Bellew declared WBC Emeritus Champion

[Beanz]

What a fuckin complete joke they all are.
Generally when someone is classed as Emeritus, it's a nod of ultimate respect to somebody considerably above his fellow peers.
He defended his title against a part time boxer/commentator and that's it!
Fuck off the lot of them!

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Tony Bellew rated #5 on WBC all-time list as reign comes to an end | World Boxing News

[Primo Carnera]

What a fuckin complete joke they all are.
Generally when someone is classed as Emeritus, it's a nod of ultimate respect to somebody considerably above his fellow peers.
He defended his title against a part time boxer/commentator and that's it!
Fuck off the lot of them!

you are going to love this

Tony Bellew rated #5 on WBC all-time list as reign comes to an end | World Boxing News

I can't like or rep on my mobile, but cheers for posting that. It's cheered me up no end.........NOT!!!!
Either I know absolutely nothing, or the World has gone FUCKING MAD!!!!
(No need for anyone to post their opinion of which of the above is true,
Thank you.) 😄😄

[Fenster]

That's just a reflection of how weak the division is/has been.

Bellew's fight was in a football stadium with 15,000+ punters - that makes it big by most fights standards let alone the cruiserweight division. And it was a memorable fight - As underdog he got off the floor to completely iron out a feared puncher in a shootout.

[X]

That tells you everything you need to know about the WBC.

They themselves rate Evander Holyfield as the best ever cruiserweight champion they have had. That's the same Evander Holyfield who held their title for a year and never even defended it as far as I'm aware.

Thats hugely disrespectful to their other cruiserweight champions.

On what criteria did they make this judgement? The only possible answer is they decided he was their best cruiserweight because of his achievements with OTHER governing bodies .... yet they refuse to rank fighters rated by the other bodies.

Hypocrisy? Surely not

[Kirkland Laing]

It's an ideal situation for all concerned. Bellew can sit back and wait to see if Haye can recover from his injuries and then make a rematch which is easily the biggest money fight he can get. Even if he loses to Haye he can then fight for a belt at cruiser if he wants to. Sanctioning bodies are a joke but we all knew that anyway.

[Master]

Bellew will retire if he loses to Haye or try to cash in a 3rd if it is close.