Comments Thread For: Trainer: Jacobs, Derevyanchenko Don't Need To Fight Right Now

[OnePunch]

This is really strange -- about as dumb as it gets. There are 4 boxers in rank order. At the top is Dervyanchenko, second is Jacobs, 3rd is Charlo and fourth and last in this ranking is Andrade. That they could have ranked 5, 500, or 5,000 fighters is irrelevant. The only way that there is no one ranked second is to only rank one fighter and not rank anyone else. This is about as silly as saying the 21st century began on January 1, 2000. No, it began January 1, 2001.

Rankings are

#1 Derevyanchenko
#2 NOT RATED
#3 Jacobs
#4 Charlo
#5 Andrade

its only dumb if you are incapable of understanding it.

In reality, there are 2 ways a fighter can be named #1 or #2, in ANY sanctioning organization.

Way #1 is for some clown like Suiliman or Mendoza to say "fighter A is now the #1 contender". That method is too open to corruption, favoritism, or incompetence.

Way #2 is what the IBF does. 2 fighters in the top 10 must fight in an elimination bout, and the winner gets a #1 or #2 rating. In this case, Derev beat Johnson in an elimination bout. There is no #2 right now because there are not 2 current top 10 contenders willing to fight each other at the moment. Everyone wants to sit around and see what happens first.

Everyone has their own opinions, but personally id rather see a guy actually FIGHT for a #1 or #2 rating than to just have someone appoint them because it suits their financial interests better......

[Usetoloveboxing]

"As it relates to Jacobs, Rozier doesn't seem to put much stock in any conversations that have him possibly facing Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in September, but he stated - "I'd really like to see Danny and Billy Joe Saunders (the WBO middleweight titlist) tie it up. If Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren can work it out that would be a huge, huge fight." - Rozier

I'm not liking the sound of that at all! Jacobs MAN UP!!! Why would you want Saunders vs. Jacobs over Canelo vs. Jacobs??? I hope Hearn is smarter than Rozier!

I think he's saying he doesn't believe Canelo would fight Jacobs, pretty reasonable assumption.

[Usetoloveboxing]

Jermall vs lil g should be ordered by the wbc & the fans.

Canelo was the WBC mandatory, they are in the back of rotation after WBA

[Usetoloveboxing]

What will possibly happen if no GGG-Canelo is the following scenario. Derevechenko-Andrade for vacant IBF, Canelo-Jacobs?, GGG-Saunders. But who knows what G and Nelo will do

[AdonisCreed]

They want both guys to have belts simultaneously that's all. Sergiy gets the IBF ideally and possibly Jacobs snatching BJS belt. Trying to maximize the dollars why mess up a good thing.

[Ajvar]

do you actually believe this garbage? I mean, for real, all joking aside. If you truly believe that a professional fighter, who has been fighting since probably the age of 7 or 8 is somehow "afraid" to box someone, then you really do need to get some help, because your brain doesnt function properly.

Afraid to LOOSE not afraid of fight, you dumbass.

[OnePunch]

Afraid to LOOSE not afraid of fight, you dumbass.

Irony: (noun) someone who doesnt even know how to spell "LOSE" calling someone else a "dumbass"

[gntsfan84]

Im pretty sure they only scrapped it in unification bouts

You're right, my fault.

[Ajvar]

There's no way globally that Ukrainian guy is ranked top ten. Canelo fought GGG last year why isn't he ranked by their system?

Emmm, he is disqualified, maybe?

[Ajvar]

Irony: (noun) someone who doesnt even know how to spell "LOSE" calling someone else a "dumbass"

Irony is when someone who speaks 3 languages is being corrected by one who speaks only one. Good job, mate, you found one! Now get back to the subject, shall you?