Why doesn't Warren just put Langford in with BJS on Oct 22?

Neither have an opponent at the moment, and Langford is no. 2 with the WBO.

Langford is decent but I can't see many a world title chances coming his way, and it's unlikely he can beat Saunders.

So rather than sticking Billy in with an unheard of Russian or American, just put these two together. Seems like a no brainer to me.

 

They would sanction it. It has to be someone in the top 15 and Langford is 2nd- higher than Brant and Akavov.

And will Langford every be ready for that level? Might as well give him a shot- surely Langford losing to Saunders for a world title is more beneficial to Warren than Langford losing to Eubank for the British.

 

Why wouldn't he? World title shots for fighters of that standard don't grow on trees.

 

At 3 weeks notice it's not a bad fight, if Saunders is indeed using it as a tune-up for GGG. The guys in the frame to fight him are really no better and unheard.

 

You can pick holes in all of them to be fair. Frank Warren has always had a decent relationship with the WBO. Had Liam Smith and Terry Flanagan done all that much to warrant their shots at the time they won titles?

 

It's really not relevant to this thread. Stay on topic

 

Who is realistic at 3 weeks notice you'd rather see BJS face (bear in mind it's in Cardiff with no US TV)?