Comments Thread For: WBA's new No. 1 contenders: Christian Mbilli at 168; Stephen Fulton at 126

[famicommander]

Why the hell did the WBA just give plant, a guy coming off a loss, an interim title fight against a dude I've never heard of if Berlanga was already mandatory and now Mbilli is the #1 contender?

[real raw]

Sure wish the WBA would order a Final Eliminator between Fulton and Carrington! FIRE!!!

I doubt Carrington is ready for Fulton.

[_Rexy_]

I like Cool Boy, but how TF do you become a mandatory off of one fight?

[famicommander]

I like Cool Boy, but how TF do you become a mandatory off of one fight?

Especially a fight in which he got dropped and barely got away with a split decision.

[Toprope]

Why the hell did the WBA just give plant, a guy coming off a loss, an interim title fight against a dude I've never heard of if Berlanga was already mandatory and now Mbilli is the #1 contender?

Plant coming off a loss?? To Benavidez, former champ, interim and #1 168 contender who Canelo won't fight. Berlanga moved up in position ONLY because Morrell moved up in weight. Mbilli has not fought shlt and Mungia and Berlanga got what 7-1 underdogs get even with undefeated records.

[Elheath]

I like Cool Boy, but how TF do you become a mandatory off of one fight?

My guess is that he was the number one guy at 122 and the loss to Inoue didn't lower his worth that much so he was in top 3-5 to begin with, and given the rest of the guys around top 5 I guess the PBC promoted Fulton got the edge? Given the other possible choices it isn't too crazy considering business.
WBC- Robeisy then Carrington
WBA- Fulton then Carrington
IBF- the "I Beg to diFfer" ranking strikes again with number one Tomoki Kameda.
WBO- Robeisy then Carrington, with Fulton being third

And yeah, considering both fighter's last fight which neither really did well, even then right now a Fulton vs Carrington will end with Fulton UD win.

[Bronx2245]

I doubt Carrington is ready for Fulton.

He can't go backwards! Fulton or a title fight has to be next!

[Elheath]

He can't go backwards! Fulton or a title fight has to be next!

Doubt Arum/Top Rank is willing to let him lose his shine unless it is against Inoue or atleast one of "their" guys, certainly not PBC/Fulton. If anything him struggling against Segawa that much was probably not what TR was expecting, and fudged their plans.

[crimsonfalcon07]

He can't go backwards! Fulton or a title fight has to be next!

If I were them, I would get after Fulton while he's still both rusty and trying to get his feet under him in the new division. He looked far from slick in that debut fight at 126.

[Elheath]

If I were them, I would get after Fulton while he's still both rusty and trying to get his feet under him in the new division. He looked far from slick in that debut fight at 126.

If Carrington looked good against Segawa (while Fulton looking rusty) that might have been a good idea but with how both looked? I think TR will consider it too risky. If thats the case might
as well feed try to throw Robeisy at Fulton to bring up his value back.