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For fans trying to understand why Franchise Champ never made any sense. Canelo is above the belts and doesn't need to surround himself DUCK theory since he already went through it with the GGG saga. Sulaiman knew GBP wasn't going to be suckered into some purse bid for Jermall Charlo and he was scared that Canelo would be advised to vacate and not give Charlo a hefty split
...try and wrap up your head with the WBC/Haymon/Wilder protection clown fest:
POLITICS Why is Dillian Whyte not mandatory for Deontay Wilder? Dominic Breazeale fight explanation
-by Michael Benson
Deontay Wilder has been ordered to make the next defence of his WBC heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale.
The sanctioning body made this ruling on Wednesday, with no mention of what it means for Britain’s Dillian Whyte – who had previously been ordered to fight Breazeale himself.
This situation stems back two-and-a-half years and is explained in full below.
In August 2016, the WBC ordered an ‘interim’ title fight and final eliminator between Alexander Povetkin and Bermane Stiverne to determine Wilder’s next mandatory challenger.
On fight week in December 2016, Alexander Povetkin failed a drugs test and so this bout was cancelled. Povetkin was therefore removed from the picture.
In September 2017, Stiverne agreed to fight Breazeale (on the undercard of Wilder’s November defence against Luis Ortiz) and the WBC sanctioned this bout as the new final eliminator to determine Wilder’s next mandatory challenger.
The following month, Luis Ortiz failed a drugs test and so was ruled out of the Wilder fight. Stiverne was then elevated to face Wilder in November and this became the mandatory defence.
As a result, Breazeale agreed to fight Eric Molina instead and this bout was sanctioned by the WBC as a final eliminatory to determine Wilder’s next mandatory challenger, after Stiverne.
In November 2017, Wilder beat Stiverne and Breazeale beat Molina. Therefore Breazeale became Wilder’s next mandatory challenger – though this would not be due until late 2018.
By early 2018, Whyte had begun to rack up a series of semi-notable wins and climbed the WBC rankings to the number one spot.
In April 2018, the WBC ordered Whyte to fight Ortiz as a final eliminator to determine Wilder’s second mandatory (after Breazeale).
As this bout gave no immediate assurances, Whyte instead opted to take a fight with Joseph Parker in July 2018 instead.
At their convention in October 2018, the WBC decided to allow Wilder to fight Tyson Fury in December, so long as the winner then faced mandatory challenger Breazeale.
Wilder vs Fury was a controversial draw and so in January 2019, the WBC ordered an immediate rematch.
To satisfy the mandatory challenger Breazeale and number one contender Whyte, the WBC also ordered them to fight for an ‘interim’ title and as a final eliminator to solidify Wilder’s next mandatory challenger.
However, in February 2019, Fury opted out of the Wilder rematch.
Therefore, the WBC have now scrapped the Breazeale vs Whyte ‘interim’ title fight and instead ordered Wilder to face Breazeale next – as he was mandatory to begin with.
This is a disappointing situation for Whyte because he is now left out in the cold, waiting for the next WBC mandatory opportunity to come around, unless he pursues another route.
...try and wrap up your head with the WBC/Haymon/Wilder protection clown fest:
POLITICS Why is Dillian Whyte not mandatory for Deontay Wilder? Dominic Breazeale fight explanation
-by Michael Benson
Deontay Wilder has been ordered to make the next defence of his WBC heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale.
The sanctioning body made this ruling on Wednesday, with no mention of what it means for Britain’s Dillian Whyte – who had previously been ordered to fight Breazeale himself.
This situation stems back two-and-a-half years and is explained in full below.
In August 2016, the WBC ordered an ‘interim’ title fight and final eliminator between Alexander Povetkin and Bermane Stiverne to determine Wilder’s next mandatory challenger.
On fight week in December 2016, Alexander Povetkin failed a drugs test and so this bout was cancelled. Povetkin was therefore removed from the picture.
In September 2017, Stiverne agreed to fight Breazeale (on the undercard of Wilder’s November defence against Luis Ortiz) and the WBC sanctioned this bout as the new final eliminator to determine Wilder’s next mandatory challenger.
The following month, Luis Ortiz failed a drugs test and so was ruled out of the Wilder fight. Stiverne was then elevated to face Wilder in November and this became the mandatory defence.
As a result, Breazeale agreed to fight Eric Molina instead and this bout was sanctioned by the WBC as a final eliminatory to determine Wilder’s next mandatory challenger, after Stiverne.
In November 2017, Wilder beat Stiverne and Breazeale beat Molina. Therefore Breazeale became Wilder’s next mandatory challenger – though this would not be due until late 2018.
By early 2018, Whyte had begun to rack up a series of semi-notable wins and climbed the WBC rankings to the number one spot.
In April 2018, the WBC ordered Whyte to fight Ortiz as a final eliminator to determine Wilder’s second mandatory (after Breazeale).
As this bout gave no immediate assurances, Whyte instead opted to take a fight with Joseph Parker in July 2018 instead.
At their convention in October 2018, the WBC decided to allow Wilder to fight Tyson Fury in December, so long as the winner then faced mandatory challenger Breazeale.
Wilder vs Fury was a controversial draw and so in January 2019, the WBC ordered an immediate rematch.
To satisfy the mandatory challenger Breazeale and number one contender Whyte, the WBC also ordered them to fight for an ‘interim’ title and as a final eliminator to solidify Wilder’s next mandatory challenger.
However, in February 2019, Fury opted out of the Wilder rematch.
Therefore, the WBC have now scrapped the Breazeale vs Whyte ‘interim’ title fight and instead ordered Wilder to face Breazeale next – as he was mandatory to begin with.
This is a disappointing situation for Whyte because he is now left out in the cold, waiting for the next WBC mandatory opportunity to come around, unless he pursues another route.
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