WBO declares Alex Leapai to be Wladimir Klitschko's official mandatory

He fights a voluntary and then Leapai or he fights Leapai and then a voluntary. The result is about the same. I guess he could make more $ sooner fighting someone else in which case why wouldn't he if he could?

It's a lousy fight and a lousy mandatory opponent (which there are plenty of) but this isn't really Wlad's fault.

A lot of mandatory opponents are a waste of time because the sanctioning bodies aren't that good and not just for the HW division. I guess Wlad could try to postpone this fight like he did Povetkin but I don't think he should be criticized if he doesn't.

 

Looks like it's going ahead, going by the news on the front page.

 

Agreed. He may as well get it done. And who knows what can happen in boxing where one single punch can change the game. WBO caused this situation - it's hurting itself with this kind of ranking set up.

 

So will this go past 10 rds:huh
Let's hug it out broatsch

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Is it so funny? Vitali doesn't like Stiverne as his mando, and he's done everything to get the WBC let him off the hook, and looks like he's pulled it off.

 

Absolut right.

And if Wlad fights him nothing wrong with it.

Wlad never avoided a mandatory fight :good

 

But here we are talking about Wlad not Vitali!

Wlad never "play games" with the WBO/IBF/IBO/WBA.

 

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I have no problem that Leapai is in this position. He is there because he won the fight against the No. 1.

I have bigger problems when promoter pay money to bring there guys into the position.
Boytsov never deservs No. 1. He was there because of Sauerland. This is the problem not Leapai who won the fight.

I like it and cannot understand the reaction here on ESB.

 

Pulev said he wanted to have, at least, one more fight before fighting Vlad. Leapai did fight for the #1 position, WBO granted him the mandatory, is ordering that fight not Vlad. Vlad has nothing to do with the mandatory position, at least Leapai fought a top ten fighter, unlike Wilder who has never fought anyone ranked at all................

Vitali is not afraid of Stiverne, has no reason to be afraid of such a mismatch, however, it appears as if Don King has Stiverne tied up in court so Stiverne can't fight anyone until it's settled, that leaves Arreola at #2 WBC, Vitali has already stopped him, so it's possible that Vitali might fight Wilder who is ranked #3 WBC for fighting nobody ranked at all. Easy knockout for Vitali, great retirement present.............

 

pulev is fighting dec 14th...im sure pulev can be ready by the march date that wlad wants to fight...and i think pulev will stop only 1 time knocked out sherman williams with that sharp jab.....pulev has been ibf guy longer than leapia has been wbo...LET PULEV GO FIRST THEN LEAPIA...the funny think leapias fight was only a 10 rder..weird for an eliminator eh??? arent elininators supposed to go 12 rds like bowe/coetzer ibf eliminator yrs back....ruddock/lennox wbc eliminator was scheduled for 12 rds also...leapai/boytsov only going 10 rds for an elimimator.....wlad man man up and fight pulev in march,,,then leapia...would the wbo strip wlad if he fought ibf 1 main man pulev???? instead of leapia..if not than if wlad has balls he should foght kubrat pulev////

 

Tell that to Pulev..................

Vlad will beat either fighter, so it does not matter that much...........Why not put the greatest heavyweight in boxing history in the ring with Vlad, yes, your hero Wilder. Wilder has fought the much better competition, he has beaten all the ranked fighters out there, while Vlad has never fought anyone ranked, such as Povetkin.....................Vlad won the gold medal back in 1996, but the bronze medal is the one fighters want to win, so Wilder is totally superior to all fighters in boxing history! Now, does that make you feel better?

 

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Man, the Vlad hate is getting crazy. All the desperate haters. Would bash Vlad for fighting prime Lewis (glass chin), Holyfield (heart illness), tyson (small midget). Vlad US one of very few champs who is consistently fighting good opponents. It's not his fault that all these pretenders duck him ( fury and pulev). Vlad beat the **** out of 3 Generation from heavyweights Form 2000 till today. You won't See him lose, so just accept it and stfu. Dinovolvet is the dumbest MF who was and is in ESB. Vlad will beat every pretender for at least two more years.

 

pulev has said he wants wlad in march