Ibf European title

[maley1984]

First I've heard of this title. Jono Carroll v Jon quigley at super feather both unbeaten looks a good fight

[leejonesjnr]

It's been going for a few years now, a little strangely it's called the East West Europe title

[Stuffs]

I was going to ask about this actually too as in late June, Jimmy Kelly is fighting for one of these IBF Europe Titles too.

[handsofstone]

I seen other day, I was kind of half hoping they meant WBO European title, another meaningless trinket

[Stuarty]

The more titles the better

[daviddee]

In fairness this is a decent wee scrap

[Bleak]

so will Jimmy Kelly be walking round telling people he's European Champion
or is EBU title the one that counts

[Stuarty]

Suppose it'll help get you a decent ranking with the IBF if nothing else.

[Oiky]

All these poxy belts are a joke

too many chefs spoil the broth as they say

Same with these divvy belts

[Stuffs]

so will Jimmy Kelly be walking round telling people he's European Champion
or is EBU title the one that counts

Hopefully the title is vacant and there's good opposition. The current holder I see is 17-12.

[Andrew]

Disgraceful.

There was once a time that the EBU title was prestigious and meant something.

Going the traditional route British Commonwealth Euro is dying out.

Shame because fighters actually learned before world level.

Instead fighters are getting toy belts like the WBO European and not learning. We have enough people parading around as world champions confusing people getting into the sport. Now we will have loads of people claiming to be European champion.

Bet there will be a WBO British champion in my lifetime......I'm not even joking.

[leejonesjnr]

Disgraceful.

There was once a time that the EBU title was prestigious and meant something.

Going the traditional route British Commonwealth Euro is dying out.

Shame because fighters actually learned before world level.

Instead fighters are getting toy belts like the WBO European and not learning. We have enough people parading around as world champions confusing people getting into the sport. Now we will have loads of people claiming to be European champion.

Bet there will be a WBO British champion in my lifetime......I'm not even joking.

Well..... yes and no.
All other parts of the world have numerous titles at each level too so the route to the top is comparable everywhere

[Stuarty]

Just clocked this title. The IBF East/West European title

Someone's taking the fuckin pish man

[dw01]

I think it's the collapse of the EBU. They've came a cropper on several occasions with all the MBC sh*t. The EBU doesn't even know what it is, it flits from being merely a championship organisation one minute, to the head honcho of the European national federations and dishing out orders the next.


As someone pointed out elsewhere, the EBU is merely the WBC and BBBoC. - wonder if the wbc gets kickbacks from EBU sanctions???

WBA used to recognise / operate the EBA at one time, which has since became defunct.

We have about 15 world championship organisations of differing alphabetical acronyms, and I reckon they'll all invent their euro titles soon.

[dw01]

Are these the WBA European titles?
Says WBA Continental title, however, holders are all

http://www.wbaboxing.com/wba-continenta ... RR2EsvTVnF

[dw01]

http://boxrec.com/title/WBACONT?divisio ... lterweight

[dw01]

Disgraceful.

There was once a time that the EBU title was prestigious and meant something.

Going the traditional route British Commonwealth Euro is dying out.

Shame because fighters actually learned before world level.

Instead fighters are getting toy belts like the WBO European and not learning. We have enough people parading around as world champions confusing people getting into the sport. Now we will have loads of people claiming to be European champion.

Bet there will be a WBO British champion in my lifetime......I'm not even joking.

They still can learn without fighting for lower level belts, it's upto their coaches to choose wisely.

[leejonesjnr]

I think it's the collapse of the EBU. They've came a cropper on several occasions with all the MBC sh*t.

They have? Golly what happened? I thought they'd refused to recognise MBC and that was that.

[Andrew]

Disgraceful.

There was once a time that the EBU title was prestigious and meant something.

Going the traditional route British Commonwealth Euro is dying out.

Shame because fighters actually learned before world level.

Instead fighters are getting toy belts like the WBO European and not learning. We have enough people parading around as world champions confusing people getting into the sport. Now we will have loads of people claiming to be European champion.

Bet there will be a WBO British champion in my lifetime......I'm not even joking.

They still can learn without fighting for lower level belts, it's upto their coaches to choose wisely.

I barely see good matchmaking these days. Look at Ohara Davies for example talking about world titles yet ducked a British title fight and fought a shot lightweight from below defending a bullshit belt

It's just get a toy belt fake ranking and fight for a belt.

Look at billy joe Saunders for example. I can't stand him now but he fought the right fights coming through.