Manuel Charr vs. Christopher Lovejoy - May 15, 2021

[Tony1244]

Lovejoy out of retirement already! What a superstar.

The entire planet is at the edge of their seats on his every move.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Manuel Charr To Proceed With May 15 Date, With Or Without Christopher Lovejoy

Mahmoud (Manuel) Charr once again finds himself involved in a fight whose status is directly impacted by Don King.

Plans remain in place for the former secondary titlist to return to the ring on May 15 in Hamburg, Germany, though chances remain slim for a planned showdown with unbeaten fringe contender Christopher Lovejoy.

The previously announced bout was met with the threat of legal action by King, the Hall of Fame promoter who still claims ties to Las Vegas’ Lovejoy along with allegations of the fight being made without his knowledge or consent.

Charr and his team have learned from past mistakes, with a contingency plan in place and the promise of at least two other opponents currently on standby should the need arise.

“[W]e are still confident that Charr and Lovejoy will meet in the ring on May 15 and are willing to settle the situation with [Don King Productions],” Erol Ceylan, Charr’s promoter stated on Thursday. “However, we are prepared to give a different opponent the chance to take on our guy if necessary.”

Charr (31-4, 17 KOs) has not fought since winning a secondary version of the WBA heavyweight title following a 12-round decision win over Alexander Ustinov in Nov. 2017. A drug testing snafu, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and legal issues have all left the Syrian heavyweight miserably inactive and with several fights falling through during that stretch.

The most recent casualty came in an announced title consolidation clash with Trevor Bryan. Charr was removed from the Jan. 29 show in Hollywood, Florida over an inability to secure a travel visa in time, though the process leading to that point remains an active legal dispute between Charr’s side and Don King Productions (DKP). The WBA stripped Charr of his title, downgrading him to “Champion in Recess” while allowing Bryan to fight for the vacant title, which he claimed in an 11th round knockout of Bermane Stiverne on the aforementioned Jan. 29 show.

“We are not quite sure what Don King‘s intentions are at this stage,” wonders Ceylan. “Instead of making fights happen, he tries to sabotage them. First, he‘s getting Charr stripped off his WBA belt and now this.”

Could you imagine after all this if Lovejoy drops out and the late replacement being wheeled out is Fres Oquendo

Does DK promote Fat Fres too?

I’d rather see Shannon Briggs at this rate.

[oogiebe]

Lovejoy out of retirement already! What a superstar.

The entire planet is at the edge of their seats on his every move.

LOL!~ Be still my beating heart!

[joshj909]

Is this still going ahead?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Is this still going ahead?

Not this fight. But Charr’s team said they’re going ahead with the date, but no opponent.

[candyslim]

Good idea. He might win if there's no opponent.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Good idea. He might win if there's no opponent.

His opponent ‘TBA’ will get DQ’d for not entering the ring..

[joshj909]

Just had look for Lovejoy's Twitter and he thinks it's still going ahead.

It also appears that he's taking his preparation very seriously. He's eating Pizza before his workout...

[Ruthless-RKO]

He’s traveled alone

[JamesPhilips]

Lovejoy, the dark horse of heavyweight boxing, destroys Charr and sets his sights on Joshua....

[candyslim]

I really wanted to see Lovejoy v Dave Allen. I welcome the day when Don King does the best thing for the human race that he has ever done, namely to provide fertilizer to the earth with his mortal remains. I was kinda hoping this would occur post-mortem but the wait has been such that I'm no longer hung up on the details. Just bury the Fokker already.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Is this happening??

[Loki]

Charr is retired.

Did you mean retired or something similar?

[Loki]

Literally couldn’t give a about this fight.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ruthless-RKO]

Charr weighed 111.5 kilograms (roughly 245 ¾ pounds) for his first fight in more than three years.

Lovejoy checked in at a beefy 139 kilograms (roughly 306 ½ pounds) for the occasion.

[margaret thatcher]

what's going on with charr's body?

[JohnL]

Great fight. If only Fres Oquendo gets the winner.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

what's going on with charr's body?

Yeah looks like his PED training morphed his body into something unknown

Lovejoy on the andy ruiz training program

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Surely if lovejoy wins hes the best hw since valuev since hes the biggest since

[margaret thatcher]

da big baby challenges that assumption

[Ruthless-RKO]

what's going on with charr's body?

Surgery?

[oogiebe]

what's going on with charr's body?

Surgery?

Looks more like post disection.

[margaret thatcher]

ah, i remember that he got shot....that looks like what guys often look like after shootings

[DrDuke]

what's going on with charr's body?

They made a hole in his belly, took everything out, filled the emptiness with sh!t and sewn it up. That's how Charr became a boxer.