not even Rumplestiltskin could spin doctor this any other way. If he wants to run for President of the Ukraine it will take his undivided attention. No time for Training camps, no time for mandatory title defenses. I actually hope i am wrong and Stiverne gets a shot at OLD MAN Vitali. His body is so injury prone he won't even make through the training camp though If he does actually fight Stiverne, watch as Stiverne's movement all though subtle will fluster Vitali (just like Byrd's caused him to tear a rotator cuff) Come on Vitali time to MAN up or get off the pot:deal
In before the Vitali fan-boys who will defend this ****. The WBC won't strip Vitali & will let him hold his paper title for as long as he wants, its a disgrace how they've treated Stiverne.
If he wanted to fight on, why couldn't he already have said so. I think he will retire, which is a shame considering he was hogging the belt for so long.
While I agree that he's held to the title too long without defending it, if he decides to box again and put his attention to it, Vitali will beat Stiverne easily.