WBF WORLD TITLE

[littlepug]

The downside is that you get second tier fighters protecting their second tier standings rather than fighting it out for contendership. Dilution is ruining the fight game.

It’s just evolved into something we traditionalists don’t like but it doesn’t really effect the top tier, boxing has constantly changed since day one and in an ever changing world maybe it has had to just to survive.

Not a bad point. Maybe it (multiple belts) allowed for more exposure, as casuals eat up championship fights. Could be, I won't deny that. But it dilutes the sport with relation to more competitive fights at the top tier, IMHO.

Don’t get me wrong mate I long for the old days there’s just no turning back now is there ? I once made the point on here that reverting back to to 8 divisions and one world title per division would leave fans with hardly any World title fights to watch in a calendar year, the guy rightfully called me on it saying fights between contenders trying to climb the rankings would replace and would be as big as most of the bullish!t world title fights we get now, just seems a bit out of reach those ideals now.

[oogiebe]

It’s just evolved into something we traditionalists don’t like but it doesn’t really effect the top tier, boxing has constantly changed since day one and in an ever changing world maybe it has had to just to survive.

Not a bad point. Maybe it (multiple belts) allowed for more exposure, as casuals eat up championship fights. Could be, I won't deny that. But it dilutes the sport with relation to more competitive fights at the top tier, IMHO.

Don’t get me wrong mate I long for the old days there’s just no turning back now is there ? I once made the point on here that reverting back to to 8 divisions and one world title per division would leave fans with hardly any World title fights to watch in a calendar year, the guy rightfully called me on it saying fights between contenders trying to climb the rankings would replace and would be as big as most of the bullish!t world title fights we get now, just seems a bit out of reach those ideals now.

I get it. It is a business first indeed. What's funny is that those fights between contenders v. more title fights, would probably be fought between the same fighters. Ah the good ole days are gone forevah!

[littlepug]

Not a bad point. Maybe it (multiple belts) allowed for more exposure, as casuals eat up championship fights. Could be, I won't deny that. But it dilutes the sport with relation to more competitive fights at the top tier, IMHO.

Don’t get me wrong mate I long for the old days there’s just no turning back now is there ? I once made the point on here that reverting back to to 8 divisions and one world title per division would leave fans with hardly any World title fights to watch in a calendar year, the guy rightfully called me on it saying fights between contenders trying to climb the rankings would replace and would be as big as most of the bullish!t world title fights we get now, just seems a bit out of reach those ideals now.

I get it. It is a business first indeed. What's funny is that those fights between contenders v. more title fights, would probably be fought between the same fighters. Ah the good ole days are gone forevah!

Ha ha at least we got to experience them, can you imagine how much we’ll be moaning in another 20 years when Bi gender titles are available!

[oogiebe]

Don’t get me wrong mate I long for the old days there’s just no turning back now is there ? I once made the point on here that reverting back to to 8 divisions and one world title per division would leave fans with hardly any World title fights to watch in a calendar year, the guy rightfully called me on it saying fights between contenders trying to climb the rankings would replace and would be as big as most of the bullish!t world title fights we get now, just seems a bit out of reach those ideals now.

I get it. It is a business first indeed. What's funny is that those fights between contenders v. more title fights, would probably be fought between the same fighters. Ah the good ole days are gone forevah!

Ha ha at least we got to experience them, can you imagine how much we’ll be moaning in another 20 years when Bi gender titles are available!

[TheGman]

If it's the world boxing federation then Joe Bugner beating Bonecrusher Smith was for their world heavyweight championship,Bugner was 48 at the time and Smith 45,enough said.

I remember watching this at about 10am on sky,didnt bone crusher quit with a dislocated shoulder or something? Terrible fight only lasted 1or 2 rounds if i remember correctly

[bigjack]

If it's the world boxing federation then Joe Bugner beating Bonecrusher Smith was for their world heavyweight championship,Bugner was 48 at the time and Smith 45,enough said.

I remember watching this at about 10am on sky,didnt bone crusher quit with a dislocated shoulder or something? Terrible fight only lasted 1or 2 rounds if i remember correctly

He did yes and his corner were trying to put it back in place for him to carry on

[oogiebe]

If it's the world boxing federation then Joe Bugner beating Bonecrusher Smith was for their world heavyweight championship,Bugner was 48 at the time and Smith 45,enough said.

I remember watching this at about 10am on sky,didnt bone crusher quit with a dislocated shoulder or something? Terrible fight only lasted 1or 2 rounds if i remember correctly

He did yes and his corner were trying to put it back in place for him to carry on

Ouch!

[Flump]

I remember watching this at about 10am on sky,didnt bone crusher quit with a dislocated shoulder or something? Terrible fight only lasted 1or 2 rounds if i remember correctly

He did yes and his corner were trying to put it back in place for him to carry on

Ouch!

I remember that, it was just ridiculous. Earnie Shavers was in the Sky studio as I recall.

Then Bugner turns up on I'm a Celebrity a few years later claiming to be the oldest World Heavyweight Champion ever, and no doubt several hundred thousand who don't know boxing or any better believe that off the back of his WBF title win!

As a boxing fan, these binbag titles drive you nuts.

[Old bones Ian]

Johnny Nelson held the Heavyweight title went lost twice to Adilson Rodrigues and in one of the fights a judge scored the fight 119-120 That cost Nelson the title

[oogiebe]

Johnny Nelson held the Heavyweight title went lost twice to Adilson Rodrigues and in one of the fights a judge scored the fight 119-120 That cost Nelson the title

[TheGman]

If it's the world boxing federation then Joe Bugner beating Bonecrusher Smith was for their world heavyweight championship,Bugner was 48 at the time and Smith 45,enough said.

I remember watching this at about 10am on sky,didnt bone crusher quit with a dislocated shoulder or something? Terrible fight only lasted 1or 2 rounds if i remember correctly

He did yes and his corner were trying to put it back in place for him to carry on

I remember thinking when i seen who was fighting "joe bugner will get smashed here" then i seen the state of bonecrusher lol both were totally out of shape and would of been better fitted to white collar

[bigjack]

I remember watching this at about 10am on sky,didnt bone crusher quit with a dislocated shoulder or something? Terrible fight only lasted 1or 2 rounds if i remember correctly

He did yes and his corner were trying to put it back in place for him to carry on

I remember thinking when i seen who was fighting "joe bugner will get smashed here" then i seen the state of bonecrusher lol both were totally out of shape and would of been better fitted to white collar

Bonecrusher had bigger tits than Jordan

[oogiebe]

He did yes and his corner were trying to put it back in place for him to carry on

I remember thinking when i seen who was fighting "joe bugner will get smashed here" then i seen the state of bonecrusher lol both were totally out of shape and would of been better fitted to white collar

Bonecrusher had bigger tits than Jordan

Ewwwwww...

[bigjack]

I remember thinking when i seen who was fighting "joe bugner will get smashed here" then i seen the state of bonecrusher lol both were totally out of shape and would of been better fitted to white collar

Bonecrusher had bigger tits than Jordan

Ewwwwww...

mmmmmmm, what's more shocking is the fact the Aussie commentators take it so seriously,check out Danny Green v Jones Jr ,you'll laugh for a month

[oogiebe]

Bonecrusher had bigger tits than Jordan

Ewwwwww...

mmmmmmm, what's more shocking is the fact the Aussie commentators take it so seriously,check out Danny Green v Jones Jr ,you'll laugh for a month

I'll have to see if I can get the choice of the telecast. Commentators can sometimes be quite comedic.

[bingobango]

If it's the world boxing federation then Joe Bugner beating Bonecrusher Smith was for their world heavyweight championship,Bugner was 48 at the time and Smith 45,enough said.

The WBFound is the original Federation, which changed its name to foundation in 2004. The WBFed started in 2008. Confusing I know lol

[leejonesjnr]

If it's the world boxing federation then Joe Bugner beating Bonecrusher Smith was for their world heavyweight championship,Bugner was 48 at the time and Smith 45,enough said.

The WBFound is the original Federation, which changed its name to foundation in 2004. The WBFed started in 2008. Confusing I know lol

RJJ won a World Boxing Federation belt in 2000. This was a blue belt and is listed on BoxRec as the same organisation that is WBFed today. BoxRec also shows them as having World title fights from 1990 on.

World Boxing Foundation titles are listed from 2004 on and whilst they are blue now, they were initially black like the one Audley Harrison won.

Both say they began in 1988. I wonder if one is a breakaway from the other?

[chinarich]

If it's the world boxing federation then Joe Bugner beating Bonecrusher Smith was for their world heavyweight championship,Bugner was 48 at the time and Smith 45,enough said.

The WBFound is the original Federation, which changed its name to foundation in 2004. The WBFed started in 2008. Confusing I know lol

RJJ won a World Boxing Federation belt in 2000. This was a blue belt and is listed on BoxRec as the same organisation that is WBFed today. BoxRec also shows them as having World title fights from 1990 on.

World Boxing Foundation titles are listed from 2004 on and whilst they are blue now, they were initially black like the one Audley Harrison won.

Both say they began in 1988. I wonder if one is a breakaway from the other?

Yes I think someone from the Federation (possibly the then president) broke away to form the Foundation with that Mick Croucher chap after some kind of a falling out...

[Darcy Delaney]

Steve Roberts was WBF champion and had 10 defences

[Oiky]

It's not worth a carrot

[TheGoods]

Wasn’t a bad belt or organisation around 15 years ago. Some good fighters held WBF belts. I remember Michael Hunter beating Frankie De Milo in a cracker around 2004 for this belt. Last few years the organisation have clearly lost their way a bit but they’ve deffo been worse ‘world’ belts out there.

[orbtastic]

Who was that little Thai dude who defended his WBF title about 40 times? Samsonboy dutch elite gym or something. Might have even called himself after a battery but that might have been one of the other Thai fighters.

[leejonesjnr]

Some good fighters held WBF belts

Good enough for RJJ, good enough for me.

[bingobango]

If it's the world boxing federation then Joe Bugner beating Bonecrusher Smith was for their world heavyweight championship,Bugner was 48 at the time and Smith 45,enough said.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/other ... title.html

The WBFound is the original Federation, which changed its name to foundation in 2004. The WBFed started in 2008. Confusing I know lol

RJJ won a World Boxing Federation belt in 2000. This was a blue belt and is listed on BoxRec as the same organisation that is WBFed today. BoxRec also shows them as having World title fights from 1990 on.

World Boxing Foundation titles are listed from 2004 on and whilst they are blue now, they were initially black like the one Audley Harrison won.

Both say they began in 1988. I wonder if one is a breakaway from the other?

[bingobango]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/other ... title.html

The WBFound is the original Federation, which changed its name to foundation in 2004. The WBFed started in 2008. Confusing I know lol

BoxRec are wrong with listing the current WBF history with the original, they haven't updated a couple of WBFoundation titles from a couple of years ago either, so the title history's are inaccurate, unfortunately.

RJJ won a World Boxing Federation belt in 2000. This was a blue belt and is listed on BoxRec as the same organisation that is WBFed today. BoxRec also shows them as having World title fights from 1990 on.

World Boxing Foundation titles are listed from 2004 on and whilst they are blue now, they were initially black like the one Audley Harrison won.

Both say they began in 1988. I wonder if one is a breakaway from the other?