10-14-2016, 10:42 AM
I just didn't think Lonergan could waltz in and decide that the Parker/Ruiz fight was for the title. Sure, it was good to push for it, but I didn't think the WBO would go for it. Nice try, though.
But the WBO President has his own issues with a box off. As NakiFan said, it didn't go well for the WBA. But aside from that, if Klit loses, he probably retires. If he wins, he doesn't participate in a box off as there's no need as he'd be the WBA and IBF champ. That box off will NEVER happen.
What to do if you were Parker? I'd fight Price on the undercard of the AJ/Klit fight as they were going to do, and push the IBF to say that as the mandatory, his next fight with AJ OR Klit is for the title. The problem with that though, is that if Klit wins, he may not want to fight his mandatory right away, OR he could retire and there would be an IBF box off. That's why it's important for AJ to win. For Parker's sake. And I'd tell the WBO to go get screwed in the nicest possible way.
But the WBO President has his own issues with a box off. As NakiFan said, it didn't go well for the WBA. But aside from that, if Klit loses, he probably retires. If he wins, he doesn't participate in a box off as there's no need as he'd be the WBA and IBF champ. That box off will NEVER happen.
What to do if you were Parker? I'd fight Price on the undercard of the AJ/Klit fight as they were going to do, and push the IBF to say that as the mandatory, his next fight with AJ OR Klit is for the title. The problem with that though, is that if Klit wins, he may not want to fight his mandatory right away, OR he could retire and there would be an IBF box off. That's why it's important for AJ to win. For Parker's sake. And I'd tell the WBO to go get screwed in the nicest possible way.