Comments Thread For: Fury vs. Boytsov Clash Will Be a WBC "Semi-Eliminator"

[SN!PER]

Arreola and Fury should win, but don't count Boytsov out just yet, he's a great puncher for a small guy.

[Jr John]

great match up,great to see two unbeaten fighters both on the verge of a world title shot face off.no doubt at all the winner should get a world title shot but i guess we'll have to see have things pan out.tyson's my pick but it won't be easy.maybe fight of the year?

[Weltschmerz]

Great news. There are some good HW fights ahead this and next year.

[Someone88]

It's a good fight.

[UglyPug]

You're so blind.

You make it sound like it was the WBC who forced Fury-Boytsov to fight when Boytsov said he'd only fight Fury if it was for an eliminator. They make it the eliminator and then conveniently change it to a 'semi-eliminator'. You make it sound like WBC are doing it for the fans when in reality they're lining their pockets.

You think WBC silver belts are good for the sport or the multiple world champions?

You have no idea and shouldn't have gone off BostonGuy's post, what I said went over his head.

Vitali is looking set to retire, and if all these guys fight for a shot to fight for the belt, the winner will be a deserving WBC champion. Even if Vitali doesn't retire, a legitimate challenger will emerge from these guys fighting each other, and will actually have earned a shot at the belt. . Rather than haye talking his way into another Klitschko fight, despite not really earning it.

I could care less who is lining their pockets, as long as it forces all these young, cracking heavyweights to fight each other.

But I think everybody unilaterally agrees that these sanctioning organizations do some shady business, and a lot of their decisions are complete bull**** that line their pockets at hte fans expense. This is jsut not one of them. Now if they were allowing guys like Fury, Mitchell, etc. to fight the Fraudley Harrisons of the world for eliminators, and potential heirs to the WBC belt, then I'd be pissed.

Boxing organizations will continue to do shady things - that's the nature of the sport. But the byproduct is often a win for the fans.