LHW SEASON WEEK 15 MATCHUPS

[NoScoutingReports]

Roy Jones Jnr v Beibut Shumenov
Bernard Hopkins v Tomasz Adamek

[kevo]

Both fighters will still be in the top 15 when the rankings are made public. At the WBO we care more about the fighters overall record and talent, not just their most recent performance. However there managers are free to decline the shot. And perhaps for the sake of their fighters that may be a better management decision.

All very good points Mr Commish.

Spinks offers a shot to Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Since Tunney likely fights another opponent, Eddie accepts.

Should be a cracker

Any offers for Gibbons?

[gilgamesh]

With both of my stable coming off losses, and the Million Dollar Tournament looming on the Horizon meaning tough bouts are about to the one and only path being taken for the next several weeks. I think it's fitting to have a softer touch this week in preparation of such a massive undertaking.

In order to get my boys ready to get themselves back into Royal standing, I'll have 'em take down some Princes this week.

Ezzard Charles will take on Prince Badi Ajamu

Bob Fitzsimmons will take on Prince Charles Williams.

[BoxBuzz]

The IBO and the lineal are of persona non gratis status in the MDT. Sam goes forward with the lineal for sure....and hangs on to the the IBO if shuffleshits says so.

So if Sam or someone who defeats sam collects a belt along the way, it is of no consequence to the commissioners. However no more than one major strap could hypothetically be collected during the MDT. Because NO MAJOR BELTS WBA WBC WBO OR IBF will be unified during this tourney. THE WBO has agreed to following the other 3 belts guidelines. So unless P4P1 changes his mind mid stream...this is the way it is.

So....could the IBO, Lineal and ONE OTHER STrap be temporarily united? It's possible. The Lineal is subject to natural law......the major belts are under the strict guidance of Crease and Myself.....and the IBO......is the Shufflleshits show.

The only real question is......will champions be able to face each other at all? Or will they be forced to avoid each other even if that means we change the natural flow of the MDT? I favor such hypothetical matchups to simply be non title fights. And the MDT will follow it's mission statement to the full extent.

By the way....Bivens and Rosenbloom will be participating.

[armageto]

Why is everyone making this tougher than it has to be? We've never had major belts not on the line in any tournament in the past, so why should this be any different? If we are sticking to 25 weeks, by the time this tournament is over, you barley have any time to unify the belts or give others an opportunity to gain a title if they haven't acquired one during the season.

As long as it doesn't bother the software, I say let it ride. Let the belts float around and be up for grabs. Makes the tournament even all the more exciting. A belt holder not defending his belt for multiple weeks seems pointless on being a belt holder to begin with. At least that is my vote.

If people are Hell bent on not allowing major belts to change hands, then make those fights non-title encounters.

[NazNaci1]

Any offers for Gibbons?

I did want to match Johnson vs the scourge of the SIM, Braehmer but seeing as that match has not been 'legally' formalised or listed, I wouldn't mind running Gibbons - Johnson II, seeing as the 1st fight was an even draw.

If you fancy another route, ie a keep busy fight until the MDT, then no probs, Johnson will fight Braehmer.

Your call, either way

[BoxBuzz]

Why is everyone making this tougher than it has to be? We've never had major belts not on the line in any tournament in the past, so why should this be any different? If we are sticking to 25 weeks, by the time this tournament is over, you barley have any time to unify the belts or give others an opportunity to gain a title if they haven't acquired one during the season.

As long as it doesn't bother the software, I say let it ride. Let the belts float around and be up for grabs. Makes the tournament even all the more exciting. A belt holder not defending his belt for multiple weeks seems pointless on being a belt holder to begin with. At least that is my vote.

If people are Hell bent on not allowing major belts to change hands, then make those fights non-title encounters.

Well, it's actually no more difficult either way for me. Once I completely understand it. But for me... It's no more difficult this way

An MDT was not something I have sorted before......so Non Title fights for a surprise tourney seemed fine with me. If one champ beats another during this tourney he has bragging rights, and probably a return match should be given priority. Didn't have a lot of time to think it through, but an independently organized MDT would likely be something sanctioning bodies would gripe about. So there is some realism to it. lol

Had we all sat round a table over a pint...it might be handled differently. I don't have history or precedent with this. AND>......this can now turn into a 30 week season if that helps. And no more surprise tourney's will be considered. Well except if the IBO or the WBO want one.

So sorry if it's disappointing, but performance points will be accumulating...or decreasing......The Lineal championship will travel along.....Shuffleshits can do as he wishes....and honestly the WBO can go rogue and allow it's champ to face or accept unifications.

The IBF, WBA and WBC champs will be frozen. The WBO could choose a different path. And next time....if we have an MDT and we want to consider it being a unification event....I'm all in.

[p4p1]

The IBO and the lineal are of persona non gratis status in the MDT. Sam goes forward with the lineal for sure....and hangs on to the the IBO if shuffleshits says so.

So if Sam or someone who defeats sam collects a belt along the way, it is of no consequence to the commissioners. However no more than one major strap could hypothetically be collected during the MDT. Because NO MAJOR BELTS WBA WBC WBO OR IBF will be unified during this tourney. THE WBO has agreed to following the other 3 belts guidelines. So unless P4P1 changes his mind mid stream...this is the way it is.

So....could the IBO, Lineal and ONE OTHER STrap be temporarily united? It's possible. The Lineal is subject to natural law......the major belts are under the strict guidance of Crease and Myself.....and the IBO......is the Shufflleshits show.

The only real question is......will champions be able to face each other at all? Or will they be forced to avoid each other even if that means we change the natural flow of the MDT? I favor such hypothetical matchups to simply be non title fights. And the MDT will follow it's mission statement to the full extent.

By the way....Bivens and Rosenbloom will be participating.

Mr Buzz, perhaps my posts were not as clear as I thought they were but the WBO is on the line in every MDT fight that the champion enters.
We understand if the other sanctioning bodies do not wish to unify during the tournament. If Spinks (assuming he remains champion this week) was to fight a champion from another sanctioning body and that sanctioning body will not allow unifying belts the winner would have the option of claiming his new WBO belt and vacating his other belt (a move that we strongly support at the WBO) or allowing the WBO belt to be declared vacant.

[p4p1]

Gene vs Sam for the IBF, Lineal and IBO Belts would make it tasty....a unification of sorts, that is if the IBO (Mr Geto) and Lineal parties (The Commish's) give their blessings.

Call me a party pooper... But is there is going to be a unification - it will be done in the MDT.

Crease, as a minor belt the IBO should not be subjected to the same unification rules. The winner this week of the IBO title and its lineage there after will only carry on until the conclusion of the MDT at the latest, at which time I am confident the IBO title will be declared vacant.

[p4p1]

Gene vs Sam for the IBF, Lineal and IBO Belts would make it tasty....a unification of sorts, that is if the IBO (Mr Geto) and Lineal parties (The Commish's) give their blessings.

Call me a party pooper... But is there is going to be a unification - it will be done in the MDT.

So that kind of puts to bed that one, P4P, for now.

If Gene can keep his belt, looks like unifications will be done as per the Commish's above comment.

So Gene will offer the IBF shot to EMM and Johnson will take on Braehmer
.
We're 0-1 vs DrDuke, plus we lost the WBA title in that

Let's see if we can avoid a repeat, this time. Good luck!

Naz, I believe that EMM has already accepted a fight.
Can you hold off for a day or so and see if we can swing this Langford v Tunney fight before offering a title shot to another party? We want the biggest fights possible that make the most $$$ at Bond-Packer and this is the fight that makes the most sense.

[BoxBuzz]

The IBO and the lineal are of persona non gratis status in the MDT. Sam goes forward with the lineal for sure....and hangs on to the the IBO if shuffleshits says so.

So if Sam or someone who defeats sam collects a belt along the way, it is of no consequence to the commissioners. However no more than one major strap could hypothetically be collected during the MDT. Because NO MAJOR BELTS WBA WBC WBO OR IBF will be unified during this tourney. THE WBO has agreed to following the other 3 belts guidelines. So unless P4P1 changes his mind mid stream...this is the way it is.

So....could the IBO, Lineal and ONE OTHER STrap be temporarily united? It's possible. The Lineal is subject to natural law......the major belts are under the strict guidance of Crease and Myself.....and the IBO......is the Shufflleshits show.

The only real question is......will champions be able to face each other at all? Or will they be forced to avoid each other even if that means we change the natural flow of the MDT? I favor such hypothetical matchups to simply be non title fights. And the MDT will follow it's mission statement to the full extent.

By the way....Bivens and Rosenbloom will be participating.

Mr Buzz, perhaps my posts were not as clear as I thought they were but the WBO is on the line in every MDT fight that the champion enters.
We understand if the other sanctioning bodies do not wish to unify during the tournament. If Spinks (assuming he remains champion this week) was to fight a champion from another sanctioning body and that sanctioning body will not allow unifying belts the winner would have the option of claiming his new WBO belt and vacating his other belt (a move that we strongly support at the WBO) or allowing the WBO belt to be declared vacant.

That's fine. As a matter of fact I am working on reasoning toward a middle ground. I'm not keen on Unifications...but acquisitions and relinquishments of titles are not a problem from my perspective. Just want to avoid unifications during this time.

[p4p1]

Michael Spinks offers a shot to either Bob Fitzsimmons or Billy Conn, the only two men to beat him. Both are coming off losses, but are still worthy of a title shot imo.

What say you WBO commish?

Gibbons will narrowly win/lose to whoever wants to fight him this week.

Both fighters will still be in the top 15 when the rankings are made public. At the WBO we care more about the fighters overall record and talent, not just their most recent performance. However there managers are free to decline the shot. And perhaps for the sake of their fighters that may be a better management decision.

All very good points Mr Commish.

Spinks offers a shot to Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Given that EMM has decided to take on Tunney, Langford would like to throw his hat into the ring for a shot at Spinks' WBO championship.

[kevo]

Spinks v Langford sounds good to me!

[Techno89]

Archie Moore offers a title shot to Sam Langford or Harold Johnson

Langford is hoping for a fight with Tunney. His defeat to Moore was quote recent. I suspect the two may meet in the MDT though.

The shot is still open to Harold Johnson

[BoxBuzz]

Spinks v Langford sounds good to me!

This is incestual and highly suspicious activity...smacks of chicanery, todying, and tom foolery. Does not pass the smell test and should put good management teams on notice to consider a full WBO boycott. However if P4P1 would consider making Bivins vs Rosenbloom a fight to determine the next challenger after the MDT, we could be persuaded to keep it all on the QT, and/or the down low. As a matter of fact we know people, and it's quite possible Investigations could be thwarted, if proper fees were processed.

You know...typical boxing negotiations types of understandings.

[p4p1]

Spinks v Langford sounds good to me!

This is incestual and highly suspicious activity...smacks of chicanery, todying, and tom foolery. Does not pass the smell test and should put good management teams on notice to consider a full WBO boycott. However if P4P1 would consider making Bivins vs Rosenbloom a fight to determine the next challenger after the MDT, we could be persuaded to keep it all on the QT, and/or the down low. As a matter of fact we know people, and it's quite possible Investigations could be thwarted, if proper fees were processed.

You know...typical boxing negotiations types of understandings.

While we at the WBO do admit to some chicanery, a little todying, we categorically deny any tom foolery. We worry were GBP may be hearing these things. We expect our competitors at the WBC, WBA and the IBF are spreading lies of tom foolery because we are raising the bar and setting standards, that they continue to limbo under.

Of course GBP has a strong standing with the WBO, it is hard to not respect one of the greatest promotions in sim history. If GBP wanted to have their two fighters box off in a title eliminator, we would of course be interested given the gate and PPVs the fight would demand. Rosenbloom of course is already one of our highest rank challengers who has had a slight drop off due to a recent loss against our Champion Spinks. Bivins has had a couple of close losses against our #1 ranked challenger Langford, who we are projecting to be the winner of the MDT at this stage and therefor will hold a championship. It is not unforeseeable that Bivins and Rosenbloom could meet for the WBO international title (title fights at any level get a slightly higher sanctioning fee due to the cost of our handmade, bespoke championship belts) in what would also be a title eliminator.

[kevo]

Spinks v Langford sounds good to me!

This is incestual and highly suspicious activity...smacks of chicanery, todying, and tom foolery. Does not pass the smell test and should put good management teams on notice to consider a full WBO boycott. However if P4P1 would consider making Bivins vs Rosenbloom a fight to determine the next challenger after the MDT, we could be persuaded to keep it all on the QT, and/or the down low. As a matter of fact we know people, and it's quite possible Investigations could be thwarted, if proper fees were processed.

You know...typical boxing negotiations types of understandings.

While we at the WBO do admit to some chicanery, a little todying, we categorically deny any tom foolery. We worry were GBP may be hearing these things. We expect our competitors at the WBC, WBA and the IBF are spreading lies of tom foolery because we are raising the bar and setting standards, that they continue to limbo under.

Of course GBP has a strong standing with the WBO, it is hard to not respect one of the greatest promotions in sim history. If GBP wanted to have their two fighters box off in a title eliminator, we would of course be interested given the gate and PPVs the fight would demand. Rosenbloom of course is already one of our highest rank challengers who has had a slight drop off due to a recent loss against our Champion Spinks. Bivins has had a couple of close losses against our #1 ranked challenger Langford, who we are projecting to be the winner of the MDT at this stage and therefor will hold a championship. It is not unforeseeable that Bivins and Rosenbloom could meet for the WBO international title (title fights at any level get a slightly higher sanctioning fee due to the cost of our handmade, bespoke championship belts) in what would also be a title eliminator.

TOM FOOLERY!?!? This is an outrage. I am staunchly anti-tom foolery.

How about Spinks fights both of these bums on the same night, so we can be rid of them once and for all?

Tomfoolery indeed. Harumph.

[BoxBuzz]

Harumph.

Harumph? Harumph????

Ef you and the whores you rode in on. You've taken this discussion much too far at this point, and this can not and will not be ignored...sadly.... there is no going back. One can not be allowed to respond with a "Harumph'" to a very important member of the commissioner's office and continue forward unabated.

Fines will be levied, consequences will ensue, and furthermore, (and it pains me to take it to this leve)l....but yes, this will go on your permanent record.

[BoxBuzz]

POST HARUMPH MEMO.....

It's been difficult for me to ass'er'tain just what fights have been approved by managers. But based on my readings I have determined that the following four bouts have been agreed to by all stake holders, and shall be run post haste.

Quawi vs Hall
Johnson vs Brahemer
RJjr vs Shumenov.......................................Shumenov not available.......
Hopkins vs Adamek.

Please forgive if I did not get this right...I gave sincere effort to properly ass'er'tain the status of these bouts.

[kevo]

Harumph.

Harumph? Harumph????

Ef you and the whores you rode in on. You've taken this discussion much too far at this point, and this can not and will not be ignored...sadly.... there is no going back. One can not be allowed to respond with a "Harumph'" to a very important member of the commissioner's office and continue forward unabated.

Fines will be levied, consequences will ensue, and furthermore, (and it pains me to take it to this leve)l....but yes, this will go on your permanent record.

You’ve got a permanent record…of being a jerk.

[BoxBuzz]

Harumph.

Harumph? Harumph????

Ef you and the whores you rode in on. You've taken this discussion much too far at this point, and this can not and will not be ignored...sadly.... there is no going back. One can not be allowed to respond with a "Harumph'" to a very important member of the commissioner's office and continue forward unabated.

Fines will be levied, consequences will ensue, and furthermore, (and it pains me to take it to this leve)l....but yes, this will go on your permanent record.

You’ve got a permanent record…of being a jerk.

Well, only when I'm not taking my medication...or taking too much medication...or experimenting with my medication.........otherwise, I'm a pussycat.

[Crease]

Shuffleshits demands answers!

Demands, commands, remands, countermands, reprimands and gourmands...

[Crease]

Anyway, there won't be any sort of unifications in the MDT - belts will still be on the line and willing to change hands, except for fights that would be unifications, they then become non-title affairs...

Why?
One word, BoxBuzz.

[Crease]

UNMATCHED FIGHTERS
Crease - John Henry Lewis, Billy Conn
Kevo - Tommy Gibbons
P4p1= Sam Langford
Techno89 - Archie Moore, Michael Moorer

Gentleman John Henry would like to fight Archie Moore in a non-title affair.
Billy Conn would like to fight Tommy Gibbons in a non-title affair.

We mean no disrespect to Sam, it's just that he is the Lineal Champion and no it would not be a non-title bout.

[NoScoutingReports]

POST HARUMPH MEMO.....

It's been difficult for me to ass'er'tain just what fights have been approved by managers. But based on my readings I have determined that the following four bouts have been agreed to by all stake holders, and shall be run post haste.

Quawi vs Hall
Johnson vs Brahemer
RJjr vs Shumenov.......................................Shumenov not available.......
Hopkins vs Adamek.

Please forgive if I did not get this right...I gave sincere effort to properly ass'er'tain the status of these bouts.

Put Chad Dawson in with RJJ.