Comments Thread For: Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua Involved In Altercation Ahead Of Big-Fight Announcement

[pnut901]

Couldn’t have said it better

I feel like you could have, but you just didn't really want to try. Fat lazy bastard.

[pnut901]

wish one these corrupt alphabets would email me a belt. that be pretty neat. I can't beat the champ either. but I can check an email

What's your email address ? I'll send you the IBTrippin Championship Belt.

[MulaKO]

I feel like you could have, but you just didn't really want to try. Fat lazy bastard.

Now now

[SUBZER0ED]

DDD was elevated to Champion posthumously. Its been done before. These titles, man.

Should be a great fight though. Hard to believe that Dubois is only 26.

Might be another 20+ years before we see a "Unified" Heavyweight Champion again, however; so keep your eyes on who the LINIAL Heavyweight Boxing Champion is.
Too many fans here had taken their eyes off that during the frustrating Fury era.

"posthumously"? Did Dubois die?

[MulaKO]

"posthumously"? Did Dubois die?

Was it the face off ???

[SUBZER0ED]

Brits are too nice. Joshua, "He said, 'We can go right now'. I said, Let's go then. But I decided to be the bigger man and walked away". Dubois, "I was jet-lagged, that's all. After the fight, we'll shake hands." Perhaps they'll also have a spot of tea with biscuits. OOOHH, the tension!!

[pnut901]

"posthumously"? Did Dubois die?

He opened the email and keeled over . From now on there will be no more email Champions. They're going to be getting singing telegrams.

[kafkod]

Circa 1987 the term lineal champion was used more and more just after Michael Spinks relinquished his IBF title (that he won from Holmes, who defeated shards of Ali, who defated Leon Spinks........etc) to face Gerry Cooney for more money than the HBO heavyweight tournament had offered. Tyson had the WBA/WBC and went on to win the IBF, which Tony Tucker had won in a box-off with Buster Douglas. By September 1987, Spinks was referred to by Ring ****zine as the true, lineal heavyweight champion. When Tyson obliterated Spinks in June 1988, true lineal recognition went to undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson....a lineage that could be traced back to John L.Sullivan....or somebody.

The lineage of HW champions is historical fact but there was no need to talk or even think about lineal champions when there was only one recognised world champion in each division. Things started to get confusing when there was more than one recognised title belt and different men held different versions of the world title. The Ring tried to end the confusion by awarding a Ring title to whoever they regarded as the true champion, based on lineage, which, as I said, was historical fact. That was how the idea that there was an actual lineal title, as well as a lineage of champions, began to form in the minds of fans and journalists. The Ring gave up on their endeavour in the late 90s, I believe. They no longer claim lineal championship status for their title holders.

But the idea that somewhere out there, in the hinterland between legend and reality, there are such things as lineal titles, that can only be won or lost in the ring, persists in the minds of boxing fans and is exploited by promoters and master manipulators like Tyson Fury.

[MulaKO]

Brits are too nice. Joshua, "He said, 'We can go right now'. I said, Let's go then. But I decided to be the bigger man and walked away". Dubois, "I was jet-lagged, that's all. After the fight, we'll shake hands." Perhaps they'll also have a spot of tea with biscuits. OOOHH, the tension!!

Just doesn’t get more bad-ass than that
Lmfao

[pnut901]

Now now

Go ahead , under achieve. No crying later , " I Coulda Been A Contender ".