IBF names tony thompson IBF mandatory challenger

[joe strong]

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightsaga.com%2Fnews%2Fitem%2F1517-Chambers-Injured%2C-Thompson-is-Wladimir-Klitschko-s-New-IBF-Mandatory&h=JAQFTxp_SAQHGsvbK4Z-3nj4EPuhouTqJiNz14Wvd-nPUjA

[joe strong]

so if wlad vacates instead of facing thompson it will be thompson vs helenius for the IBF title...i wonder if wlad will vacate? i doubt it

[esl_4_u]

so if wlad vacates instead of facing thompson it will be thompson vs helenius for the IBF title...i wonder if wlad will vacate? i doubt it

It's not worth it for Wlad to vacate and Tony Thompson is not a big enough threat to vacate so it's better to get him out of the way. If Wlad pressed the issue I could get rid of Thompson within 4 rounds easy! IBF should be ashamed of themselves by putting Thompson as a #1 mandatory. Here is their rankings from their site:

1 Eddie Chambers United States
2 Tony Thompson United States
3 Robert Helenius Germany
4 Chris Arreola United States
5 David Haye United Kingdom
6 Maurice Harris United States
7 Denis Boytsov Germany
8 Alexander Dimitrenko Germany
9 Kali Meehan Australia
10 Jean Marc Mormeck France
11 Jonathon Banks United States
12 Alexander Ustinov Russian Federation
13 Cedric Boswell United States
14 Manuel Charr Germany
15 Kubrat Pulev


Wow! Heavyweight boxing is on life-support and the future doesn't look good.

[Superflo777]

Mismatch, but still better than a mandatory defense against a Mormeck type fighter. It can't be helped.

[joe strong]

It's not worth it for Wlad to vacate and Tony Thompson is not a big enough threat to vacate so it's better to get him out of the way. If Wlad pressed the issue I could get rid of Thompson within 4 rounds easy! IBF should be ashamed of themselves by putting Thompson as a #1 mandatory. Here is their rankings from their site:

1 Eddie Chambers United States
2 Tony Thompson United States
3 Robert Helenius Germany
4 Chris Arreola United States
5 David Haye United Kingdom
6 Maurice Harris United States
7 Denis Boytsov Germany
8 Alexander Dimitrenko Germany
9 Kali Meehan Australia
10 Jean Marc Mormeck France
11 Jonathon Banks United States
12 Alexander Ustinov Russian Federation
13 Cedric Boswell United States
14 Manuel Charr Germany
15 Kubrat Pulev


Wow! Heavyweight boxing is on life-support and the future doesn't look good.

lol! yeah it isn't too awesome is it?

[BostonGuy]

How long does Wlad have to defend the (ibf) title against his mandatory?..

[Scoooter]

Wlad should just cave this palooka's head in next weekend. A warmup for Mormeck. Just get it over with.

[Stronger]

[Money Shot]

Maybe a better fight than Mormeck but Wlad will smash him. Wlad wanted Arreola next but he ducked him, that means he goes down the queue.

[Drunk Punch]

Oh no, not timid Tony again.