Comments Thread For: Saunders-Khurtsidze: WBO Orders Promoters to Start Negotiations

[W1LL]

People are also overlooking the fact this fight will likely happen on a Frank Warren show in England. The Georgian will need a knockout to get a draw, etc.

[Mr_Forte]

Very smart if that's doable, you should be a promoter.

It seems like that is his only options now since he didn't get the Canelo fight. Fight his mando for a couple hundred thousand or unify with GGG for millions....that's assuming the WBO policy is the same as other sanctioning bodies where unification trumps all.

[bigdunny1]

it would be poetic justic if after holding out all last year and pricing himself out of fights he is forced to take a mandatory for peanuts and gets beat before he can sell his belt to either Canelo or GGG. LMAO

His only shot a retirement payday is hold the belt long enough and pray Canelo/GGG doesn't happen later this year and he gets one of them. He's not relevant to either without a belt.

[M Bison]

Khurtisidze height and range has got me doubting it, doubting his chances dude too small If BJS is back to his best he will sadly pick this dude apart with ease he just needs to be fit unlike his fight with Akavov where he got a gift victory.

[M Bison]

People are also overlooking the fact this fight will likely happen on a Frank Warren show in England. The Georgian will need a knockout to get a draw, etc.

Yeah, true look at the Akavov fight us Brits love a home town decision Relikh got mugged when he fought Ricky Burns.

[DreamerUSA]

That one day when the whole of NSB unites.. Hope BJS gets whooped bad!

Lol. The universe must be about to implode.

[daggum]

Khurtisidze height and range has got me doubting it, doubting his chances dude too small If BJS is back to his best he will sadly pick this dude apart with ease he just needs to be fit unlike his fight with Akavov where he got a gift victory.

have you seen the guy fight? he stays on his opponent nonstop. maybe saunders can win if he clinches nonstop but just moving aroudn is not going to work

[123tommy]

Can't see him winning but the Tornado's a fun boxer to watch and I hope he gets his shot

[batista84]

If the "big announcement" for next week ain't Khurtsidze, they surely can throw the press conference to the trash can. They would have to negotiate all over again.

Unification beats mando in any org (IBF not 100% sure) , if Saunders ain't fighting GGG next then he's only choice is Khurtsidze.

Either face Khurtsidze or vacate. (Bye Bye Canelo and GGG paydays)

[batista84]

I do think people are overhyping this Georgian. Billy Joe is a masterful boxer when he's on form.

That's what I think, if BJS comes with the right training I think he will outbox the **** out of Avtandil.