Apparently, Fury said that WBO is considering the Fury-Schwarz match for the belt or a mandatory.
Fury is currently ranked 2nd and Schwarz 3rd in the WBO rankings. So, the winner will be mandatory for the WBO belt and Andy Ruiz will be asked to defend his mandatory BEFORE Joshua rematch. If he doesn't, which is quite possible due to his rematch clause, WBO might strip him of the belt and award it to the winner of Fury-Schwarz.
If true, we'll have 3 champs and more "unification" fights. Also, Fury will actually have something to put on instead of his invisible champion one.
All those belts belong to Fury anyway.Wrong! He popped dirty for doping and banned substances remember? Which was why he was stripped of those titles in the first place. Lineal champion my ass. Fury's a notorious drug cheat and that Wladimir Klitschko win should be changed to a no contest.
Fury is wrong. The WBO won’t call a mandatory until after the IBF calls one and the IBF hasn’t yet.
Although that was true under Joshua it may no longer be valid. Ruiz gained all belts at the same time so who is first in the order?
Well, that will depend. If true, the belt will be vacant as soon as Ruiz signals he is taking the rematch instead of his mandatory next.
What is more ridiculous is that Tom Schwarz is ranked #3 in the rankings. Technically, it will be #2 fighting #3 so no issues there.
Is Whyte #1 or Rivas?
Ridiculous if true. Ruiz earned that belt. I'm a Fury fan but fighting Schwarz for a title someone actually owns already is laughable
Well, that will depend. If true, the belt will be vacant as soon as Ruiz signals he is taking the rematch instead of his mandatory next.
What is more ridiculous is that Tom Schwarz is ranked #3 in the rankings. Technically, it will be #2 fighting #3 so no issues there.