Comments Thread For: World Boxing Super Series Reveals Cruiserweight Matchups

[Mammoth]

Noel Gevor. Has wins over Brusov, Isaiah Thomas and Stephen Simmons. Lost a SD to Wlodarczyk in Poland

Thanks. I'm going to have to see what the seeds are. See what the semi finals should look like. Briedis wins this most likely.

[BigZ44]

Thanks. I'm going to have to see what the seeds are. See what the semi finals should look like. Briedis wins this most likely.

Yeah, he's a tough, solid B level cruiserweight, but he's a tier below Briedis and won't have the power to bother him. It will be Briedis vs winner of Vlasov/Glowacki and Tabiti/Fayfer vs Dorticos/Masternak.

[asgarth]

They could put a couple of interim titles in there. Fayfer and Tabiti are the 2 highest ranked with the IBF. Same Glowacki and Vlasov with the WBO. Then with Usyk expected to move up and Bellew retire, upgrade the winners to full champions for the semis. Think they'll both end up on opposite sides of the draw aswell, so youll have a title on each side.

Are we now in favour or against interim belts?

There is no need for interim bells.
The winner of this tournament is the true challenger for usyk, if he stays in the cruiserweight division after he defends against bellew.

When usyk announces his move up to heavyweight, thats when those belt organisations can sanction vacant title fights.
Before that, it's nonsense to add some bogus interim titles.

[Real King Kong]

cw again? it's cool that tabiti is in there tho.

[Randall Cunning]

Are we now in favour or against interim belts?

There is no need for interim bells.
The winner of this tournament is the true challenger for usyk, if he stays in the cruiserweight division after he defends against bellew.

When usyk announces his move up to heavyweight, thats when those belt organisations can sanction vacant title fights.
Before that, it's nonsense to add some bogus interim titles.

If a champion is injured long term, or indicated he may not fight his mandatory, I see no problem with an interim title, thats what theyre for. Problem comes when the WBA abuse it and make an interim champion for no reason whatsoever.

[asgarth]

Hmmm..eeehh...for what belts will they fight? Unless Usyk vacates or loses to Bellew and Bellew vacates, what the hell will they fight for other than bragging rights?

With all those ****** belts, a career should be evaluated by who they beat and not what belts they held.

The winner of this tournament adds three good wins on his resume and is the most worthy guy to challenge usyk, if he stays at cruiserweight.
They are also fighting for a lot of money.

Good fights are good fights, doesnt care about titles.
The cruiserweights had already good fights before the wbss, but now with two consecutive tournaments, they most certainly have the best matches compared to other divisions lately.

Usyk vs huck
Briedis vs perez
Gassiev vs wlodarzyk
Dorticos vs russian ko dude
Gassiev vs dorticos
Briedis vs usyk
Usyk vs gassiev
Briedis vs gevor
Vlasov vs glowacki
Dorticos vs masternak
Tabiti vs fayfer, most likely
Briedis vs vlasov
Tabiti vs dorticos
Briedis vs dorticos/tabiti
Usyk vs bellew

Also
Vlasov vs durodola
Lerena vs kalenga
Lerena vs kucher
Masternak vs kalenga
Mchunu vs oosthuizen
Makabu vs mabike
Okolie vs askin

Cruiserweights are constantly in evenly matched fights and challenge themselves, unlike a lot of other divisions which are plagued with showcase fights, tune up fights due to inactivity ans politics.

[Sosay]

I love another tourney. No need for belts when we get the best fights possible.

[Mick Higgs]

Light Middleweight, Super Featherweight or Flyweight may have made more sense from a purest's view, but I guess money talks!

[Ajvar]

It seems pretty OK but sequels always come up being worse.

[otrocubiche]

Breidis did beterr than Gasiev against Ussyk, he should win this one, barring a ko streak by Dorticos.