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wbo number one all without having one meaningful fight
These ranking bodies are making it easier and easier for Turki to take over.
Itauma #1 without fighting anyone, Conor Benn #1 without beating anyone, Pacquiao #5 without fighting for 5 years and 46 years old. Fucking scandalous.
Nobody is bigger on Itauma than me, but let him go through the process gradually learning along the way.
Nowhere near the finished article but an exciting prospect.
The quick track really does detract from a promising fighter all in all, in the big picture. We're seeing more of it. The discussion rightly becomes talent as well as obviously being handed a golden ticket and fast tracked to title. Naturally the scrutiny is there. And they're all hand in hand tbh. Promoters in hand with Turki who made the mass exposure under the Riyadh banner and huge PPV undercards happen a few times now. Simply knocking out exactly who he is supposed to knock out. Not to say the ability isn't there or even grabbing a belt but if we're completely honest that speaks more to the amount of transactional easy fit belts today than it does where a fighter just two years in ranks in top tier ability and talent. Too many in control worry about "breaking Mike Tyson history" than long term best interest and natural development of a fighter. We've seen this movie 101 times unfortunately, coast to coast, and always seems to come back to the heavyweight division mostly. Tremendous promise for Itauma and has all the eagerness but the very first time a fighter in same position is rattled or drawn out 10 rounds some goofballs will come along shouting "exposed and overrated" when it's a guy who should have had the test minus the bright blinding lights and afforded short cuts all along.