Can you read? At all? He pretty much thinks the fight won't happen by May, so he wants to get a MANDATORY out of the way. I can't make that any more crystal clear for you.
Yes, I do. I'm just consistent in that I feel beating a lesser fighter is not as good as beating a better fighter, regardless of mandatory challenger positioning or not.
It's simple, wait for Cotto/Canelo, keep Johnson as a plan B if the 'stars' want to be divas. By chasing Johnson and ASSUMING the stars will stall is not even giving a ****ing effort. Then the whole "nobody will fight him" means jack ****.
When a boxer wants to unify belts, he has to fight mandatories. Unlike Mayweather, Wilder, Ward, Cotto, etc., there are fighters who respect their obligations.
That's a fine stay busy fight, particularly if the wrong guys (Cotto and BJS) win. May as well take out a mandatory if he's going to stay active.
That's fine. I rate the merit of their opposition. I don't rate the sanctioning bodies' wholly corrupt and inconsistent monthly rankings. Maybe some people do, I don't know. If they do, good for them. And good luck to them not being laughed out of a boxing discussion.