I don't get it, why would Whyte not fight his eliminators???

Parker will be favourite and rightly so in this fight. If he can't get the KO he loses

Didn't Hearn say they were asking the WBO to sanction it for mandatory?

Less risk more money. Parker has no power, with the judges in UK it will be an easy cash out Parker will be favourite and rightly so in this fight.

Less risk more money. Parker has no power, with the judges in UK it will be an easy cash out

Parker is arguably a tougher fight. But more to the point: Pulev was low money and a lot of uncertainty with the promoter who won the purse. Ortiz was a tough fight but only made him a secondary mandatory anyway, and probably would have been harder to make ppv in the uk than Parker. He doesn’t really need mandatory status, if Joshua is champ he will get a shot anyway and if he does best Parker , he will be seen by most as third best in the division and therefore right up there for a shot as it is. This could well become WBO eliminator by the way so could well end up being the exact same as other two status anyway

Says who? Even if it's not an official eliminator, Whyte is already #2 and will be the highest ranked guy left if he wins after the Joshua/Povetkin fight He will still have to fight WBO eliminator probably against Miller so he is basically where he is at today Also it's funny how they were b1tching about WBC giving Ortiz a chance at mandatory after losing his last fight and now hoping WBO to do the same thing

WBO is not sanctioning this fight Says who? Even if it's not an official eliminator, Whyte is already #2 and will be the highest ranked guy left if he wins after the Joshua/Povetkin fight

Because he was going to make a lot less money against Ortiz or Pulev and he'll still become #1 in the WBO if he wins this fight WBO is not sanctioning this fight

I don't get it. Why would he fight Parker, a tougher fight and a fight that doesn't guarantee him a title fight instead of Pulev or Ortiz, which would guarantee him a title fight?? I dont get it Are you familiar with Mobb Deep's 90s hip-hop classic, Shook Ones?

Because he was going to make a lot less money against Ortiz or Pulev and he'll still become #1 in the WBO if he wins this fight

I told these clowns he would do anything to avoid Ortiz. Parker barely made it through Hughie Fury. He's clearly overrated and a possibly winnable fight.

I don't get it. Why would he fight Parker, a tougher fight and a fight that doesn't guarantee him a title fight instead of Pulev or Ortiz, which would guarantee him a title fight?? I dont get it I will explain, won't fight Pulev because he would get peanuts, there is no money there and boxers fight for money. He won't fight Ortiz because he is ranked number 1 by WBC already so that eliminator would give him absolute nothing.

Joseph Parker please do us all a favor and knock him out. TIRED of feeling like I'm being force fed Dillian Whyte who is a decent fighter but I give him ZERO Chance of beating AJ or Wilder but yet somehow he always finds himself in the mix despite not really beating anybody since... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/12/12/23/2F52A2C800000578-3357772-Anthony_Joshua_knocked_Dillian_Whyte_out_in_the_seventh_round_of-a-19_1449963258099.jpg Eddie seems desperate to make AJ vs Whyte rematch which I honestly don't even know WHY!

Well the WBC eliminator wouldn't of guaranteed him a title fight any time soon as it wasn't even for the mandatory and with Wilder going almost 3 years before making his first mandatory defence I think he wanted a shot at a title before 2021. As for the IBF and Pulev, this is the 3rd fighter to pull out if an IBF eliminator with Pulev. Breazeale didn't want it, Miller didn't want it, Whyte clearly didn't want it. Do you know anyone in the IBF rankings willing to fight Pulev for 25% of the split? If the IBF want Pulev involved in an eliminator they will need to trash their 75/25 split rule. Plus this fight with Parker is on PPV, would any of these other fights been PPV and made Whyte likely a multi million dollar purse, I think not. You have said it all.... Great choice, good reward.

The politics are that he can't get a world title shot. A rematch with Joshua isn't required until he gets into a mandatory position. Povetkin is/was supposed to be WBO & WBA number 1 contender to both of Joshua's titles. Breazeale is supposed to be mandatory to Wilder. Hearn has probably gave Whyte promises for a world title shot, got outbid for the IBF mandatory, forced to travel, clearly didn't fancy it...he would actually have gained a LOT of respect if he went into Pulev's backyard and lay heat on that ass and show everyone that he is ready. Ortiz would have been a heavy nights work for him also. At least with Parker you have a guy who isn't not a real big hitting heavyweight and presents something of a safe option. The reason this is on PPV is to give Whyte a payday because Hearn couldn't 1) deliver a world title fight/final eliminator and 2) he has PPV dates he needs to cover!

I still want to find out about the Pulev purse bid. Rumours had it that the third bidder didn’t have the funds to stage the fight. I want to find out if that’s true or not.

Brits are going to buy this on PPV :lol1:

Parker is ranked high by the organisation, and they are trying to get it done as a WBO eliminator.

I dont like this move either but this time, instead of the WBC messing him about, he has made his own decision so be it. If Whyte comes in shape, he could beat Parker.

Worst case, he's cashed out on pay-per-view in a 50/50 fight. British casuals would have expected him to beat Ortiz or Pulev for peanuts in comparison. They were both risky fights with little reward.