I think Rookie Fan's right, "lineal" is just beating the guy who was lineal before that, doesn't have anything at all to do with the Ring magazine belt or being the recognized "man" of the division or anything like that as far as I know. I mean you track lineal back to when it was just one belt right?

Anyway its kind of a who gives a shit type thing, its for wackos like Britkid who are fascinated with who ruled the flyweight division in 1902.

I could be one hundred percent wrong about this. Not all that worried if I am.