IBF problems...

[_Rexy_]

Anyone who’s been a boxing fan longer than Joshua has been champ knows what’s coming...Ruiz is going to rematch Joshua, and the IBF will strip him for it.

So what does everyone think? Pulev/Kayabal for the vacant IBF? Does Fury magically get bumped up the IBF rankings? What’s going to happen next?

[Mammoth]

Anyone who’s been a boxing fan longer than Joshua has been champ knows what’s coming...Ruiz is going to rematch Joshua, and the IBF will strip him for it.

So what does everyone think? Pulev/Kayabal for the vacant IBF? Does Fury magically get bumped up the IBF rankings? What’s going to happen next?

The IBF are strict but they might allow a rematch

[_Rexy_]

The IBF are strict but they might allow a rematch

I’m trying to think of how often they’ve allowed that. They stripped Fury 3 days after he beat Klit for signing to rematch. If you give me a couple minutes I’m sure I can think of a few more examples too.

[Bmore18]

Hope it doesnt happen because no one wants to see Pulev fight, but if he is stripped i could see Pulev (assuming he wins vacant title in a boring ass fight) be fed to Fury so Wilder/Fury will be for a unification when it happens in 2020.

[deathofaclown]

The IBF are strict but they might allow a rematch

They stripped Fury almost instantly, before Wlad had even officially exercised the rematch clause, which I thought was a bit unfair. Of course it didn’t matter anyway in the end but still.

Hearn is tight with the IBF though, he’ll make sure it’s on the line

[W1LL]

I made this thread 10 minutes ago Rexy you Steve Molitor-worshipping spastic. This place really becomes untenable immediately after a big fight.

[Stinger1]

For a unified champion the mandatories rotate. Hearn said WBO is next and Paco whatever his name is said the WBO won't stand in the way of the rematch.

[_Rexy_]

I made this thread 10 minutes ago Rexy you Steve Molitor-worshipping spastic. This place really becomes untenable immediately after a big fight.

I actually have an autographed Paul Molitor framed poster that I won in a draw when I was eight

Good catch!

[Mammoth]

I’m trying to think of how often they’ve allowed that. They stripped Fury 3 days after he beat Klit for signing to rematch. If you give me a couple minutes I’m sure I can think of a few more examples too.

Yeah, Pulev might become a Heavyweight champion. ****.

[W1LL]

I actually have an autographed Paul Molitor framed poster that I won in a draw when I was eight

Good catch!

Fair play brudda, I have a similar one of Tyson Fury the night he beat Wlad.