Comments Thread For: Joshua-Pulev: IBF Grants Extension As They Continue To Negotiate Deal

[Michael1437]

If rankings were more consistent across bodies they would mean more. Ortiz is ranked 10th with the IBO, he's fourth with the WBC and the WBA, but the IBF and WBO don't even have him in their top 10.

There's nothing wrong with submitting a fighter to an eye-test. Ortiz is objectively old. He has beaten very few fighters of note. On that basis, it's hard to see why he is ranked so highly by the WBC and WBA.

I agree with you that it's inconsistent; however, Ortiz is ranked higher than Pulev, it's a simple as that and fighting a ranked guy versus a non ranked guy should be held in higher glory.

[Michael1437]

What’s Ortiz best win ?

who as the better win more recently ?


Who’s younger ?


Who has health issues that are self admitted ?

I get what you're saying, I'm just saying that if Pulev was ranked it would be a different story to be honest.

[Zelda]

Well, sanctioning bodies make up the ranks on a need-cum-commercial basis.

One day, WBA ranks Christian Hammer at #6 when they thought he would be fighting Kownacki. Then, when it became clear that Kownacki will be fighting Helenius, Hammer got dropped and instead, Helenius got ranked at #6.

And we have posters here arguing who fought better opponents based on their ranks by the sanctioning bodies.

[REDEEMER]

why Didn’t Whyte take this eliminator. He’d be here instead of pulev smh. Oh well.

No he wouldn’t , Whyte was offered AJ already and turned it down like multiple guys before Ruiz agreed to it, he was already in line for AJ .

Pulev was owed this already back in 2017 but withdrew because of injury .

Whyte defeating Pulev doesn’t change he declined the fight afterward from receiving less money in Bulgaria for a Pulev fight . It was obvious Whyte didn’t want AJ and was on record stating he wanted a few more fights but felt he could defeat Wilder .