WBA orders Kovalev vs Braehmer

:happy

 

I'm not so sure this is good news - what if Kovalev ends up having to drop the belt to fight Ward?

 

For all their splintered title nonsense, the WBA is pushing for some great fights this year. (Ioka vs. Estrada unification, this, Rigondeaux vs. Flores, and Corrales vs. Sosa)

 

Kovalev if he wants to can - and probably will - request special permission from the WBA (and pay Brähmer step-aside money) to postpone this mandatory defense until after facing Ward in November, even though he is technically past due for his 18-month window to face a mandatory. :good

 

**** that belt then. Belts are basically meaningless these days anyway. If he drops it to fight Ward and loses to Ward, he can just fight someone else with a belt right after that and win one back

 

Or the same one, if Brähmer as the #1 contender scoops it up once vacant.

 

Finally! An end to Braehmer's "regular" circus and a good opponent for Kovalev/Ward winner.

 

Imagine how much of a legend kovalev could become at lhw if he beats ward in America then heads to Germany and woops Braehmer.

I have my doubts on kovalev beating ward I hope he can though.

 

Braemar would be a very good opponent for the Krusher.

 

Such timing makes you wonder if the alphabet title organizations are out to screw their fighters as much as possible.

Are they not getting enough money from their 5 titles per division? Super, unified, interim, in reces, regular, who can even keep track! Krusher should just toss that worthless belt in the garbage and save himself the fees.

 

You do realize that that is the entire reason this is happening? The WBA is starting to force their regular champs to fight the super champ to lessen the amount of champions the sanctioning body has.

 

Yeah, it took long enough, but they're finally caving to all the public outcry about the preponderance of fractured titles. With time perhaps they can even regain their status as the most respected org, since the rest all have issues of their own.

 

That last line made me lol.