Who is ducking him? Some of those guys are just looking for a fight on TV, and wouldn't mind fighting him. He's a well-known name for their resumes. Minto has been on ESPN before so I'm sure something can be arranged with the promoters.
Why doesn't he fight a respectable journeyman like Ahunyana, Barrett, T. Ibragimov, etc instead of bums who aren't even on the BoxRec top 200?
I know for a fact that Ahunyana will fight anybody - he needs a fight right now and he'd take on Minto in a flash.
Ok, if you know that for a fact then tell Brian Minto. I heard he has a website.
Here is a link:
http://www.brianmintoboxing.com/contact
Mesi KOed a fringe contender in D. Williamson, while Minto lost to a fighter on the same level, Luan Krasniqi.
Mesi has been in with several good fighters (Jirov, Williamson, etc) and won, Minto has been in with only two (old Tubbs and Krasniqi) and lost both times.
Mesi > Minto. When Minto fights another decent heavyweight, he will lose again.
I will respect Minto if he ever defeats a decent opponent.
Will you respect the "decent opponents" who are ducking him?
He can't be very good, since he keeps fighting poor quality opposition.
He lost to a fringe contender, Luan Krasniqi, and to an old man, Tony Tubbs. Since Krasniqi, he has fought only clubfighters, people not even rated in the top 200 by BoxRec.
Joe Mesi has quite a collection of tomato cans on his resume, yet he gets lots of attention. Of course he is a big draw and Brian Minto is not. As a matter of fact Minto has tried repeatedly to get a fight with Mesi, with no success. If "he can't be very good" why wouldn't Mesi fight him? Those are the kind of opponents that Mesi specializes in.
The quality of your opponents is largely a matter of the quality of your promoter not the quality of your skills.