as well)
#10 Ricardo Mayorga, WBC Jr. Middleweight
He was already the WBO light weight champion, you cant count that has a new title reign. Otherwise, that would have made Mike Tyson a 3 time heavyweight champion by the time he was 21.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales#1 Jimmy Bredahl, WBO Jr. LightweightQuote:
Originally Posted by Lance Uppercut
#2 Jorge Paez, WBO Lightweight
#3 Rafael Ruelas, IBF Lightweight (unified WBO/IBF)
What? how is that supposed to count as a different title reign?Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
Once again, counting unification as 2 different title reigns.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
If anything this thread has given me more respect for Teddy Atlas, for calling bull shit when he sees bullshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
I agree 100% LanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Lance UppercutHe was already the WBO light weight champion, you cant count that has a new title reign. Otherwise, that would have made Mike Tyson a 3 time heavyweight champion by the time he was 21.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales#1 Jimmy Bredahl, WBO Jr. LightweightQuote:
Originally Posted by Lance Uppercut
#2 Jorge Paez, WBO Lightweight
#3 Rafael Ruelas, IBF Lightweight (unified WBO/IBF)
What? how is that supposed to count as a different title reign?
Once again, counting unification as 2 different title reigns.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
If anything this thread has given me more respect for Teddy Atlas, for calling bull shit when he sees bullshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
Who cares how many alphabet titles a fighter collects? "Won-loss" records are a better measuring stick. Especially when you factor in "quality of opponents" and where those opponents were in their careers when they faced the fighter.