Comments Thread For: Matthysse Explains Shift From Danny Garcia To WBO Belt

[STREET CLEANER]

Being a champion in boxing isn't the same at all. Jermain Taylor is champion and I honestly refuse to acknowledge him as one. Cuz it's just bull****. Title fights are being handed to whoever promoters and advisers see fit. Another reason I love the UFC. Only one champion per weight class and he's no bozo.

Exactly, you have legit guys that deserve a shot but the same guys keep on getting them and on top of that the belts don't force the mandatory unless it is a star that they will do a whole bunch of money with their sanctioning fees

[FerFAL]

Nobody said there was a problem with what Matthysse earned. I love Matthysse, and the guy will fight anyone. Matthysse isn't out there fighting Rod SALKA. The problem is there are too many options to grab a belt, and never have the big epic unification fights, or No. 1 legitimate contenders getting shots at the title. Although Matthysse will fight anyone, Al Haymon showed in 2014, he won't allow the best of the best to fight one another. He had two shots to have a unification fight between Garcia & Peterson and he balked both times. Broner is back at 140. Any reason why he hasn't had a shot at Garcia, or Peterson, or fight Matthysse for the other '40 belt???? Everybody fights a way to get a belt or a belt is made up for them, and we stare at 3 or 4 guys in divisions called 'Champion', and they never fight one another. It dilutes Boxing. Wouldn't we enjoy boxing with ONE division Champion, a top 10-15 contenders, and they have to fight their azzes off against one another to move up in the ranks for a title shot, AND each division Champion has to defend against the No.1 contender every year???? Now the Champ can fight 2 or 3 times a year, but one of those fights will be against the No.1 challenger. Just like back in the day. That brings to Boxing more wars, and fewer lopsided fights, like Garcia-SALKA, Peterson-Santana, Pacquiao-Algieri. Back to Matthysse, Haymon will never let him fight Peterson, never give Matthysse a rematch with Garcia, never let Garcia unify with Peterson, never give Broner a shot against Garcia or Peterson. Mayweather has NEVER been ordered to defend against the No.1 contender. Ali fought Frazier 3x, Norton 3x, Foreman, Shavers, Lyle. And those contenders all war'd with each other as well. Why? Because there was ONE Heavyweight Champion, one belt holder and one list of top contenders.

I was just reading about Matthysse forgetting about that *** Garcia and now focusing on the WBO title. That's GREAT news. They'll keep screwing him if he keeps insisting on Gift and they'll never give him an honest shot. Unlce Al can keep all his Rod Salsa fights. I'm looking forward to some real fighters doing real box.
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Any idea who he may end up fighting for the vacant WBO title?

[Ringlife]

I'm a fan of both fighters Matthysse and Garcia, but I did pick Garcia to beat him. I would like to see a rematch between these two again. I think Matthysse is right focus on the WBO belt, and try to unify the titles at 140. Maybe the rematch happens later this year, if Swift doesn't move up 147.