Malik Scott is the worst possible style matchup for Alexander Leapai.
Whoever decided that he fight Scott wasn't doing a good job of looking out for his career.
Leapai would have had a good chance of KOing another brawler type like Sam Peter or Shannon Briggs. But he should have avoided slick defensive boxers like Scott and Johnson, who cause him to tire.
Not possible. No way Wladimir fights a bum. Never, I refuse to believe it. The unified heavyweight champ of the world would never fight anything other than the best opponents.
Not possible. No way Wladimir fights a bum. Never, I refuse to believe it. The unified heavyweight champ of the world would never fight anything other than the best opponents.
You would be hard pressed to find any (long-reigning) HW champion in history who didn't fight mediocre opposition.
Yes Leapai is basically a crap fighter who lucked out by catching Boystov on a slump, but it's not like having a bad mandatory opponent is some new modern phenomenon.
Both sides take the extremes too far with Wladimir and I think we all know why that is.
I am on good terms with the WBO as they do have transparency, but this shows you how much of a farce forcing Klitschko to defend against Leapai was. Malik Scott barely broke a sweat and neither did Klitschko.
Originally posted by kafkod
He has to fight his mandatories too, and Leapai was one of them.
leapai wasn't mandatory until klitschko lobbied for him to be installed as mandatory. the leapia-boystov fight wasn't a mandatory fight. it was a 10 rounder. only after the bum leapai won did klitschko open his mouth and say leapai deserved the shot.
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