Comments Thread For: IBF President Explains The Current Status Of Their Heavyweight Belt

[famicommander]

Remember when the IBF stripped Golovkin for not fighting Derevyanchenko on short notice after Canelo popped for PEDs, then Jacobs beat Derevyanchenko for the vacant belt, then Canelo beat Jacobs for it, then the IBF stripped Canelo for not fighting Derevyanchenko, then Golovkin beat Derevyanchenko for the vacant belt, then Golovkin vacated it?

Good times.

[Liondw]

Undisputed champion is a nice thing to say, but far more important was that we got the fight between the two best heavyweight boxers in the world.

How would AJ do against Fury and, if ever a third fight with Usyk, unlikely to happen, one can speculate.

The only fighter lately that's been undisputed for a year or two is Canelo, who does get special perks from the sanctioning bodies, as he is still boxing's most consistent box office star. A belt or two about to be taken away there too.

To add, wondering who else is good or great enough that you can say could be undisputed? Crawford and Inoue already. Bivol or Beterbiev, Davis, Shakur and Ennis.

[Phase III]

At the recent IBF convention in Puerto Rico , the IBF was passing out the collection hat trying to stay in business. The convention was absolute sheet. Peoples wants the sanction fee for Usyk v Fury II so he’s talking sheet.

Watch to see if Dubois gets a shaky decision against Filip because Warren and Turkie are in bed with each other. Turkie has Warren and Hearn siphoning money to an account he has set up in Isle of Man. So Turkie owes Warren a favor and the fight will be fixed so that Dubois wins. The Saudis are some corrupt mother fu**ers and Warren and Hearn are happy to fill their pockets and oblige.

[James]

Tyson Fury deserves the right to fight for undisputed again in rematch. It is very much unfinished business. Hrgovic needs to revenge his loss 116-111 to Zhang, and Dubois will destroy him anyway.

1. Fury
2. Usyk - Fury won 114-113
3. Wilder - He was past prime for Parker, but is back to prime again, new lease of life.
4. Joshua
5. Moses
6. Parker
7. Zhang
8. Joyce
9. Ortiz
10. Wardley
11. Clarke
12. Whyte
13. Chisora
14. Hughie Fury
15. Tom Little

Nash out

Hrgovic lost in your head buddy.
ZZ never asked for rematch. I said enough

[James]

At the recent IBF convention in Puerto Rico , the IBF was passing out the collection hat trying to stay in business. The convention was absolute sheet. Peoples wants the sanction fee for Usyk v Fury II so he’s talking sheet.

Watch to see if Dubois gets a shaky decision against Filip because Warren and Turkie are in bed with each other. Turkie has Warren and Hearn siphoning money to an account he has set up in Isle of Man. So Turkie owes Warren a favor and the fight will be fixed so that Dubois wins. The Saudis are some corrupt mother fu**ers and Warren and Hearn are happy to fill their pockets and oblige.

I don't think Saudis are so corrupt. If they are they would make sure that Fury wins on points.
Regarding DDD vs Hrg, DDD will be KO'd and he Will be KO'd really hard. Mark my words. Hrg is i best shape od his life, ask Romford bull aka Johnny Fisher who was sparing him. Nothing can save DDD.

[James]

These ABC presidents all seem devoid of any common sense.

Usyk has defeated Anthony Joshua twice and Tyson Fury to EARN the IBF title.

Hrgovic has defeated Zhang controversially and Dempsey McKean to become mandatory.

Make him wait, he hasn’t earned sh**.

He is waiting 2 years. He did all that they asked him to do. If he keeps waiting it will destroy his motivation. Why did he do all that they asked him?
This guy is training hard since ever. He had 60 amateur fights, 50 winns and 10 loses, so when you say who did he fought, well he fought a lot more od them than you think. He is Olimpic medalist. European Chapion. Etc...so have a bit respect

FYI
He is top 10 by
the Ring
IBF
WBO
WBC

Probably they all don't know a **** about boxing

[Boxviewer]

IBF should not sanction the rematch. We asked for the undisputed and we got it: one name, one face, one champ. Let's move on and allow a mandatory have his shot. Fighters fight for mandatory positions for a reason and should be encouraged.

I respect the IBF for their strictness, but their timing has to be right and needs improvement, else they risked depriving us of an Usyk/Hirgovic fight

All that shouldn't stop Usyk/Fury rematch though. Those two can fight as many times as they wish but not at the expense of the rest of the division.

I couldn't agree more with you. The undisputed championship contest is settled. Usyk has accomplished his dreams. He's unarguably the best fighter of his generation and one of greats in the history of the sport and a true ambassador of the sport as well. As you have said, other contenders deserve a chance to fight for a belt or for the undisputed throne. Fury has had his chance and fell short.

[soul_survivor]

Who cares?

We all know Usyk is the best heavy on the planet.

Its like Lewis losing his belts after 99...everyone knew who the top heavyweight was. it was Lewis, then Rehman and then Lewis again. NO one gave a crap about John Ruiz or RJJ lol

If IBF want to retain credibility they keep the belt on Usyk and Usyk v Hrgovic/Dubois happens down the line.

[Toffee]

Who cares?

We all know Usyk is the best heavy on the planet.

Its like Lewis losing his belts after 99...everyone knew who the top heavyweight was. it was Lewis, then Rehman and then Lewis again. NO one gave a crap about John Ruiz or RJJ lol

If IBF want to retain credibility they keep the belt on Usyk and Usyk v Hrgovic/Dubois happens down the line.

I agree with everything except the last line.

Usyk is the best there is (right now).

But that doesn't mean that orgs should disregard their rules. The way people are talking on this thread they are effectively agreeing with the WBC's approach, rather than the IBF's.

It was the WBC that protected Wilder from a meaningful mandatory and then gave us approved Fury defences such as Chisora and Ngannou.

Then IBF already made repeated exceptions to allow undisputed to happen. Now it's done. They should go back to allowing their fighters the fights they've earned.

[James]

Who cares?

We all know Usyk is the best heavy on the planet.

Its like Lewis losing his belts after 99...everyone knew who the top heavyweight was. it was Lewis, then Rehman and then Lewis again. NO one gave a crap about John Ruiz or RJJ lol

If IBF want to retain credibility they keep the belt on Usyk and Usyk v Hrgovic/Dubois happens down the line.

I agree. It all depends on Usyk decission. What is his priority. I heard that he is also thinking to go down in cruiser.
Hrgovic was fair, he made step aside to make undisputed happen. Now he deserves chance.