Comments Thread For: Luis Ortiz Injured, Declines Invitation For IBF Eliminator; Hrgovic Awaits Next Ordered Opponent

[Rodtang]

Isn't it amazing how the likes of Christian Hammer, Alexander Flores and Razvan Cojanu will fight him? They must have bigger balls than all the top 10 guys who apparently won't fight Ortiz.

[Rodtang]

I would like to see Joyce vs Hrgovic next to see two mandatory spots on the line so we won't get any big fights blocked due to multiply guys being mandatory and waiting for they turn fighting easy fights to preserved the mandatory spot.

It doesn't work like that. When Joshua had Povetkin as his WBA mandatory, he was also the WBO mandatory at the same time. It goes on rotation. It was the WBAs turn. So once Povetkin lost the WBO had to find a new mandatory and that was Usyk, for the time when their turn in the rotation would come. You can't clear off 2 at the same time.

[Rodtang]

Hrgovic IBF #3, Joseph Parker IBF #4. Should be easy to make!

I believe it will happen. Hearn has already been talking about it.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I think with the influence of Andy Lee he would take it.
Think he’d support his fighter to take the fights he needs to take eg the Chisora rematch

Nah I can’t see it tbh mate, there are easier and more financially beneficial routes. Parker is highly ranked with the WBC and WBO too, so he has options.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Parker will take it. He wanted the Chisora payday. That's past now and Hearn has already been talking the Hrgovic fight for him. Ortiz isn't allowed.

Nah there’s no money in it for him. He’ll reject it for the exact same reason Ortiz did $$$.

[Loque-san]

Ortiz days as the boogeyman are gone. He's just passed the torch to Hrgovic like a proud dad.

Seriously though, Hrgovic's resume is abysmal. One could argue he shouldn't even be in the ibf top 10, let alone number 2.
I wanna see him against someone like Yoka Sanchez, Makhmudov or Gassiev. I doubt any of these fighters would turn down a fight against him. Hrgovic's handlers may not like this list though. 43 y-o Ortiz is probably more appealing to them. Parker is a good fight too.

[JakeTheBoxer]

How is Hrgovic so high by IBF at first place? This guy has never fought anybody any good. His best win is Molina, lol.

Really, Hrgovic should beat somebody like Gassiev, Wallin, Makhmudov, Kabayel, to prove his own value.

[boxinglife8]

Unfortunate, especially if he doesn't get a big fight instead.

So much for a boogeyman eh?

[Rodtang]

Nah there’s no money in it for him. He’ll reject it for the exact same reason Ortiz did $$$.

I'm pretty sure he just did that. He rejected it to rematch Chisora for $$$. After that fight Hearn was talking of Parker maybe taking the Hrgovic fight. So I'm guessing its already been discussed.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I'm pretty sure he just did that. He rejected it to rematch Chisora for $$$. After that fight Hearn was talking of Parker maybe taking the Hrgovic fight. So I'm guessing its already been discussed.

Hearn talks all the time his word means very little.

He rejected it because it wasn’t financially viable, it still isn’t.