Berto vacates IBF belt.

[Kagami Taiga]

not really, i think its an American organization, unless u mean African American? if anything they favor Japanese fighters due to being recognized by the jap commission.

its actually backwards. thats the wbc. the wbo and ibf are panned by japan

[onechance87]

examples of this?

Like right now.Africans are gonna fight for the ibf belt.

[Hougigo]

Bailey... poor man.. stepped down so he could face the winner and Berto spits in his face. Bet it's to face Ortiz...no doubt there. Hopefully Bailey gets his shot as the IBF mando.. probably against Kell Brook I bet since Senchenko already got his 1 year mando for next year.

[Kagami Taiga]

yeah and berto had the wbc belt for years and fought nobody for years.
Berto half mexican?

where did i say anything about the wbc and mexicans???

[onechance87]

ummm that makes no sense. his other option was to fight bailey and keep his belt instead of taking a risky fight that might end up with him disappearing permanently if he loses.

yeah fight bailey on espn?Thats not much of a option.

[BostonGuy]

What's brewing up in the lab tonight?....

[onechance87]

why does it suck? At least the IBF actually enforces mandatories unlike the WBC or WBA who say "ah **** the rules, we'll have Canelo & Chavez jr fight 20 bums before they have to fight a mandatory."

I'm not saying the IBF is perfect but again, they enforce their rules and are usually clear about it. Plus they don't have "super champions" and "silver champions" or four belts for one weight class.

wtf canelo didnt fight his mandatory in rhodes?

[Kagami Taiga]

yeah fight bailey on espn?Thats not much of a option.

its an option, he'll get money for it rite? and he'll likely keep his belt too and wait for bigger fights to come along. its only a matter of time before the ww division blows up. that definitely would have been the safer route.

another loss to ortiz like last time would make him look real suspect. esp considering how ortiz got handled by floyd. its a high risk/high reward bet. u mjight be too young to appreciate that but berto isnt playing it safe by any means. he must have real confidence in his ability to win.

[onechance87]

not really, i think its an American organization, unless u mean African American? if anything they favor Japanese fighters due to being recognized by the jap commission.

i dont know what ur talking about.

[onechance87]

why does it suck? At least the IBF actually enforces mandatories unlike the WBC or WBA who say "ah **** the rules, we'll have Canelo & Chavez jr fight 20 bums before they have to fight a mandatory."

I'm not saying the IBF is perfect but again, they enforce their rules and are usually clear about it. Plus they don't have "super champions" and "silver champions" or four belts for one weight class.

I'm pretty sure the wbc made hopking fight his mandatory in dawson
or am i wrong?