WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will reportedly undergo arthroscopic surgery this week to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, then will have 90 days to reschedule his mandatory defense against interim champion Hasim Rahman according to the Baltimore Sun. The paper says Klitschko and WBC president Jose Sulaiman spoke Sunday and Sulaiman agreed to gave Klitschko another 90 days to face Rahman, pending the result of his surgery. The Rahman's manager Steve Nelson was descibed as "enraged" by the decision. Yesterday, Rahman's promoter Don King claimed that Klitschko had vacated his title by not facing Rahman on November 12 and that Rahman immediately assumed his crown according to the rules and regulations of the WBC. Promoter Bob Arum, who won a purse bid to promote the fight, stated the event can still take place on HBO-PPV in February, March or April.
VK should be stripped of the title, and Rahman and the number one contender should fight for it. Then, once VK gets healthy, he should come back as the number one contender and fight the new champion.
I believe that VK actually has been hurt all of these times - boxing is a rough sport, and he's getting pretty old (for an athelete, at least). But he can't be the champion if he can't physically defend his title...
Just let it the fuck go already. Focus on something else. I dont mean to single you out but this is FOR EVERYONE!!
I happen to agree with MD on this one. :eek: The WBC said if he did'nt fight they would strip him, well he did'nt fight and now they give him more time. :mad: