Are we ever going to have a unified champion of boxing ever again?

[IamInuit]

Adrien Broner cares about as much for unification as Mayweather did or does.
If unification means more then one belt then there are several unified champions presently.
Unification to me is having all 4 of the majors and there is only one man in striking range of that end.

WLAD

It must be a nightmare for promoters when all 4 belts are unified!? That's a statement / question.

Instead of having 4 people challenging for 4 belts keeping 4 promoters happy making 4 promoters money, everyone has to line up behind one guy. (Let's see who makes the childish joke about that sentence).

Indeed. The Orgs hate unification with a passion but its situational. Jose says the winner of Trout/Alvarez must decide which belt they will keep in 15 days because they don't allow their belt holders to hold other titles. Yet both Garcia and Wlad hedge that rule. I think the Wbc followed by the Wba invented all these other titles like "interim" and "silver" in order to muddy the waters even further. That and all the extra sanctioning fees. The Wba has 36 world champions in 17 divisions and the Wbc close to the same. Convenient as hell for these racketeers.

[palmerq]

didnt the wbc boss say recently they weren't going to be doing unification fights :S so that might be it ...

I think it could happen at heavyweight soon, vitali is not going to go past this year I think, if he does fight on at all.. then it depends on the wbc belt.. if the wbc allow it and it is occupied by a worthy champion who will be willing to fight wladimir then i could see it happening next year at heavyweight

[IamInuit]

didnt the wbc boss say recently they weren't going to be doing unification fights :S so that might be it ...

I think it could happen at heavyweight soon, vitali is not going to go past this year I think, if he does fight on at all.. then it depends on the wbc belt.. if the wbc allow it and it is occupied by a worthy champion who will be willing to fight wladimir then i could see it happening next year at heavyweight

Thats right I was in error. Its Ward and Garcia that have the Wba and Wbc straps with no pressure to choose.

[Fenster]

If only we had more fighters like Naz.

Whoomp there it is!

[Master]

If only we had more fighters like Naz.

Whoomp there it is!

And politics stopped him keeping all the titles as it did with Lennox Lewis.

[bzkfn]

didnt the wbc boss say recently they weren't going to be doing unification fights :S so that might be it ...

I think it could happen at heavyweight soon, vitali is not going to go past this year I think, if he does fight on at all.. then it depends on the wbc belt.. if the wbc allow it and it is occupied by a worthy champion who will be willing to fight wladimir then i could see it happening next year at heavyweight

This rule only applies to non-Mexicans and non-Americans. I think there is a note in a WBC by-law that states you can adjust or just make up your mandatory requirements too.

[ykdadamaja]

What I'm gathering is that there is a bit of art to the rankings list- a kinda "look and see" kind of attitude to the rankings. hehehhe... (ok,ok... it's corrupt to the core. We get it!!)