Oh, its on.
Klitschko calling out David Haye
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Oh, its on.
Boxingscene
Rather gay, calling out someone when you are fully aware that the fight is unlikely to happen. He is also fully aware that Sauerland has options on Haye, and Valuev has a rematch clause.
The only way this fight happens is if:
Wlad is prepared to give up the IBF strap (which he most certainly is not)
Povetkin accepts step aside money (which he probably would, but as you can see from the article above is no guarantee, Wlad hasn't fought an IBF mandatory in 3 years)
Haye gives up the WBA strap (which would defeat the purpose of winning it in the first place, it's his only leverage in negotations)
Valuev accepts step aside money (who knows on that one)
Bottom line, I wouldn't hold your breath on this fight happening anytime soon.
See, all this shit is why I (and presumably a lot of punters all round the world) have started to lose all interest in boxing and would rather watch UFC for my fix of combat sports.
How fecking difficult can it be to arrange a fight between two men who have a reasonable claim to be the best heavyweight fighters in the world right now?
How fecking difficult can it be to arrange a fight between two men who have a reasonable claim to be the best heavyweight fighters in the world right now?
As an aside, I still can't quite believe that Russian man mountain is boffing the tiny young wan off Heroes. It just seems wrong.
It's the garbage sanctioning bodies and their unashamed pursuit of money.
Whether it's the WBA having three people (interim champ, regular champ, and super champ, I'm not making this up) holding the same belt at the same weight, or the WBC demanding a fighter give up his belt for wanting to make the best fight out there, with a guy who happens to hold another version of a world title, it's all bullshit, and it all comes down to greed.
Whether it's the WBA having three people (interim champ, regular champ, and super champ, I'm not making this up) holding the same belt at the same weight, or the WBC demanding a fighter give up his belt for wanting to make the best fight out there, with a guy who happens to hold another version of a world title, it's all bullshit, and it all comes down to greed.
all this different bodies stuff is a completely load of bullshit - get all the champs together, draw lots to see who fights first - then its winner stays on and last one standing is the official world champion.
I'm only a very casual watcher of boxing, I wouldn't even go as far as to call myself a fan, but it seems utterly retarded that there can be more than one World Champion. There should be one world governing body for the sport and a title for each weight division, then anyone can fight whoever the chuff they please for the titles as long as they contest the belt at least every year.
There absolutely should. Ring Magazine have their own belt which they award to the fighter who they view as "the man" at each weight. In order to qualify, you usually have to have unified the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles. Although there are exceptions.
Isn't that kind of what they're doing with the middleweights where Froch and Kessler etc fight amongst themselves?
The super-middleweight Super Six Tournament?
It's a very good idea, one that they should be commended for, but even the eventual winner of that tournament will still have to defeat Lucian Bute (current IBF champ) in order to be considered undisputed at the weight.
True, but I imagine there would be a big incentive to make that fight happen. I hope it's a success and the other weight divisions follow suit but the super six hasn't had much coverage in Britain which is strange seeing as we have a world champion competing in it!
There should be, but Bute is with HBO, and the winner of the Super Six is obviously with Showtime. That is a major stumbling block right there.
With the exception of Sky, British tv has basically given up on the sport. The only reason I miss Setanta is because they were big supporters of boxing. Shitbags in pretty much every other respect, although that is a whole other topic.
I don't know why Sky didn't go for the rights to the Super Six. As you say, there is a British champ in it, along with two other Europeans. With the format in place, you are guaranteed at least 3 of the fights taking place in Europe, meaning Sky could've screened them at regular times on Saturday nights. None of the normal 4am shit.
Sky wasted little time snapping up Haye when Setanta went bust, I honestly don't know why they passed on Froch. Probably down to money.
There has been talk of a similar tournament at 140, featuring Amir Khan amongst others. That would be fantastic as it's one of the most stacked divisions, talent wise, in the sport today.
Respect, never knew thatHe's all man, no doubt about it.
I didn't know about the Showtime/HBO problem. That could be very inhibiting!
I thought ITV would have tried to cover the super six, especially as they covered Froch's original title fight. Perhaps the viewing figures weren't great or as you said, the financial demands were too high.
The 140 tournament could be a good idea and it should get coverage in Britain as sky cover Khan. Interestingly it says on Tim Bradley’s HBO, 140-pound Invitational, Unification Boxing Tournament | UnifiedChamp.com that only the final would be pay-per-view. Sky are currently charging for all Khan fights so British fans will probably get a raw deal.
That Klitschko poster is all kinds of wrong!
He's all man, no doubt about it.
Is there such a thing as gay incest
So they won't fight each other, but they will pose together for erotic nudes?