Re: The lightweight Alphabet titles

Originally Posted by
fan johnny

Originally Posted by
Galaxy

Originally Posted by
fan johnny
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.
I don't know what your problem is but nowhere did I say Campbell beating Juan Diaz was meaningless. It was a great win & as Lance has stated the win made him the #1 contender. But it didn't make him champion!
But the belts themselves were/ are meaningless & I'll stand by that statement! I'd prefer to see the best fight the best with no trinket attached than mis-matched mandatories.
You say that a fighter is defined by who he fights & I agree & the same goes for a champion. A champion wins the title in the ring by fighting & beating the champ not by collecting stripped or already discarded belts!
Ok, i take back the moron part, however
Here is the problem with your premise "Meaningless".
And I get the point! (A Linear Champion is the "Real Champion")
The problem is the premise "Meaningless" is servery flawed! You belittle and disregard a fighters achievements. A fighter faces every worthy contender in his weight class and wins belts abc. Those abc belts are a measurement of his achievements and carry both physical & symbolic value. Regardless of your opinion about who is the greater champion.
I'll post an analogy or example for you of the problem so it can be clearly seen.
I don't belittle or disreguard a fighters achievements at all! Like in your other post where you said a fighter is defined by who he faces... I value Juan Diaz' wins over Sim, Freitas, Julio Diaz & Katsidis plus his performance with Campbell. That sort of opposition is more of a measurement of a fighters achievements!
The belts don't mean sh*t, it maybe symbolic but is it worth the sanctioning fees? When everyone knows Juan Diaz is one of the best lightweights around whether he holds an alphabet trinket or not!
I don't know about you but I'd rather rate a fighters achievements based on how he performed & against what sort of competition rather than what ABC bauble he's held!
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