Rahman-Barrett on July 23!!!

[SacTown1]

Just announced for the interim WBC title: Hasim Rahman vs. Monte Barrett, July 23rd!!! All 4 title holders will be from the good old U S of A after this fight, I'll take Rahman with a highlight reel KO in the late rounds....

yeah I know, he'll have to beat Vitali to become the full-time title-holder, but with Rahman as interim champ, Don King gets to pull more strings, and Quitali will have virtually no chance of winning back the gory green strap if that's the case

[jack_the_rippuh]

July 23rd is my birthday.....
Well...it's better than nothing.

[Bozo_no no]

I say Barrett upset the Rock with a late round stoppage or comfortable decesion.

[dansweeney]

rahman ko 3, barrett has suspect chin

[SacTown1]

July 23rd is my birthday.....
Well...it's better than nothing.

Early Happy B-Day Rippuh, you're truly a savage on this site.....treat yourself with a ticket 2 the fight, bet on Rahman to pay for the trip! You know Don King will put 2gether a sweet undercard so the trip would be worth it (i'm guessing it'll be at MSG)

[AintGottaClue]

wasnt july 23 the old timeslot for vitali rahman?

[SacTown1]

wasnt july 23 the old timeslot for vitali rahman?

yes but Quitali's back surgery delayed his return until at least September, so my man Don King pulled his magical strings and made this fight for the interim title

[AintGottaClue]

ya it was only a spur in his spine /sarcasm

[joe kurtz]

You know what's funny about this?

Remember all the work & trouble it took for them to get Rahman to sign to fight Klitschko? They had to beg & plead & kiss his ass to get him to sign to fight the legitimate heavyweight champion of the world.
But to meet Barrett, all they had to do was offer a little cash & the prospect of winning an illigitimate green strap...

With Rahman it's not about the prestige of proving that he's the best or the opportunity to once again become THE heavyweight champ. It's all about the $$$ & the path of least resistance to another plastic belt. It doesn't really matter to him which one it is either. He's ****ing shameless.

I hope like hell that Monte Barrett rises to the occassion & beats the hell out of Rahman. He deserves a taste of the title after the long tough road he's taken.
Rahman? He's had his taste. And he already had his second chance against John Ruiz & he elected to blow it by electing not to fight that night. To hell with him.
The fact that a handful of easy wins over some rediculously over-matched opposition got him the #1 spot is a disgrace in my book. I plan on being Monte Barrett's biggest fan come July 23rd!

[SacTown1]

You know what's funny about this?

Remember all the work & trouble it took for them to get Rahman to sign to fight Klitschko? They had to beg & plead & kiss his ass to get him to sign to fight the legitimate heavyweight champion of the world.
But to meet Barrett, all they had to do was offer a little cash & the prospect of winning an illigitimate green strap...

With Rahman it's not about the prestige of proving that he's the best or the opportunity to once again become THE heavyweight champ. It's all about the $$$ & the path of least resistance to another plastic belt. It doesn't really matter to him which one it is either. He's ****ing shameless.

I hope like hell that Monte Barrett rises to the occassion & beats the hell out of Rahman. He deserves a taste of the title after the long tough road he's taken.
Rahman? He's had his taste. And he already had his second chance against John Ruiz & he elected to blow it by electing not to fight that night. To hell with him.
The fact that a handful of easy wins over some rediculously over-matched opposition got him the #1 spot is a disgrace in my book. I plan on being Monte Barrett's biggest fan come July 23rd!

please remember that Don King calls the shots for Rahman, "they" had to beg and plead to DK, not Rahman, to get the fight signed....

Rahman's path of least resistance led to 5 fights last year, all victories, in order to get his confidence back and to get him back into fighting shape....

you're right, it is all about the $$ for Hasim, becuase he's ALREADY been king of the world for 7 of the best months of his life....

I can't blame anybody for rooting against The Rock, but the guy is only doing what his bombastic promoter wants him to do, and their both making good scratch for their actions