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Hey guys,

I haven't been on Boxrec regularly for ages (probably years) but the long-standing Aussie members may remember me as we had a few spats along the way when they'd get upset at any critical assessment of your boxers ;)

Anyway that's just for background, just wanted to offer congratulations in your boy Lucas Browne lifting the WBA heavyweight title. It's a wonderful bit of history and hopefully it will spark a surge of interest in the sport among the wider public in Australia. And I don't buy into the criticisms that it isn't a proper title. Of course the WBA's division of its own championships is bullsh1t, but back in the day they would automatically strip any WBA holder who signed for a unification match anyway, so the "regular" title is just a version of the same thing, just keeping the sanctioning fees in house.

Bottom line, Lucas won a version of the world heavyweight championship. No, he is not "the" world champion, but then neither were Frank Bruno, David Haye, Herbie Hide, or for that matter even Lennox Lewis in his first reign. Chagaev is a proven world-level operator and Browne beating him is as big an achievement as winning any other "non-linear" world title in this day and age. It's also great to have yet another undefeated beltholder in the mix to add to what are very exciting times for the heavyweights.

Cheers

Great post Oliver and agree completely

oliverfennell wrote:Hey guys,

I haven't been on Boxrec regularly for ages (probably years) but the long-standing Aussie members may remember me as we had a few spats along the way when they'd get upset at any critical assessment of your boxers ;)

Anyway that's just for background, just wanted to offer congratulations in your boy Lucas Browne lifting the WBA heavyweight title. It's a wonderful bit of history and hopefully it will spark a surge of interest in the sport among the wider public in Australia. And I don't buy into the criticisms that it isn't a proper title. Of course the WBA's division of its own championships is bullsh1t, but back in the day they would automatically strip any WBA holder who signed for a unification match anyway, so the "regular" title is just a version of the same thing, just keeping the sanctioning fees in house.

Bottom line, Lucas won a version of the world heavyweight championship. No, he is not "the" world champion, but then neither were Frank Bruno, David Haye, Herbie Hide, or for that matter even Lennox Lewis in his first reign. Chagaev is a proven world-level operator and Browne beating him is as big an achievement as winning any other "non-linear" world title in this day and age. It's also great to have yet another undefeated beltholder in the mix to add to what are very exciting times for the heavyweights.

Cheers

BACK IN THE OLD DAYS YOU NEVER GOT STRIPPED FIGHTING IN A UNIFICATION IF YOU WAS THE WBA CHAMPION GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT IT WAS THE WBO WHO HAD THE RULE NO UNIFICATIONS.BROWNE IN THE OLD DAYS WOULD BE NUMBER 1 CONTENDER FOR THE WBA TITLE THAT FURY HOLD'S THATS ALL.

campfire wrote:

oliverfennell wrote:Hey guys,

I haven't been on Boxrec regularly for ages (probably years) but the long-standing Aussie members may remember me as we had a few spats along the way when they'd get upset at any critical assessment of your boxers ;)

Anyway that's just for background, just wanted to offer congratulations in your boy Lucas Browne lifting the WBA heavyweight title. It's a wonderful bit of history and hopefully it will spark a surge of interest in the sport among the wider public in Australia. And I don't buy into the criticisms that it isn't a proper title. Of course the WBA's division of its own championships is bullsh1t, but back in the day they would automatically strip any WBA holder who signed for a unification match anyway, so the "regular" title is just a version of the same thing, just keeping the sanctioning fees in house.

Bottom line, Lucas won a version of the world heavyweight championship. No, he is not "the" world champion, but then neither were Frank Bruno, David Haye, Herbie Hide, or for that matter even Lennox Lewis in his first reign. Chagaev is a proven world-level operator and Browne beating him is as big an achievement as winning any other "non-linear" world title in this day and age. It's also great to have yet another undefeated beltholder in the mix to add to what are very exciting times for the heavyweights.

Cheers

BACK IN THE OLD DAYS YOU NEVER GOT STRIPPED FIGHTING IN A UNIFICATION IF YOU WAS THE WBA CHAMPION GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT IT WAS THE WBO WHO HAD THE RULE NO UNIFICATIONS.BROWNE IN THE OLD DAYS WOULD BE NUMBER 1 CONTENDER FOR THE WBA TITLE THAT FURY HOLD'S THATS ALL.

Your use of caps suggests you're very sure that YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS RIGHT. Sadly, you don't.

oliverfennell wrote:

campfire wrote:

oliverfennell wrote:Hey guys,

I haven't been on Boxrec regularly for ages (probably years) but the long-standing Aussie members may remember me as we had a few spats along the way when they'd get upset at any critical assessment of your boxers ;)

Anyway that's just for background, just wanted to offer congratulations in your boy Lucas Browne lifting the WBA heavyweight title. It's a wonderful bit of history and hopefully it will spark a surge of interest in the sport among the wider public in Australia. And I don't buy into the criticisms that it isn't a proper title. Of course the WBA's division of its own championships is bullsh1t, but back in the day they would automatically strip any WBA holder who signed for a unification match anyway, so the "regular" title is just a version of the same thing, just keeping the sanctioning fees in house.

Bottom line, Lucas won a version of the world heavyweight championship. No, he is not "the" world champion, but then neither were Frank Bruno, David Haye, Herbie Hide, or for that matter even Lennox Lewis in his first reign. Chagaev is a proven world-level operator and Browne beating him is as big an achievement as winning any other "non-linear" world title in this day and age. It's also great to have yet another undefeated beltholder in the mix to add to what are very exciting times for the heavyweights.

Cheers

BACK IN THE OLD DAYS YOU NEVER GOT STRIPPED FIGHTING IN A UNIFICATION IF YOU WAS THE WBA CHAMPION GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT IT WAS THE WBO WHO HAD THE RULE NO UNIFICATIONS.BROWNE IN THE OLD DAYS WOULD BE NUMBER 1 CONTENDER FOR THE WBA TITLE THAT FURY HOLD'S THATS ALL.

Your use of caps suggests you're very sure that YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS RIGHT. Sadly, you don't.

G'day Ollie, how's training coming along? Don't worry too much about campfire or Clive Patric-Lyons misinterpreting what you've written, they'll be offended and explode at a moment's notice, they seem to be good blokes though.

dberry wrote:

oliverfennell wrote:

campfire wrote:

BACK IN THE OLD DAYS YOU NEVER GOT STRIPPED FIGHTING IN A UNIFICATION IF YOU WAS THE WBA CHAMPION GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT IT WAS THE WBO WHO HAD THE RULE NO UNIFICATIONS.BROWNE IN THE OLD DAYS WOULD BE NUMBER 1 CONTENDER FOR THE WBA TITLE THAT FURY HOLD'S THATS ALL.

Your use of caps suggests you're very sure that YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS RIGHT. Sadly, you don't.

G'day Ollie, how's training coming along? Don't worry too much about campfire or Clive Patric-Lyons misinterpreting what you've written, they'll be offended and explode at a moment's notice, they seem to be good blokes though.

dberry I don't give a rats ass about the WBA/WBO or any other title for that matter Big Daddy will make some money and that'll be great because at the end of the day that's what its all about I'm not losing any sleep over some one else success like some boxing people do the hate makes these people get out of bed I'm not one of them so just leave me the fu.k out of your arguement's thank you.

ClivePatrickLyons wrote:

dberry wrote:

oliverfennell wrote:
Your use of caps suggests you're very sure that YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS RIGHT. Sadly, you don't.

G'day Ollie, how's training coming along? Don't worry too much about campfire or Clive Patric-Lyons misinterpreting what you've written, they'll be offended and explode at a moment's notice, they seem to be good blokes though.

dberry I don't give a rats ass about the WBA/WBO or any other title for that matter Big Daddy will make some money and that'll be great because at the end of the day that's what its all about I'm not losing any sleep over some one else success like some boxing people do the hate makes these people get out of bed I'm not one of them so just leave me the fu.k out of your arguement's thank you.

I see you've misinterpreted what I've said. Where's the fornicating argument you whack-job? I've actually said you seem to be a good bloke, yet you come in here having a crack and don't even have the respect to try and use punctuation, well I take that back now, you're not a good bloke, I'm starting to think you're a dickhead so fornicate off.

Idiot

dberry wrote:Idiot

ok toughie

What's worse? A cockhead or a dickhead?