Of course in your eyes they did the right thing as you are known on this board to be the biggest don king's ****-sucker. No surprise you are happy that another king's fighter got a belt without a fight. So Virchis as far as you can tell was unavailable, ah? And as far as I can tell, he was ready to fight Peter for free.
No kidding. This is bogus, and I'm a fan of Peter's. First they gave away Vitali's belt to Rahman, now they give Maskaev's to Peter. The WBC is the most corrupt sanctioning org in the sport - and that's SAYING something!!atsch
They could have just stripped Maskaev of his title and then have Peter fight for the vacant heavyweight championship belt.
And you have those Eastern Euros so far down your throat you make Heather Brook look like an amateur. Link, source, or stfu. Your choice.
This has been the rally cry of several posters lately, just strip him and lets get on with it. I can't say I'm happy with what they've decided (the belt should be won in the ring either way), but I'm glad they've done something so we can atleast attempt to move forward.
Surprisngly, you did not use a racial remark towards the E. Europeans? I personaly would not mind if Peter fought McCall(non E. European) instead of Virchis for the belt. You are the one spaming here with baseless information. Where is your link/source for Virchis not being available?
As usual playing the gimp game. Tell me boy wonder. How did McCall let the public know he was ready to fight Sam Peter? Media right? Has Virchis made any public claim to any news agency that he would step in immediately to fight Sam Peter? I think you have your answer. :hi:
McCall was promised by the wbc to be the next in line for the title quite a while ago(once he beat SSS), just like Peter was promised his after beating Toney twice and Klitschko having the emeritus crap. So if for some reason McCall did not agree to fight for the interim bul****, it should have been up to the wbc to try and get the next contnender who happens to be Virchis(if Virchis not available, then next in line), rather then just announcing Peter as a champion.
I don't know. He fought Toney twice already, and Klitschko tried to then interfere with the Maskaev title shot. It is an interim title, and if Maskaev is able to go in the near future he will get mandatory shot and the larger split of the purse (55/45). I'd say this is fair. Wonder if Vitali will be as anxious to fight Peter as he was Maskaev? :yep
I'm glad you came back with some proof that Virchis actually declared his availability. :-( Anyways back on planet earth things aren't so easy to figure out. McCall was asking for too much money (as illustrated by the press reports). Golota couldn't be placed in Maskaev's place because Showtime didn't want the fight. Virchis as far as any of us know hasn't said a word. So who else is there? Who is gonna take on Sam Peter with only 2 weeks notice? Again, who is really to blame here? Hint: his name starts with an 'O' and ends with 'Legs.' I'm certain had Maskaev pulled out at a reasonable time there would have been ample opportunity to find a replacement. Smarty pants Maskaev knows this, so he took special care to sink the ship with only 2 weeks left on the date. He wanted this date sunk. I blame him for everything. :smoke
I don't following the WBCs rankings, but what is the deal with all these eastern European block heavyweights, excluding Maskaev, not ever getting a shot at the interim, or whatever you want to call it, title. Instead we here Golota and McCline's name. Maybe its due to good ole Don King still having the WBC under his thumb. Hell, I guess it could be worse, at least I haven't heard Davaryl "Touch of Boring" Williamson mentioned as an opponent for Peter.