Why hasn't felix sturm stepped up yet?

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The opponents felix sturm has faced after the oscar fight are Bert Schenk, Hacine Cherifi, Robert Frazier, Noe Tulio Gonzalez Alcoba, Javier Castillejo, Gavin Topp, Maselino Masoe, Jorge Sendra. Out of these the only ones that I have even heard of or seen are castillejo and masoe & castillejo even managed to knock him out. I remember he declined a fight with felix trinidad after he beat mayorga and also one with jermain taylor. Is it his promoters that are holding him back

Felix stepped up earlie and was robbed by US judges

there are very few fighters who haven't been robbed in their careers. almost every professional fighter at some point has been either at the rewarding side or the victimized side of a bad decision. so you are suggesting that to avoid that one should make a career fighting mediocre opponents.