Jose Sulaiman Thinks HBO Stripped Sergio Martinez Of The WBC Title
by Waldo Rastel on Mar 27, 2012 2:15 AM EDT in Boxing News Analysis
Read the headline. Remember that Sulaiman is the president of the WBC and he can basically do whatever he wants to do. Now read his quote from BoxingScene.
"Martinez dropped his belt because HBO did not accept the mandatory fight he had to do with Sebastian Zbik. He agreed to step aside, while Chavez fought Zbik, and then [Martinez] returned. But it was HBO who shut him [away from the title]. They told him 'we will not accept the fight with Zbik. It has to be with [Dzinziruk].' HBO appointed the challenger. But [Martinez] had to make a mandatory defense, and the Council could not step aside. We have to respect the order, we must respect the laws [of the WBC]. It was HBO who stole the title," Sulaiman told BoxingScene.com's Carlos Irusta.
The best part of the quote is where he said that ‘we must respect the laws of the WBC.' This concept is absolutely hilarious in the context of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's last fight. First the WBC made Sergio Martinez the mandatory challenger for JCC Jr. According to his own quote, the WBC cannot disobey that order. Except when they do and strip Martinez without even asking him.
Then they accept Marco Antonio Rubio as a mandatory pretty much because Chavez/Top Rank asked them to accept it. Then the WBC lets Chavez keep the title without taking a drug test, even though it is clearly stated in the WBC rulebook that every title fight must have a drug test. To let Chavez keep the title, the WBC had to break two of its own laws that Sulaiman holds in such high regard. The WBC's position is absolutely laughable, and they have continually tried to keep Martinez away from the title. Even though Martinez is currently the WBC mandatory, we all know that the WBC will change that at the whims of Chavez and Top Rank. How many weeks until Martinez is no longer the WBC mandatory?
Sergio Martinez got stripped of his 2 WBC belts because he could not have 2 belts in 2 weight classes. But Mayweather has 2 belts in different weight class.
Canelo got a belt by fighting Hatton (Martinez belt)
Pacquiao got a belt by fighting Margarito
Chavez got the belt that was strip from Martinez
Martinez was ducking his mandatory challenger in Zbik
Mr. Suliman's support of Mayweather further enhances the point that he has no racist agenda, something we can's say about the IBF
Nothing racist about his post. He's simply accusing people of it. You on the other hand keep saying the word after being banned so you obviously didnt learn your lesson.
"IBF give Peterson the title and heard he is fighting Judda (sic) next. Wow, so it must be ok to take drugs in boxing + still box.
“Peterson was caught juiced up so WBA reinstated the title back. IBF I heard have Peterson still champ and NO ban. What’s point of drugs tests. - future boxing superstar Amir Khan
wish IBF had a president as honorable as Gilberto Mendoza
Martinez was ducking his mandatory challenger in Zbik
Mr. Suliman's support of Mayweather further enhances the point that he has no racist agenda, something we can's say about the IBF
Did you read the article I posted?
HBO did not want Zbik, They wanted Serhiy Dzinziruk.
Zbik step aside. Then, WBC stripped Martinez.
Martinez was the mandatory for Chavez Jr. but WBC decided to have Rubio as the mandatory.
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