The Shadow Titles & their lineage
Posted: 08 Oct 2011, 13:24
This thread is dedicated to keeping an updated record of the lineages of the 5 titles.
What is a "Shadow Title"?
It is not a sanctioned belt. A Shadow Title is only adapted when a World Champion loses his belt without being defeated for it (examples include: vacating a belt or being stripped of it by The Commish).
The only way to win a Shadow Title is to beat the man who holds it & the Shadow Champion canot relinquish it, he keeps it until he losses and then it moves on... It's all about lineage.
This becomes necessary due to title lineages getting screwed up by various individuals. And so, without further ado here are the Shadow Titles:
WBC Shadow Title
Activated in Week 15 when Peter Jackson refused to defend against mandatory challenger, Mike Tyson.
Week 15: Peter Jackson loses to Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano is the current WBC Shadow Champion.
WBA Shadow Title
Activated in Week 16 when Jack Johnson refused to defend against a WBA top 10 fighter.
Week 16: Jack Johnson loses to Max Schmeling
Week 22: Max Schmeling loses to Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is the current WBA Shadow Champion
WBO Shadow Title
Activated in Week 15 when Rocky Marciano refused to defend against a WBO top 10 fighter.
Rocky Marciano is the current WBO Shadow Champion.
***special case scenario
WBO 2nd Shadow Title
Activated in Week 19 when Peter Jackson refused to defend against mandatory challenger, Joe Louis
Week 21: Peter Jackson loses to Vitali Klitchsko
Week 22: Vitali Klitchsko loses to Jack Dempsey
Week 23: Jack Dempsey loses to Peter Jackson
Week 24: Peter Jackson loses to Jack Johnson
Week 26: Jack Johnson loses to Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano is the current WBO 2nd Shadow Champion - and both lineages are now unified.***
IBF Shadow Title
Activated in Week 21 when Rocky Marciano refused to defend against mandatory challenger, Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano is the current IBF Shadow Champion.
WBU Shadow Title
Activated in Week 20 when Joe Jeanette refused to defend against a sub 15th ranked fighter.
Week 21: Joe Jeanette loses to Max Schmeling
Week 22: Max Schmeling loses to Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is the current WBU Shadow Champion.
This records will be kept up-to-date. And a Shadow Title's line only ends when it's been reunified with it's original conterpart.
What is a "Shadow Title"?
It is not a sanctioned belt. A Shadow Title is only adapted when a World Champion loses his belt without being defeated for it (examples include: vacating a belt or being stripped of it by The Commish).
The only way to win a Shadow Title is to beat the man who holds it & the Shadow Champion canot relinquish it, he keeps it until he losses and then it moves on... It's all about lineage.
This becomes necessary due to title lineages getting screwed up by various individuals. And so, without further ado here are the Shadow Titles:
WBC Shadow Title
Activated in Week 15 when Peter Jackson refused to defend against mandatory challenger, Mike Tyson.
Week 15: Peter Jackson loses to Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano is the current WBC Shadow Champion.
WBA Shadow Title
Activated in Week 16 when Jack Johnson refused to defend against a WBA top 10 fighter.
Week 16: Jack Johnson loses to Max Schmeling
Week 22: Max Schmeling loses to Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is the current WBA Shadow Champion
WBO Shadow Title
Activated in Week 15 when Rocky Marciano refused to defend against a WBO top 10 fighter.
Rocky Marciano is the current WBO Shadow Champion.
***special case scenario
WBO 2nd Shadow Title
Activated in Week 19 when Peter Jackson refused to defend against mandatory challenger, Joe Louis
Week 21: Peter Jackson loses to Vitali Klitchsko
Week 22: Vitali Klitchsko loses to Jack Dempsey
Week 23: Jack Dempsey loses to Peter Jackson
Week 24: Peter Jackson loses to Jack Johnson
Week 26: Jack Johnson loses to Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano is the current WBO 2nd Shadow Champion - and both lineages are now unified.***
IBF Shadow Title
Activated in Week 21 when Rocky Marciano refused to defend against mandatory challenger, Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano is the current IBF Shadow Champion.
WBU Shadow Title
Activated in Week 20 when Joe Jeanette refused to defend against a sub 15th ranked fighter.
Week 21: Joe Jeanette loses to Max Schmeling
Week 22: Max Schmeling loses to Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is the current WBU Shadow Champion.
This records will be kept up-to-date. And a Shadow Title's line only ends when it's been reunified with it's original conterpart.