An annoying habit is to basically give away a title, by putting in a no hoper from Ghana just to give them a strap. It would be much more highly regarded if we saw some fighters from Australia and Canada to take away (dare I say it 'Anglo-Dominance' by cowardly promoters. Tony Bellew (who I rate massively) is up against a 5'6 tubby Ghanaian who has done nothing to warrant a title shot, they could have had Wane Braithwaite or Troy Ross and a multitude of Australians which are a better class than this guy. The last match I remember where the foreign fighter 'won' was Molitor vs. Hunter (Dilks vs. Adamu was a sham).
How d'ya know he's tubby? Qawi wasn't, nor Langford. Azumah Nelson was also an 'afrobum' who held the Commenwealth with not many fights going into the Sanchez fight, they deserve a shot. They're nominated by their respective countries.
The Commonwealth Belt is very poor in quality, but it is a good stepping stone and platform for good prospects on the way through...:yep It gives them a title and a bit more media and press coverage...:yep Molitor was always going to be Hunter, he was a mega slick amateur and brought all that quality into the paid ranks... He is lovely to watch and really schooled Hunter in his backyard...:yep
Bellew is L Heavy fella so Ross or Braithweight is a no go (cruisers). I agree with you on everyhting else though, the Cwealth belt is a joke now. We have plenty of L Heavy's based in britain who are streets ahead of this guy - Joey Vegas, Ovil McKenzie among others, why not give them the payday and god forbid the paying public a decent fight in the process. The bbboc should get some e mails over this.
