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Seeing as most of you don't seem to understand how the IBF run their business, let me explain...
He wants to fight Khan.
Khan, Khan, Khan. Morning noon and night, this is what he wants. He was forced to fight JoJo Dan last year or lose his belt. After this he had a voluntary defense, and with the possibility of a fight with Khan looming, he chose Chaves. Then he broke/badly bruised a rib and the fight was called off.
In the meantime Khan was angling for a fight with Manny, but then it became clear that Bob Arum didn't want his boy fighting Khan and so a big summer fight between Brook and Khan loomed large. However, with Brook being inactive since May 2015 he was once again forced into fighting his mandatory, in this case, Kevin Bizier. He has ZERO choice, fight him or lose your belt. This is a strict rule undertaken by the IBF, and one i applaud them for doing.
Khan, i believe is doing the smart thing and holding out for a belt of his own to bring to the table. Ideally, Khan will be WBC WW champ vs Brook the IBF WW champ, probably next Spring, or 15-18 months from now. This then turns the playing field level, the fight is MUCH bigger being a unification and everyone gets to see a classic (hopefully).
However, because most of you lot are aged about 15-21 and have no idea about the politics of boxing, you have no patience and just cry foul as soon as a fight is made. Put it this way..
If you had the chance to earn £4m this summer, or wait 12-18 months and earn £8-10M next summer, what would you do?
How you don't see this i'll never, ever know. Man there are some thick idiots on this forum!
He wants to fight Khan.
Khan, Khan, Khan. Morning noon and night, this is what he wants. He was forced to fight JoJo Dan last year or lose his belt. After this he had a voluntary defense, and with the possibility of a fight with Khan looming, he chose Chaves. Then he broke/badly bruised a rib and the fight was called off.
In the meantime Khan was angling for a fight with Manny, but then it became clear that Bob Arum didn't want his boy fighting Khan and so a big summer fight between Brook and Khan loomed large. However, with Brook being inactive since May 2015 he was once again forced into fighting his mandatory, in this case, Kevin Bizier. He has ZERO choice, fight him or lose your belt. This is a strict rule undertaken by the IBF, and one i applaud them for doing.
Khan, i believe is doing the smart thing and holding out for a belt of his own to bring to the table. Ideally, Khan will be WBC WW champ vs Brook the IBF WW champ, probably next Spring, or 15-18 months from now. This then turns the playing field level, the fight is MUCH bigger being a unification and everyone gets to see a classic (hopefully).
However, because most of you lot are aged about 15-21 and have no idea about the politics of boxing, you have no patience and just cry foul as soon as a fight is made. Put it this way..
If you had the chance to earn £4m this summer, or wait 12-18 months and earn £8-10M next summer, what would you do?
How you don't see this i'll never, ever know. Man there are some thick idiots on this forum!
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