H.O.B.O. Poll

Brooks TVB · 07-26-2008, 03:12 PM

Two Unified Title holders lost one of their belts this past month. I have considered stripping them of their titles but can not make up my mind.

mh2365 · 07-26-2008, 03:15 PM

I went with what I do in the LBA ... if a fighter holds two titles and loses just one then he keeps the other but has to fight in an 8 man tourney.

If he owns 3 and loses one, then he forfeits one and has to fight in a tourney for the other.

professordp · 07-26-2008, 04:15 PM

I'm with mh2365 on the tournament. I guess I show my age by basing my view on what happened after Ali was banished (wrongfully) by most of the powers that be.

Tournaments are generally good for boxing and great entertainment. It opens a division up and gives greater opportunity to a larger number of boxers. Personally, the winner has a greater claim to legitimacy as the title holder. Of course when you don't have all the major boxers involved (Joe Frazier) the winner (Jimmy Ellis) lacks credibility.

As I've noted elsewhere, the 1967-68 WBA heavyweight tournament kept the division interesting in the absence of Ali.

Mad Bomber · 07-28-2008, 01:38 PM

I think once you have Unified the belts, you should be defending all the tiles at the same time, and if you lose so be it, or maybe I'm just trying to be difficult.

Greg

View Poll Results: What should happen if a unified title is divided by a loss?
Strip title	1	16.67%
allow fighter to keep title	0	0%
Allow fighter to retain but fight in tourney	2	33.33%
strip title and use tourney to crown new champ	3	50.00%
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07-26-2008, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Brooks TVB All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Loudon, TN. Posts: 1,366	H.O.B.O. Poll Two Unified Title holders lost one of their belts this past month. I have considered stripping them of their titles but can not make up my mind. __________________ UTBA II Member (Brooks Battlers 4-8-0) Career Record UTBA Owners Cup Record 1-1 (1) UTBA II Season 2 (Battlers 1-1-0) Mike Hanson's LBA

07-28-2008, 01:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mad Bomber All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,112	I think once you have Unified the belts, you should be defending all the tiles at the same time, and if you lose so be it, or maybe I'm just trying to be difficult. Greg __________________ Keep on Punchin' There are three things that go on a fighter, first your reflexes go, then your chin goes, and then your friends go. Willie Pep

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07-26-2008, 03:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,963 Warnings: 2	I went with what I do in the LBA ... if a fighter holds two titles and loses just one then he keeps the other but has to fight in an 8 man tourney. If he owns 3 and loses one, then he forfeits one and has to fight in a tourney for the other.

07-26-2008, 04:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
professordp All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 867	I'm with mh2365 on the tournament. I guess I show my age by basing my view on what happened after Ali was banished (wrongfully) by most of the powers that be. Tournaments are generally good for boxing and great entertainment. It opens a division up and gives greater opportunity to a larger number of boxers. Personally, the winner has a greater claim to legitimacy as the title holder. Of course when you don't have all the major boxers involved (Joe Frazier) the winner (Jimmy Ellis) lacks credibility. As I've noted elsewhere, the 1967-68 WBA heavyweight tournament kept the division interesting in the absence of Ali.