Which mando should Jermell face first?

I think Sebastian Fundora 19-0-1 (13), the WBC Interim champ & mandatory is the most deserving of first shot at the Undisputed championship. He's faced better quality opposition than the others with wins over a top American in Erickson Lubin & a top European in Sergio Garcia. You could even argue he's faced better Australian opposition than Tim Tszyu with a win over 2016 Olympian Daniel Lewis. I think the Towering Inferno is top of the batting order in so far as mandatories are concerned & should be first up.

After him should be the WBO mandatory, Tim Kazoo 21-0 (15). Put on this earth with the sole purpose of ridding it from the scourge of Charlos. Some would say he's the pied piper of Charlos. When they hear his name their eyes begin rolling around in their heads & they start frothing at the mouth. Based on last start form he's not ready for the Big Dog but it would seem that his team is keen to enforce his mandatory status the first chance they get. That may be a tactic to get him a shot at a vacant title.

Next is a bloke who isn't a mandatory yet but who probably soon will be. Israil Madrimov 8-0 (6) rematches Michel Soro (a fighter he's already beaten) for mandatory status next up. Not sure why a rematch is needed (I didn't see all of their first fight) but the WBA does know how to put their hand out for a sanctioning fee so perhaps that's it. Built more along the lines of Brian Castano, the size of some of the other guys at this weight may prove problematic for him but he's certainly talented.

The bloke who's faced the least recognisable names in ascending to a mandatory position has also been waiting in the queue for the longest time. IBF mandatory Bakhram Murtazaliev 20-0 (15) is so unknown he could rob a bank without a mask. Which is not to say that he can't fight b/c it may well be the case that he can. We're just yet to see evidence of it against world class opposition. Because he's the least deserving of a title shot of all the mandatories it probably means he'll be next up.

 

I'm counting this as a vote for Timbo Slice.