IBF officially screw Anthony Joshua

And Hrgovic fighting De Mori, should be awarded, right?
And that 0-1 guy is just for the fanboys. Everyone knows Ngannou embarrassed Fury and beats him badly.
Ngannou in reality had a lot more credibility than most Boxer if we are to be fair.

 

Sorry, but it's Fury who open the door for such fights. Blame him. Ngannou fight was offered to AJ long before, but he rejected it back then, he didn't want to be in that circus. Saudi offered him that fight. This was already explained.
You are slating him, for literally staying active.
Didn't heard a word about Parker previous opponents, after the Joe Joyce loss. But AJ was again slated for his pick of opponents after 2 back to back losses.
You can't compare the both cases, as Fury literally put the whole division on hold and wasted tons of Usyk career with mockery and circus.
Just like he did with Klitschko before that. Wasted almost a year with his nonsenses. He also done the same with Joshua.
So AJ was clear, that he won't waste any energy with ultimate time-wasters like Fury anylonger. His words.
He said he will fight on his pace.

And it's exactly what happen. He had 3 fights, and this is his 4 fight in the span of 1 year.

And Hearn already explained it. Hrgovic fight is for the summer, always was. The option for AJ was to either fight Ngannou, as this was the biggest possible fight from the Saudi, or wait till the summer for the Hrgovic and fight for the IBF title.
And sorry to bring it out to you, but Hrgovic is noone, so the fight against Hrgovic, unless for the IBF title is a s**** one in terms of production. That fight becomes big, only when the title is on the line, otherwise it is not.

But here is the deal, when AJ was a Champion, he has done his job facing his mandatory. He never ducked anyone. People were still crying and complaining.
Zhang is WBO mandatory, Hrgovic is IBF one. Why should AJ, who is not a champion fight this guys ? There is 2x Champion in the division and it's their job to do so.
And the reason for all the delay is Fury.

And here is the difference. Ngannou is literally stay busy fight, 4th in a year for AJ, and he will fight in the summer again.

Fury wasted a f**** whole year before that fighting no one. Not a single ranked opponent, and there is plenty of good names in the WBC top 15 that he would have fought. He wasted tons of time, fighting Chisora, then almost a year of inactivity, and fight a guy that never boxed in his life and Hell he lost that fight.
And that wasn't even a title fight. And Fury is a Champion, he had obligation, AJ had none.

But don't worry, AJ is still going to fight for the IBF title. Hearn already stated and explained this. AJ is already top 2 in pretty much every ranking, so even if it's not for the IBF, he will be mandatory for most of the belts anyway.

 

And i think you didn't read or comprehend my whole post.
I already said that Hrgovic is not an option, unless it's for the IBF title. It's just not a profitable fight.

 

I'm also happy when someone demonic plans have been ruined, and especially Eddie plans of late. As the Conor Benn(never even following and knowing this guy prior to the saga) literally put him in terrible lights in my eyes.
While he is his promoter, he should have distance from him, or at least not says all the bollocks he says and try to dodge every single rule and get Benn clear by the back door.
The guy is a walking pharmacy, that is a clear, and it's a clear that he is 100% a drug cheat. Hearn literally ruined his own reputation defending this fraud.

As far as the IBF saga, IBF actually updated their ranking, and AJ is still 3rd, and Parker is still 4th.
Now here is the problem with the Hrgovic situation. Firstable it was a Saudi offer. I have no doubt that Hearn obviously influence their decision, but the Hrgovic fight right now was not on the line.
Also Hrgovic - AJ is not very profitable fight. Let's be real here. But it's a different beast if it's for the IBF title.
And here is the problem, no one knows what will happen next.
They could have made AJ - Hrgovic, but IBF have their plans and they simple could refuse to order that fight been for the vacant title.
Also there is a big possibility, they won't be ready with stripping Usyk, etc, etc.

The usual situation is, after Usyk/Fury fight, they will give the Champion 30+ days to negotiate a deal with the mandatory, and if it didn't happen, then they will order purse bid.
Fury/Usyk have rematch clause, this is right, but they can active the rematch 1 or 2 months later, so they could still be a Champion and even pretend to defend their title.

IBF can strip the Fury/Usyk only if the 30 days deadline is passed + the purse bid.

We also have a situation way Fury/Usyk may not want the rematch. Or someone decide to cheat and pull get out of jail card and retire.
In a case when Usyk lost that Fury fight, and Fury decide to retire(not sure what the rematch in the contract state), Usyk could very well may want to continue, and IBF can very well give him a straight shot at the title against Hrgovic as well.

Similar situation if Usyk won. Fury may decide to retire, and Usyk may decide to have 1 or 2 more matches and defend his belts.

And yeah there is a case where on Monday, aka February 19th, some of the Champion comes out and activate the rematch clause or say straight away they won't defend against the mandatory, and IBF can strip them straight away. They still have to order a fight for the title.

The window is super tight, so Saudi and AJ decision not to op for Hrgovic fight in this case is 100% correct.
As while i like Hrgovic, he is just not a name, and that fight is hard to sell, and this are all prize fighters.
And everyone wants to fight AJ, as he is the cash cow of the division, and this is 100% true.