Quote Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus View Post
Aaah...That sounds better, thanks Marb! I just found one fighter that was never recognised by the NYSAC... Gene Tunney!

Shame about the IBF & WBO though... More so as they were breakaway sanctions of the WBA... I wonder how long the writing was on the wall? Actually I wonder if it was a re-occuring threat over the years? All speculation but i'd be interested to know...
Also, it's a shame about all the regional affiliates... I mean i know about ALL of the regional titles I just never knew ANY of them were affiliated!?
Back in the day when a champ died or moved up or retired susually what happened, noit always, but usually is some sort of tournament would be held. If the top two guys were obvious it was just them, if not the top four guys. There were still periods of confusion but they really were the exception and not the norm.

I like the idea of regional titles. Things like the Euro Championship or British Commonwealth champ or the OPBF (Asia) champ really meant something and were highly valued as tools for indicating who should be challenging for the "world" title.

I don't know how often other bodies used to spring up and threaten the established order pre 1962. I'm just clueless. Nobody thought the WBC was a very big deal nor the WBA initially because they rarely disagreed and even when they did it was clear who THE MAN was.

A simpler time.