Browne beats Chagaev winning WBA title - our 1st ever heavyweight champ!

[Redback Rasta]

Our first Aussie heavyweight champ deserves his own thread for the kudos.

Get around him!

[scottearley123456]

Great news to wake up to. Maybe the general public in oz will start to take note of boxing now

[Redback Rasta]

Great news to wake up to. Maybe the general public in oz will start to take note of boxing now

It can only be a positive and hopefully the shot in the arm Aussie boxing so desperately needs.

[Redback Rasta]

The WBA has Fres Oquendo as the mandatory title defence for Browne and after todays performance that is a winnable fight for him.

[Brute]

Great win. Should make him WBA's mandatory challenger for Fury, but strange things happen in boxing.

[crusader]

Yep, great win for Browne....getting it done on the road in dramatic style, and as the underdog.

[Like a Boss]

Just got the news. Congrats to Lucas Browne and team. Did Australia proud.

[convict]

I just read it now, missed the fight. Anyway how fken cool is that for Browne!!! Plus i won a little bit of money on him.

[tsmithy50]

Is he really a world champion though? Fury is the WBA champ, he beat Klitsckho.

[DA GOOSE]

Is he really a world champion though? Fury is the WBA champ, he beat Klitsckho.

We know that but after getting our butts kicked in big fights over the last 4 years let us celebrate.

[Tinnie]

http://www.badlefthook.com/2016/3/5/111 ... cas-browne

[Like a Boss]

Is he really a world champion though? Fury is the WBA champ, he beat Klitsckho.

Why not celebrate the greatest achievement by an Aussie heavyweight ever rather than try and detract from it?

[Perseus]

Great win. Should make him WBA's mandatory challenger for Fury, but strange things happen in boxing.

I don't think it works that way for WBA "Super" and WBA "World" champions.

These WBA secondary belts were created so a unified WBA titlist would never have to vacate his WBA title due to conflicting mandatory challenges.

[Redback Rasta]

Great win. Should make him WBA's mandatory challenger for Fury, but strange things happen in boxing.

I don't think it works that way for WBA "Super" and WBA "World" champions.

These WBA secondary belts were created so a unified WBA titlist would never have to vacate his WBA title due to conflicting mandatory challenges.

Though things rarely go to script, my understanding is the WBA has Fres Oquendo as the mandatory title defence for Browne.

[Beltane]

Well done Big Daddy, who showed great ticker in coming back from the 6th round.

Shows what a lot of earlier hard work in the gym can do when the whips started cracking in the 7th round onwards.

[Redback Rasta]

[Brute]

Interesting round robin.

[foxdog1923]

From a kiwi, congrats on Australia for their first ever HW champion and a good one he is.

[Brute]

Is he really a world champion though? Fury is the WBA champ, he beat Klitsckho.

Fury is WBA Super World Champ, Lucas is WBA World Champ.

[Redback Rasta]

If Browne beats Oquendo - and I think he is quite capable - he gets to fight for all the WBA marbles.

[Grant]

Congrats to the big man.Hope he can make some teal money now. He deserves it. Great work by his team. Ca't remember when we last jad a top 10 heavy..

[Like a Boss]

Congrats to the big man.Hope he can make some teal money now. He deserves it. Great work by his team. Ca't remember when we last jad a top 10 heavy..

On the basis Browne was our first Commonwealth heavyweight champ for something like 120 years, and that used to be the road to the world title, I doubt we have had a top 10 heavyweight in the past 100 years.

[ClivePatrickLyons]

Is he really a world champion though? Fury is the WBA champ, he beat Klitsckho.

We know that but after getting our butts kicked in big fights over the last 4 years let us celebrate.

I'v got to agree ''DA GOOSE' its great news and he Browne shows what hard work and belief can do for a person and too team Browne you deserve all the credit in the world for getting Big Daddy ready for the biggest opportunity of his life and Big Daddy you deserve every cent you made and all the best for the future Champion.........GREAT STORY

[Boxerbeetle]

Great news for you guys, massive congratulations.

When I was in Oz about 10 years ago, I was shocked how little coverage there was for boxing. Hopefully that's changed by now - and if it hasn't already, hopefully this result will change it!

[Lairdy]

A huge congrats to Big Daddy! I'm glad he proved people - including myself - wrong! Well done champ! I can't imagine how good he'd be feeling right now!