Comments Thread For: Kubrat Pulev-Jarrell Miller in works for Saudi Arabia unless Michael Hunter request is granted

[Thatmanox]

To be fair, and this will upset a lot of people because on this site a lot of clowns would give their left nut to have their DM’s replied back to from burrito boy jr. But Miller is the most deserving out of the three of them. He beat the ever living snot and soul out of Ruiz and they robbed him. Not saying he should be fighting for a championship.. but rather has had the most impressive fight out of the three of them in the last few years.

[PBR Streetgang]

I remember first seeing Pulev fight back in 2013 when he faced off against Tony Thompson. That feels like a lifetime ago.

But I digress, the WBA is a joke. They claimed years ago that they would get rid of all these secondary belts and yet here we are with a potential fight between a washed up journeyman and serial-PED violator for their "regular" belt.

[landotter]

A ton of moving parts. And some of these parts actually are about a ton.....

I do not respect Hunter. but I like him a ton more than Miller and feel he is better tan Pulev. By default, I say let Hunter fight Pulev.

[Left Hook Louie]

And nobody wants Jarrell Miller or Kubrat Pulev to inherit a legitimate heavyweight title.

The minute either inherit a WBA title (or any other similar alphabet soup appellation) is the moment when "legitimate" no longer applies. So no worries there, to any thinking and caring boxing fan.

[famicommander]

The minute either inherit a WBA title (or any other similar alphabet soup appellation) is the moment when "legitimate" no longer applies. So no worries there, to any thinking and caring boxing fan.

If you're the recognized top champion of one of the big four, people will consider your titles legitimate no matter how you got them.

Personally, I only consider the TBRB/lineal champion to be the real champion in any division. But it doesn't stop people from calling Gervonta Davis a multi-weight world champion. The best thing for boxing is if this worthless regular belt is unified with the main belt as soon as possible and goes away forever.

[Left Hook Louie]

If you're the recognized top champion of one of the big four, people will consider your titles legitimate no matter how you got them.

Personally, I only consider the TBRB/lineal champion to be the real champion in any division. But it doesn't stop people from calling Gervonta Davis a multi-weight world champion. The best thing for boxing is if this worthless regular belt is unified with the main belt as soon as possible and goes away forever.

No argument with anything you are saying.
I was simply pointing out that true legitimacy can't be conferred by a title or j*e*wel-encrusted belt, no matter how many casuals may want to believe in those symbols.

[Willow The Wisp]

We often forget that the PURPOSE of a world title is to provide a SINGULAIR designation of the division's one best, won and lost only in the ring. For Boxing, which has no season, it is a logical way to determine a champion. But the process has spiraled out of control in recent decades as titles became proliferate, and a commodity sold to promoters in order to embellish the significance of their bouts between contenders. For this reason; title belts today have limited historical significance beyond what the holder can do in defending it.
The old system maintained a single bonafied issuer of titles, and provided special accolades to contenders for the title, with regional titles, national championships and meaning given to a fighter earning a Number 1 through 20 ranked position; which was a far more HONEST, and less confusing architecture.

If casual / mainstream fans and media people were to see through the short sighted business smoke of boxing's wild west administration; they would have an accurate and easily digestable view of Oleksander Usyk as only world champion; and a list of merit based contenders below him that would currently include:

1. Daniel Dubois, England
2. Tyson Fury, England
3. Joseph Parker, New Zealand
4. Zhilei Zhang, China
5. Agit Kabayel, Turkey
6. Martin Bakole, Congo
7. Anthony Joshua, England
8. Dillian Whyte, England
9. Andy Ruiz Jr., USA
10. Jarrell Miller, USA
11. Deontay Wilder, USA
12. Derrick Chisora, England
13. Filip Hrgovic, Croatia
14. Joe Joyce, England
15. Michael Hunter, USA
16. Luis Ortiz, Cuba
17. Frank Sanchez, Cuba
18. Efe Ajagba, Nigeria
19. Bakhodir Jalolov, Uzbekistan
20. Otto Wallin, Sweden

Very long time contender Kubrat Pulev will have to do more than a decision over sub-75 ranked Charr in order to break back into the sweet 20.

[JULESLUPOWITZ]

If Turki wishes to be legitimate and bring that to Boxing, it would be much more honest to let both these jokers dress as clowns. I really really mean that. Will they? Pay them enough money, they’ll obviously do anything, CORRECT?… And apparently either Turki or his regime has the money to do that, right? OK! If they dress up in funny but professionally made costumes as clowns, and I am really, really being serious, and fight for that fake title, THAT, my friends will be entertaining

[Marchegiano]

Hunter vs Miller would be a fine fight. Pulev-Miller or Hunter-Pulev are both pretty low interest fights.

[Phase III]

Without Turki, no promoter would ever be interested in Pulev, Miller, or Hunter. Why is Turki throwing good money into these wannabe’s is the real question and quite strange. With so many fighters deserving Saudi exposure, can Turki please explain why invest in these clowns.

As for the WBA, as has been reported, why did Turk drop $1M in their corrupt lap? Turki has some splaining to do because something smells and it ain’t sweet crude oil.