Comments Thread For: Klitschko's Return: Jennings Under Serious Consideration

[GodInFleshSuit]

Kiltschko vs Jennings/ Stiverne vs Wilder = Klitschko vs Stiverne

[GodInFleshSuit]

Klitschko taking out Jennings would make him the mandatory for the Stiverne/Wilder winner.

[Weebler I]

Klitschko taking out Jennings would make him the mandatory for the Stiverne/Wilder winner.

Do we need to see Klitschko-Stiverne? we basically already know who wins.

That other belt can open up a series of good fights. We're already getting Stiverne-Wilder out of it, a fight that would not have happened w/o the belt.

We can maybe see Stiverne-Povetkin/Fury/Pulev and if one of those opponents wins, it sets up a series of other good HW fights.

[kiaba360]

I think Wlad will make easy work of Jennings, he's simply not ready and may never be. Jennings only has 19 fights, and he hasn't fought a tall opponent yet.

[yoz]

Do we need to see Klitschko-Stiverne? we basically already know who wins.

That other belt can open up a series of good fights. We're already getting Stiverne-Wilder out of it, a fight that would not have happened w/o the belt.

We can maybe see Stiverne-Povetkin/Fury/Pulev and if one of those opponents wins, it sets up a series of other good HW fights.

I've seen you post this a few times. Wladimir wants the WBC strap. What's wrong with that?

It seems you'll complain either way. If he fights and beats Stiverne, he'll be monopolising the belts; if he fights another opponent, he'll be padding his record with 'bums'.

[IronDanHamza]

I've seen you post this a few times. Wladimir wants the WBC strap. What's wrong with that?

It seems you'll complain either way. If he fights and beats Stiverne, he'll be monopolising the belts; if he fights another opponent, he'll be padding his record with 'bums'.

Wlad-Stiverene/Wilder is the best HW fight since Wlad-Haye.

It's bonkers to not want that fight.

[The Gambler1981]

Wlad would kill Jennings, but that is fine to bide his time while he waits for the WBC belt situation to clear up which makes picking up that belt more appealing. and a bigger fight.

[Weebler I]

I've seen you post this a few times. Wladimir wants the WBC strap. What's wrong with that?

It seems you'll complain either way. If he fights and beats Stiverne, he'll be monopolising the belts; if he fights another opponent, he'll be padding his record with 'bums'.

Nothing, but it's not good for fans of the division. It takes money out of the heavyweight division meaning other big match-ups can't be made. You think Wilder would be fighting Stiverne if there was no belt on the line? Povetkin is gunning for that belt too, you don't want to see Stiverne/Wilder v Povetkin?

That belt goes, then a succession of other potential top entertaining match-ups go with it.

I don't call fighters bums but I'll complain if Wlad fights Bryant Jennings because he has no business being in the ring with Wladimir Klitschko any more than Chris Algieri had being in the ring with Manny Pacquiao.

Let him fight the Fury-Chisora winner next, no patsy, he already had one of those this year in Leapai.

[Jewish-Reptile]

It's a very smart strategic move for sure, but Jennings is not a stand out contender.

How many in the top 10 do you think he'd beat?

Wlad won't become mandatory with a win over Jennings.

There's also other ways they could avoid Wlad I'm sure.

I'm not really interested who he would or wouldn't beat,it is all subjective.

K2 have an extremely good understanding with the WBC,as long as the fight with Jennings is for the interim belt which I expect is the reason Jennings is even being negotiated with them for myself and Wladimir's fans is all but the most important fight out there for him excluding the WBC unification with Stiverne itself.the fight sounds like a means to an end.I wouldn't be so sure the Jennings fight won't lead him directly to Stiverne.

WBO rules state the champion has 12 months from his last defence to defend,hence the reason negotiations are likely already underway with the unified champ and the WBC mandated challenger,it will lead to the WBO mandatory being prolonged,and hopefully yet further should Wlad have the opportunity to unify against The WBC champion

Just rewards for the ilk of Fury and Chisora,Fury kept Pulev on ice for five months waiting for him to decide he didn't have the testicles and dropped out of yet another ordered final eliminator.Chisora we all know how ungrateful he was to be gifted the Vitali fight after the cancellation of the propsed Wlad fight as so that Wlad could unify.

[LacedUp]

Jennings is a mandatory first defence for the winner of Stiverne/Wilder, and the WBC have stated that they intend to enforce it.

Wlad holds the belts of the WBC's rival organizations though, and isn't even rated by the WBC at all, so I don't think beating Jennings would make him mandatory. It would take Jennings out of the frame for a while though and strengthen Wlad's hand considerably if he asked again for a unification fight as soon as Stiverne/Wilder is settled.

It would also be a great way for Wlad to get the American fans interested in watching him again. Wlad vs Jennings in the USA would really get their attention, I reckon.

I've never heard of a champion becoming mandatory for another belt, but the orgs could push for a unification fight which they should.