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He's defended his belt just once a year for 3 straight years, This level of inactivity is unacceptable for a "champion". Russell's last opponent was a faded Kiko Martinez. He's holding the belt hostage.

Gary Russell Jr

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/479775

chuck9788 wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 07:55 He's defended his belt just once a year for 3 straight years, This level of inactivity is unacceptable for a "champion". Russell's last opponent was a faded Kiko Martinez. He's holding the belt hostage.

Gary Russell Jr

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/479775

As long as he’s fought his mandatories, he’s fine. Any other defence would be a unification or a voluntary. You don’t need to take a voluntary.

Not saying his inactivity is annoying, but they won’t strip him for fighting once a year.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 10:09

chuck9788 wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 07:55 He's defended his belt just once a year for 3 straight years, This level of inactivity is unacceptable for a "champion". Russell's last opponent was a faded Kiko Martinez. He's holding the belt hostage.

Gary Russell Jr

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/479775

As long as he’s fought his mandatories, he’s fine. Any other defence would be a unification or a voluntary. You don’t need to take a voluntary.

Not saying his inactivity is annoying, but they won’t strip him for fighting once a year.

Russell is very skilled so it’s too bad he doesn’t fight more and against better competition. But as long as a buy-a-belt bum like Beibut Shumenov, who has fought two tomato cans in four years, is called a “world champion” by an alphabet organization, Russell isn’t #1 on my list of fighters who should be stripped

giacomino wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 10:24

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 10:09
As long as he’s fought his mandatories, he’s fine. Any other defence would be a unification or a voluntary. You don’t need to take a voluntary.

Not saying his inactivity is annoying, but they won’t strip him for fighting once a year.

Russell is very skilled so it’s too bad he doesn’t fight more and against better competition. But as long as a buy-a-belt bum like Beibut Shumenov, who has fought two tomato cans in four years, is called a “world champion” by an alphabet organization, Russell isn’t #1 on my list of fighters who should be stripped

Yeh. He did fight JoJo Diaz last year..

He’ll next fight in May..

I'd like the see Russell step up too before his skills begin to decline.

But he's fighting who he has to annually to remain champion. So he's not hurting anything except his bank account.

SenorPipino wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 12:18 I'd like the see Russell step up too before his skills begin to decline.

But he's fighting who he has to annually to remain champion. So he's not hurting anything except his bank account.

He gets paid up to $2m for one fight a year.

Some don’t get that for 2 fights.

Russell can fukk off. He should be stripped but he won't be. Waste of fuckin space..

chuck9788 wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 07:55 He's defended his belt just once a year for 3 straight years, This level of inactivity is unacceptable for a "champion". Russell's last opponent was a faded Kiko Martinez. He's holding the belt hostage.

Gary Russell Jr

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/479775

Deontay Wilder has performed only two mandatory defences of his title in five years.

‘The Bronze Bomber’ won’t be obliged by the WBC to face Dillian Whyte until February 2021 (4½ years after the Brit won his first WBC eliminator, 3½ years after he became the WBC’s highest-ranked contender and 20 months after achieving mandatory challenger status).

chuck9788 wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 07:55 He's defended his belt just once a year for 3 straight years, This level of inactivity is unacceptable for a "champion". Russell's last opponent was a faded Kiko Martinez. He's holding the belt hostage.

Gary Russell Jr

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/479775

Gary Russell is big disapointment. He got pretty huge win in Diaz but nothing more. I am wondering why

Since Gary fought Loma, he had enough. Now he is coasting and chilin in this sport.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 13:22

chuck9788 wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 07:55 He's defended his belt just once a year for 3 straight years, This level of inactivity is unacceptable for a "champion". Russell's last opponent was a faded Kiko Martinez. He's holding the belt hostage.

Gary Russell Jr

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/479775

Deontay Wilder has performed only two mandatory defences of his title in five years.

‘The Bronze Bomber’ won’t be obliged by the WBC to face Dillian Whyte until February 2021 (4½ years after the Brit won his first WBC eliminator, 3½ years after he became the WBC’s highest-ranked contender and 20 months after achieving mandatory challenger status).

Well if Whyte didnt pop for peds he would be mandatory.
But for now Fury is named Mandatory

tiny_acres wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 17:41

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 13:22
Deontay Wilder has performed only two mandatory defences of his title in five years.

‘The Bronze Bomber’ won’t be obliged by the WBC to face Dillian Whyte until February 2021 (4½ years after the Brit won his first WBC eliminator, 3½ years after he became the WBC’s highest-ranked contender and 20 months after achieving mandatory challenger status).

Well if Whyte didnt pop for peds he would be mandatory.
But for now Fury is named Mandatory

how did Wilder show up on a GRJ thread! I swear, he must be the most popular fighter in boxing!

oogiebe wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 17:44

tiny_acres wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 17:41

Well if Whyte didnt pop for peds he would be mandatory.
But for now Fury is named Mandatory

how did Wilder show up on a GRJ thread! I swear, he must be the most popular fighter in boxing!

It's all the lunatics go to arguments

chuck9788 wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 07:55 He's defended his belt just once a year for 3 straight years, This level of inactivity is unacceptable for a "champion". Russell's last opponent was a faded Kiko Martinez. He's holding the belt hostage.

Gary Russell Jr

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/479775

That's the rule. The champion is only required to defend it once a year.

tiny_acres wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 18:06

oogiebe wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 17:44
how did Wilder show up on a GRJ thread! I swear, he must be the most popular fighter in boxing!

It's all the lunatics go to arguments

LOL! He must really scare them!

Russell is finally scheduled to break out of his usual year-long layoff that he traditionally does since winning the WBC belt from Jhonny Gonzalez in 2015.

Russell is slated to defend against ex-Olympian Tugstsogt Nyambayar on February 8 of next year. That's less than 9 months since his most recent title defense last May!!

https://www.BS.com/gary-russel ... me--145220

Gary Russell Jr. is set to end what will become his shortest layoff in five years.

Multiple sources have informed BS.com that Russell will make a mandatory defense of his WBC featherweight title against Tugstsogt Nyambayar on February 8. Showtime will televise the Russell-Nyambayar bout as the main event of a “Showtime Championship Boxing” broadcast expected to take place at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Russell, 31, has fought just four times since he won the WBC 126-pound championship from Mexico’s Jhonny Gonzalez in March 2015. Each of the four fights the highly skilled southpaw has had since he stopped Gonzalez in the fourth round have happened essentially a year or more after his previous performance. The 2008 Olympian will end an 8½-month layoff when he encounters Nyambayar.

tiny_acres wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 17:41

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 13:22
Deontay Wilder has performed only two mandatory defences of his title in five years.

‘The Bronze Bomber’ won’t be obliged by the WBC to face Dillian Whyte until February 2021 (4½ years after the Brit won his first WBC eliminator, 3½ years after he became the WBC’s highest-ranked contender and 20 months after achieving mandatory challenger status).

Well if Whyte didnt pop for peds he would be mandatory.
But for now Fury is named Mandatory

Whyte didn’t “pop for peds”. The WBC acted without receiving confirmation of the outcome of UKAD’s investigation.

The WBC already knew about VADA’s stance relating to Whyte being considered a clean athlete (as per the WBC’s CBP program), but they wrongly decided to punish Dillian regardless.

NO. WBC should make a commemorative belt for Garry that should be named ''1 fight/year is enough''.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑17 Dec 2019, 21:37

tiny_acres wrote: ↑15 Dec 2019, 17:41

Well if Whyte didnt pop for peds he would be mandatory.
But for now Fury is named Mandatory

Whyte didn’t “pop for peds”. The WBC acted without receiving confirmation of the outcome of UKAD’s investigation.

The WBC already knew about VADA’s stance relating to Whyte being considered a clean athlete (as per the WBC’s CBP program), but they wrongly decided to punish Dillian regardless.

Sorry you can use the contamination excuse or too minimal to count.
But he tested positive that's a fact

tiny_acres wrote: ↑18 Dec 2019, 12:28

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑17 Dec 2019, 21:37
Whyte didn’t “pop for peds”. The WBC acted without receiving confirmation of the outcome of UKAD’s investigation.

The WBC already knew about VADA’s stance relating to Whyte being considered a clean athlete (as per the WBC’s CBP program), but they wrongly decided to punish Dillian regardless.

Sorry you can use the contamination excuse or too minimal to count.
But he tested positive that's a fact

Yup, no denying that.

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Dec 2019, 16:53

tiny_acres wrote: ↑18 Dec 2019, 12:28
Sorry you can use the contamination excuse or too minimal to count.
But he tested positive that's a fact

Yup, no denying that.

Just wait he will twist it to fit his narrative

tiny_acres wrote: ↑18 Dec 2019, 17:12

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Dec 2019, 16:53
Yup, no denying that.

Just wait he will twist it to fit his narrative

Of course. I'm a bit disappointed he hasn't "appeared" yet.

https://boxrec.com/en/event/799889

Haymon seems to be able to do what he pleases with the WBC. I haven't seen any real reason to strip Gary however. Sure he's inactive. To be honest I don't blame him. He already knows he can't be the greatest of even his own era, why not just make some money when you can, and enjoy life. He's having a very successful career from a financial standpoint, a very mediocre and forgettable one from a fight fans standpoint though.

In the past guys careers like this wouldn't have been possible in this sport. It's only now in the era of overpaid fighters that you get guys so content to coast by on just enough to earn their next payday.

In almost every other era of the sport you'd have to do something to keep people interesting in you to keep being able to make money in the sport. Now all you gotta do is be signed with the guy who's paid off all the right people.