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Just see this to see who will fight Daniel Geale.
Four middleweight contenders will face off in a two-match elimination tournament to determine the mandatory challenger for reigning IBF champion Daniel Geale. Sebastian Sylvester, Sam Soliman, Roman Karmazin and Osumanu Adama are expected to participate with Sylvester facing Soliman and Karmazin taking on Adama in the first round. “This is great news,” says former IBF champ Sebastian Sylvester, who is now ranked third. “In three fights I can be world champion and I have this goal clearly in sight. I’m incredibly motivated to get win it again.” The first round is expected to take place in the fall.

What's the fall?

ausboxing wrote:What's the fall?

autumn - usa seasons im guessing which would start late september

why is soliman in it?

he holds the ibf pan pacific title otherwise im not sure

p4p1 wrote:he holds the ibf pan pacific title otherwise im not sure

that will do it, these pan pacific and PABA titles guarentees you a top 10 ranking

Adamj1987 wrote:

p4p1 wrote:he holds the ibf pan pacific title otherwise im not sure

that will do it, these pan pacific and PABA titles guarentees you a top 10 ranking

Soliman has meant to have fought an eliminator twice but his opponent has pulled out.

Unfortunate he has to fight 2 eliminators now to get chance at belt

A lot of blokes don't like fighting Sam because he is so unorthodox.

Because Geale already scored clear-cut victories over Sylvester and Karmazin, I want Soliman or Adama win the box-off. However, I think we will most likely see Geale-Sylvester II.

This 'box-off' for the mandatory has to be a good thing, I like it.

dberry wrote:This 'box-off' for the mandatory has to be a good thing, I like it.

IBF do this all the time and every time they say its innovative

Forcing more fights against the top contenders is a good thing for boxing though, you have to admit.

dberry wrote:Forcing more fights against the top contenders is a good thing for boxing though, you have to admit.

i do i just wish the sanctioning bodies would include the other champions in there rankings to force unification fights

Agreed, too much politics when it comes to crossovers between the sanctioning bodies.

i thought karmazin had retired. I wouldnt mind seeing sylvester geale 2 as long as its in Australia

thunderfromdownunder wrote:i thought karmazin had retired. I wouldnt mind seeing sylvester geale 2 as long as its in Australia

i heard the same thing. especially since he was apparently in hospital for some time after the geale fight, in quite a bad way from what i remember.

According to Kamarzin's website he is training boxers.

bigred83 wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote:i thought karmazin had retired. I wouldnt mind seeing sylvester geale 2 as long as its in Australia

i heard the same thing. especially since he was apparently in hospital for some time after the geale fight, in quite a bad way from what i remember.

Three days in intensive care.

http://www.BS.com/roman-karmaz ... ing--36091

dberry wrote:Agreed, too much politics when it comes to crossovers between the sanctioning bodies.

It's all about this $

Adamj1987 wrote:

p4p1 wrote:he holds the ibf pan pacific title otherwise im not sure

that will do it, these pan pacific and PABA titles guarentees you a top 10 ranking

I don't believe that is true. I heard IBF pan pacific title doesn't guarantee you, a top 15 rating, let alone a top 10. I've been told you have to make a few defences, against good opponents, to get a top 15, fair enough I suppose. As for a PABA title I don't think that would gaurantee, you a top 10 or even a top 15. The PABA is connected to the WBA, but its not the for front of the WBA. It runs as a separate idenity, so someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think that title would gareentee, a top 15 let alone a top 10

bigred83 wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote:i thought karmazin had retired. I wouldnt mind seeing sylvester geale 2 as long as its in Australia

i heard the same thing. especially since he was apparently in hospital for some time after the geale fight, in quite a bad way from what i remember.

Looks like somebody at the IBF's head office wants to get Karmazin killed.