whats up with WBO and top rank (fishy business behind closed doors)

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  1. boxingfan1991

    boxingfan1991 Active Member Full Member

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    how come they are in a rush to strip mayweather of his belt and give it to bradley. and most of top rank fighters fight for the wbo belt. when manny pacquiao was at his peak he only fought for the wbo. why not go after the belts as well
     
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    TinFoilHat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They are behind closed doors because they are plotting to stop Al Haymon's monopolization of boxing.
     
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    boxingfan1991 Active Member Full Member

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    its deft not happening. people never seem to realise that its out with the old and in with the new
     
  4. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    They are very much in cahoots even before the rise of Manny Pacquiao. Arum tried to pay off the WBO secretly so that Foreman could be ranked higher so that he could challenge for the belt sooner rather than work his way back up the ranks.
    Google it. Bob Arum was behind that BS with the WBO.
     
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    boxingfan1991 Active Member Full Member

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    i really think the wbo belt has no value. ofcourse the WBC holds the most value then the WBA and IBF than the WBO
     
  6. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    I don't remember Top Rank working with Golden Boy, Goosen, Main Events or any other boxing promotions that well before the rise of Al Haymon. Please send me the name of those fights that Arum staged with or guys giving them a shot and a payday ,Please!!!:patsch
     
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    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    What makes it valuable is who holds it. I remember when Omar Figueroa had the lightweight WBC belt. Nobody gave a hoot.
     
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    boxingfan1991 Active Member Full Member

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    once bob arum retires and his son in law takes over im sure that todd will be the new schafaer
     
  9. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    This for me as well, the value is in who holds it.
     
  10. TinFoilHat

    TinFoilHat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You're missing the point. At no point were any of those parties trying to fix fights, fraudulently call a fixed fight "boxing", or monopolize the sport. Al Haymon will be going away for a LONG TIME.
     
  11. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    I don't think so. You guys have no understanding of law or law suits. It's a corporation vs a corporation, not the Federal Government vs Al Haymon and associates, this ain't John Gotti.
    He is a shrewd businessman. Top Rank will have to air their laundry too.
     
  12. The General

    The General Boxing Addict Full Member

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    they aren't in a hurry to strip him they just want to free up the title as mayweather has zero interest in facing who ever the wbo mandatory is. They aren't like the wba and wbc who leave mayweather sit on 154 titles he hasn't defended in 2 years and hasn't even fought at that weight in 2 years and is basically causing the division to go stagnant as the titles are being held hostage. What the ibf and wbo do by stripping fighters promptly and enforcing mandatories is good for boxing

    what the wbc and wba do is terrible for boxing, the wba has let ward go over 2 years without defending his title and almost 7 years without a mandatory, yet his still champ, now that's corrupt. The WBC failing to enforce the GGG mandatory promptly is also slowing down progress in the middleweight division
     
  13. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    George Foreman...???


    That was the I.B.F. belt back in 1995. Big Daddy Bowe was the WBO Champ then.

    Arum wanted Foreman to face Axel Schulz, and Arum paid bribe money $100,00 to Robert Lee Sr. of the IBF