So Gotzev is fighting for Peter's WBC mandatory. Now, I'm a Peter fan, but don't we all want a unification for the heavy weight division?
I think Maskev should actually be mandated to fight Klitschko for the start of the unification.. And yes, I know Peter did beat Toney twice for a mandatory, but I think he should be patient at the young 26 he is and propose the idea of being the mandatory to the winner of the unification fight (mostlikely Klitschko).
Tyson was the last to truly completely unify, and he did it in 9 months, with one warm up before the final belt (IBF). 9 months! 4 fights, 3 of them different championship fights.
So I think some (like Peter, Briggs & Imbragamov) should be patient and do the right thing for the heavy weight division, and some (like Klitschko, Maskaev & Valuev) should get unifying, stop taking so many "voluntary defenses", and stop taking 6-9 month breaks.
Once again, I'm a Peter fan, but he will have his chance, again. It'll be against Klitschko, it'll be for big $$$, and unfortunately probably the same result.
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