How boxing has evolved

[GJC]

Which also means that there are plenty of fighters getting shots at 'titles' that have no business getting shots.

Absolutely, I think it is not impossible with good timing, clever fight selection and going for the right version of a title to become a 3 or 4 weight champion without being much more than a competant fighter.
Really devalues the achievements of Armstrong, Ross, Canzoneri etc

[RightCross94]

Winning the world title used to be the pinnacle, the finest hour of a fighter's career and his peak of fame, ability etc

But now in today's climate, you can capture a world title and you can still be considered a work in progress, or still be completely obscure, or not be that good at all

A world title fight used to mean so much and be so special, even if they weren't household names, you knew they were damn good because after all they're in a world title fight, that significance has just been completely destroyed.

[JAB5239]

Winning the world title used to be the pinnacle, the finest hour of a fighter's career and his peak of fame, ability etc

But now in today's climate, you can capture a world title and you can still be considered a work in progress, or still be completely obscure, or not be that good at all

A world title fight used to mean so much and be so special, even if they weren't household names, you knew they were damn good because after all they're in a world title fight, that significance has just been completely destroyed.

see Amir Khan, Andre Berto or to go even deeper......former title holder Gavin Rees.

[RightCross94]

see Amir Khan, Andre Berto or to go even deeper......former title holder Gavin Rees.

Exactly exactly. These 2 guys fit in with what I'm saying perfectly. Like, Khan and Berto both got belts now, so they should ditch the bubblewrap and fight anyone, that's the way you can give validity to your reign as an alphabet champ, call out and fight all the good fighters.

But instead they are still matchmaking carefully, (although I think Berto is past that now since he's fighting Mosley, but it's been a while)

Khan though, he's still ages away (perhaps forever) from getting matched with a dangerous puncher. If he wants to pick and choose, shut your mouth, don't say how good you are, and don't call yourself a real champion.