Old Super-Middleweight/Middleweight/Light Middleweight Threads

[X]

Is this how cheap 'world' championships are now ..... that it's as meaningless a bauble as a degree or citation, when we think about just giving one out to someone because he's a nice guy who died too young?

Look at the tragedies that there have been in boxing over the years .... there would be thousands of deserving cases and that would devalue these titles even more than they already are (if that's possible)

A title is supposed to be the culmination of years of training, fighting, pain, disappointment and triumphs. If you win one, you are truly at the top of the game - an international class exponent of the art and the absolute best person, at that weight at that time. You never hold the title long as someone else will always be better one day ..... but for that glorious moment, you are truly on top of the world.

Fighters like Jerry Quarry, Cleveland Williams Zora Folley, Roland LaStarza, Charley Burley amd the like - who never won a world title - would be rolling in their graves.

Nothing against Forrest, but 'No', 'I say No' killersheep 'No

[killersheep]

Is this how cheap 'world' championships are now ..... that it's as meaningless a bauble as a degree or citation, when we think about just giving one out to someone because he's a nice guy who died too young?

Look at the tragedies that there have been in boxing over the years .... there would be thousands of deserving cases and that would devalue these titles even more than they already are (if that's possible)

A title is supposed to be the culmination of years of training, fighting, pain, disappointment and triumphs. If you win one, you are truly at the top of the game - an international class exponent of the art and the absolute best person, at that weight at that time. You never hold the title long as someone else will always be better one day ..... but for that glorious moment, you are truly on top of the world.

Fighters like Jerry Quarry, Cleveland Williams Zora Folley, Roland LaStarza, Charley Burley amd the like - who never won a world title - would be rolling in their graves.

Nothing against Forrest, but 'No', 'I say No' killersheep 'No

You aren't a manager................

[X]

oops, sorry mate ...... I didn't realise it was something else (apologies, I thought you were suggesting he was honoured with a real honorary belt/title)

I voted 'no', so maybe someone can just remove my vote or you can just discount one from the 'no' section?