You'd think winning a world title would be a pretty big deal. But these days "world" seems like sport's version of "diverse" and "vibrant" in city council bumf - everyone's claiming it, devaluing the meaning.
I don't mean things like the World Series in baseball. It may not be global, but it is the one the players want to win, and people bother to watch. I mean stuff like the world cups and matchplay titles in golf. How many of those are there? And who cares who won? Various Brits seem to claim these titles more often than Tiger Woods, and even Michael Campbell's got one, and he's not even a household name in NZ these days.
Plus there are all these World Cups in swimming and cycling etc, which seem to be held about a month after the Olympics. Are they worth squat?
I want a world title before I die. What's my best bet? Boxing?
I don't mean things like the World Series in baseball. It may not be global, but it is the one the players want to win, and people bother to watch. I mean stuff like the world cups and matchplay titles in golf. How many of those are there? And who cares who won? Various Brits seem to claim these titles more often than Tiger Woods, and even Michael Campbell's got one, and he's not even a household name in NZ these days.
Plus there are all these World Cups in swimming and cycling etc, which seem to be held about a month after the Olympics. Are they worth squat?
I want a world title before I die. What's my best bet? Boxing?
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