Comments Thread For: Terence Crawford Stripped Of IBF Belt; Jaron Ennis Elevated To Full Titlist

[Combat Talk Radio]

Shakur was the mandatory to Haney, he did not fight him. WBC didn't just hand the belt to Shakur, he has to fight for it.

Shakur wasn't and isn't interim.

It's like some of you don't get how this all works.

When you get the interim belt, it literally means, if the main champion doesn't fight you, we're making you the champion (ducking).

[hugh grant]

This is why bud isn't pfp no1. Genuine contender in division and don't fight him. There's not always a dance partner in your division that gives you credibi lity, so when a challenge arises you need to take it

[jqSide]

Why am I not so concerned about this stripping and vacating nonsense? AFAIC, the welterweight is a wasteland. Two guys have held up the division for years and they're still doing it by not making an official announcement whether the rematch will happen or not, and at what weight.

As of now, for me, 154 is the division to watch. And I have no problem seeing guys like Ennis move up. Ortiz already moved up. Crawford's sights is on the next division. But it's all up to them draining themselves not being able to go to a fast food, things in life normal people enjoy doing.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Translated:

"I celebrated when Jermell got stripped but not here because I'm a Crawford fan."

Dude...just say that. That's what it is. And that's fine.

I am on record saying both were fair. But you're still an email champ until you prove yourself. I'm 100% consistent on that. Tszyu is email champ. Haney was email champ until he beat the man. And Ennis is as well.

You are SLOW though. How many times do I have to point out that you're hating on Crawford and calling him a duck, but you repeatedly have failed to do the same to Spence? Spence didn't defend for 5 years. You have yet to acknowledge that fact, probably because it doesn't fit your Crawford hating fake narrative. It's pathetic.

You're saying IBF did the right thing stripping Bud after 3 months, but where were you when they didn't strip Spence for failing to defend for 5 years? You're a blatant hypocrite. Your lies and bias are on full display. My issue has been that you don't call out Spence for a situation that's 100% his making and make several threads trying to discredit Bud. You are a hater, nothing more.

[boxingitis]

Shakur wasn't and isn't interim.

It's like some of you don't get how this all works.

When you get the interim belt, it literally means, if the main champion doesn't fight you, we're making you the champion (ducking).

I didn't even know Boots was interim. I been focus on all the behind the head punches he lands to his opponents that I didn't even he was interim.

[Combat Talk Radio]

I am on record saying both were fair. But you're still an email champ until you prove yourself. I'm 100% consistent on that. Tszyu is email champ. Haney was email champ until he beat the man. And Ennis is as well.

You are SLOW though. How many times do I have to point out that you're hating on Crawford and calling him a duck, but you repeatedly have failed to do the same to Spence? Spence didn't defend for 5 years. You have yet to acknowledge that fact, probably because it doesn't fit your Crawford hating fake narrative. It's pathetic.

You're saying IBF did the right thing stripping Bud after 3 months, but where were you when they didn't strip Spence for failing to defend for 5 years? You're a blatant hypocrite. Your lies and bias are on full display. My issue has been that you don't call out Spence for a situation that's 100% his making and make several threads trying to discredit Bud. You are a hater, nothing more.

You can keep on ignoring where I multiple times said Spence should ignore Crawford after he walked away from negotiations and just take out Keef or fight a mandatory to stay busy. I even said on the podcast multiple times.

You're beyond it. You're too fixated on Crawford and not accepting the truth - Crawford VERBALLY said he would not fight this man. He got stripped for it. IT's a duck. The end.

[theface07]

I'm all for dogging belt groups all day every day, but this seems fine to me. I don't think belt groups should be making moves based on deals fighters/promoters/platforms make.

And at the end of the day Bud is still #1 at 147 regardless of how many belts he has so who gaf if he gots 3 or 4 belts?

This same thing is likely to happen when Fury vs Usyk 2 happens so get used to it. These agreed to rematches up front shouldn't be holding up a division.

I hear what you're saying but there is no consistency with the IBF or virtually any other governing body for that matter. If they're going to enforce their mandatory challenges for one titlist they should be doing it for all their titlist otherwise they have a double standard and no credibility whatsoever.

[Eff Pandas]

I hear what you're saying but there is no consistency with the IBF or virtually any other governing body for that matter. If they're going to enforce their mandatory challenges for one titlist they should be doing it for all their titlist otherwise they have a double standard and no credibility whatsoever.

Well yea. No argument from me there. It'd be a miracle to have consistency. I'm just happy with the W's we as fans do get to see in those rare instances when an ABC group makes them.

[Doubledagger]

You're right that the pandemic caused a lot of chaos, but it doesn't change the fact that he was gonna be out for an undisclosed amount of time. I'm not sure if the IBF does "champion in recess", but this would've been the perfect time to introduce that rule. We're also still seeing a lot of inactivity. It seems like the best we can ask for now is for fighters to have two fights a year. Even before the accident and pandemic, Spence was fighting once or twice a year.

After covid Spence immediately agreed to fight his mandatory Danny Garcia and fought him.

Let it go, you got it wrong. It happens.

[Doubledagger]

Nope, interim is bogus. Again let me try and explain for the slower people.

Crawford is unavailable because of rematch clause right? Right.

So then make Booty fight the next highest rated opponent in the IBF rankings. Simple.

They already did that goofy. They made him fight the next highest ranked guy for the IBF interim title.

They can't make him do that AGAIN. Now it's either the champ fights him or gets stripped.