Quote Originally Posted by smashup View Post
The Kell Brook fight must still be PPV i'd have thought,

This is what i believe was the plan from Wlad all along....Boxing politics the ugly side

Ok so basically Wlad has Fury "Contracted In" which means Fury cannot fight ANYONE before Wladimir which means he has to sit and wait until it's rescheduled or lose his shot at the titles, Also Eddie Hearn is now saying that Sky Box Office (PPV) don't have an available PPV slot until Feb 2016. This means that Fury has been totally stitched up and also means that Wlad can now wait a few months and unify the division against the only other belt holder Deontay Wilder (who won last night). This is 100% a pre planned stitch up job from team Klitschko and im 99% positive was the plan all along. I will be amazed if Wlad honours this fight and reschedules against Tyson. Bottom line is Wlad wants to retire undisputed Champ.
Good points.

I think Povetkin is to big a fork in the road. I was actually surprised to hear Wilder say last night that he needs to honour his mandatory when asked about Wlad. It was the he's still learning talk and maybe a year down the road stuff that causes the assumptions. He's basically admitting to being a paper champion. I think it would take a shit load of money to get the new and improved Povetkin to step aside for unification but if K-2 and Haymon bucked up he might get the best payday of his life for not fighting.

I also dont think Wilder wants to fight either. All this talk last night in the middle of the fight suggesting he fought the Frenchman to prepare for Povetkin was rubbish. They made the connection because the guy came forward. They left the part out about footwork and the fact that Povetkin does not come forward with his gloves taped to his face.

Oh and the WBC is involved. They live by the code that the end justifies the means. It is to their benefit financially beyond any reasonable doubt that Wilder remains champion. Oh I now that Jose's kid is on record saying that they wont stand in the way of unification but that conflicts with their rule that their champion cannot stay unified. Really the only one rule they do have is that they have no finite rule.They were going to order Stevenson to fight Kovalev 2 years ago but those sanctioning fees are just to good.

Lastly and I'm no lawyer but I cant see that kind of contract holding up in court or in effect prevent Fury from making a living. If it does exist then there would have to be a no escape clause preventing Wlad from fighting someone else prior to Tyson