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Enlightened-One wrote: ↑06 Apr 2021, 02:08 The WBC have the following titles/belts:

• World
• Interim
• Franchise
• Diamond
• Gold
• Silver
• Emerald
• Onyx
• Recess
• Emeritus
• Eternal
• International
• Mestizo
• Don Adolfo Lopez Mateos
• Frontline Battle

I may have missed a few, but you get the general idea.

If Mauricio Sulaimán’s organisation has/had those belts for their other weight classes, they’re almost certainly going to have them for the Bridgerweight division also.

On a side note, I feel slightly dirty and a tad violated after submitting a post acknowledging those titles.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑05 Apr 2021, 20:40 let's be honest, tons of good fights have bizarre abc continental intergalactic titles on the line, we ignore those, let's do that here bruhsters and enjoy these barbarians going to war

candyslim wrote: ↑07 Apr 2021, 12:24

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑05 Apr 2021, 20:40 let's be honest, tons of good fights have bizarre abc continental intergalactic titles on the line, we ignore those, let's do that here bruhsters and enjoy these barbarians going to war

That's just it. Ignore the titles and labels and just enjoy some decent fights between some of the smaller heavyweights or cruiserweights testing the shallower waters.

We will never be rid of these mickey mouse belts as long as promoters, networks, and the fighters themselves can't get enough of them. Fans who know boxing know that all these international, diamond, junior belts are pure bullshit but if it leads to an appealing fight between two fighters who are chasing a shiny trinket, which would otherwise not have happened then who is complaining, not me?

oogiebe wrote: ↑05 Apr 2021, 19:34

gilgamesh wrote: ↑05 Apr 2021, 19:13 Fake title in a Fake division. Not worth acknowledging.

It's hilarious how the WBC thinks this is a good idea.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑07 Apr 2021, 19:42 Interesting fact...

Deontay Wilder is the only heavyweight fighter within the last decade to have successfully engaged in a world heavyweight title fight weighing less than 225lbs.

And he only ever did it three times.

The equivalent stats for the previous decade aren't much better either. The numbers don't lie.

Part of me despises the introduction of the new Bridgerweight division, but the remainder has empathy towards the plight faced by small heavyweights constantly failing to make the grade against much bigger foes.

I'm sure most of us thought there'd eventually be a new weight class at some point, between 200lbs cruiserweights and today's typical 250lbs behemoths?

It seemed inevitable, but it shouldn't have been introduced during the sports' lowest point in history.

candyslim wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 03:19 I've heard a lot worse ideas. There is precedent for altering the cruiserweight limit and it's not like messing with history and tradition in the way it would be if one were to rearrange the lower weight limits (on the basis do we really need 10 weight divisions covering a 35lb spread?)

Personally Bridgerweight doesn't bother me although I don't see a need for it. It's obvious why the WBC do they don't give a sh*t about boxing, it's all about the Benjamins, more belts = more sanctioning fees end of story.

I will simply ignore the title, but enjoy the fights, until such time as the weight division makes us sit up and take notice, which may never happen. In the meantime it won't persuade fighters who can cut it, from pursuing the big bucks at heavyweight but if it offers an avenue to those who can't (cut it) let them get on with it. It's already given birth to one or two decent match ups that wouldn't have made at heavyweight. There will be many more.

Don't forget how much hostility was encountered by the cruiserweight division from when the proposal was made, probably right up to them increasing the limit to 200lbs. Who can truthfully say they would like to see cruiserweight abolished and heavyweight start from 175lb like it did before?

That doesn't mean I welcome the introduction of the bridgerweight division coz I don't. I could always see the logic of a cruiserweight division whereas a new division at 224 strikes me as desirable as a third buttock.