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Yes, it was a joke. I mean Dominic Wade is being ****ted on a bit harder than necessary, but there is no question that this is a huge mismatch and that the IBF's rules need to be adjusted to avoid these kind of mandos. I mean Wade wasn't even really the mando, what they should have done is order an eliminator with Dominic Wade or hold off on the mandatory requirement all together.
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Barrera is not the same. He had several fights at 175 and fought in an IBF title eliminator. Wade has never made the 160 limit, hasn't fought in a year because he was on house arrest for drunk driving and has never won a title eliminator, never fought in a scheduled 12 round fight and arguably lost his last fight.
This is the first time ever, he has had a full training camp where he had to make 160 and prepare for a 12 round professional fight.
Absolutely disgraceful. Typical "but but but Ward doe" bull**** from the Gullible Gennady Groupies.Comment
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UNDEFEATED lion in his prime WITH power. Wade is at the peak of his career, no one has been able to beat him.
This is another EXTREMELY DANGEROUS fight like Curtis Stevens against a guy that HAS WON BY KO/TKO 7 out of his last 11 fights.
BUT Gennady is so great that he will make him look like nothing. Just like he has done against Murray (who humiliated Sergio Martinez), Curtis Stevens (the strongest MW after Gennady), Lemieux (one of the strongest punchers in boxing history), etc.Comment
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Way back before Glen Johnson scored a major upset over Roy Jones in 2004, he was the IBF mandatory after several fighters turned down oppurtunity to face Hopkins (sounds familiar) and the stage was set.
In 1997 Glen Johnson was a novice. He had very little amateur experience. In fact he hadn't start boxing until 20. Of his 32 wins, 90% of them had losing records. His most impressive win was over an undefeated fighter named Sam Gerr.
Who is Sam Gerr? Hell if I know I was only 4 at the time. I do know that every single one of his 23 win were against fighters with losing records or making their debut. But resume don't make fights.
So the stage was set, a world champion Bernard Hopkins made his 5th defense against a fighter who was not only inexperienced but had only gone 10 rounds once before against the before mention Gerr.
Needless to say Glen Johnson was beaten pillar to post by Hopkins, winning a grand total of 0 rounds on the official scorecards and was stopped in the 11th.
Afterwards Glen Johnson lost 9 more times and 7 years later before beating Roy Jones coming off a 2nd KO lost.
It's safe to say too much time had elapsed for the Hopkins win to mean anything and it's even more baffling people consider this a good win instead of a gross mismatch mandated by the IBF at the time.
But this is boxing and sometimes guys are put under the lights far too early for their own good.
Point of the story, let's atleast give Wade 7 years and 9 losses before we count him as a bum.Comment
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Tureano Johnson was injured so the IBF went to the next guy in line. The same guy that got a victory over a former IBF champ in his last fight.
They simply follow their rulebook, instead of bending or making up rules as they go along.Comment
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