Zahir Raheem's Antics Upset Promoter Branco Milenkovic

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Well known South African promoter Branco Milenkovic has been upset by the antics of Zahir “The Z Man” Raheem (29-2, 17 KO’s) who is scheduled to fight Ali Funeka (29-1-2, 24 KO’s)at the Jan Smuts Stadium in East London on Saturday in a blockbuster double-header. [details]

[hotshoes]

i was wondering what happened to raheem. what a f*****g diva

[OnePunch]

IBF rules don't require him to weigh in before the official weigh-in, so whats the big deal?

And as for booking his own hotel rooms, who cares? It's on his own dime. He has no obligation to stay in the hotel the other promoter put him in. As long as he's paying for it, which he is, he can stay wherever the hell he feels like staying.

[hotshoes]

it still shows a lot of disrespect to his promoter though

[STEELHEAD]

theres more to this story that hasnt been said.
somethings up.
he's fighting a typical euro lackey with a resume that is even weaker than amir khan!
somethings up!

[JakeNDaBox]

it still shows a lot of disrespect to his promoter though

How is it disrespect? He's there to fight. Come tomorrow's mandatory weigh-in, he'll step on a scale and everyone can then know how much he weighs. WTF does he need to volunatarily weigh in two days before a fight?

The hotel thing is a smart move on his part, and not an uncommon move for fighters travelling overseas.

I don't know if Raheem agreed to any of this stuff beforehand, only to change his mind. If that's the case, I guess I can see the promoter's gripe. To me, it sounds like Raheem is putting on his game face, and doesn't want to be bothered with anything else. Again, not uncommon for fighters.

Others would probably be more grateful for the similar opportunity, but honestly, worse has been done throughout boxing history than skipping out on a voluntary weigh-in.

[Muttley85]

he's fighting a typical euro lackey with a resume that is even weaker than amir khan!

the article is talking about east london, south africa. the last time i checked south africa wasnt in europe.

[Zn00p]

IBF rules don't require him to weigh in before the official weigh-in, so whats the big deal?

And as for booking his own hotel rooms, who cares? It's on his own dime. He has no obligation to stay in the hotel the other promoter put him in. As long as he's paying for it, which he is, he can stay wherever the hell he feels like staying.

Exactly right...
Maybe there's a big reason on why Z is acting up...
We'll soon know, after the fight...

[MANGLER]

135 is loaded. If Z wins big, he gets a anotha chance to make sumthin of his career. He's got the slick style to beat most of the guys at LW. But if he blows this or fights anotha boring ass fight, he's done.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

it still shows a lot of disrespect to his promoter though

**** a promoter.