Campbell vacates his WBA Lightweight Title

[ClubberLang]

I thought the WBA created the "super champion" designation so unified belt holders would not have to worry about mandatories (and so they could create the bogus "regular" title, thus putting more sanctioning fees in their pockets)?

[Lance Uppercut]

I thought the WBA created the "super champion" designation so unified belt holders would not have to worry about mandatories (and so they could create the bogus "regular" title, thus putting more sanctioning fees in their pockets)?

The super champion was created to so that the WBA could collect mandatories for both titles. The super champion has a few extra months to make his mandatory.

With their 3 champions per division, the WBA is going to ruin the whole alphabet system. Look at Nate Campbel. He had three alphabet trinkets and no one cared. Imagine if he did that 15 years ago. He would have been much more in demand.

[WelshDevilRob]

I really don't like the WBA anymore. All the 'Super Champion' stuff just entitled them to more sanctioning fees and could sometimes lead to 3 fighters being their World Champion in a weight division.

Unified Champions have always had a tough time trying to stick to the unflexible schedules and demands of the alphabelt organizations.

[Lance Uppercut]

all the alphabet groups have to do to make things a million times better is have unified mandatories. If Pavlik has the WBO and the WBC, the each organizations mandatories should have to fight each other for the right to fight for the unified titles.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Welcome to the political world of Boxing Nate Campbell, i don't blame him at all for giving up the WBA belt. He wants to fight the best fighters out there and what he has said makes a lot sense.
I like Nate Campbell, he has won my admiration for coming back after making a huge mistake (Peden) and going on to further his career. I hope he gets his big fight this year.

[Galaxy]

I'm pretty much just echoing Lance Uppercut...

Good on ya Nate, you should have done that in the 1st place, anyone remember Campbells blah blah blah about Casamayor not being champ because he had all these belts? Now it sounds like Campbell has realized just how worthless those belts really are. "Besides, if I do get the Marquez-Diaz winner next, then any and all debate about who the “real” lightweight champ is will be over once and for all." And there won't even need to be a single alphabet trinket involved!!! See how simple & effective The Rings championship policy is!