Comments Thread For: 126-Pound De Facto Tournament? Klimas Loves the Idea

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Top Rank promotes three of the four titleholders at featherweight — Evgeny Gradovich (IBF), Nonito Donaire (WBA) and Vasyl Lomachenko (WBO) — as well as Nicholas Walters, who has the WBA’s “regular” belt at 126 pounds.

Egis Klimas, who manages Gradovich and Lomachenko, is in favor of a de-facto tournament in which Top Rank pairs up combinations of the fighters. That’s something in consideration, plus potentially including Jhonny Gonzalez (WBC) and Simpiwe Vetyeka, according to a conversation Dan Rafael of ESPN.com had with Top Rank’s Bob Arum in June.
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[St. Johns Gent]

this would be amazing

[Corelone]

It's about the money.

[HEND]

Loma, Nonito, Walters, Gradovich, Vetyeka, Gonzales, Mares, Rigo/Gamboa (Rigo maybe can step up and Gamboa wants to step down one or two division). I would love a tornament like this. I would mention Garry Russell as well but I guess Haymon won't allow him a tournament like this...

[285Kid]

Loma, Nonito, Walters, Gradovich, Vetyeka, Gonzales, Mares, Rigo/Gamboa (Rigo maybe can step up and Gamboa wants to step down one or two division). I would love a tornament like this. I would mention Garry Russell as well but I guess Haymon won't allow him a tournament like this...

No Mares & Russell they both Al Haymon guys , here you go

[HEND]

No Mares & Russell they both Al Haymon guys , here you go

It sounds good, but Mares isn't with Haymon, he is Oscar's fighter like Canelo. So I would replace Cuellar with Mares but otherwise it's cool.

[nivek535]

that'd be awesome
would be better if they fought every opponent, rather than elimination style

[Jordanmfonseca]

Round Robin style would be best like the Super Six super middleweight tournament. But this would literally derail any progress for Lomachenko. I think he's an AMAZING fighter but he's too inexperienced I guess we're forgetting he's only one fight removed from his loss to Salido. But all in all a great idea, Find some way to include Gamboa and Rigo and this becomes spectacular. But I'd favor Rigo by a long shot.