Vitali had some kind of arrangement in place when he retired as the WBC champ that if he decided to return to boxing, he would be ushered to first in line for the WBC title fight.
On a sidenote, I was a bit disappointed when I saw Juan Carlos Gomez only managed a UD over Bakhtov. It does look he he won every round though, in fairness. It looks like he may well get some sort of title shot sometime in the near future.
I cant believe Gomez isnt a major player in the heavyweight scene,he ruled the Cruiserweight division with ease,and has some of the best skills in the division but he doesnt seem to get the big fights.
I cant believe Gomez isnt a major player in the heavyweight scene,he ruled the Cruiserweight division with ease,and has some of the best skills in the division but he doesnt seem to get the big fights.
As long as he doesn't mess things up again he should be fighting one of the champions at some stage. I wouldn't like to bet much on it though.
There was another fight on Saturday that we all should be aware of but hasn't been mentioned: Solis KOed his opponent in round one. This guy and Povetkin are the two best heavyweight prospects in the world.
Wlad would ko him,and maybe Brock and Peter too,but style wise he has a good chance with the rest.
Wlad is the only guy who I wouldn't be confident of him beating. He'd be a nightmare for Sam Peter and Brock is only decent at everything but great at nothing. He's one of the very few guys who can potentially outbox Klitschko though.
It seems like Vitali owns the WBC and dictates to them whatever he wants; and does seem unfare to a fighter like Mccall who has earned his title shot the hard way. Whatever the case, hopefully Mccall will be up for the challenge when he finally does realize his title shot against whoever is in there at the moment.
Another thing, if Mccall rematches Sam and loses does this jepardize his title shot? If it does, I would have serious reservations about a rematch...
false, Vitaliy ritired as Champion Emeritus, which by the WBC rules guaranteed him an automatic shot at the title upon the return
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