The lightweight Alphabet titles

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I know what you mean... Casamayor was the champ but other people also regarded Juan Diaz at that time as "the champ" at LW with 3 belts (WBA, IBF & WBO)... As far as I'm concerned, there's no real champ at LW until this weekend's fight...
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2 of those belts Diaz had collected had either been stripped or given up in place of the linear title.

Julio Diaz gave up one to face Castillo who was Ring champion & Corrales brought one from his win over Freitas into the Castillo fight (who held Suliamans one).

Corrales lost the championship to Casamayor lost it to Marquez... simple!

Now its true Campbell won those belts from Juan Diaz but they were meaningless because the lineal champion had already been established!

I know that Casamayor's fight with Santa Cruz was controversial (A clear as day robbery imo) but that is the official decision & we have to stand by that... when Pacquiao defeated Marquez I thought Marquez won (I'm not comparing the decision with the Casamayor fight) but I have to accept the offical decision!

JMM deserves credit & recognition as the true lightweight champion!

The very essence of what makes a fighter who he is is defined on who he faces and who he defeats and who he looses to. If winning a belt or defeating another fighter is meaningless then there is no need to even fight. You are a complete moron if you stand by those words.

Your missing the point. We are taking about who the champion is; not who is the best fighter. The champion is the man who beat the last champion, not the person who purchased titles through sanctioning fees. Campbell's belts were meaning less; but that doesn't mean his win over Diaz meant nothing. In most people's minds in elevated him to #1 contender.