klunderbunker
Welcome to My (And Not Sly's) House
Yeah, I don't think either guy should have been World Champ, but holy fuck, Sabin was clearly worse. At least EY ran with the ball a few yards as a fighting champion, taking on all comers. The Sabin run was... forgettable at best.
I'd have been curious to see what would have happened if they had done the story using what we call the right way: have Young fight his way up and earn a title shot then pull the trigger. People might have bought it then.