Oh oh! Looks like BJS is doing exactly what I initially thought he would do: enforcing his mandatory. Hope this doesn't put the kibosh on Lee-quillin but it's hard to see how it won't. Bummer. :-(
Yeah was wondering this,I'm sure BJS had no bother stepping aside for Andy to box neilsen but the possibility of maybe having.to travel to the states instead of ireland for his cracking at the title and more over having to deal with al haman is a total diffrent proposition,or maybe he is just looking for more step aside money and he is entitled is the opponent has changed,
The only hope is that this is a ploy by BJS and Los bandidos at the WBO, playing hardball to extort bigger step aside money from Lee/quillin. But if BJS really is enforcing his manda then it's goodbye to Lee-quillin, which is a major bummer. :-(
The point you made though is very telling, Puca. If BJS and his team sit down and think through the implications of letting Andy fight Chocco - it doesn't take a great boxing brain to figure out the dice is going to loaded in chocco s favour here. Chocco is going to get that belt from Andy, barring a miracle. As you say, does BJS really want to be going stateside versus PQ for his title shot? Anyone fighting PQ in the states is going to get shafted on the cards. At least With Andy, there is a chance of his "equaliser" taking it out of judges hands. But BJS is feather fisted and relies on points all the way. He would have absolutely no chance with Quillin in the states. Just now seeing it as gaeilge on the TV. Not looking good for Lee , Quillin.
I know it's slightly off topic but the knock-on implications of BJS fighting Andy are interesting. Isn't the bbboc after ordering BJs to fight Nick Blackwell for the British title? Wonder who blackwell will face for the vacant British title if BJS presumeably vacates? Ryder? CEJ? Interesting....