NakiFan, I always thought that the champ can fight anyone in the top 15 in any alphabet if they don't have to fight the mandatory. Usually alphabets say you have to fight the mandatory by a set time, say a year. Other than that, they can fight whoever they want within the top 15 for the title. But I'm just guessing here, based on past information.
But no one ranked in the top 10 accepted a bout when he was in the top 10, so #5 doesn't matter, except for status and ego. I just can't see anyone in the top 10 coming over here to fight Parker. Weirdly, I thought it would be Martin, not Povetkin, who woulda dropped outta the top 5.
But no one ranked in the top 10 accepted a bout when he was in the top 10, so #5 doesn't matter, except for status and ego. I just can't see anyone in the top 10 coming over here to fight Parker. Weirdly, I thought it would be Martin, not Povetkin, who woulda dropped outta the top 5.