Russels team did to Loma what May did to Maidana. They didnt let him use grant gloves the made them use everlast. Loma said they were uncomfortable. As told by his manager Egis Klimas.
On June 21, the U.S. 26-year-old Ukrainian Vassily Lomachenko (Top Rank) met with American Gary Russell Jr. (Golden Boy Promotions) and won the world title for the WBO featherweight title in his third pro fight. As noted in an interview AllBoxing.Ru manager Lomachenko Egis Klimas, organizer of the fight promotion company Golden Boy Promotions is not mending them any serious inconvenience, excluding choice of gloves. "Big problems were not, they did everything professionally and without any interference. The only catch was that they insisted that Vasil was boxing gloves Everlast, which, in our opinion, it is not very comfortable. We were planning to fight in specially made gloves Grant, but eventually came to Everlast. As shown by the fight, it did not interfere with the victory, but the hands of Basil felt the difference. "
As for future plans, about them, according to the manager, will be announced in the near future. "While I can not say what we will do next - said Egis. - Who will stay and have more start negotiations on further fights and opportunities. "
Nothing unusual here. The challenger usually has to dance to the champion's demands like type of gloves, ring size, weight etc. Dela Hoya did it against Mayweather and everyone else he fought. It's just that some people choose not to do that but there's nothing to complain about
What an absolute bunch of wank. What kind of boxing fan thinks this kind of crap is okay?....Oh yeah, a fooking floydfart.:nonono:
Nothing unusual here. The challenger usually has to dance to the champion's demands like type of gloves, ring size, weight etc. Dela Hoya did it against Mayweather and everyone else he fought. It's just that some people choose not to do that but there's nothing to complain about
except russell wasn't champion just a diva
Nothing unusual here. The challenger usually has to dance to the champion's demands like type of gloves, ring size, weight etc. Dela Hoya did it against Mayweather and everyone else he fought. It's just that some people choose not to do that but there's nothing to complain about
Cause Floyd is the first fighter to tell his opponent what gloves to wear right lol
He's the first to force it even if it wasn't on the contract.
The Morales - Pacquiao gloves thing was on the contract and still many saw it as a ***** move by Morales.
Cause Floyd is the first fighter to tell his opponent what gloves to wear right lol
He is most probably the only person to promote his opponent as a KO artist then 24 hours to fight time, Floyd demands that his opponent not fight with approved puncher gloves. Even though it's not in the contract!
Boxing is becoming the sport of *****es
Yes, it has become quite absurd. I long the return of the days where the fighters used the same exact brand of gloves and no one was b1tching and moaning about it
Cause Floyd is the first fighter to tell his opponent what gloves to wear right lol
no, just like he wasnt the first to asked his opponents for random blood test. BUT he did DEMAND it though LOL!!!
Is this really an issue that requires a thread? Loma won clearly and thoroughly.
But when Mayweather does it...
Mayweather makes the rules doe!
Maidana is an animal for trying to use those gloves :crying:
I was starting to warm to Gary Russel Jr but that news doesn't help...
I think Russel has a good chin on him from what I saw either way but he had no right to make such demands, to be fair no fighter should have the rights to make such ludicrous demands.
russell was threatening to pull out of the fight the day before the fight because of gloves when prior he had agreed to vasyl wearing w/e he pleased?
or was this in the contract?
I'm waiting till a fighter doesn't allow his opponent to wear his choice of trunks.
That actually happened. For some reason Frank Warren didn't allow the trunks of Krasniqi when he fought Cleverly for the WBO 175 lb title.
Cleverly wore some different trunks then.