People aren't really hanging their hat on Jared Anderson as the next great heavyweight, are they?

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  1. BVA

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    So when has a top Russian fighter ever signed with any of these top british promoters and then based themselves out of the UK? I'll wait for your answer :cool:

    It's the equivalent of saying why doesn't a Cuban sign with a Japanese promoter :risas3:
     
  2. Dubblechin

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    When has the UK been the focal point of the heavyweight division before? Was it when Joe Bugner was on top?

    Take it up with the British promoters ... because THEY RUN HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING, in case you haven't noticed.

    They're the ones filling stadiums for heavyweight fights, whether its in the UK or Saudi.

    WTF does a US Visa have to do with anything when the champs are from the UK and Ukraine and don't fight in the US anymore either?

    And WTF does a US Visa have to do with refusing an eliminator with Hrgovic in Saudi? WTF is the US connection there, exactly?

    They are lame excuses.
     
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  3. Decker

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    I didn't start the issues of:
    1) the coming global crisis .. all by design let me add; and
    2) it certainly doesn't go along with the current feminisation of men agenda they are forcing upon us daily..

    I simply added a few paragraphs in response. You likely just don't like what I posted, esp. to #2.
    J Anderson is just one of many promising young HWs. He might become one of the best, he might be a bust at the higher levels. But I wouldn't get my hopes up that the US will return to dominating the HW div.
     
  4. BVA

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    You are proving my point. British promoters aren't going to sign a Russian heavyweight so what's the point in even mentioning it

    You're talking like there's no big heavyweight fights in the USA : When all these fights happened in the last few years:
    Joshua -Ruiz 1, Fury-Wilder 1, Fury-Wilder 2, Fury-Wilder 3, Ruiz -Ortiz, Wilder-Ortiz, Fury-Wallin, Wilder- Breazeale, Fury-Schwarz, Wilder-Helenius ,Sanchez- Ajagba, Anderson- Martin, Kownacki- Helenius 1 &2, Ortiz-Martin, Wallin-Breazeale

    Also, I highly doubt Gassiev would be game to fight Usyk, Lebedev, Dorticos, Wlodarcyzk and then duck Hrgovic like you are claiming
    He was Injured! What don't you understand about that!

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  5. Dubblechin

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    Gassiev fought six days after Hrgovic-Zhang.

    What don't you understand about that?

    Clearly the IBF understood, because he isn't in their top 10 anymore.
     
  6. Dubblechin

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    You don't need a US Visa to get ranked at heavyweight or fight for the title.

    That's the point.

    Gassiev was offered an eliminator against Hrgovic, which Zhang accepted, in Saudi.

    No US promoters were involved.

    If Gassiev won, he'd be Usyk's next mandatory. Again, no US visa required. No US promoter required. Usyk's promoter isn't from the US. Their fight wouldn't be in the US. It could be held anywhere.

    It's all bull. The heavyweight title isn't based in the US. Top Rank, PBC, Salita all send boxers around the world to fight on other promoter's cards.

    Saying Gassiev isn't getting big fights because he doesn't have a US visa is a ridiculous excuse.

    A US visa is NOT required to get ranked, fight top contenders or win titles.
     
  7. BVA

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    Well, we don't know the full details then about it. Write to the IBF for full confirmation on everything before making assumptions if you're so bothered about it!

    Well he was only ranked number 8 anyway at that time, and he's ranked 11th atm so he's not far away :cool:

    Almost the whole of the IBF rankings (Ortiz, Parker, Ruiz, Bakole, Sanchez and so on) turned down the Hrgovic fight, but you seem to only have a big problem with Gassiev turning it down stating an injury . hmm.
     
  8. Hotep Kemba

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    How is it that I got a ban for "being too political" on this board, but saying that there is a secret kabal of global elites that are intentionally planning an apocalyptic global financial crisis while also trying to make everyone gay and effeminate, is politically neutral enough to fly under the radar lol.