Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
To say that the belt means nothing is a bit ridiculous.

He fought to get the belt & he was proud to earn it. People kill me with S*** like this.

It's a long running arguement with the belts & their meanings but anyone that says belts mean nothing...you've probably never fought for one.

No offense.

Valid points Wack,, Besides some pretty big names have held the IBO belt over the years and kept it...Lennox Lewis while being undisputed and RING champion,,Roy Jones while still near the top of his game, Antonio Tarver, while he was the ring LHW champ....

The ring title is not an official title. it has no governing bodies, no sanctioning organization. You know the guys who allow fights to happen and allows fighters to earn a living. The fellows a fighters manager bargin with.

I agree with too many titles and watered down organizations but fact is title fights with a sanctioning body produce higher paychecks