Which Novice titles do you respect as indicators of future greatness?

**Fenster** · 08-23-2007 12:21 PM

It's easy to knock the micky mouse titles but the people that appreciate them are the fighters. Ever heard a fighter rubbish the minor title they've won?

**brucelee** · 08-23-2007 01:25 PM

The title of the thread is "which novice titles do you respect as indicator(s) of future greatness?". I'd say, WBC International. WBC fighters and champions are simply more hard hitting than other boxing organization fighters.

**donnydarkoIRL** · 08-23-2007 03:55 PM

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**Mikkel_K** · 08-23-2007 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by superheavyrhun

My question to you would be which of the regional/novice titles do you respect te most, and is there any of those which tend to lend themselves to the real potential in their respective divisions?

Good topic.

As for respect, the titles that have a history, a somewhat competetive field and a clear demarcation (usually by geography). In other words the titles where it is clear what it actually stands for.

This for example includes the British title or the EBU title. On the other hand - despite my nationality - it definitely doesnt include the Danish title, as that is something that only comes to show once in a while, in the rare occasion where a Danish fighter finally fights another Danish fighter. And that kind of title always seems to be 'made up for the occasion'. Inter-Continental titles belongs in this category as well.

Now, this doesnt mean that those boxers holding the 'respected' titles are better than others. It definitely seems to be the case that the best European boxers bypass the European titles, while the best American boxers bypass the minor titles altogether. But a title and a boxer can be respected for what they are, even if it doesnt relate to p4p lists or HOF or anything of the sort. Anyway, the point I am trying to make is that there can be a difference between 'which novice titles give the best indicators' and 'which novice titles are better to hold' - the WBC international for example seems like a better indicator of actual boxing potential than the EBU, but on a career resume I would prefer to have the latter.