12-22-2016, 10:29 AM
(12-21-2016, 08:47 PM)diehard Wrote: Don't understand. So Haye can fight Bellew and still keep his mandatory spot? And Parker can fight whoever he wants next since he'll be fighting his mandatory (Haye) in the summer? Guess Hughie misses out as the mandatory.
i'm not sure why everyone goes on about mandatory. there is one thing being ranked number one then being mandatory. the number 1 can become a mandatory by fighting number 2 on list, if number 2 doesn't want to fight then you move to the next guy. you can go as low as number 10 for a mandatory. most 2's don't take the fight as they wait to go number 1 after a successgful or unsuccessful attempt by current number 1. then they try hook mandatory for them selves so they arnt bent over a hay bale in negotiations. this then forces the a title fight every 9 months in the heavy division. the only reason they ordered a mandatory for haye was it was vacant title so wanted a quick defence to settle the division down. being a mandatory just allow a bit of say in the fight purse. I think the right thing to do is have easier voluntary defense so he continues to grow. I see price as perfect for this as the guy has been KO'd 3 times. he will be cheaper then the rest and he is well known in UK. business first sport second n this game.