Comments Thread For: Rolando Romero-Ohara Davies: WBA Postpones Purse Bid Following Romero Medical Exemption Request

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Ohara Davies will have to wait a little longer for his first career title fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the WBA has delayed the previously scheduled purse bid hearing for Davies' mandatory title shot versus defending junior welterweight titlist Rolando Romero. The matter was previously slotted to
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[SteveM]

Rolly Romero - I liked his shtick leading up to the Tank fight - but with the way his 'career' is unfolding now he is becoming very unlikable - is this what boxing has become? The better you are at trash talk the more opportunities open up for you - yeah, I'm doubtful about any medical issue and besides he owes Barroso a rematch.

[Theshotyoudontsee]

Legit. I heard Romero's last CAT scan came back negative for a brain.

[ShoulderRoll]

Josh Taylor claimed injury to postpone the Jack Catterall rematch and then ended up never fighting him.

Leonard Ellerbe could be trying to pull a similar swerve here with Rolly. Taking a page out of Bob Arum’s book.

[Goatintheboat]

Why does a medical issue result in a purse bid being postponed anyway? Have a purse bid and set a deadline for the fight as normal. Review the medical docs and extend the deadline as is reasonable, once. After that give up the belt

[SplitSecond]

We just saw this tactic with Jersmell. I dont think injuries should stop things. Guys should immediately be stripped, move them to champ in recess if need be

[M312]

Is Ohara part of thee decision to postpone? If not, and Rolly cannot defend, he needs to be stripped of the title.

[daggum]

medical exam found out he was a bum

[Smash]

rolando got a lip injury from too much pouting

[1Eriugenus]

Rolly would rather crawl naked over a mile of broken glass than fight Ohara Davies