Comments Thread For: Alexander Besputin Decisions Radzhab Butaev For WBA Title

[Mammoth]

Will be an internal option for Crawford and Top Rank in 2020. Would make it more interesting if the WBO allowed their title to be unified with the sub-title for the WBA.

They don't allow that?

[Pigeons]

They don't allow that?

I don't know but usually one guy vacates when that's the case. I know I've read the other sanctioning bodies don't like the WBA sub-belt and don't recognize it. With that said, I know it's been allowed before. Like for Canelo-Trout, but typically it doesn't happen.

[Joe shmo]

The judges were spot on, I had it 116-112 as well. A great fight! Besputin made the improvements but is still a work in progress, but not by much. He needs a couple more fights against the tough opponents. To me it was one of the best fights this year.

I think lipinets or even Khan would b a good next fight for him. Lipinets is a solid top 10 welter and Khan even tho he has a glass jaw he's still a decent fighter with a lot of speed, plus he's a bigger name so he can boost besputin's profile.

[Offic.Scorecard]

I think lipinets or even Khan would b a good next fight for him. Lipinets is a solid top 10 welter and Khan even tho he has a glass jaw he's still a decent fighter with a lot of speed, plus he's a bigger name so he can boost besputin's profile.

Yeah I'd like to see him against Lipinets, who's a good fighter. But isn't he at 140? On the other hand I'm not that interested in the Khan figjt, other than for boosting his profile, as you mentioned.

[famicommander]

Casimero has been moved to #2 at Bantamweight by TBRB.

That means if he gets a unification fight with Naoya Inoue, it'll be for the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, Ring, and lineal titles.

[Joe shmo]

Yeah I'd like to see him against Lipinets, who's a good fighter. But isn't he at 140? On the other hand I'm not that interested in the Khan figjt, other than for boosting his profile, as you mentioned.

I think lipinets moved up after losing to Mikey. Didn't he just fight Lamont Peterson at 147 earlier this year?

[Offic.Scorecard]

I think lipinets moved up after losing to Mikey. Didn't he just fight Lamont Peterson at 147 earlier this year?

Oh you are probably right, my bad, I wasn't following him since the Garcia fight, in fact I remember now hearing that he moved up.