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Just an interesting quote from the lead up to PBF VS Mosley;

Mosley's WBA welterweight title won't be at stake in the fight because Mayweather doesn't care enough about it to pay the sanctioning fee. "Why should we give someone 3 percent of our money?" Mayweather manager Leonard Ellerbe said.

- http://www.lvrj.com/sports/perfect-show ... 20699.html

You think this sort of thing will happen more and more? Obviously it's a more appropriate measure for someone who has already won everything there is to win. Cant see an up and coming boxer being able (or wanting) to avoid fighting for a belt. But at the very top, the belts have never been so irrelevant.

Food for thought.

It seems that the TOP level fights don't really need to be for belts, and that is all down to the fact that the status of a 'world champion' has been so diluted. The belts have lost their credibility. In the truly major fights, if there is a belt on the line it seems to be a side issue. If Pacman and Mayweather fight who cares what belt is on the line. It's a shame about the lack of respect for the belts but all these crappy organisations are to blame.