Garcia ducks Linares

[Jubei]

Garcia knew Linares was too much for him, it is what it is.

Exactly, risky fight for him because he knows he wont be the "A" side vs Linares while he would be the A side vs Easter, nobody wants to see that Easter fight, everyone would have loved to see him vs Linares, Linares doesnt have a good chin but thats it, he could outbox Mikey.

[john l]

HOW RING MAGAZINE HAS CHANGED RULES TO BENEFIT HBO FIGHTERS AND HARM SHOWTIME FIGHTERS


1. HBO desperately wanted the lengthy build towards Ward vs Kovalev to culminate in establishing a new lineal champion after being embarrassed when Adonis Stevenson left for Showtime. So they leaned on their trusty lead promoter Oscar De La Hoya to figure out how to crown Andre Ward or Sergey Kovalev as lineal champion when Adonis Stevenson was already the lineal champion.

So Ring magazine created a new rule that violated the very nature of the lineal championship. Ring magazine instituted mandatory defenses. If you don't fight a top 5 contender from their rankings, they can strip you (if it benefits HBO). Keep in mind all of the rules, new and old, are selectively enforced to benefit HBO and harm Showtime.

But wait, this new rule would result in Canelo being stripped as well, so they made the rule even more ridiculous, you had to defend against a top 5 contender FROM ANY WEIGHT CLASS. Why? So that Amir Khan would qualify as Canelo's "mandatory" and allow Canelo to keep the title, while ridiculously stripping Adonis Stevenson of the lineal title. That's right. Canelo is middleweight champion despite never ever winning a fight with a 160 pound limit, but Adonis was stripped without losing, while remaining active, and sure enough, HBO got their wish and Andre Ward was crowned Ring magazine champion.


2. HBO is scared to death of Showtime being able to crown a lineal world heavyweight champion, so to make sure that Joshua vs Wilder can't be for the Ring title, Tyson Fury continues to be recognized as Ring champion.

Doing so has required Ring to break several rules in an effort to benefit HBO and harm Showtime.

#1 - TYSON FURY PUBLICLY RETIRED!!! That's right. The very thing that has always caused a lineal title to become vacant, retirement, was blatantly ignored by Ring magazine to ensure that Showtime couldn't have the heavyweight champion.

But since Andre Ward is now a free agent and not obligated to HBO, he was stripped upon retirement so that HBO can try to crown a new "lineal" champion if/when Kovalev fights Barrera next year. That's right, never forget that Ring can have #2 fight #5 for the vacant "lineal" title if HBO wants them to. There is no journalistic integrity anymore, which is why every respected journalist quit the Ring ratings panel and started TBRB instead.

#2 - Not only did Tyson Fury retire, he hasn't fulfilled Ring's mandatory rule about top 5 contenders. Has he been stripped like Adonis Stevenson? Nope.

#3 - Tyson Fury hasn't fought in TWO YEARS. Ring rules say you are stripped after 18 months if you don't fight. Why is Fury still the champion?!

#4 - Tyson Fury failed a drug test, which under Ring rules should result in you being stripped.

Tyson Fury, based on FOUR DIFFERENT violations of Ring policy, was supposed to be stripped, but they haven't done it because HBO doesn't want them to. This is what happens when you allow "independent" rankings to be PURCHASED BY HBO'S LEAD PROMOTER!!!

So Ring magazine says Tyson Fury is heavyweight champion, despite Tysons' public retirement, drug test failure, failure to fight a top contender in two years and failure to fight anyone at all in 18 months.

Ring magazine says Canelo is middleweight champion despite Canelo publicly declaring he wasn't middleweight champion anymore and never actually winning a fight contracted at the middleweight limit.

Meanwhile, Adonis Stevenson, who is the clear lineal champion, and knocked out Tony Bellew in a mandatory defense who went on to win the CRUISERWEIGHT championship and become a big name at HEAVYWEIGHT, was stripped of his Ring title for not fighting their mandatory, making them just as corrupt as any sanctioning body.

One more thing IF Joshua and Wilder fight even next ill bet you my house that it WILL BE for the THE RING title and it WONT matter one bit if its on show.And cmon anybody who works for alpha bit boys is kinda disqualified from talkin about ratings no??? have good wkend

[john l]

Exactly, risky fight for him because he knows he wont be the "A" side vs Linares while he would be the A side vs Easter, nobody wants to see that Easter fight, everyone would have loved to see him vs Linares, Linares doesnt have a good chin but thats it, he could outbox Mikey.

Better chance then slow footed Easter.But I pick MG in both but Linares would be harder and mean more.BTW as weird as it might sound I THINK I MIGHT pick Easter over Linares.styles but yes I wanted MG VS jl

[Ghost Rider]

Lol, Linares would be a bloody mess and get knocked out cold by round 6 against Garcia.

[N/A]

One more thing IF Joshua and Wilder fight even next ill bet you my house that it WILL BE for the THE RING title and it WONT matter one bit if its on show.

What's your house worth?

And cmon anybody who works for alpha bit boys is kinda disqualified from talkin about ratings no??? have good wkend

None of us are currently on the payroll of a major sanctioning body. We do speak to the presidents frequently and are experienced in sanctioning body politics. Not sure why we would be disqualified from talking about ratings. We have continuously advocated for the TBRB.

[N/A]

I don't have time now to get into this but Tyson fury HAS nothing to do with GB.

You're missing the point though. Fury is just a pawn in this. Leaving the title on Fury, despite the violation of FOUR DIFFERENT RING RULES, prevents Showtime from crowning a new champion. So even though Fury is not a GB fighter, it still benefits HBO and harms SHO to keep the championship on Fury no matter how many rules you have to violate to do so.