Comments Thread For: WBC orders Badou Jack-Noel Mikaelyan rematch

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Badou Jack and Noel Mikaelyan could be running back their bout last month, David Greisman writes
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[SouthpawRight]

Close enough to warrant a rematch

good undercard

[famicommander]

I don't see this as necessary. I thought it was a close fight and Jack got the win, move on.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I don't see this as necessary. I thought it was a close fight and Jack got the win, move on.

Same here. Wasn’t a robbery by any stretch.

[famicommander]

Same here. Wasn’t a robbery by any stretch.

Badou Jack can't catch a break.

Robbed against Lucian Bute, though thankfully Bute popped for PEDs and was later disqualified.
Robbed against James DeGale in a fight that should have made him the unified, lineal, TBRB, and Ring 168 champion
Draw against Adonis Stevenson in a 175 lineal title fight (not a robbery this time at least)
Massive cut against Marcus Browne
Robbed against PED monster Jean Pascal
Gave up his WBC cruiserweight belt for a promised shot at the bridgerweight title that never materialized
Got his WBC cruiserweight belt back, being forced to defend again against the same opponent after a close win

He is a hair away from being recognized as a two division lineal champ, but instead all he has is a 168 belt, a 2 day reign as the top WBA champ at 175 (Ward's retirement made his secondary belt the full title via email, then he accepted the Stevenson fight instead of the Bivol fight so Bivol leaped from WBA tertiary champ to primary champ via email), and his wacky interrupted WBC cruiserweight reign.

He also got a SD in a fight I thought he won easily with Groves and a MD in a fight I thought he won easily with Dirrell.

Judges just don't like his style I guess.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Badou Jack can't catch a break.

Robbed against Lucian Bute, though thankfully Bute popped for PEDs and was later disqualified.
Robbed against James DeGale in a fight that should have made him the unified, lineal, TBRB, and Ring 168 champion
Draw against Adonis Stevenson in a 175 lineal title fight (not a robbery this time at least)
Massive cut against Marcus Browne
Robbed against PED monster Jean Pascal
Gave up his WBC cruiserweight belt for a promised shot at the bridgerweight title that never materialized
Got his WBC cruiserweight belt back, being forced to defend again against the same opponent after a close win

He is a hair away from being recognized as a two division lineal champ, but instead all he has is a 168 belt, a 2 day reign as the top WBA champ at 175 (Ward's retirement made his secondary belt the full title via email, then he accepted the Stevenson fight instead of the Bivol fight so Bivol leaped from WBA tertiary champ to primary champ via email), and his wacky interrupted WBC cruiserweight reign.

He’s arguably a HOF’er with decisions going his way.

Unified at 168, Lineal at 175, Champ at 200.

Resume would be solid too. Dirrell, Groves, Bute, DeGale, Cleverly, Stevenson, Pascal, Makabu, Mikaelyan, all former/current/future World Champs.

[famicommander]

He’s arguably a HOF’er with decisions going his way.

Unified at 168, Lineal at 175, Champ at 200.

Resume would be solid too. Dirrell, Groves, Bute, DeGale, Cleverly, Stevenson, Pascal, Makabu, Mikaelyan, all former/current/future World Champs.

I hope he manages to get a few more good paydays at least. A Mikaelian defense and if he comes through that, maybe a retirement fight with Opetaia/Zurdo/Benavidez/Beterbiev/Bivol/Canelo.

[SouthpawRight]

I hope he manages to get a few more good paydays at least. A Mikaelian defense and if he comes through that, maybe a retirement fight with Opetaia/Zurdo/Benavidez/Beterbiev/Bivol/Canelo.

Cruiserweight canelo

[Coverdale]

Nice mess the WBC are creating at cruiser, meanwhile the two best fighters in the division are nowhere near their belt.

[champion4ever]

I can’t blame them. Badou was awarded a gift decision by those three judges. Well at least to me; He clearly lost the fight.