Quote Originally Posted by Memphis View Post
They're good for boxing full stop because we have the Lonsdale belt. The best belt out there by a mile and to anyone with half a clue a belt worth winning/keeping.

Sure they aren’t all for the Lonsdale belt but any all Brit dust up of note is still trading off that history and prestige.
Good point, one that sticks out in modern times, was like you suggest not a British title fight, but an 'eliminator'. But anyone who knew British boxing at the time loved the build up and the bout: