Comments Thread For: Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Joe Smith Jr. WBC Eliminator in Play

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According to Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman advised him that he intends to order a world title eliminator between 2012 Olympic bronze medal winner Oleksandr Gvozdyk (11-0, 9KOs) and big puncher Joe Smith Jr. (22-1, 18KOs).

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[Hougigo]

Eliminator for what?
Alvarez is the mando.... i mean, he could've fought Stevenson already but Yvon only looking out for one person's interests

[CaneloMaidana]

Eliminator for what?
Alvarez is the mando.... i mean, he could've fought Stevenson already but Yvon only looking out for one person's interests

Eliminator doesnt create new mandatory, he'll probably need two fights to get that.

As far as Alvarez, GYM is trying to get him known so it's possible to get big purse vs Adonis. Alvarez will be on Spike this Friday and over 500k people should see him fight

[MisterPullman]

I still think Gvozdyk beats Stevenson, Alvarez and most others. He was too comfortable with karpency.. Still finished him in 6

[CaneloMaidana]

I still think Gvozdyk beats Stevenson, Alvarez and most others. He was too comfortable with karpency.. Still finished him in 6

Adonis did it in 3

[BrometheusBob.]

I don't totally understand the WBC business. Isn't the Silver champ the mando? What does Joe Smith's International belt get him exactly?

[CaneloMaidana]

I don't totally understand the WBC business. Isn't the Silver champ the mando? What does Joe Smith's International belt get him exactly?

The Silver is basically interim. WBC will make Heiland or Escandon the mandatory and then give the Silver belt to Golovkin or Mijares. Heiland has waited 2 years for his shot.

[KingHippo]

I still think Gvozdyk beats Stevenson, Alvarez and most others. He was too comfortable with karpency.. Still finished him in 6

Gvozdzyk was ill prepared to fight a southpaw, and Stevenson is the best southpaw in the division.

[Evil_Meat]

I haven't seen Gvozdyk except for last night against Karpency. Based on that fight I think Stevenson wins, people underrate him simply because of the Kovalev Stevenson fiasco and obviously his past.

[NEETzsche]

good fight. gvozdyk needs to be tested every outing now. he's 29 so it's sink or swim time