If a fight is ducked constantly, should they just make him a mandatory? - Filip Hrgovic.

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Chill out it was a joke lol
     
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  2. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    He clearly hasn't earned a top 10 level fight as you say he should be looking to step up vs gate keepers. Chisora is off the table he's making way to much money in recent fights to take a big pay cut to face Hrgovic which he would see as a big backward step when he's facing top guys like Usyk and Parker. Ortiz too won't face him, he's fed journeymen until PBC feed him to their next heavyweight hope which seems to be Ruiz Jr.

    Maybe someone like Takam or Hughie Fury and yes perhaps Bryant Jennings if he isn't retired would of been a decent next step. But the fact is Hrgovic has been thrown into the top 10 prematurely by being given an eliminator and so unless we want to see a **** poor eliminator like Martin/Washington he needs to be making offers to the top guys as dictated by the IBF.

    Ideally Hrgovic would earn his stripes but he can't turn down this opportunity of an eliminator as he's the definition if all risk and no reward and so what few opportunities he gets during his career he needs to grab with both hands. It may end up forcing him into a premature title shot but that's better than being frozen out for years.
     
  3. Surrix

    Surrix Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If someone will offer enough for fight vs Hrgovic, Chisora will agree, I think. Chisora never had cherry picked fights.
    Yeah.
    I do not talk about earned or no, I think he needs at least 3-4 good tune up fights before fighting with anyone from top5.

    The problem most likely is $ that might be offered for fight vs Hrgovic.

    Hrgovic had agreed for example to fight vs Hunter, then Hunter pulled out from possible fight, I don't know why.
     
  4. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    If he's being ducked and no one will fight him, then why shouldn't he get it? Who else in the IBF rankings deserves it? Parker? For scraping a lucky draw vs Chisora? Usyk? Who's fighting AJ for another belt? Charles Martin?

    Hrgovic is ranked around the same level as these guys by the IBF. If not of these guys are making themselves available, then he should get a mandatory. He could fight Martin, but no one gives a **** about Charles Martin now.
     
  5. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Martin was already mandated to fight Hrgovic back in Jan but claimed he was injured and is now calling out Whyte. So no he can't fight Martin, Martin doesn't want the fight, he's walking the earth like a God, away from Hrgovic as quickly as his legs can carry him.
     
  6. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    So neither parker, martin, Usyk or Hunter will/can fight him? Should be ****ing mandatory.
     
  7. Geo1122

    Geo1122 Active Member Full Member

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    The carrot everyone wants is Joshua. Unfortunately people don’t fancy their chances of getting it via Hrgovic. Therefore they way up the purse for Hrgovic as the carrot.

    Those claiming it’s because Hrgovic hasn’t earned it, ask yourself this: Would they turn down the eliminator if it were against a Molina type?
     
  8. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    As a whole there is one sound that emanates from the heavyweight division ,,,,quack,quack,quack.
     
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