The IBO is creeping into our boxing consciousness!

**palmerq** · 02-25-2019 12:03 AM

What a weird thread, ibo has been around since the 80s... Lennox lewis held too I'm pretty sure... they also don't use a crooked ranking system and some computerized system, although I think they just use box received now :S... it's one of the better or maybe the best organization in my opinion

**Master** · 02-25-2019 06:04 AM

I am sure some of these titles must pay the fighter just to stay relevant and use their credibility.

**ykdadamaja** · 02-25-2019 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by palmerq

What a weird thread, ibo has been around since the 80s... Lennox lewis held too I'm pretty sure... they also don't use a crooked ranking system and some computerized system, although I think they just use box received now :S... it's one of the better or maybe the best organization in my opinion

The WBU has been around since the late 80s too. And they ain't no more relevant.

**Spicoli** · 02-25-2019 06:21 PM

Lewis was also the IBC 'champ' and so was Tim Puller

. It hasn't been defended in 9 years. I do think the ibo is all computerized as well. Honestly, who was hailing Lewis the ibo champion as he was surrounded by the major belts other than it's president? It's an afterthought and a ride along ornament. Fans just cannot fall for everything because it's shiny

. We get to decide that. Antonio Tarver was some ibo 2 division champ, did anyone really care other than Tarver pitching for them? Belts like this were once called stepping stones. Temp tags on the road to bigger things. Major stars don't need them. James Toney possibly held more now defunct alphabet trinkets than he held 'major' trinkets, it reads like a Chinese menu of alphabet soup groups no one took serious.

**ykdadamaja** · 02-25-2019 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Spicoli

Lewis was also the IBC 'champ' and so was Tim Puller

. It hasn't been defended in 9 years. I do think the ibo is all computerized as well. Honestly, who was hailing Lewis the ibo champion as he was surrounded by the major belts other than it's president? It's an afterthought and a ride along ornament. Fans just cannot fall for everything because it's shiny

. We get to decide that. Antonio Tarver was some ibo 2 division champ, did anyone really care other than Tarver pitching for them? Belts like this were once called stepping stones. Temp tags on the road to bigger things. Major stars don't need them. James Toney possibly held more now defunct alphabet trinkets than he held 'major' trinkets, it reads like a Chinese menu of alphabet soup groups no one took serious.

lolol...