whicker wrote:He wasn't "gifted the decision" - The fight was in England, it was not a legit International title fight, merely an international bout. It should have been fought under English rules, which would have made him the winner.Adamj1987 wrote: khan was still gifted the desision it should have been stopped earlier but they kept it going so it wasnt a draw
It's surprising how few people mentioned that.
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jamesmcdonnell wrote:Well, the decision was made not to fight it under BBBofC rules so tough.
The decision was made for the bout to be for a pointless (and for Barrera, somewhat insulting) "International" title.
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Pacquiao Morales and Barrera have all contested International titles even in their peak.
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Interim belts are a joke, there should be a national belt, continental belt, commonwealth belt (or equivalent), and an absolute maximum of 3 world title belts per weight.stujones wrote:Pacquiao Morales and Barrera have all contested International titles even in their peak.
I would say just one world title belt but then you get one world champ who just gets hand picked opponents due to the commercial side of boxing.