Cong**** to the IBF for stripping a REAL champion and giving us....

[original zero]

Well I think I've made the answer to that question pretty obvious. Do you think the champion should have been stripped for Martin-Glazkov to fight for the vacant title?

the champion was stripped for agreeing to a voluntary defense even though the mandatory was already OVERDUE before the previous title fight. there was no choice but to strip the champion. the champion was refusing to face an overdue mandatory. it would have been far more lucrative for the IBF to break their rules, but they didn't. they acted ethically, despite it costing them quite a bit of money. i respect that and support that.

it doesn't matter who ended up fighting for the vacant title. the rules call for the two highest ranked available contenders, which happened to be glazkov and martin. you not liking glazkov and martin is not a justification for ignoring the rules.

you continue to refuse to tell us which IBF rule you disagree with and what you think the rule should be instead.

[stellen]

Why has boxing done this to itself? What a joke 'champion'. The IBF is pure trash.

[Daddy T]

Where is that guy who was defending the IBFs idiotic decision the last time this was brought up? The guy saying it was right and proper that they strip Fury like a fortnight after he won the belt or whatever.

Well done anyway, now they've got the ****tiest champion in the division now but are supposed to with a straight face say they think this guy is the true heavyweight champion of the world. If the can't say that then it's confirmation that their organization is **** and not a legitimate title.

What a joke.

[NaijaD]

There should be exceptions to the rules sometimes because sometimes even a good rule can result in poor outcomes as we have seen. It was a very low quality match up for a world title. This time last year we were questioning the quality of Wilder-Stiverne as a title fight but this was a new low. The IBF messed up badly but I'm just glad that Main Events sneaky plan didn't pay off.

[The Big Dunn]

IBF should get criticism for ranking Martin where they did. That said, this is Kathy duva fcuking up yet again.

Once again she fcuks around with a purse bid and it blows up in her face.

[Dr Rumack]

People ***** about organisations not enforcing mandatories, then ***** about them when they do.

[BrometheusBob.]

I think a prior-agreed upon rematch clause should have precedence over a mandatory defense. Or at the very least it should be communicated in advance, as part of the contract for the original bout, whether the winner of the fight needs to fight the mandatory defense immediately or whether an immediate rematch is acceptable. In other words I think this needs to be a case by case thing - it seems unfair to me that Fury was stripped of a title he rightfully earned and unfair to me that a long reigning champion like Klitschko will not get the right to fight for that title in the rematch - this is a case where the IBF should have used better judgment.

Taking a title away from someone who literally cannot agree to fight both the mandatory defense and the mandatory rematch in their next bout is ******ed.

Those complaining that people will whine either way should realize that the issue is not whether organizations press for their mandatories but rather it is about who they pick and how the mandatory obligations are enforced.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

LMAO another day on RACISTScene... Yes blame the black guys (Haymon and Martin) instead of the coward who quit and the manager who took this clear route. SMH if Kathy Duva was black y'all would call for her to be stoned. Glazkov and Duva are the ones who ducked a harder fight to get this fight and look 2hat happened. Ibf actually follows it's rules which is what most of u people who never been in a ring always crying about. Fraud fans.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

People ***** about organisations not enforcing mandatories, then ***** about them when they do.

Unless it benefits someone that don't like

[Tedkidlewis]

LMAO another day on RACISTScene... Yes blame the black guys (Haymon and Martin) instead of the coward who quit and the manager who took this clear route. SMH if Kathy Duva was black y'all would call for her to be stoned. Glazkov and Duva are the ones who ducked a harder fight to get this fight and look 2hat happened. Ibf actually follows it's rules which is what most of u people who never been in a ring always crying about. Fraud fans.

What? When did race have anything to do with this topic? You need to go back to page one a read the whole topic before you just rant nonsense.