John Duddy-Matt Vanda on Maskaev-Peter Card

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Hey Mark, get a clue. Duddy still has a deal agreed verbally to fight Pavlik. From his management teams perspective, he's simply "marking time" until his title shot. Oh, and you seriously aren't comparing getting a fight with Duddy to getting a fight with a legit world champion in Cintron, are you?

You need to check your facts. Duddy's promoter told dozens of papers over the weekend his fighter is going to fight Vanda on the undercard of Peter-Maskaev. The fight is already listed on boxrec and other scheduling services.

Duddy has ten-times the popularity of Cintron. Feliciano won an eliminator to get his shot at Cintron. Vanda, who just lost and lost several of his recent fights, lands a big fight with possible TV exposure. I would bet Vanda makes more for Duddy than Feliciano made for his "title shot."

[MadeInHell]

Obviously Duddy is fighting Vanda. My point is this: Pavlik agreed to fight Duddy after his destruction of Taylor. Then Taylor envoked his rematch clause while Duddy was told to stand by. So why increase the level of opposition from Eastman when you essentially already have your title shot in waiting. Lose now, and kiss that title shot goodbye, at least for the near future. As Duddy's manager said, "just get John a few more wins" and then fight for the title in mid-2008. It's basic managment, in my opinion.