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GGG wanted same day weigh in and as a CC at 190 same day of fight Jacobs had to decline
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No. You can't just work out a deal with JUST the opponent though. You have to workout a deal with the WBA as well. It's not as simple as just giving Sulecki step aside money. He's in no position to do so. Sulecki wants a title shot as well. He's worked his entire life in order to get a shot and prove he's the best.
You can't just go to your opponent and say "I wanna fight a big money fight again and get a chance to be champion, is it cool if you let me leap frog over you without having to fight you, and make you wait for another year or so to get this chance again?" And you certainly can't just go to the WBA and say "hey, I know I'm in this title eliminator, but is there a way I can skip this title eliminator and just fight for the title all while you keep my exact same ranking once I call the fight off. Oh, and also keep my same ranking even if I lose. I'd appreciate it fam" Boxing just doesn't work that way.Last edited by Street15; 04-03-2018, 01:59 PM.Comment
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It works that way every day of the week. How many times have you seen a guy been the number 1 contender then he has to fight one or 2 fights that's are not the title fight. Whyte is the number one for Wilder I think and they're making him fight someone else again as a preliminary for the top stop.Comment
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I think people underestimate the use of training camp and the effectiveness of it. You train 2 months for a specific fighter. You'd need almost an entirely new camp to train for a different type of fighter. There's a reason why replacement fighters aren't always of the high B or A class caliber fighters (like a Jacobs for instance). Boxers take matches seriously, and rightfully so.Comment
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That's not the same thing though. You're talking about apples and screwdrivers here. For example: Let's say Whyte is next in line (which in reality he is for the WBC) and the WBC are forcing him to fight in a title eliminator against Povetkin - Whyte can't just say "hey Povetkin, we have to fight each other in order to get to Wilder, and I know you want a shot at the title too, but how about you just let me leapfrog over you so I can fight Wilder and you just sit on the sidelines and have to start this process all over again". Not to mention he'd be forfeiting his WBC title eliminating position.
It just doesn't work that way.Comment
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But is does work that way lol. Alvarez has been Stevenson mandatory for like 2 years now and keeps taking payoffs to let That stiff fight other people who are not unification fights. They take a payoff and step aside. So they offer that lid like 100k and he retains his status for a mandatory and Jacobs drops if he loses to GGG. Boxing is the most corrupt sport ever and anything can be solved with enough $$$Last edited by Jsmooth9876; 04-03-2018, 02:16 PM.Comment
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