BoxRec

What is the history behind giving the boxing champion a belt?

Most sports give rings or trophies, but boxing has belts and always has. Why?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championship_belt

Golf used to have championship belts

Yeah, I say let's switch to "Championship Hats".

Whaddya say? Who's with me?

Mike Tyson once suggested fighters' rings.

To hold trunks.

Championship suspenders maybe?

Ive read somewhere that in the early bare knuckle days they used to tie a band with their colours around their waist, and that it was usual to take the band of their beaten opponents.. From there i have drawn the conclusion that that Championship belts came from that custom. wasent Cribb the first to be given a championship belt?

Panzerfaust wrote:wasent Cribb the first to be given a championship belt?

Yes I believe it was the British Empire Western Area Interim Pewter Title.