Salita No 1 Contender

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  1. deebest

    deebest Active Member Full Member

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    And thats why it should never have been a Box Office event.
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  2. noonan

    noonan Guest

    but he was the number 1 contender
     
  3. dan-b

    dan-b Boxing Junkie banned

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    Classic thread.
     
  4. kurt2006

    kurt2006 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Got to give King Khan his dues, I doubt Warren rigged the WBA rankings to get Salita for Khan. At the end of the day Khan was too quick for salita and did his job well.
     
  5. Pug1list

    Pug1list Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is what it is, Salita deserved his shot.
     
  6. Trenaman

    Trenaman Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think Khan is going to do the same thing to much better fighters than Salita. I wonder how 'frauds' and 'glass jaws' he will go through before folk accept he is different class.
     
  7. mcguirpa

    mcguirpa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well Calzaghe holds the current record of 46. I can't see him making it that far:hey
     
  8. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Salita has been highly ranked for a while. It's a poor ranking but I don't thinkt his had anything to do with Warren. Still, he was a fully fledged 140 pounder and undefeated in 31 bouts so there was some worth in it.

    This card wasn't PPV material though.
     
  9. royalt0208

    royalt0208 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I hate the WBA they are a joke. Nonsense titles, **** rankings and their web page isn't even up to date I am checking most up to date rankings which are from September.

    This is their rankings (got rid of Salita)
    Interim - Maidana
    2. Juan Diaz
    3. Victor Cayo
    4. Andreas Kotelnik
    5. Kendall Holt
    6. Mike Alvarado
    7. Victor Ortiz
    8. Ricky Hatton
    9. YODSANAN NANTHACHAI
    10. Brunet Zamora
    11. Alberto Mosquera
    12. YOSUKEZAN ONODERA
    13. Mark Jason Melligan
    14. William Gonzalez
    15. Kaizer Mabuza
     
  10. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Super champs and interim champs have to be done away with quickly. Interim champs should only come into effect if the real champ can't fight for at least a year due to illness, injury etc
     
  11. billyk

    billyk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Salita was No 1 contender before Khan fought Kotelnick, probably before their fight was even aranged. There's no chance Warren rigged the rankings and the chances are Salita was going after lighter punching Kotelnick when he got his ranking.

    I agree it shouldn't have been PPV though.
     
  12. royalt0208

    royalt0208 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :deal

    Maybe someone should tell the WBA and the WBC.
     
  13. Top Dog

    Top Dog Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I dont give a ****, Salita was utter shite, and everyone knew it, so I dont know how he was number 1:huh But you cant slag Khan off for it, but aint going to say he is something special until he beats someone of note, lets see him against Bradley, even Witter who is pretty much finished but solid chin and good punch would be a step in the right direction