A lineal champion is a concept came up by true fans after the 1970s when the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF would recognize different champions and strip champions for not fighting their mandatories. Canelo didn't get stripped, he gave his belt away and ducked GGG. That's a fact, anyone who even uses the word lineal should be a real fan of boxing and know that Canelo and middlweight champion aren't in the same sentence.
That Ring ****zine Ronda Rousey callback will never get old LMFAO.
And idk that these lil things promoter's do show a lack of respect. I mean one of my pet peeves is that the current guys respect old traditions so much in general. I'd personally like to see a little more innovation in boxing.
But if anything one of my problems with ODLH is that he's selectivity deciding what's ok and not okay boxing tradition-wise to fit the narrative he's pushing and/or going against GBP's competitors.
I love Canelo and he is tied with GGG as my favorite boxer. GGG is the champ and not Canelo. GGG agreed to come in first because Oscar insisted on it and it was an unimportant detail. Canelo being the lineal champ is meaningless in my opinion. He beat lineal champ Cotto at a weight limit of 155 and Cotto never defended his lineal title above a weight limit of 157. That isn't the traditional way of doing things so why stick to the lineal champ tradition? Canelo never once defended his mythical lineal title so how can he be considered a middleweight champion of any kind when he fights GGG? To me being the lineal champ has no value now that champions can defend their title at weight limits below the traditional class limit. I recognize GGG as the real middleweight champ for winning 3 of the 4 belts either in the ring or by default and always at the traditional weight limit of 160. Canelo must beat GGG first to really be a middleweight world champion.
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