Comments Thread For: WBO Prez Slams WBC For Kovalev's 'Diamond' Belt

[Weebler I]

Credit to the WBO.

Good for the WBO

This is what the WBC always does. They're attention whores! Did the same thing with Cotto Pac. They couldn't just sit back and let the WBO rock.

I don't like the WBC but they've just made Kovalev mandatory to unify the division. What on earth could be wrong with it?

[Box-Office]

Valcarcel is a crybaby that's pissed cause the wbc belt is way better than the wbo's tin belt.

How did you figure?

[Check_hooks]

It doesn't matter what belt organizations do when it comes to Haymon fighters

I'm convinced that all Haymon fighters will give up their belts and fight for PBC belts soon

WBC is just trying to get a check from Kovalev

[Weebler I]

It doesn't matter what belt organizations do when it comes to Haymon fighters

I'm convinced that all Haymon fighters will give up their belts and fight for PBC belts soon

WBC is just trying to get a check from Kovalev

Right, but it guarantees by the end of the year Kovalev will fight for the WBC title, chance at unifying the division, Stevenson or no Stevenson.

[Check_hooks]

Right, but it guarantees by the end of the year Kovalev will fight for the WBC title, chance at unifying the division, Stevenson or no Stevenson.

Yeah thats true

I still agree with the WBO that the diamond belt is useless tho

[Loque-san]

In this case, this is a good thing and a step in the right direction to make Stevenson-Kovalev happen. The problem is the WBC's lack of consistency for obvious reasons. The WBC is not looking out for boxing's best interest, as I'm sure most hardcore fans know. They put their ridiculous diamond belt at stake to get sanctioning fees and make a big money fight - Stevenson-Kovalev - happen.

They should strip Floyd for holding the WBC jr. middleweight title hostage. They should strip Danny too for fighting above 140, while Postol - his mandatory challenger - is waiting to get his shot. They should try to make Rigondeaux the mandatory challenger of Santa Cruz, etc.

When it makes business sense, the WBC create interim titles, encourage unification fights, enforce mandatories etc. Sometimes, it gives boxing fans fights they want to see, such as Stevenson-Kovalev. But when it doesn't make business sense, the WBC is more often than not a disservice to the sport of boxing.

The WBA and his "interim - regular - super" title nonsense is terrible and Arum has the WBO in his back pocket. The IBF is the only respectable sanctioning body in my opinion.

[torosboxing75]

wbo can suck my ****...we all want kovalev-stevenson...why is this ******* trying to **** that up???

i get the part about unnecessary belts but this is ridic...kovalev is the best 175 lb fighters and adonis is his only real threat.

please make that fight instead of bickering about belts.

It's us the fans I always see on here bickering about there being to many belts. Now that it fits our agenda it's OK? I guess we're no better then they are.

[Box-Office]

Yeah thats true

I still agree with the WBO that the diamond belt is useless tho

May be they should've added the suffix "of the decade" next to Diamond Champion.

[betmen]

The WBC is the worst sanctioning body, followed closely by the WBA... and the WBO. Only the IBF is respectable.

you sure about that? IBF did not strip pederson when he got caught juicing

[Loque-san]

you sure about that? IBF did not strip pederson when he got caught juicing

Who doesn't make mistakes? I never said the IBF was perfect.