They shoot governing bodies, don't they!
Posted: 25 Jan 2004, 10:21
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Browsing the internet, I came across 22 'world' governing bodies. I'm not sure if they all still operate; much less care. My personal favourite is the WAA of whom the late Harry Mullan said: "was set up by maverick promoter Pat O'Grady as a vehicle for his son Sean and son-in-law Monte Masters, who were installed as world champions."
Mullan continues that O'Grady quickly lost interest in the project after son Sean was flattened in his first defence by Andy Ganigan. Masters divorced Pat's daughter and was stripped of his heavyweight title.
A close second was when I read in a magazine that a certain fighter who held the WBF heavyweight title said he believed he was a world champion but not in a "global" sense!
Irish-Boxing.com
Browsing the internet, I came across 22 'world' governing bodies. I'm not sure if they all still operate; much less care. My personal favourite is the WAA of whom the late Harry Mullan said: "was set up by maverick promoter Pat O'Grady as a vehicle for his son Sean and son-in-law Monte Masters, who were installed as world champions."
Mullan continues that O'Grady quickly lost interest in the project after son Sean was flattened in his first defence by Andy Ganigan. Masters divorced Pat's daughter and was stripped of his heavyweight title.
A close second was when I read in a magazine that a certain fighter who held the WBF heavyweight title said he believed he was a world champion but not in a "global" sense!
Irish-Boxing.com