He wants his world heavyweight championship belts back, but The Ring belt was there when it was him and [Deontay] Wilder at the top. We were trying to get that belt on the line for big fights then.

Nathaniel Fleischer, the editor and co-founder of The Ring Magazine, attempted to end the confusion by identifying the real champion for much of the 20th century through monthly rankings and belts.

According to Rick Reeno of Ring Magazine, it is “the most expensive belt ever created.” It cost 140,000 pounds $188,000 to create. He didn’t say if this was 24k pure gold or gold inlay.

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