Let it be known
This Season Bob Fitszimmons and Charley Burley were the first belt holders that qualified to attain a second belt. Charley Burley did not seek out his peer, whilst Bob challenged "any man in the house". The lineage has now been established. From this moment on the SimRing Lonsdale belt will be bestowed to anyone who can defeat Bob Fitszimmons in the ring, and then to he who can beat that man. This lineage is born of honor, courage and achievement and will forever be given to only those who persevere against the wearer of the SimRing/Lineal/Lonsdale belt.
No champion may be stripped of this honor unless he retires or is defeated by his opponent. No champion will ever be "given" this honor unless he earns it. We wish and hope that every champion that ever holds this belt will choose his challenger with sensibility but will be bound by no other code than his own set of values. For we know and trust that no one has a greater capacity for decision making than a standing champion. Regardless of how hard he was hit in his last defense of the Lonsdale title.
There are no rules other than the thoughtful decision of the standing champion as to who may vye for this honor. The standing champion makes his choice as to who is worthy by simply stepping into the ring with his chosen opponent. For this belt and honor denotes only actions that manifest into sim reality. We wish everyone good luck, good will, and good judgment.
Draws are unmanly and require special attention.
If a challenger should obtain a draw with a standing Lonsdale BeltHolder said challenger shall be issued a Lonsdale belt of their own. These belts may be immediately reunified if both fighters are agreeable to a return match. However the challengers belt in this case is a eunuchs belt and can not be acquired by any other combatant as it has no lineage of it's own. A eunuchs belt may be reunified by a rematch with a holder of the primary belt at any point in time when and if such an event occurs. Otherwise the challenger will remain the owner of a eunuch belt until such time as the standing Lonsdale belt holder and the Eunuch belt-holder agree to compete. Draws are not encouraged. SimRing and Lonsdale officials feel that a sanctioned fight should be won or lost, not dithered.
So it is written. So it shall be done.
Ben K.....For the second time in as many seasons, the first manager to attain this honor.
