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Crimson · 10-31-2009, 10:42 AM

Not sure how long Fightnews.com has been doing this, but I just found it this morning and LOVE IT!

http://www.fightnews.com/?page_id=55

With 4 major world title belts it's become difficult to keep track of who holds which belt. Maybe I'm a rarity as a boxing fan, I don't know, but even with 4 belts I'm still VERY interested in knowing which fighters hold those belts.

It's become increasingly frustrating in recent years to keep track of who has the belts, not because of the number of title belts....but because much of the boxing media has stopped sharing that information with us, the boxing fan.

There was a time when I could open up any of the boxing magazines being published, to their page of rankings by weight division, and they would list the title belt the fighter had next to their name. "Boxing Monthly" (out of England) is the only boxing magazine, I'm aware of, currently doing that today.

I'm more than glad to see fightnews.com having all the information in one place. Makes it so much easier as a fan. I also think it's fantastic that they include each organizations world rankings. It provides a preview of possible fights coming up down the road, when that organizations Champion makes a mandatory against it's 1# contender.

We can bemoan that it's no longer 1961 or earlier (the last year before the Championship split into the WBA and WBC), when there was only 1 world boxing champion per division, but the reality is today is 2009 and we have 4 major world titles per division. Winning one of those 4 belts is a major accomplishment for a fighter and is worthy of recognition. It doesn't make that fighter "thee" World Champion, but it certainly is a significant step on the road to doing so and adds credence to their claim as one of the best in the world.

When the media (print and television) fail to acknowledge that the fighter holds one of the 4 world titles, they are doing the fighters, boxing fans, and the sport of boxing itself a real disservice. Kudos to the magazine "World Boxing" and "Fightnews.com" for showing the fighters, boxing fans, and the sport of boxing some respect.

10-31-2009, 10:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
Crimson All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 996 Thanks: 682 Thanked 54x in 51 posts	The 4 World Titles and World Rankings Not sure how long Fightnews.com has been doing this, but I just found it this morning and LOVE IT! http://www.fightnews.com/?page_id=55 With 4 major world title belts it's become difficult to keep track of who holds which belt. Maybe I'm a rarity as a boxing fan, I don't know, but even with 4 belts I'm still VERY interested in knowing which fighters hold those belts. It's become increasingly frustrating in recent years to keep track of who has the belts, not because of the number of title belts....but because much of the boxing media has stopped sharing that information with us, the boxing fan. There was a time when I could open up any of the boxing magazines being published, to their page of rankings by weight division, and they would list the title belt the fighter had next to their name. "Boxing Monthly" (out of England) is the only boxing magazine, I'm aware of, currently doing that today. I'm more than glad to see fightnews.com having all the information in one place. Makes it so much easier as a fan. I also think it's fantastic that they include each organizations world rankings. It provides a preview of possible fights coming up down the road, when that organizations Champion makes a mandatory against it's 1# contender. We can bemoan that it's no longer 1961 or earlier (the last year before the Championship split into the WBA and WBC), when there was only 1 world boxing champion per division, but the reality is today is 2009 and we have 4 major world titles per division. Winning one of those 4 belts is a major accomplishment for a fighter and is worthy of recognition. It doesn't make that fighter "thee" World Champion, but it certainly is a significant step on the road to doing so and adds credence to their claim as one of the best in the world. When the media (print and television) fail to acknowledge that the fighter holds one of the 4 world titles, they are doing the fighters, boxing fans, and the sport of boxing itself a real disservice. Kudos to the magazine "World Boxing" and "Fightnews.com" for showing the fighters, boxing fans, and the sport of boxing some respect.