Alvarez = Another Cheap Champ!

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Not written in direct disrespect to Alvarez but his likely crowning as another 'World' Champion this weekend is as frequently discussed another example of all things bad in modern boxing.

Pac and Marg both fight at a weight where one has never fought at (or ever intends to fight again at) and never did fight at and the other was a disgraced boxer who had only a few fights at the weight and none significant and it's sanctioned by the apparently prestigious WBC for their LMW belt.

Pac as everyone could have predicted simply wanted the easiest and quickest route to have another weight to be called a champ at and subsequently vacated without defending (think he's only ever defended in 3 of the weights he's been a champ in!).

The WBC came under fire for not allowing the fight to be a world title fight so what do they do to improve not only the WBC's but boxing image............do something even worse and agree for two boxers less deserving than Pac and Marg to fight for the title?!?!?!

The whole thing just baffles me and just another example that being a World Champion doesn't mean you are the best or even top 5 in the division.

Also if Alzarez wins which most expect and Golden Boy obviously do hence getting Hatton to fight him, what top class opposition do you think he'll fight?

I guarantee his next two fights will be against weak fighters or at least only fringe contenders and no one ranked 6th or below in rankings, which goes against the grain of what champs are meant to do, I expect champs to have a tough and then an easy fight and so on which a lot do but so many fight bum after bum (Bute a prime example) it just gets dull.

Thoughts?

Well, I believe his mandatory is Angulo; next ranked is Rhodes.

Both of them would ROAST him at this stage of his career in my honest opinion. Much more likely he fights someone very faded with a relatively big name. Could even see someone as ancient as Yory Boy Campas being dragged out of somewhere.

samevans1 wrote:Well, I believe his mandatory is Angulo; next ranked is Rhodes.

Both of them would ROAST him at this stage of his career in my honest opinion. Much more likely he fights someone very faded with a relatively big name. Could even see someone as ancient as Yory Boy Campas being dragged out of somewhere.

Or Terry Norris. I feel sorry for Rhodes. How the F can Hatton get a shot before him. Absolutely beggers belief.

Yeah. He has worked hard for years to get himself into a position to have a shot.

Hopefully, Rhodes will get a title shot this year. Or at least a big money shot to prove he belongs at the top end of the division.

Rhodes has done more to earn a title shot in any weight than Hatton.

Hatton loses via shut out UD. He's now dropping down to his natural weight. Someone tell me what Hatton has done in his career to warrant a fight for a world title let alone a wrld title at a weight he has never fought in?

Also what has Alvarez done to earn a world title?

Nothing. I think we are all agreed on that.