Floyd Mayweather: “Too Many Belts Has Watered Down Boxing.”

Floyd Mayweather Argues that Boxing is Worse Off for Having Too Many Belts

The sport of boxing used to be a lot simpler in the past. With the emergence of networks and social media, the four-belt era ushered in more minor titles with major title implications, confusing fans. Hall of Famer Floyd “Money” Mayweather (50-0, 27KOs) says this is watering down the sport. It’s no secret that one of the main complaints in the boxing community is the number of belts. Furthermore, fighters have often been elevated to champion without earning the title in the ring.

The number of belts that have convoluted boxing over the years has caused serious damage to the creditability of the sport at times. There is the silver title, international title, global title, inter-continental, diamond belt, heritage belt, interim title, and the WBA Regular championship.

The WBC seriously took it up a notch by introducing the franchise belt, which went from being a tag to fueling a false narrative of being part of undisputed. This ridiculous argument continues to plague the sport, especially considering the literal definition of “undisputed”! So, if there is a dispute about a fighter’s status, then said fighter is not undisputed. It’s basic common sense.

TOO MANY CHAMPIONS!

In being fair, the WBA is trying to clear up some of the confusion on their part after introducing a plan to consolidate belts, and eliminated the interim title.

During an interview with Fight Hype, Mayweather explained the negative effect this has had on the sport.

“I gave the sport blood, sweat, and tears for so many years […] if you look nowadays, everybody in the top ten, everybody got a belt now […] I feel like it’s too many belts in the sport of boxing. The sport of boxing is really watered down now. Everybody is a champion.”

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By: Garrisson Bland

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