TimFreza wrote:Australia is the only country in world boxing that doesn't recognize vacant titles. Have a look at DeGale, he won a vacant title. What about Daniel Jacobs? He's headlining as a world champion? Peter Quillen? Andy Lee?
Just stop with the hate.
There's a huge difference between beating the reigning champion who holds the top belt in a recognized organisation, and winning the vacant second string belt when there is already a super champion in place above you.
Not the sort of difference a wily promoter is ever likely to alert people to. But people who genuinely follow the fight game know that the two achievements are absolutely poles apart.
TimFreza wrote:Australia is the only country in world boxing that doesn't recognize vacant titles. Have a look at DeGale, he won a vacant title. What about Daniel Jacobs? He's headlining as a world champion? Peter Quillen? Andy Lee?
Just stop with the hate.
There's a huge difference between beating the reigning champion who holds the top belt in a recognized organisation, and winning the vacant second string belt when there is already a super champion in place above you.
Not the sort of difference a wily promoter is ever likely to alert people to. But people who genuinely follow the fight game know that the two achievements are absolutely poles apart.
I love Lester Ellis as a fighter and admire him greatly...but dont recognise him as a 5 time world champion.
TimFreza wrote:Australia is the only country in world boxing that doesn't recognize vacant titles. Have a look at DeGale, he won a vacant title. What about Daniel Jacobs? He's headlining as a world champion? Peter Quillen? Andy Lee?
Just stop with the hate.
There's a huge difference between beating the reigning champion who holds the top belt in a recognized organisation, and winning the vacant second string belt when there is already a super champion in place above you.
Not the sort of difference a wily promoter is ever likely to alert people to. But people who genuinely follow the fight game know that the two achievements are absolutely poles apart.
I love Lester Ellis as a fighter and admire him greatly...but dont recognise him as a 5 time world champion.
I've never met a boxing fan who didn't love the 'Master Blaster', but I've never even thought of him as a 5 time world champion. If fact, I can't even remember reading that claimed about him. 5??
