Fox has refused to recognize the WBO title even when it's held by a PBC fighter.
Showtime recognizes the WBO title.
PBC is attempting a full monopoly at 154 and 147 now. You can see in the WBO ratings that they're now heavily pursuing the WBO title at those weights, while ignoring it at every other weight. If they successfully secure the WBO at 154, will Fox start recognizing the WBO? I have no idea. Will be fascinating to see. It's possibly they'd just put Castano on Showtime where his belt would be recognized.
showtime always needs PBC fights....they’ll be happy to take WBO title fights. That’s the beauty of PBC....it’s on two networks
This fight needs to be in Miami it just makes sense since there’s so many Brazilians and Argentinians down here. Knowing how boxing is they will place it in some casino in Verona
Fox has refused to recognize the WBO title even when it's held by a PBC fighter.
Showtime recognizes the WBO title.
PBC is attempting a full monopoly at 154 and 147 now. You can see in the WBO ratings that they're now heavily pursuing the WBO title at those weights, while ignoring it at every other weight. If they successfully secure the WBO at 154, will Fox start recognizing the WBO? I have no idea. Will be fascinating to see. It's possibly they'd just put Castano on Showtime where his belt would be recognized.
d. garcia was quietly elevated to WBO#1 3 weeks ago.
d. garcia was quietly elevated to WBO#1 3 weeks ago.
Correct, and Lipinets was moved to #2.
This was done so that if Crawford tried to leap frog Castano at 154, Top Rank would be blocked out of the 147 WBO for the first time in decades. That's why Crawford can't fight Teixeira, ensuring Castano will get that belt.
Sanctioning bodies only have power because TV networks gave them power. If TV networks choose to take that power away, sanctioning bodies become powerless. Just like Sky neutered the IBO, Fox can do the same thing to the WBO if they choose to. Fox is, by far, the #1 boxing network in the US.
Haymon is playing chess, not checkers. Crawford was toying with the idea of using his status as WBO welterweight champion to automatically become mandatory at junior middleweight. Haymon installed his fighters at 1 and 2, which blocked Crawford from moving up because Arum would lose the WBO at welterweight to PBC.
With Crawford blocked from cherry picking Teixeira, nothing stops Haymon from gaining the full 154 monopoly. Haymon set up a situation where Arum would have to choose between 47 and 54, and Haymon would gain whichever Arum didnt choose.
Haymon has “gone to the map” like an old skool army field marshal, and he is thinking 10 moves ahead and NO ONE in boxing can outmaneuver him
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