The WBC 147 tournament is pathetic and makes no sense.

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  • Boxtime
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    The WBC 147 tournament is pathetic and makes no sense.

    These are the top 8 fighters currently with the WBC @ 147

    1 .- Amir Khan (GB) SILVER
    2 .- Danny Garcia (US)
    3 .- Shawn Porter (US)
    4 .- Robert Guerrero (US)
    5 .- Brandon Rios (US)
    6 .- Konstantin Ponomarev (Russia) NABF
    7 .- Andre Berto (US)
    8 .- Ray Robinson (US)

    The highest ranked candidate always fights the lowest ranked candidate.

    Round 1
    Khan v Robinson - Khan wins by a landslide
    Garcia v Berto - Garcia wins comfortably
    Porter vs Ponomarev - Porter wins by a landslide
    Guerrero vs Rios - Rios wins

    Semi Finals
    Khan v Rios - Khan wins
    Garcia v Porter - Porter is the favourite, but Garcia always finds a way to win.

    Final
    Garcia v Khan II - 50/50 fight. If Garcia connects it could be lights out for Khan once again, but if Khan sticks to boxing, he could be in with a win.

    1)Why won't WBC just order Khan v Garcia II for January 9th? Why make the fans have to endure, boring a series of boring matchups, only to be left a Khan v Garcia or Khan v Porter Matchup all the way in 2017?

    2)What purpose does a 147 tournament serve, when the WBC won't recognise, the likes of Thurman, Pacquiao & Brook, arguably the Top 3 Welters in the World? Not forgetting, Timothy Bradley, Diego Chaves, Errol Spence & Sadam Ali, who either aren't ranked or are ranked very low.

    3)Which TV Stations would show a Khan v Robinson & Porter v Ponomarev fight? Who would buy tickets to watch these matchups? How will the WBC be able to generate $1.5 Million Dollar + purses for the likes of Garcia, Berto & Khan when they fight these no name opponents.

    4) Will the Khan's, Porter's and Garcia's even accept the tournament, and will they be given clearance by Haymon?

    The WBC should order Garcia v Khan II immediately. They can have a tournament amongst those ranked below these 2, for a mandatory spot. They should stop lying to the boxing world about trying to get the best to fight the best, when they refuse to recognise the best guys in the division. Another scheme by the Wretched WBC to make $$$ from sanctioning all these bouts. Remember folks, it was only 1 year ago, when the WBC were about to go bankrupt.
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    #2
    Originally posted by Boxtime
    These are the top 8 fighters currently with the WBC @ 147

    1 .- Amir Khan (GB) SILVER
    2 .- Danny Garcia (US)
    3 .- Shawn Porter (US)
    4 .- Robert Guerrero (US)
    5 .- Brandon Rios (US)
    6 .- Konstantin Ponomarev (Russia) NABF
    7 .- Andre Berto (US)
    8 .- Ray Robinson (US)

    The highest ranked candidate always fights the lowest ranked candidate.

    Round 1
    Khan v Robinson - Khan wins by a landslide
    Garcia v Berto - Garcia wins comfortably
    Porter vs Ponomarev - Porter wins by a landslide
    Guerrero vs Rios - Rios wins

    Semi Finals
    Khan v Rios - Khan wins
    Garcia v Porter - Porter is the favourite, but Garcia always finds a way to win.

    Final
    Garcia v Khan II - 50/50 fight. If Garcia connects it could be lights out for Khan once again, but if Khan sticks to boxing, he could be in with a win.

    1)Why won't WBC just order Khan v Garcia II for January 9th? Why make the fans have to endure, boring a series of boring matchups, only to be left a Khan v Garcia or Khan v Porter Matchup all the way in 2017?

    2)What purpose does a 147 tournament serve, when the WBC won't recognise, the likes of Thurman, Pacquiao & Brook, arguably the Top 3 Welters in the World? Not forgetting, Timothy Bradley, Diego Chaves, Errol Spence & Sadam Ali, who either aren't ranked or are ranked very low.

    3)Which TV Stations would show a Khan v Robinson & Porter v Ponomarev fight? Who would buy tickets to watch these matchups? How will the WBC be able to generate $1.5 Million Dollar + purses for the likes of Garcia, Berto & Khan when they fight these no name opponents.

    4) Will the Khan's, Porter's and Garcia's even accept the tournament, and will they be given clearance by Haymon?

    The WBC should order Garcia v Khan II immediately. They can have a tournament amongst those ranked below these 2, for a mandatory spot. They should stop lying to the boxing world about trying to get the best to fight the best, when they refuse to recognise the best guys in the division. Another scheme by the Wretched WBC to make $$$ from sanctioning all these bouts. Remember folks, it was only 1 year ago, when the WBC were about to go bankrupt.
    WTF are you talking about. That is a great way to make a champion. I love these kind of tournaments. If they can get a tournament together to get a champion it would be a great thing.

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    • M Bison
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      #3
      inb4 the salty comments because you have Khan winning any of these fights

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      • Boxtime
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        #4
        Originally posted by boxinghead530
        WTF are you talking about. That is a great way to make a champion. I love these kind of tournaments. If they can get a tournament together to get a champion it would be a great thing.
        What is the point of a tournament, when the top guys are not even in it. What does it prove?

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        • Bram
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          #5
          Khan is their silver champion which, I thought, entitled him to an immediate shot at the title, especially when the title is vacant. Get Khan in against the highest available opponent, hopefully Garcia, and there's your one fight tournament.

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          • Boxtime
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            #6
            Originally posted by Red Cyclone
            inb4 the salty comments because you have Khan winning any of these fights
            He would probably lose in the Semi Finals, vs a Thurman or Porter, or even a Brook.....but sadly half of these guys are not even in the tournament. According to the WBC .,....Thurman isn't even in their top 100

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              #7
              Originally posted by Boxtime
              What is the point of a tournament, when the top guys are not even in it. What does it prove?
              Beside Thurman(who is the other organizations champion) and Brook(who is the other organizations champion too) who is missing?

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              • Boxtime
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                #8
                Originally posted by boxinghead530
                Beside Thurman(who is the other organizations champion) and Brook(who is the other organizations champion too) who is missing?
                Pacquiao, Bradley, Chaves, Vargas are missing. Spence, Sadam Ali and Algieri should be higher up than where they currently are placed in the rankings.

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                • Eastcoast
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                  #9
                  I pick 'The New' Ray Robinson to give Khan all sorts of trouble and Garcia beating Berto is anything but a given. Any WW tournament w/o Thurman and Brook should result in Porter winning.

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                    #10
                    A Russian is NABF champ? Does he have citizenship?

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