Amir Imam is now the Mandatory for Crawford's 140lb WBC belt

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  1. GGGoLomaKovalin

    GGGoLomaKovalin Member Full Member

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    GGGoLomaKovalin, Mar 8, 2017
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    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    Imam is solid except his defenses lapses which leave his chin wide open.

    Not saying he's got a 50% chance of winning, but he certainly no worse than Lundy or Molina.
     
    chitownfightfan, Mar 8, 2017
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    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Don King is a dinosaur. It's long past time for him to be extinct.
     
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  4. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    I wouldn't mind seeing Crawford-Imam. Imam's dangerous but has a suspect chin.
     
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    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    I was thinking King was more along the lines of this...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lich
     
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    Coming off a loss to Granados, and a win against an opponent who had lost five out of his six last fights. Wow.
     
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    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Imam has been very inactive, struggled against his last opponents who was a really low caliber guy and before that he lost to Granados.
    King is trying to cash Imam out, but that's unfair, Imam has talent.
     
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    Boxingfan200 USYK #1 P4P banned Full Member

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    Crawford will probably win easily.. but better then the Molina fight
     
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    GK BOX Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Don King must have some serious dirt on WBC
     
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    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's a very dumb thing to do for a promoter. Imam needs several fights against low risk but durable opponents before stepping up. His confidence will be completely gone after taking a one sided beating at the hands of Bud.
     
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    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If Crawford refuses, people will say he's ducking Imam.

    I don't see Imam being much of a challenge. Not with defense as bad as his.
     
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  12. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    God bless the WBC, they are either pulling thier mandatories names out of a hat or they are on the take. What am i saying ofcourse they are on the take.
     
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    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Imam hasn't done anything to earn a mandatory shot. A year and a half ago he was stopped by Granados and has one very low level win since then.

    Imam has talent and at one time was on the rise, now he's inactive and clearly hasn't done anything at all to be in this position.

    If he would have won an eliminator that would have better prepared him for Crawford and gave him being a mandatory a bit of credibility.
     
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  14. GGGoLomaKovalin

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    He definitely does lol
    Three of his fighters have been extremely inactive and are lined up for title shots this year.

    Charles Hatley, Bermane Stiverne and now Amir Imam!
     
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    Of the three, Hatley is probably the most deserving.
    Imam and Stiverne????????????
     
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