Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf View Post
Oh come on now, Baldomir was a gimme and based on one of Zabs many off nights. It was a feeble matchup.
Floyd had just moved up in weight and was challenging the current champion for his WBC title.

I suppose you'd have waited until a better fighter fought Baldomir, beat him, and then challenge that fighter for the WBC title instead? @Gandalf

Give me a break Richey! You can surely see the difference between a lucky easy fight for a title versus choosing a ridiculous mismatch as an optional title defense.