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Rule 73 (a) and (b) is interesting
http://www.anbf.org/attachedfiles/99_Re ... 202012.pdf

Rule 73(b) seems quite harsh and what is the logic behind it this devaluation?

Both rules are bent on "watering" down of the Australian title leaving it now the equivalent of a "Claytons" title!

Beltane wrote:Rule 73(b) seems quite harsh and what is the logic behind it this devaluation?

Both rules are bent on "watering" down of the Australian title leaving it now the equivalent of a "Claytons" title!

I suspect regional titlists (no matter which division) were using it to get out of their Oz division mandatory defence.

its a good idea. it keeps the national title circulating, and stops it being held up, due to fighters having commitments elsewhere.

they can always come back and contest it again later on.

Should a national title be "kept circulating" or should it belong to the best fighter at that weight in the country?

Brute wrote:Should a national title be "kept circulating" or should it belong to the best fighter at that weight in the country?

should geale be oz middlewight champ?

adamheight wrote:

Brute wrote:Should a national title be "kept circulating" or should it belong to the best fighter at that weight in the country?

should geale be oz middlewight champ?

Jimmy Carruthers, Lionel Rose and Johnny Famechon were Australian and World Champions at the same time. Should the Australian title be held by a lesser light?

Brute wrote:

adamheight wrote:

Brute wrote:Should a national title be "kept circulating" or should it belong to the best fighter at that weight in the country?

should geale be oz middlewight champ?

Jimmy Carruthers, Lionel Rose and Johnny Famechon were Australian and World Champions at the same time. Should the Australian title be held by a lesser light?

ideally no. but its the same all over the world. when fighters exceed past a certain level their aspirations of being a domestic champion are surpassed. its time to move over and let the younger guys coming up get chances. a lot of the top flight australian boxers dont even want to be in domestic rankings.

National Titles should be contested by the best of the willing and available. So as Adam has mentioned theres guys who have moved on past National level and are now looking to or have succeeeded at Regional Level or world level. National Titles are great stepping stones. Im not saying just any tom dick and harry should be able to fight for one they should be deemed as an appropriate challeneger or opponent etc.

Brute wrote:

adamheight wrote:

Brute wrote:Should a national title be "kept circulating" or should it belong to the best fighter at that weight in the country?

should geale be oz middlewight champ?

Jimmy Carruthers, Lionel Rose and Johnny Famechon were Australian and World Champions at the same time. Should the Australian title be held by a lesser light?

I agree with you Brute. In my opinion the best in the country should be Aussie champ.

i reckon its alright the way it is,y would geale defend aus title when holding and defending world titles,he has stepped up in class. its a great steppin stone for those that can step up & would b a shame to c a young up and coming boxer trying to get aus title run into someone like geale and get a floggin before he gets the chance to move up. the way it is now u can improve step by step, state aus regional(commonwealth) world

i,m from the old school. the best fighter in the country should hold the aussie title, they can still hold the other world and regional? titles, if a kid is good enough he should have no problem putting his titles up against a fighter who has reached the 2nd rung from the top, but we all know it is all about money these days,Brute put it right, but those days are gone. don,t tell me Williams v Mason were the top contenders for the Australasian Welter Title, we have a Regional titleholder up here who will not fight an aussie as he has had no luck with them, so don,t tell me the good fighters hold the regional titles, thank god we still have prelim boys striving to get to the top{Aussie}its all about money and those little people running the game,all the best,

patron wrote:i,m from the old school. the best fighter in the country should hold the aussie title, they can still hold the other world and regional? titles, if a kid is good enough he should have no problem putting his titles up against a fighter who has reached the 2nd rung from the top, but we all know it is all about money these days,Brute put it right, but those days are gone. don,t tell me Williams v Mason were the top contenders for the Australasian Welter Title, we have a Regional titleholder up here who will not fight an aussie as he has had no luck with them, so don,t tell me the good fighters hold the regional titles, thank god we still have prelim boys striving to get to the top{Aussie}its all about money and those little people running the game,all the best,

Bang on mate, but we're both over 60 so we can't be right.