Korobov-Lee apparently on for Dec 13th in Dublin

[crusader]

Peter Quillin vacated his WBO title today instead of signing to face mandatory challenger Matvey Korobov. BJS is ranked behind Korobov at #2, so he may be able to face the Russian for the vacant title.

Do you think that would be a good route for him, or should he continue focusing on a Eubank fight?

edit: As of Oct 6th it seems that Korobov and Lee will fight for the vacant title on December 13th in Dublin .

[crusader]

Also, Andy Lee is #3 so he could be involved if one of them turns it down.

[TerribleTerry]

Not his fault but a soft route to a title belt IMO

[Boxing Prospect]

Never been that impressed by Korobov though I have the suspicion he has another gear. BJS impressed me early in his career but those memories are long gone. Korobov stops the Brit if they fight.

Lee Vs Korobov would be more interesting.

[crusader]

Saunders just tweeted:

WBO yes please ;)

[handsofstone]

I'm not massively impressed with Korobov and i rate Saunders highly and in think he'll get better

Make it happen Bunny

[Black Sam Bellamy]

Korobov and Saunders would appear to have similar profiles. Decorated amateurs who don't have much knockout power in the Pro's

[JimJim2009]

In the early days Korobov looked one of the best prospects in the world. He now looks a completely different and much less impressive fighter. For BJS' sake I hope his transformation from being very good to being a bit crap is permanent.

[ScottDetonator]

I'd give BJS a great chance of out boxing Korobov, especially if Uncle F can get home advantage. Possibly time to push the boat out again. BJS might not get a better chance.

Strange move from Quillin vacating. His last fight was terrible and he's hardly a big name over in the US. Maybe it will become clearer with time.

[forcefraser]

Koborov beats Saunders. Eubank Jr beats them both.

[ShadrachSimmo]

In the early days Korobov looked one of the best prospects in the world. He now looks a completely different and much less impressive fighter. For BJS' sake I hope his transformation from being very good to being a bit crap is permanent.

I know what you mean regarding Koborov. It's almost as if he's peaked without peaking.

[Andrew]

Koborov beats Saunders. Eubank Jr beats them both.

Based on beating Eastern Europeans who can't hit back ??

Had the chance to become BJS mandatory last year and ducked the fight and still hasn't stepped up.

Don't get me wrong I rated him a year ago and thought he was ready to fight for domestic titles then but continuously fighting pi$$ poor opposition makes me think his father is protecting him. Or he is protecting GGG from a vicious beating

[chad]

Boxing Scene reporting that Franck Warren and Bob Arum are in talks for Saunders Vs. Korobov to potentially feature on the Fury Vs. Chisora card in November.

http://www.BS.com/saunders-kor ... 2nd--81932

[brian13]

Hopefully, Lee gets the winner. He is too close in the rankings for him to throw a good chance at a World title away.

[Counter-puncher]

In the early days Korobov looked one of the best prospects in the world. He now looks a completely different and much less impressive fighter. For BJS' sake I hope his transformation from being very good to being a bit crap is permanent.

I know what you mean regarding Koborov. It's almost as if he's peaked without peaking.

[Bodyshot3]

Peter Quillin vacated his WBO title today instead of signing to face mandatory challenger Matvey Korobov. BJS is ranked behind Korobov at #2, so he may be able to face the Russian for the vacant title.

Does anyone know what the actual deal is with Quillin's decision......as some people have mentioned, Korobov seems to be a fighter in constant tick-over mode these days and his best stuff might already be behind him. I find it difficult to think that Peter is hiding away in a locked cupboard and anxiously hugging his comfort blanket at the prospect of this fight.

Educated guess is that it is either weight or maybe he's on Cotto's radar and does not need the hassle of Korobov?

[Andrew]

Demetrius Andrade could pip BJS to this

http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post ... for-fights

[UpstartBoxing.com]

WBO twitter saying announcement at 4pm guess that's AST so 40 mins or so. Think it would be very harsh on BJS to miss out but seems there's precedent with Mikey Garcia.

[expe]

Andrade gets it, what a load of bollocks, never shown any intention of moving up in the past, then at the last minute he decides he wants the shot and they give it him. What's the point of having rankings if #1 and #2 don't fight for the vacant title. I would assume this means that Andrade has now vacated his light middleweight belt.

[jameswilson]

Andrade gets it, what a load of bollocks, never shown any intention of moving up in the past, then at the last minute he decides he wants the shot and they give it him. What's the point of having rankings if #1 and #2 don't fight for the vacant title. I would assume this means that Andrade has now vacated his light middleweight belt.

I thought BJS was mandatory???

[digzee]

Andrade gets it, what a load of bollocks, never shown any intention of moving up in the past, then at the last minute he decides he wants the shot and they give it him. What's the point of having rankings if #1 and #2 don't fight for the vacant title. I would assume this means that Andrade has now vacated his light middleweight belt.

I thought BJS was mandatory???

Probably just mandatory to fight for a final eliminator to become the mandatory to the champion, not mandatory to fight the champion,

[lefty]

Peter Quillin vacated his WBO title today instead of signing to face mandatory challenger Matvey Korobov. BJS is ranked behind Korobov at #2, so he may be able to face the Russian for the vacant title.

Does anyone know what the actual deal is with Quillin's decision......as some people have mentioned, Korobov seems to be a fighter in constant tick-over mode these days and his best stuff might already be behind him. I find it difficult to think that Peter is hiding away in a locked cupboard and anxiously hugging his comfort blanket at the prospect of this fight.

Educated guess is that it is either weight or maybe he's on Cotto's radar and does not need the hassle of Korobov?

It seems like Haymon might of advised him to drop the belt rather than having to deal with Jay Z's rocnation outfit (they dont get along if you havent heard)

[lefty]

Andrade gets it, what a load of bollocks, never shown any intention of moving up in the past, then at the last minute he decides he wants the shot and they give it him. What's the point of having rankings if #1 and #2 don't fight for the vacant title. I would assume this means that Andrade has now vacated his light middleweight belt.

The worst part of that is the very strong likelihood that we're now going to see Rose go on another title run .....

[UpstartBoxing.com]

WBO posted this explanation http://www.wboboxing.com/wp-content/upl ... orobov.pdf saying he hasn't faced a top 15 boxer or good enough opposition. He's beaten Fletcher who was #14 with the WBO in July and Gary O'Sullivan who was top 10 the year before.

Also asks the question of why they ranked him so highly if he hadn't fought anyone decent Alarm bells were ringing yesterday though when their President tweeted about "precedent".

[lefty]

WBO posted this explanation http://www.wboboxing.com/wp-content/upl ... orobov.pdf saying he hasn't faced a top 15 boxer or good enough opposition. He's beaten Fletcher who was #14 with the WBO in July and Gary O'Sullivan who was top 10 the year before.

Also asks the question of why they ranked him so highly if he hadn't fought anyone decent Alarm bells were ringing yesterday though when their President tweeted about "precedent".

Has billy responded via twitter or anything yet?