Why has 175 stalled like 130?

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  • Motorcity Cobra
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    #1

    Why has 175 stalled like 130?

    None of the champs are fighting each other. They aren't even fighting contenders like Zurdo or Hart or Browne. The bad part about it is they're all on the same network so there is nothing stopping them.
  • boliodogs
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    Hell, I don't know why. I think Bivol is the best of them all and I like him. You don't here Canelo say his name even though he made it clear he would drop to 168 to fight Canelo. They could settle the whole mess with three fights. two fights between two champions and the winner of those two fights fight each other and if there were no draws you would have one light heavyweight champion. It should be that simple but in today's boxing world it never is. We may never have a fully unified undisputed light heavyweight champion. When is the last time we had one? I can't remember.

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    • Citizen Koba
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      #3
      Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra
      None of the champs are fighting each other. They aren't even fighting contenders like Zurdo or Hart or Browne. The bad part about it is they're all on the same network so there is nothing stopping them.
      That's probably a little harsh... Gvozdyk only got the title off Stevenson 7 months ago, Bivol's not done bad with Smith, Chilemba and Pascal and Kovalev only got his title back a few months ago. Not like they been sitting on that ish for years.

      Beterbiev hasn't fought anyone worth a damn in forever of course, although a few of us thought Kaladjzic might be more of a threat.

      That said, of course, it would be nice to hear news that they were at least in negotiations or there were some plans afoot to make some unifications. Here's hoping.

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      • Randall Cunning
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        #4
        Arums blown the budget

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        • ShaneMosleySr
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          #5
          Three young guys don’t want to fight each other and all want Kovalev.

          It’ll change in a few years.

          130 is a rival network problem more than anything else.

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          • Motorcity Cobra
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            Originally posted by Koba-Grozny
            That's probably a little harsh... Gvozdyk only got the title off Stevenson 7 months ago, Bivol's not done bad with Smith, Chilemba and Pascal and Kovalev only got his title back a few months ago. Not like they been sitting on that ish for years.

            Beterbiev hasn't fought anyone worth a damn in forever of course, although a few of us thought Kaladjzic might be more of a threat.

            That said, of course, it would be nice to hear news that they were at least in negotiations or there were some plans afoot to make some unifications. Here's hoping.
            Gvozdyk has had one fight since winning his title. This is when I expected to start hearing about talks of unification. Kovalev is the only one who has a mandatory. One the champs should be fighting each other with the odd man out fighting Zurdo

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            • Mammoth
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              #7
              Arum buys up the division and does nothing with it......

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              • Randall Cunning
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                #8
                Originally posted by Motorcity Cobra
                Gvozdyk has had one fight since winning his title. This is when I expected to start hearing about talks of unification. Kovalev is the only one who has a mandatory. One the champs should be fighting each other with the odd man out fighting Zurdo
                Yeah, what the hell happened to Gvozdyk? Got Kovalev seemingly either fighting Canelo or Yarde. So youd think Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev would be the fight to make. Yet Beterbiev out there calling out Kovalev.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Mammoth
                  Arum buys up the division and does nothing with it......
                  That phaggot doesn't make 50/50 fights with other promoters and when he does own all the top guys in a weight class he "let's things marinate."

                  He's such a cancer.

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                  • Redd Foxx
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                    Reminds me of the HW division post-Klitschko. Everything looked exciting, then nothing happened.

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