Quote Originally Posted by cnote111 View Post
Belts stood for so much back in the day, now they are just decorative pieces of metal with leather... This totally bums me out!
I agree. Growing up I followed those belts so closely, and they meant so much to me and the sport. But for some reason in the 1990's the alphabet gangs declared war on the sport of boxing, and Jose Sulaiman became an absolute whore, selling belts to everyone(diamond, silver, interim), demoting fighters who don't kiss his friends asses (Ray Austin) and threatening to strip REAL champions(Devon Alexander) for even mentioning the idea of fighting the next best contender.