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GForce · 08-28-2004, 06:57 PM

I was considering a story over its formation, but it seemed forced. Obviously, some of the guys are dead, so it would be a time travel, DNA, something or other story that, frankly, has been done a million times. So rather than devote time to that, I hope to flesh this out fully enough in describing the fights and events that the willing suspension of disbelief overrides any reaction to say "Hey, that could never happen!"

The Federal Boxing Alliance

The FBA includes anyone who was a champion for the WBA/WBC/IBF since 1970 and a vast majority of those who had a shot at one of those titles. This lets me do the cross-era thing I love without going back too far before I really followed it much. If this goes well, I may expand it another time. But for now, this will do.

The FBA is the governing body, but it includes the WBA/WBC/IBF and WBO...the WBO will serve as a minor league. More on that in a bit.

I will do every weight class, keeping the Jr. levels except Flyweight/Jr. Fly (which will probably have only champions and be grouped together at Flyweight). I also wiped out Super Middleweight and Strawweight.

WBA, as the senior organization, is top dog. Then WBC, then IBF. What does this mean? "Bidding" on fighters will determine each organization's 16-man tournament for their respective title (I believe 16 should work...giving 48...all classes right now have more than 60 fighters, I'm halfway done).

How does the bidding work? I created a random generator spreadsheet (really basic)...fighters per weight class listed by overall rating. WBA's number is 10 or less, WBC's 15 or less, IBF's 20 or less. That means the WBA will always come in under (this is a good thing) guys with a rating of 11 or better, signifying that the WBA will virtually always sign the best fighter. Then the WBC gets to bid on #2, and it's number (1-15) must be less than that fighter's overall. If it's not, they go down the list until the number for a given fighter is less than the overall rating. This should mean the WBA will have the best fighters, WBC the next best (top to bottom) and IBF the weakest overall crop (and likely a bigger gap between to and bottom).

This goes on until each organization has 16 fighters. The remaining fighters are assigned to the WBO, where they will fight basically to get out of the WBO. They are locked to the WBO for at least 5 fights. If, at that point, they have a winning record, they will be eligible to be signed by one of the other organizations (WBA having first crack, WBC next, IBF last). If none sign them, they stay in WBO and can't be re-bid on until they win again (and maintain the winning record).

The WBO will also serve as refuge for poor fighters. If a fighter in one of the main three dips 5 fights below .500, he will have 3 possible choices: Retire, move to WBO and try to regain status, or move to a different weight class in which they have fought.

OK, so we've explained the WBO, now let's get to the main rules.

16 man tournaments for each belt
Tournaments will be dated through 2004 year.
Fighters who lose in tournament can make other fights in 2004 outside of tournament.
Fighters have a base 25% chance of fighting in a given month.
Fighters with perf. points <0 can only fight others <0
If % chance yields odd number, most recent fighter who fought drops out
Losing fighter MUST take 60 days off.
Winning fighter MUST take 30 days off.
KO loss adds 30 days. TKO loss adds 60 days.

Champions/defenses
After tournament/becoming champion defenses in this order:
-- Champ's choice
-- Champ's choice in top 10 (altered formula like "bidding" starting with 10 and working up)
-- Mandatory #1

After beating the mandatory #1 (assuming champ in other organization has as well) champs can seek to unify belts.

Champs have 12 months to fight mandatory #1. So if 25% figure doesn't call champ 3 times in 12 months, the next time the #1 comes up, if champ doesn't, he forfeits belt.

That's the overview. Obviously other smaller details to be decided. Hope this interests you. I think it will create an environment for some fun stories to write about in the dynasty thread (I already know of one, a major heavyweight who was looked over by the big 3).

GH

08-28-2004, 06:57 PM	#1
GForce Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,458 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	The Federal Boxing Alliance I was considering a story over its formation, but it seemed forced. Obviously, some of the guys are dead, so it would be a time travel, DNA, something or other story that, frankly, has been done a million times. So rather than devote time to that, I hope to flesh this out fully enough in describing the fights and events that the willing suspension of disbelief overrides any reaction to say "Hey, that could never happen!" The Federal Boxing Alliance The FBA includes anyone who was a champion for the WBA/WBC/IBF since 1970 and a vast majority of those who had a shot at one of those titles. This lets me do the cross-era thing I love without going back too far before I really followed it much. If this goes well, I may expand it another time. But for now, this will do. The FBA is the governing body, but it includes the WBA/WBC/IBF and WBO...the WBO will serve as a minor league. More on that in a bit. I will do every weight class, keeping the Jr. levels except Flyweight/Jr. Fly (which will probably have only champions and be grouped together at Flyweight). I also wiped out Super Middleweight and Strawweight. WBA, as the senior organization, is top dog. Then WBC, then IBF. What does this mean? "Bidding" on fighters will determine each organization's 16-man tournament for their respective title (I believe 16 should work...giving 48...all classes right now have more than 60 fighters, I'm halfway done). How does the bidding work? I created a random generator spreadsheet (really basic)...fighters per weight class listed by overall rating. WBA's number is 10 or less, WBC's 15 or less, IBF's 20 or less. That means the WBA will always come in under (this is a good thing) guys with a rating of 11 or better, signifying that the WBA will virtually always sign the best fighter. Then the WBC gets to bid on #2, and it's number (1-15) must be less than that fighter's overall. If it's not, they go down the list until the number for a given fighter is less than the overall rating. This should mean the WBA will have the best fighters, WBC the next best (top to bottom) and IBF the weakest overall crop (and likely a bigger gap between to and bottom). This goes on until each organization has 16 fighters. The remaining fighters are assigned to the WBO, where they will fight basically to get out of the WBO. They are locked to the WBO for at least 5 fights. If, at that point, they have a winning record, they will be eligible to be signed by one of the other organizations (WBA having first crack, WBC next, IBF last). If none sign them, they stay in WBO and can't be re-bid on until they win again (and maintain the winning record). The WBO will also serve as refuge for poor fighters. If a fighter in one of the main three dips 5 fights below .500, he will have 3 possible choices: Retire, move to WBO and try to regain status, or move to a different weight class in which they have fought. OK, so we've explained the WBO, now let's get to the main rules. 16 man tournaments for each belt Tournaments will be dated through 2004 year. Fighters who lose in tournament can make other fights in 2004 outside of tournament. Fighters have a base 25% chance of fighting in a given month. Fighters with perf. points <0 can only fight others <0 If % chance yields odd number, most recent fighter who fought drops out Losing fighter MUST take 60 days off. Winning fighter MUST take 30 days off. KO loss adds 30 days. TKO loss adds 60 days. Champions/defenses After tournament/becoming champion defenses in this order: -- Champ's choice -- Champ's choice in top 10 (altered formula like "bidding" starting with 10 and working up) -- Mandatory #1 After beating the mandatory #1 (assuming champ in other organization has as well) champs can seek to unify belts. Champs have 12 months to fight mandatory #1. So if 25% figure doesn't call champ 3 times in 12 months, the next time the #1 comes up, if champ doesn't, he forfeits belt. That's the overview. Obviously other smaller details to be decided. Hope this interests you. I think it will create an environment for some fun stories to write about in the dynasty thread (I already know of one, a major heavyweight who was looked over by the big 3). GH Last edited by GForce; 09-04-2004 at 04:49 PM.