When both guys complained that they couldn't make the March date, it got pushed aaaallll the way back to September. Seems ridiculous to me but hey, I'm just a guy on an Internet message board...
:zzz the way things are come September one of them will get injured or it'll be delayed further. There should be some rule where-by if you are ranked and you stall fighting for 6 months then end up not fighting any fight you make coz of an injury or set back you default your ranking. The Oleg-Peter saga was bad enough ... now the WBC is coughing up another saga to disenchant punters who follow the HW's.
You are right,damon! Ridiculous is the right word! I am very disappointed,too. I very much hope that their autum date will really come off! Gomez is a wayward and moody fellow who prefers partyhing to sweating inside a gym. He may try to postpone the autum date,too.Why? Because he wont have enough time to prepare proberly for such a big fight. I think it is fair to say that Virchis will be the underdog against the Cuban who plays in a different dimension in terms of skills. But................I will root for the giant Ukranian and would be happy to watch him score one of his devastating ko victories.Gomez could have been a true top gun if he hadnt wasted his talent over the years. I really blame him for robbing us fight fans of some memorable fights.Damn! He had the talent!