Matthysse vs Provodnikov, should it be a world title fight?

[lefthook2daliva]

Sure. Why not?

Let's sanction an NSB light welter weight title.

Some of you guys that make the fancy sigs can collaborate on a design and the winner of the fight creates an account and has the belt as his sig .

Bigpoppapump declares the NSB belt the only true Championship belt and The Ban Stick bans anybody that says otherwise.

We take the sanctioning fees and throw a party in Vegas once a year for members with more than 4 years of membership.

[ИATAS]

It's a vacant title though, I never understood how a fighter can come from a division below and jump everyone in the division above to get an automatic vacant title shot. Doesn't seem right.

In saying that, I'd like to see Crawford v Matthysse. It's Crawford-Algieri which would piss me off.



Yeah, but that wasn't a vacant title. Collazo was champion iirc.

Because that's a rule with certain sanctioning bodies. Example: WBO 135 belt holder moves up in weight, gets automatic shot at the WBO title. This has happened a bunch of times (think Joan Guzman moving up in weight and immediately getting a crack at Nate Campbell (he didn't make weight but that's a different story)).

[Weebler I]

Because that's a rule with certain sanctioning bodies. Example: WBO 135 belt holder moves up in weight, gets automatic shot at the WBO title. This has happened a bunch of times (think Joan Guzman moving up in weight and immediately getting a crack at Nate Campbell (he didn't make weight but that's a different story)).

I know, Andrade was going to get the shot at Korobov ahead of 14 other actual MWs.

It happens, but is it right? I don't think so.

What difference does it make that it's vacant?

Champions are allowed voluntaries, Collazo wasn't forced to fight Hatton. This situation is different because it's mandated by the sanctioning body.

Your complaint is skipping over more deserving fighters. Hatton did the exact same thing for a belt. If that was truly your complaint you would have a problem with Hatton doing it too. Otherwise you're being disingenuous.

My complaint is a guy from a division below leapfrogging 15 fighters to a vacant title shot.

[joseph5620]

I know, Andrade was going to get the shot at Korobov ahead of 14 other actual MWs.

It happens, but is it right? I don't think so.



Champions are allowed voluntaries, Collazo wasn't forced to fight Hatton. This situation is different because it's mandated by the sanctioning body.



My complaint is a guy from a division below leapfrogging 15 fighters to a vacant title shot.

Doesn't change the fact that Hatton leaped over more deserving fighters. You can look at it any way you want but it doesn't change that fact.

[davidandrei]

isnt it different if a 2 guys who are contenders fighting for a title rather than 1 guy beating a champ for a title?

[CTC JOHNNY]

Why would they fight for a tittle? neither one of them holds a title!!!