How upset were you when Wlad fought Leapai?

Leapai's entrance to that fight was DOPE

 

I wasn't upset whatsoever,

if vlad had been ducking guys prior and after Leapai then I would be upset but that has never been a issue with Wlado.

 

Did Wlad get massive waves of hate for fighting his mandatory? Absolutely.

Could Wlad have avoided this fight? No, WBO is one of the better organizations when it comes to stripping/enforcing mandatories, as evident by them recently stripping the biggest star in boxing of his WBO title.

Was Wlad eager to take the fight? Yes, and for this he is criticized. It was an easy money fight and everyone knew it.

So, in conclusion, is this the same thing? No. Wlad has a fetish for belts as it is his claim to greatness, seeing how he is stuck in one weight class that has fairly uninspired opposition. He can't afford to drop the belts, nor can he pick them back up if he wants to, as every belt he does not have immediately gets held hostage, (see Wilder with his Molina defence followed shortly by a planned bout against Arreola). Mayweather on the other hand has COMPLETE freedom in picking his opponent, and if he wants a belt, all he has to do is point a finger and an official will bring him a title fight on a silver platter.

Mayweather picked a very easy way out. There was a time Berto was supposed to fight Mayweather, all he had to do was beat Ortiz, but that didn't happen.
Then there was a time Berto was again eyed as the potential opponent for May but the Ghost had something to say about that.

Then Sotto Karass knocked Berto out, in what I thought was the final nail in the coffin of Berto-Mayweather fight. But I suppose when May wants something, he gets it. He's been teased with a Berto fight twice already, third time is the charm.

 

The latest example would be Quillen-Korobov, where P.Q lost his title by avoiding his mando.

Leapai would not have lost his mandatory status. He would have sat on it for as long as it takes, until he faced Wlad, that has been the way HW challengers do their business, and that was the way Leapai got his title in the first place (he was believed to be a safe bet for Boytsov).

Also, you should avoid the use of "clearly" unless applied to situations that are, you know, clear. Wlad "clearly doesn't honor his mandatories in 9 months" would mean he avoids certain fights, which is simply not true. Wlad has not ducked a single person in his reign of boring terror. If you're his mandatory, you will fight him, it is set in stone.

 

I don't claim this thread is a FAIL but I feel its silly, petty and does seem like a insecure type of subject :admin


one guy is well documented to take fights on his terms and one guy has always gone with the flow and fought who not just the organizations have mandated but as well as who the fans have pushed for :deal


we know which is which and that is no cut at Floyd, its just the truth, it doesn't have to be a statement that some over sensitive Floyd defender takes to mean that Floyd is GARBAGE, nobody is saying that I hope? Floyd is amazing we all know that love him or hate him :good

Just because Floyd did not take the most difficult route to "today" doesn't mean one is saying he is not amazing, however, if someone is OVER SENSITIVE about this point they will jump to the conclusion that this is what is being said :think


If they jump to that conclusion and go on the attack then the thread is going to get even more silly and petty

thankfully I was in the mood for some silly and petty tonight :rofl

Ellerbe, I think its fair to ask that you admit you have been silly and petty about this point and ask for ESB's forgiveness in your very next post :shock:

Totally kidding Ellerbe, I was being silly and petty, get it?