Comments Thread For: Stanionis Welcomes Vergil Ortiz Showdown: "I Like His Fighting Style, It Would Be A Big War"

[ShoulderRoll]

The fight with Ortiz was never mandated and clearly the offer was heavily biased in Ortiz's favour. If they really wanted it they should have offered a better deal.

Rick Mirigian (Vergil Ortiz'manager) said Golden Boy accommodated every crazy need Avanesyan's team asked for. And that Vergil even kicked in some extra money to help make the fight.

Team Avanesyan agreed to the deal but then would never send the contract back.

It was a duck, plain and simple. Then Dud Crawford comes along and rewards the ducker with a title shot instead of fighting Ortiz or Boots.

[Goatintheboat]

Rick Mirigian (Vergil Ortiz'manager) said Golden Boy accommodated every crazy need Avanesyan's team asked for. And that Vergil even kicked in some extra money to help make the fight.

Team Avanesyan agreed to the deal but then would never send the contract back.
It was a duck, plain and simple. Then Dud Crawford comes along and rewards the ducker with a title shot instead of fighting Ortiz or Boots.

No. You believe Ortiz's team, why? Of course they would say that. Let's not forget that it was Avanesyan's team that originally petitioned the WBC at their convention for the fight in the first place. If anyone ducked it was Ortiz by not pushing for it to be recognised as a final eliminator and then having the negotiations formalised. Clearly they weren't confident that Ortiz would win for the money that it might cost or they end up losing the fight to another promoter if it went to purse bids.

Why should Crawford fight Ennis or Ortiz? Both have fought no-one so far and he's just beaten his mandatory.

[ShoulderRoll]

No. You believe Ortiz's team, why? Of course they would say that. Let's not forget that it was Avanesyan's team that originally petitioned the WBC at their convention for the fight in the first place. If anyone ducked it was Ortiz by not pushing for it to be recognised as a final eliminator and then having the negotiations formalised. Clearly they weren't confident that Ortiz would win for the money that it might cost or they end up losing the fight to another promoter if it went to purse bids.

Why should Crawford fight Ennis or Ortiz? Both have fought no-one so far and he's just beaten his mandatory.

I believe what was stated by Rick Mirigian, yes.

Why should Crawford fight Avanesyan? Ortiz is the WBO #1 contender.

But I think we can all guess why Dud chose him and not Vergil or Boots.

[tomhawq]

The only reason this fight is happening is cause of the Errol protection program.

This fight is happening because of this:

Vergil Ortiz Petitions WBA To Have Mandatory Status Enforced Against Eimantas Stanionis

https://www.boxingscene.com/vergil-ortiz-petitions-wba-mandatory-status-enforced-against-eimantas-stanionis--169066

WBA response is 2 months late. Nobody knows what the delay was all about when both fighters are inactive for months.

[nghtmr111]

Doesn't Ortiz already have a shot at the WBO title?

you really think Crawford and Ortiz is getting made any time soon? Blahhh boxing the second half of these year has been utter shyt