Solis vs Johnson Off

[TigerFan]

From Dan Rafael's blog

The bout I was most looking forward to on Top Rank's "Latin Fury 12" on Oct. 10 was the heavyweight fight between undefeated Odlanier Solis and Kevin Johnson. I said "was" because the fight is off. Johnson and promoter Joe DeGuardia scrapped the bout (for the second time) even though they had committed to it. Top Rank's Bob Arum gave them his blessing to bail for a pretty good reason: Johnson is at the top of the list to challenge titleholder Vitali Klitschko on Dec. 12 in Germany. Klitschko and his team are that confident that he'll beat Cristobal Arreola on Sept. 26. Like a lot of people, I am looking forward to Klitschko-Arreola. It should be an entertaining scrap while it lasts. But let's be honest -- is anyone actually picking Arreola to win? Arreola knows nobody is picking him and he's very cool about it. He says he'll shock the world. I do admire his honesty and the fact that he doesn't get mad in the slightest about his big underdog status. He's an easy guy to root for and if he does pull the upset, it would be absolutely huge for American heavyweight boxing and a real bummer for Johnson.

Here's the link for his blog
Dan Rafael Blog - ESPN

I knew Solis-Johnson sounded too good to be true

[Spicoli]

I can live with Johnson v Arreola ...think Johnson will continue to have a hard time making name fights.Solis...IMo don't want any of that

[The Fightfan]

Maybe someone took my advice and many others for a world class heavyweight tournament? This does suck I was very interested in this match-up.

[killersheep]

I'm pissed, can't really see Vitali fighting 3 months after Arreola seriously have my doubts about it. Johnson should have gone through with his fight.

[OumaFan]

annoying but not a bad career move if they really think they're in line for Vitali assuming he wins. If they're just one of many with a chance at him they should have kept it.

Anyway KJ is definitely proof that you really have to go through the ringer competition wise to get a shot at the title.