Comments Thread For: Barrera 'Bitter' About Shabranskyy Getting Title Shot Before Him

[Sadiqkingofko]

And I completely understand Barrera on this one! That's just ridiculous. Shabranskyy is obviously a cherry-picked opponent for Kovalev.
Here, let's look at the WBO rankings: wboboxing.com/wp-content/pdf/1710WBORankingasofOct2017.pdf
What are they for, I wonder?

How does a #2 fighter and #10 fighter fight the title, it should be Kovalev vs Gvodyk

[observer]

Glad Barrera doesn't get any sympathy. He denied the fans an interesting fight. Not much intrigue in the Shabransky fight. Kovalev-Barrera would have been a thriller. So glad he got punished for that, if indirectly.

[garfios]

Glad Barrera doesn't get any sympathy. He denied the fans an interesting fight. Not much intrigue in the Shabransky fight. Kovalev-Barrera would have been a thriller. So glad he got punished for that, if indirectly.

Why? Because he wanted a raise if he won the first time... Why not fight without a rematch clause?

[garfios]

barrera was offered the kovalev fight!!!

He ran

No he didn't. he agreed for $300k and not the same amount if he won and the rematch was were to happens. They never offered a title fight, and that is what he wanted all along...

[garfios]

It's Barrera's own fault at the end of the day. Why would he pass on the chance to fight Kovalev? Obviously Main Events wanted to keep it in house but Barrera passed on the chance to Main Event on HBO.

You can't fault Golden Boy Promotions or Slava. It's a chance that they had to take and I'm glad they stepped up to take it.

Risk taking is a part of the sport and right now their is a bad trend of fighters not willing to take it.

It wasn't about risk. A guy that has fought ward, undefeated shabransky and joe smith, back to back to back, is not afraid. He was willing to fight kovalev for 300k and wanted a raise if for the rematch. I think it was not an unfair demand.

[ceylon mooney]

with the fights hes turned down...i dunno

[ceylon mooney]

How does a #2 fighter and #10 fighter fight the title, it should be Kovalev vs Gvodyk

MUCH better fight there.

****in boxing man.

[sammybee]

Shabranskyy is going to lose anyway so Barrera need not to worry.
Its better for him to stay focus on his fight ahead.

[Vlad_]

And I completely understand Barrera on this one! That's just ridiculous. Shabranskyy is obviously a cherry-picked opponent for Kovalev.
Here, let's look at the WBO rankings: wboboxing.com/wp-content/pdf/1710WBORankingasofOct2017.pdf
What are they for, I wonder?

You are aware that Barrera was offered to fight Kovalev, and he refused, twice... I hope you knew that before typing your BS...

[Tony Trick-Pony]

I would be in Barrera's corner on this one but seeing how he turned down the Kovalev fight, it actually makes sense.