No belt for English champions

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 23 Oct 2003, 13:16

English lightweight king Danny Hunt is to be a champion without a belt.

The Boxing Board will not be providing English champs with the traditional prize of a belt.

The 22-year-old Hunt says Board officials told him after he beat Chill John to claim the title that he would get a belt in a fortnight.

But now Hunt has been informed that he will be getting a plaque to mark the fight in Liverpool on October 2 instead.

He claims the board will no longer provide belts because they have trouble getting them back off champions.

"I was gutted because that was what I did the fight for, to win the championship and get the belt," said Hunt.

"They are going to give me a plaque to commemorate the fight and that's like being an amateur again."

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TT · Post by TT » 23 Oct 2003, 16:39

The BBB of C are a joke...

They are trapped in the the Dark ages with not letting cameras into the corners in between rounds, and in British Title Fights, Judges aren't always (If at all, not sure) appointed which caused a hell lot of controvesary in the Barnes-Vincent affair.

They are also tight as hell, wouldn't cost much apart from 1 less ivory back scratcher for the executives at there :( :x

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 23 Oct 2003, 17:51

There are NEVER any judges for a British title fight.

leedswolf · Post by **leedswolf** » 03 Nov 2003, 16:55

I was in the dressing room afterwards and Danny DID have the belt around his waist.

Matt Skelton also has one.

Will Matt Macklin pick one up on Thursday??

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 04 Nov 2003, 05:38

I think that is a real shame - a title deserves a belt.

Do British Masters champs receive a belt? I would hope they do as surely every fighter's wish is at some point in there career wear a belt round their waist.

Macklin will win on Thursday. As to whether he is given a belt or not is another question...

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 04 Nov 2003, 09:21

leedswolf wrote:I was in the dressing room afterwards and Danny DID have the belt around his waist.

Matt Skelton also has one.

Will Matt Macklin pick one up on Thursday??

Danny's quotes were from the Essex Chronicle a few days after his title win, but you saw him with a belt in the dressing room, so I'm confused.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 04 Nov 2003, 09:36

bennie wrote:
leedswolf wrote:I was in the dressing room afterwards and Danny DID have the belt around his waist.

Matt Skelton also has one.

Will Matt Macklin pick one up on Thursday??
Danny's quotes were from the Essex Chronicle a few days after his title win, but you saw him with a belt in the dressing room, so I'm confused.

Got me thinking about Carl Thompson / Johnny Nelson debacle. Anybody know how that one ended. I can't imagine any of the WBO bigrade wrestling the title away from Thompson's dressing room (remember he refused to give the belt). So what did happen.

Did Carl come to his sense?
Was ££££ involved?
Did they make Johnny a new belt?

What happend.

Loynesy · Post by **Loynesy** » 04 Nov 2003, 13:20

As both Boxing News and Boxing Monthly have pointed out, the BBB of C have been utterly two faced on the issue of English Titles. A couple of years ago a small-hall Northern promoter (forgotten his name) revives the idea and gets fined. Warren "borrows" the idea and the Board are in favour...

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 04 Nov 2003, 13:26

Loynesy wrote:As both Boxing News and Boxing Monthly have pointed out, the BBB of C have been utterly two faced on the issue of English Titles. A couple of years ago a small-hall Northern promoter (forgotten his name) revives the idea and gets fined. Warren "borrows" the idea and the Board are in favour...

Pat Brogan is the promoter who revived the idea of the English title a short while ago, but was told to bog off by the Board. Then, as you point out, Warren was welcomed with both arms with the same idea.

Loynesy · Post by **Loynesy** » 04 Nov 2003, 13:29

Thanks Bennie, couldn't remember his name. I might write to the Board and ask them for their justification on this one - I am reasonably ambivalent about the concept, but penalising good small promoters and allowing the big boys to steal their ideas (its bad enough they steal their fighters) is just wrong.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 04 Nov 2003, 13:32

Loynesy wrote:Thanks Bennie, couldn't remember his name. I might write to the Board and ask them for their justification on this one - I am reasonably ambivalent about the concept, but penalising good small promoters and allowing the big boys to steal their ideas (its bad enough they steal their fighters) is just wrong.

It is wrong. I felt sorry for Pat when the first English title fight took place recently in over 100 years (think it was Skelton-Holden). Brogan said he couldn't watch.