Cazelo wrote:STEVE WOOD wrote:Now we have the English/Celtic titles we should reduce the Area titles to 8 rounders , would be the next step before 10 rounders . Proposed to board previously but knocked back .
Would the titles be recognised by boxrec them? Don't see belts recognised that are contested over 8. Would be a great route though. Fighter does his 4 X 4 rounders, 2 6 rounders, does an 8 rounder for challenge belt then 8 rounder for area belt. Moves up to 10 rounder for Celtic or English before looking at British commonwealth or international belts.
I think that is a sensible idea - making the Area title 8 rounds, 10 for the English/Celtic and 12 for the British -
but there's no need for any sort of 'challenge' or 'masters' belt to be thrown into that mix. If the regional/British titles are being contested regularly then there will be plenty of opportunities to fight for BBBofC titles, it's up to the board to work with promoters and fighters to make sure these matchups happen,
then there'd be no need for these mickey mouse belts, same as at higher level youve now got WBO/WBC etc 'European' titles to go with their International, Silver, Intercontinental belts, because they feel that to sell a fight it must have a belt involved and theres only (only!) 4 world titles to go around.
it shouldn't be a straightforward progression either, as in, once you've had the requisite amount of fights, in you go. if you arent good enough after your 7 or 8 fights, for the Area title, you should have to make the case for it in the ring, not just a matter of ticking off the number of fights had
and imo the British title should only be open to you after you've won the English/Celtic, English/Celtic only after an Area title... you dont have to be the current holder but you need to show you''ve got to that level and stayed there, even if the opportunity to fight for the E/C or Area title didnt reappear, you're fighting people who themselves are at that level, former title holders, etc.
e.g right now I would say that the people eligible for the British HW title, if it were up to me, would be
Whyte (holder)
Joshua (former holder, evidently above the level of British title)
Tyson Fury (former holder, evidently above the level of British title)
David Price (former holder, probably at the level of British title despite recent losses)
Chisora (former holder, probably at the level of British title)
Winner of Akinlade vs Gorman (English Champion)
(There is no current Celtic Champion)
Lewison (probably at the level of British title due to competitive challenge to Whyte)
and 'highly rated' people who shouldnt be put forward for it:
Hughie Fury - world title fight or not, hasnt beaten anyone of the caliber required, if he loses to Parker he shouldn't go straight into consideration for the British, he should have to beat someone of the level first
Gary Cornish - badly beaten by future holder, hasnt shown he belongs at the level, should be fighting for Area/Celtic title
Nick Webb - should be put forward for the Area title
Kash Ali - should be put forward for Area title
David Allen - Area title. Best showings in defeat, still relatively inexperienced as a pro
Dorian Darch - should be fighting for the Area title, possibly Darch vs Cornish for the Celtic title with a view to the winner fighting whyte for the British. Darch's fight with Webb is a good matchup that if they were both from the same area could easily be for an Area or English title.
Sam Sexton - last notable win was in 2009. Should be in the queue to fight for an Area title.