[Other Sport] [Boxing] Bellew Vs Usyk

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Frutos said:

David Haye was WBA Champion, Michael Moorer was WBA and IBF Champion.

What do you define as 'major' titles?

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I’m pretty sure Moorer beat Holyfield to win the title before losing to ‘Big’ George Foreman not too long after.

 

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I was thinking of the unified titles held by Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson Muhamad Ali and Lennox Lewis etc.

 

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BensGrandad said:

I was thinking of the unified titles held by Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson Muhamad Ali and Lennox Lewis etc.

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I’d say at the time Moorer was the bona fide Heavyweight Champion, Haye & Hide definitely not but recognised as winning one of the big four.

You very rarely get unified champions nowadays which is down to boxing politics.

 

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• Nov 11, 2018

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BensGrandad said:

I was thinking of the unified titles held by Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson Muhamad Ali and Lennox Lewis etc.

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If you mean the linear world title (the man who beat the man who beat the man etc...) then as [MENTION=18183]big nuts[/MENTION] pointed out, Moorer won that when he beat Holyfield.

 

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BensGrandad said:

All the lower ranked world titles none ever held the major ones. I also dont think Usyk will either.

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I think Michael Spinks was undisputed And only put on the floor by Tyson Not to shoddy was he

 

Ernest

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big nuts said:

I’d say at the time Moorer was the bona fide Heavyweight Champion, Haye & Hide definitely not but recognised as winning one of the big four.

You very rarely get unified champions nowadays which is down to boxing politics.

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Herbie Hide was a joke World Heavyweight Champion

 

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Ernest said:

Herbie Hide was a joke World Heavyweight Champion

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He certainly won’t make anyone’s top ten Heavy’s of all-time although he did show great heart against Riddick Bowe but was ultimately out gunned.

 

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A small highlight from the kick off time was listening to:-

Tony Bellew Is Angry

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p09v5xgt

Driving home.


5-Live played the Jamie Carragher interview.
I'll definitely be checking out the rest - t'was a good listen.