Comments Thread For: Shalom Explains Clarke-Wardley Fallout: Clarke is A-Side, Fight Will Be on His Terms

[tokon]

Yep but you knew this before begging the Board for the fight. Pulling out 10minutes before the bid deadline is just poor. Board need to change their rules so anyone that accepts a fight gets fined if they pull out before the bids and after too. Kicked down the rankings too

All the sanctioning bodies should do this too. Turn down a mandatory, or pull out after accepting, remove them from the rankings for 12 months.

[thack]

Poor judgement from Ben , who should have said this was the situation a while back . We are used to Hearn talking bollocks but normally Bens up front talking sets him apart but he's dropped the ball here and needs to justify himself better

[theface07]

Why would they push for Clarke's mandatory shot at Wardley's British title if they had no intention of going through with the fight? This is the first major blunder by Boxxer and Shalom, I'm sure there will be many more to come. It's hard to believe but Eddie Hearn is coming out of this looking like the good guy. It sounds like they intentionally sabotaged the fight and had no intention of going through with the purse bid from the beginning just to annoy Matchroom and Hearn. Boxxer should definitely be penalized or at least made to pay for the time that was wasted by Wardley preparing for the fight.

[tophat1]

Ben has made a fool of himself here, threw clark under the bus too. His rep will take a hit .

[deathofaclown]

Are we really gonna play the A-side/B-side card for a fxcking British title fight?

Its ridiculous

Its a domestic title, some of the best British boxers ever didn't care about that. They went in, took their challenger percentage and did the job. Its how you build your profile.

Clarke is an A side against Hungarian Uber drivers, nobody else.

[JakeTheBoxer]

I have never seen this Clarke fighting and he can be A side only against trial horses.

[Toffee]

If Clarke was the A side, then Shalom just made him look like a Z lister.

Kind of the opposite of 'promoting' someone.

[ShoulderRoll]

Clarke was ordered to fight Wardley. You couldn’t reach an agreeable deal with Wardley so a purse bid had to happen.

And whoever offers the most money in the purse bid gets to put on the fight. That’s how boxing is supposed to work, you don’t get to take your ball and go home just because you might lose the purse bid.

There should be a harsh punishment for doing that. It’s ruining the sport and robbing the fans of good fights.

[LAchargers373]

How can any of these bums be considered an “a” side? They’re literally bums lol