Comments Thread For: Dillian Whyte Takes Legal Action Against The WBC

[James Hunt]

It's a lose / lose for Whyte.

He will simply be elevated to franchise champion or even champion emeritus.

Fury is the cash cow. The golden goose. The kingpin.

Are you sure WBC gets sanctioning fees also for "Franchise designation"? Remember, it's not a belt, not a title. You can't even win it. It's just "a designation".

[Ray*]

Was Hearn doing a dis-service to Whyte when Whyte refused a 4m deal to fight AJ? Should Hearn have put more pressure on him to accept or visa versa? Did he dis-service Whyte when other offers came his way in terms of title shot ladder?

He's been Mando for a while and turned down multiple chances to move forward. I could sympathise had he never got a sniff at anything but he has and turned his nose up.. Now all of a sudden when noises are getting louder regarding AJ and Fury, legal action is taken with the WBC..

Is that Whyte having enough? Whichever way Hearn would know about this legal action beforehand so either they've fell out or Hearn has given the go ahead... All while trying to convince the public Fury and AJ is at the forefront.. People are clearly asking if there's a hidden agenda somewhere..

Hearns great at his job. However, Many people on here pick up on him shifting attention/blame to his fighters but seems you like to just exonerate him from anything..

Clearly something isn't right.

The WBC should take some blame in this. It shouldn't have got this far. They should have just stripped him of his ranking when he refused his chances and had done with it...

Whyte is also a free agent, so he doesn't need to notify Hearn of his actions. Hearn doesn't manage him. Sulaiman is to blame for this, their corruption is plain to see. Number 1 should be number 1, not when you feel like it.

[Bunch Pag]

My idea is: make Fury the franchise champ and let him fight AJ for unification. Then make Wilder and Whyte fight for the regular title. Last, the two winners fight. All this within 2021.

Fury and AJ hold the belts..

For me there's only one fight to be made.....

[techliam]

Are you sure WBC gets sanctioning fees also for "Franchise designation"? Remember, it's not a belt, not a title. You can't even win it. It's just "a designation".

Yes

If the WBC sanction a fight, whether for a title, ranking or eliminator, a % of the fighters purse goes to the WBC for 'sanctioning fees'

[Ray*]

Yes but these are voluntary acts by Whyte. He's paying sanctioning fees for the belts he has, and the mandatory position, not for the world title belt

I'm not sure what the legal justification is really. The WBC's rules are clear - the mandatory can be enforced whenever the championships committee feel like. If you want to fight for an organisation that actually follows rules, then I'm not sure why he's isolating himself to the WBC. Seems like a bad judgement

I don't get this lawsuit too. He would only ended up isolating himself even further. He cannot force the champions to fight him, he has been ducked by Wilder multiple times, and i hope Fury doesn't do the same thing too.

Why fight the WBC route when you know they are the worse organisation? I guess he figured he can beat Wilder and then try and unify with Joshua for all the marbles.

Anyways hopefully we get the Fury/Wilder 3 this year and then Whyte can face the winner early next year. All this has been caused by the WBC protecting and accommodating most of team Wilder's request, now they are stuck and don't know where to turn.

[Bunch Pag]

He wants that WBC belt and he was also paying sanctioning fees to WBC, so why wouldn't he deserve a shot at WBC belt.
Whyte's chances to fight for other belts have nothing to do with WBC's obligations towards Whyte. If WBC didn't say no when he was paying those fees to them, they also shouldn't say no when his mando term is due, it actually was few years back. Is it so hard to understand?

I've stated the WBC have to take some responsibility. They could also have clearly told him his chance was gone with his PEDs and pointed in his opportunity direction but yes they kept taking his money.. that's no issue of mine..

Mine is he bleats on like some hard done to bloke who keeps getting knock back after knock back when clearly he hadnt.

I'm not interested in splitting hairs between associations. I'm interested in seeing a bloke striving to be the best and take his chances at being that whenever and wherever they come along.

Like I say, says and does what he wants regarding WBC, they are accountable but Whytes also accountable for his own path too...

[Bunch Pag]

Whyte is also a free agent, so he doesn't need to notify Hearn of his actions. Hearn doesn't manage him. Sulaiman is to blame for this, their corruption is plain to see. Number 1 should be number 1, not when you feel like it.

Of course, but you can't tell me Hearn didn't know anything what was going to happen? It may be all legit but something just doesn't sit right with me..

[James Hunt]

Yes but these are voluntary acts by Whyte. He's paying sanctioning fees for the belts he has, and the mandatory position, not for the world title belt

I'm not sure what the legal justification is really. The WBC's rules are clear - the mandatory can be enforced whenever the championships committee feel like. If you want to fight for an organisation that actually follows rules, then I'm not sure why he's isolating himself to the WBC. Seems like a bad judgement

When you buy weed, you pay money, right? Paying money is your "voluntary act", right? But that doesn't mean that instead of a few pounds of weed they can sell you bread. Right?

[techliam]

When you buy weed, you pay money, right? Paying money is your "voluntary act", right? But that doesn't mean that instead of a few pounds of weed they can sell you bread. Right?

Well let's take away the silly analogy. It does us both a disservice

Whyte pays sanctioning fees to have his fights sanctioned by the WBC - for his minor titles, and his ranking. If he's paying sanctioning fees purely to get a quick shot at the world title, he doesn't understand the WBC's rules or what type of organisation the WBC is. They can pick and choose when they enforce mandatories

As far as the WBC is concerned, they have sanctioned his fights, given him shots at WBC minor titles and have him has the mandatory. That's all their rules say they should be doing. If the legal case is that the WBC rules are illegal, then I dunno. I'm not sure what the legal justification is for that

[James Hunt]

Yes

If the WBC sanction a fight, whether for a title, ranking or eliminator, a % of the fighters purse goes to the WBC for 'sanctioning fees'

If Fury becomes Franchise and fights Joshua, WBC will not be sanctioning the fight. Why would they? Their belt won't be on the line anyway. I'm sure AJ won't be paying them any fees. So how does that work?