Comments Thread For: Andre Ward-Murdock Rejected By NSAC as Mismatch

[The Hammer]

WBO rakings have little credibility, so it's weak to use them as an excuse. Murdock is just an inexperienced 23, has never fought a top 100 opponent, has never fought outside Australia, and never even fought in the larger venues in Eastern Australia.

And Ward wanted him to MOVE UP a division for the fight?

Props to the Nevada Commission for making the right decision.

[MisanthropicNY]

Damn you know you're a serious cherry-picker when NSAC (same organization who sanctioned Floyd v. Berto) is rejecting your fight as a mismatch lol...

[bojangles1987]

Considering the mismatches you see in this sport, it's pretty funny to see a fight be rejected for that reason.

[Eastcoast]

WBO rakings have little credibility, so it's weak to use them as an excuse. Murdock is just an inexperienced 23, has never fought a top 100 opponent, has never fought outside Australia, and never even fought in the larger venues in Eastern Australia.

And Ward wanted him to MOVE UP a division for the fight?

Props to the Nevada Commission for making the right decision.

WBO's done worse than rank 23 y.o. Murdock.

"Morris, who was 32, died last October after a meningitis attack and had been inactive since July 1999 when he beat someone called Dave McCluskey, who had entered the ring having lost 60 of his 75 fights. The victory improved Morris's record to 28 wins, two defeats and one draw.

When Morris died he was No 7 in the WBO's rankings, having made an amazing appearance at No 10 in July 2000, a year after his last fight, and his name had been mentioned as a potential future opponent for the WBO champion, Joe Calzaghe.

However, the Detroit fighter's prospects bizarrely improved when he died and in the December ratings he had progressed to No 6. Just two weeks ago the long-dead fighter edged even closer to a showdown against the Welshman Calzaghe when he appeared at No 5 in the WBO's latest ratings."

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/death-no-barrier-to-fighters-rise-in-rankings-691583.html

[The Hammer]

Damn you know you're a serious cherry-picker when NSAC (same organization who sanctioned Floyd v. Berto) is rejecting your fight as a mismatch lol...

Berto is a bum, but at least he's an experienced veteran.

It wasn't like Floyd was taking advantage of an inexperienced kid from Western Australia, making him move up in weight for him.

[MisanthropicNY]

Murdock should sue NSAC. They cost him $300k in earnings because they deemed him as a mismatch for Ward. He is 18-1 with no KO losses and no history of brain injuries. He needs to sue, he defnitely has a case here. He should get proof by pointing to fights like Lomachenko vs Koasicha and Gary Russell Jr vs Oscar Escandon. Why did the NSAC allow these fights? I think Murdock has a case, in fact I think he should get Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson of Nelson and Murdock Law Office.

Are Gary Russell or Loma the #2 ranked fighter in the world?

LOL @ the focus being on anything other than Andre CoWard's 3+ year-cherry-picking adventure...

NSAC should also focus on and address Ward's cheating in the ring with the clinching and hitting while holding...

[MisanthropicNY]

I wouldn't be shocked if the race-card is played on NSAC now LOL...

[The Hammer]

NSAC should also focus on and address Ward's cheating in the ring with the clinching and hitting while holding...

And his head butts:

[Hype job]

Barcham said that the only rankings that matter are the belt rankings. Murdock was #6 on WBO. SMFH, this guy deserves justice. He is the WBO's #6 best fighter and he's a mismatch for Andre Ward. Imagine if GGG vs Adama, Monroe Jr, Ishida happened in Las Vegas, would the NSAC have rejected them as mismatches as well?

[SN!PER]

I guess the NSAC didn't exist when Mike Tyson fought Peter McNeeley.