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JamesPhilips wrote: ↑10 Apr 2021, 03:56 Is Lovejoy the guy who has had every fight in Mexico despite being American? Has anyone seen footage of him fighting? He's a bizarre case.

candyslim wrote: ↑20 Apr 2021, 03:13 Now it makes sense. I couldn't understand how it was the Bryan v Charr fight fell apart allegedly due to Charr not having a visa which would allow him to work, i.e. fight, despite knowing for two years or more that he'd be fighting in the US. I didn't understand why that would be King's fault.

giacomino wrote: ↑20 Apr 2021, 11:33 So I have not been following Charr's saga for the 3 1/2 years he hasn't fought so forgive my ignorance. But he is based in Germany and I was wondering why he hasn't been picking up some checks on German shows beating up 2nd tier Euro heavyweights in "title defenses" rather than staying out of the ring? It's not like most of his fights that have been proposed, scheduled and canceled against crap opponents in the past 3 1/2 years were giant cash-out level fights. Is that what he has been waiting for? Is it a management thing? Seems like wasted earning potential/momentum and they could just put Charr in with setup opponents they know he can beat, like a lot of the German shows

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑20 Apr 2021, 11:49 yh, tbh, he could have easuly fought guys levels below him. or fights he knew he would win.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑20 Apr 2021, 11:49What's he feeding his family with?

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑09 Apr 2021, 11:05 By the time Christopher Lovejoy steps foot inside the ring against Mahmoud Charr, he would have engaged in 19 bouts within the last 5½ years, with all of them staged in Tijuana, Mexico.

Based on the combined total record of all 19 opponents beaten by Lovejoy, they would have only won 19% of the 262 fights they fought.

Therefore, a typical Christopher Lovejoy opponent has a record (based on mathematical averages) of 2 wins, 11 losses and one draw.

In stark contrast, based on the date of the Lovejoy bout, Mahmoud Charr has only won one fight within the last 56 months (four years and eight months). And has been inactive for the last 3½ years.

Sky Sports have revealed that one of the WBA’s world titles will be on the line (probably the interim strap that the equally appalling Trevor Bryan previously held)!

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 13:00 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.”