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Originally Posted by IceTea
How many world titles would have Henry Armstrong won in this era?
MJ
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If you count the three major alphabet titles in the 3 weight classes, he would have held 9 alphabet titles in 3 divisions (FW, LW & WW). If you count the Jr. weight classes, (JLW, JWW) - 15 alphabet titles. He probably would have grabbed all three versions of the JMW title, too!
These days, we as fans decide who we recognize as champions. To me, Jermain Taylor is the Middleweight Champion of the World until either someone beats him or he retires.
Castillejo is an alphabet champ on paper who beat an alphabet champ in Felix Sturm. That doesn't mean they're bums. But you become a champion only by beating the champion.