02-10-2016, 11:07 PM
The only explanation I can think of is rating agencies playing off against each other with respect to Parker:
* Duco under pressure to find a top fighter for Joe
* We've thought for over a year that Ustinov a possibility in 2016 (Ustinov is a known entity in NZ)
* Rating agencies all want the new, exciting contenders like AJ and JP to fight eliminators under their banner
* Ustinov preferred to fight Parker rather than Ortiz
* Duco presents Ustinov as a likely opponent to WBO, who reluctantly agree to add him to their rankings to save a JP/Ustinov fight being mandated by another agency (he's ranked in the others, but not WBO)
* Parker v Ustinov announced ("We promised it, here it is: JP fighting a "top 5" fighter")
....Watch this space???
* Duco under pressure to find a top fighter for Joe
* We've thought for over a year that Ustinov a possibility in 2016 (Ustinov is a known entity in NZ)
* Rating agencies all want the new, exciting contenders like AJ and JP to fight eliminators under their banner
* Ustinov preferred to fight Parker rather than Ortiz
* Duco presents Ustinov as a likely opponent to WBO, who reluctantly agree to add him to their rankings to save a JP/Ustinov fight being mandated by another agency (he's ranked in the others, but not WBO)
* Parker v Ustinov announced ("We promised it, here it is: JP fighting a "top 5" fighter")
....Watch this space???