Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
Did Boots talk himself out of a fight? Just like that it's like he's been passed by and one of the few talking fight dates but basically with "TBA". Ortiz vs Stanionis to me leapfrogs what both Spence and Crawford have next on their plates. Spence is going to very bad things to Keef while he and Crawford get further apart. But I'm to the point of being fine with that if it means each steers into Boots and Ortiz. 147 should have had its wheels spinning long ago.
I think Boots is in the same place Spence was when Thurman was refusing him. Too good to be worth the hassle. But he’s pushing his current mandatory position which would line him up for Spence if Spence is still around by where it would line up in his mandatory order. And he has been very clear he will push the WBO mandatory if Ortiz moves out of that spot which seems likely.(currently only top ranked, not “mandatory”)