whats up with WBO and top rank (fishy business behind closed doors)

They are behind closed doors because they are plotting to stop Al Haymon's monopolization of boxing.

 

They are very much in cahoots even before the rise of Manny Pacquiao. Arum tried to pay off the WBO secretly so that Foreman could be ranked higher so that he could challenge for the belt sooner rather than work his way back up the ranks.
Google it. Bob Arum was behind that BS with the WBO.

 

I don't remember Top Rank working with Golden Boy, Goosen, Main Events or any other boxing promotions that well before the rise of Al Haymon. Please send me the name of those fights that Arum staged with or guys giving them a shot and a payday ,Please!!!atsch

 

What makes it valuable is who holds it. I remember when Omar Figueroa had the lightweight WBC belt. Nobody gave a hoot.

 

This for me as well, the value is in who holds it.

 

You're missing the point. At no point were any of those parties trying to fix fights, fraudulently call a fixed fight "boxing", or monopolize the sport. Al Haymon will be going away for a LONG TIME.

 

I don't think so. You guys have no understanding of law or law suits. It's a corporation vs a corporation, not the Federal Government vs Al Haymon and associates, this ain't John Gotti.
He is a shrewd businessman. Top Rank will have to air their laundry too.

 

they aren't in a hurry to strip him they just want to free up the title as mayweather has zero interest in facing who ever the wbo mandatory is. They aren't like the wba and wbc who leave mayweather sit on 154 titles he hasn't defended in 2 years and hasn't even fought at that weight in 2 years and is basically causing the division to go stagnant as the titles are being held hostage. What the ibf and wbo do by stripping fighters promptly and enforcing mandatories is good for boxing

what the wbc and wba do is terrible for boxing, the wba has let ward go over 2 years without defending his title and almost 7 years without a mandatory, yet his still champ, now that's corrupt. The WBC failing to enforce the GGG mandatory promptly is also slowing down progress in the middleweight division

 

George Foreman...???


That was the I.B.F. belt back in 1995. Big Daddy Bowe was the WBO Champ then.

Arum wanted Foreman to face Axel Schulz, and Arum paid bribe money $100,00 to Robert Lee Sr. of the IBF