Vitali not fighting Gomez??

[Hunter]

I thought Vitali was going to fight Gomez and than Haye, but from what I read on ESPN it looks like he is skipping the Gomez fight and going straight for Haye...but this means he may not have the WBC belt when he fights Haye......

Anyone heard anything different??

[toogood4u]

former champ big O is suppose to get a shot as well

i think its because of all the legal stuff bet him and the organization

[El Kabong]

Vitali might suggest that JCG wait until after the Haye fight to get his shot....it makes monetary sense for the WBC to let that occur.

Maskaev shouldn't get anymore title shots

[amat]

Does anyone really want to see Vitali fight Gomez? Gomez is slap-happy and would probably make for a terrible fight. That's my opinion.

[RozzySean]

I won't be shocked if the WBC has some rule in it's bylaws allowing a beltholder or former belterholder from a lower weight division to get priority over a number one if it judges it to be worthwhile. Since Haye is the former unified CW champ, that probably holds some water. They have Haye rated five, and the number one doesn't always get the shot immediately if there is reasonable justification for another bigger fight to happen. Example - Vitali's "champion emeritus" status that put him in the ring with Sam Peter ahead of others in the rankings.

[Master]

For Hayes sake I hope it is Gomez and Haye fights Maskaev as an eliminator to get the shot at Vitali.