Comments Thread For: Andrade-Alimkhanuly: WBO Formally Orders Mandatory Middleweight Title Fight

[kiaba360]

I bet Andrade ducks him and asks the WBO to allow him to go to 168

What does Andrade gain from going up to 168? Canelo didn't face him at 160, so chasing him would be a lost cause.

I don't see Andrade avoiding Zhanibek. If he loses the MW belt, he loses any leverage he currently has. It seems like a stupid risk to take.

[MPA2000]

Why would they mandate a guy with only 11 pro fights and rank #7 as a mandatory?

[Shadoww702]

Why would they mandate a guy with only 11 pro fights and rank #7 as a mandatory?

He's ranked WBO #2 and will be elevated to #1 now.

[Jsmooth9876]

If that's true, then they should not remain in the #1 spots!

If it were the IBF I bet they'd get dropped and have to fight some sort of eliminator but these other ORG just bend the rules to appease certain promoters that line their pockets

[Bob Haymon]

Don't mind that fight at all. Seems a quick mandatory call after the Williams fight though.

The Williams fight was 8 months ago and WBO champions have 9 months to make a mandatory defense.

[Thuglife Nelo]

Can the WBO remove Munguia from their rankings now? He shouldn't be in the top 15 after twice refusing to take his shot at a title. Even once they should have at least dropped him.

What does that matter? Munguia is ranked high in the other orgs too. He’s inevitably going for any of those belts. Lol

[Toscano]

The sanctioning bodies can approve a unification bout, they just can't mandate one. My point is, Poo Poo can petition for a unification bout, instead of just flapping his lips about it during post-fight interviews,

I know, I misspoke on the mandatory unification. My thing is, what is Andrade doing to get a unification bout? He could petition for one. Has he contacted the champions that he's calling out; Golovkin, Canelo or Charlo? Or is he just talking shit during his post-fight interviews? I find it hard to believe that these champs are ducking him as he suggests.

They officialy asked the WBC for a mando against Charlo last week

[MPDKSAB]

Andrade wasn't about to be in a better fight

This is the equivalent of watching Ray Allen hitting 2 free throws to win the game & somebody saying well "it's Ray Allen" it's not like he was going to miss anyway.

[SUBZER0ED]

They officialy asked the WBC for a mando against Charlo last week

Good to hear. Do you have a link to reference?

[SUBZER0ED]

What would be the point?

Well, he keeps saying that no one wants to fight him. If he goes to the sanctioning body and asks for approval for a unification bout, he can use that as ammo to pressure the champs he claims are ducking him. Otherwise, Boo Boo looks like he's full of Poo Poo.