Comments Thread For: Arum: We Have Plans For Teofimo Lopez That Don't Involve WBC

[DaBeastO]

It sounds weird but I almost thought at one point the WBC said they have to make two mandatory defenses after winning a vacant title

one thing you can always count on is these alphabet groups always change up their rules whenever they feel like it! wbc letting lomachenko jump over the number 1 and 2 ranked fighters to fight for their belt proves it once again!

[angkag]

lomachenko becoming undisputed is definitely happening he's fighting campbell for the wbc belt in sept then winner of lopez vs comey or comey gets stripped for refusing to fight lopez! loma will just wait for that outcome to play itself out. unification only trumps mandatory when both champions agree to fight each other. loma will force comey to fight lopez before unifying with him as a show of power. either comey wins or lopez proves by winning a belt he deserves a shot at lomachenko!

So lets say Loma gets the WBC in Sept, and Teo becomes mandatory in July (beating Nakatani), then doesn't Commey have a year to fight his mandatory before getting stripped ?

Loma wants Commey (and his belt), Commey wants Loma (and the payday, and possibly his belts if Commey confident), so aren't they already agreeing they want to fight each other ?

Why would Loma force Commey to fight Teo ? Loma doesn't give a monkeys, he just wants the belt. Why would Loma do that in a show of power ? Can't see Loma giving a monkeys about shows of power either except to beat whoever has the belt he wants in the ring, and to do it as soon as possible, which is a direct showdown with Commey.

[angkag]

one thing you can always count on is these alphabet groups always change up their rules whenever they feel like it! wbc letting lomachenko jump over the number 1 and 2 ranked fighters to fight for their belt proves it once again!

Absolutely - almost twilight zone reading comments about the WBC 'breaking the rules' when all the alphabets have been making up the rules as they go along since as long as I remember.

[Boxing Logic]

“Now from our end, of course we’d like for Loma to beat Luke Campbell and then bring the winners together for one big fight for all the marbles. That’s what boxing needs more of, these fights to get rid of all the confusion of who’s the best. And we now have a chance to make that a reality in the next few months to come.”

Exactly. Today, Bob is telling the truth.

[Pigeons]

My question, Is Lou Dibella and Commey down with that plan? I sure hope so, because this is getting real good! I can't see Commey, the Champion, agreeing to fight Lopez for the right to face Lomachenko. He was already supposed to be fighting Lomachenko, but he was injured! Why wouldn't he just wait to fight Lomachenko "for all the marbles?" Once Dibella confirms, I'll exhale! Commey trains in Brooklyn, and Teofimo is from Brooklyn! MSG ON FIRE!

Isn't that why Lopez's next fight is an eliminator? So he becomes the mandatory and then it's either fight Lopez or vacate.

[whoseyourdaddy]

It sounds weird but I almost thought at one point the WBC said they have to make two mandatory defenses after winning a vacant title

No, the champion has the OPTION to fight a voluntary defense, or go straight to their next mando.

[DaBeastO]

So lets say Loma gets the WBC in Sept, and Teo becomes mandatory in July (beating Nakatani), then doesn't Commey have a year to fight his mandatory before getting stripped ?

Loma wants Commey (and his belt), Commey wants Loma (and the payday, and possibly his belts if Commey confident), so aren't they already agreeing they want to fight each other ?

Why would Loma force Commey to fight Teo ? Loma doesn't give a monkeys, he just wants the belt. Why would Loma do that in a show of power ? Can't see Loma giving a monkeys about shows of power either except to beat whoever has the belt he wants in the ring, and to do it as soon as possible, which is a direct showdown with Commey.

comey has his tune up fight in iune/july so his schedule matches up with lopez. comey did not want Loma next now that ship has sailed. he was offered to fight lomachenko after winning the ibf belt but comey turned it down claming he was injured then he said he would not fight loma without fighting a tune up first he also did not want to fight lopez next either basically loma feels that comey is screwing around and trying to milk his ibf belt for as long as possible before losing it. as for lopez lomachenko said he needs to become champion before fighting him as he brings nothing to the table.

[Mammoth]

No, the champion has the OPTION to fight a voluntary defense, or go straight to their next mando.

Conditions upon New Champion. The WBC may, as it in its sole discretion deems proper
and necessary, impose conditions upon a new champion filling a vacant title, including but
not limited to: (a) ordering the first defense of the title as a mandatory defense against a
WBC-designated challenger (who may be any Qualified Challenger or a challenger selected
through a final elimination bout or a WBC-recognized tournament. Upon request, the WBC
may in its discretion approve one or more voluntary defenses prior to ordering a mandatory
defense.


Yeah this says you're right

[Mammoth]

Here's another time where they wanted two mandatory defenses

https://www.boxingscene.com/garcia-vs-porter-winner-make-two-mandatory-defenses--131520

[The3]

Teofimo Lopez scare of VADA testing????