boxing_rocks wrote:Khurtsidze has been a mandatory for a long time. Saunders had all opportunities to fight him. BJS would likely not have his "injuries" if he didn't gain so much fat.
Failed negotiations with 3 different parties? Whose fault could it be?
It’s abundantly clear that you know absolutely fornicate all about boxing? Do you not find it embarrassing that you keep challenging my knowledge, yet you always fall flat on your face?
Here are the facts:
It was only the 27th January 2017 when Saunders was officially ordered by the WBO to face Khurtsidze, since Canelo was previously the mandatory challenger to the Brit’s title the month prior.
Saunders’ promoter actually had to pay Khurtsidze a six-figure step-aside fee, coupled with having to agree to stage a bout for the Georgian against Tommy Langford for the WBO interim title, in order to get him to agree to step aside to allow Billy Joe to face Gennady Golovkin instead, but the Kazakh ended-up “losing his pen”.
Therefore, Avtandil Khurtsidze’s delay in getting a shot at Saunders was primarily due to K2. However, the ‘Mini Mike Tyson’ shot himself in the foot with all of his criminal activities outside the ring.
Billy Joe Saunders cannot possibly he held responsible for the Khurtsidze & Golovkin situations!
The previous year, Fwank Warren had also attempted to negotiate a deal with Oscar De La Hoya that would involve Billy Joe Saunders appearing on the undercard of the Canelo-Smith bout, which was subject to certain conditions, with a view for the WBO champ to face the winner of that bout:
• Queensberry Promotions would pick the opponent
• Fwank Warren paid for Saunders’ purse, but would receive financial contribution from GBP to pay for his opponent’s purse
• Golden Boy had to guarantee that the winner of this fight would be next in line to face Canelo
Here are the reasons why Fwank Warren declined to allow Saunders to face Rosado:
• Billy Joe had not committed himself to agree to fight on the Canelo-Smith undercard
• Gabriel Rosado was picked by Oscar De La Hoya and was not included in the list of opponents that GBP & Queensberry had originally discussed. Fwank Warren was actually supposed to pick the opponent, but he wasn't given the opportunity
• GBP’s contribution towards the purses of Saunders & Rosado was insufficient, resulting in a greater financial outlay for Queensberry Promotions
• Golden Boy Promotions refused to provide a written guarantee that the winner of the Saunders-Rosado fight would actually be next in line to face Canelo
Coincidentally, Willie Monroe Jr. replaced Saunders and faced Gabriel Rosado instead, with the bout being promoted as the winner being Canelo’s next opponent. There are multiple YouTube videos of Monroe Jr. and Rosado explaining the importance of their fight, due to the financial benefits of facing Canelo. Even the TV commentators and the media had covered the very same narrative.
And guess what happened? Willie Monroe Jr. defeated Gabriel Rosado, but never received a shot at Canelo! I guess that’s the consequences of not requesting GBP’s promises to be committed in writing.
During December 2016, GBP actually lobbied the WBO to instate Canelo as Billy Joe Saunders’ mandatory challenger, which they agreed to do. So the Brit was temporarily obliged to face Oscar De Lay Hoya’s Mexican cash cow, but Alvarez very quickly changed his mind and renounced his status, preferring to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. instead.
Ultimately, Billy Joe Saunders had absolutely no fúckíng control whatsoever to do about the fact that he wasn’t able to secure a bout against Canelo!
