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.

Anthony Crolla and Jorge Linares show off the Ring Magazine title (centre), up for grabs on Saturday Credit: Reuters Linares holds the WBC Diamond belt, due to him having to give up the WBC world ...