Back to you. It's hail mary pass for Rahman. If he had a rematch clause for the title Maskaev took off him he should have exercised it immediately. The simple fact of it is he isn't highly regarded, in fact, he's only regarded for a lucky KO that was immediately avenged, wiping away almost all of his credibility. He's allowed himself to slip due to his inactivity and will have to fight through a ton of guys who've shown much more hunger and ability (most of whom will beat him) just to fight a guy who'll beat him too. He might as well have lost for the most amount of money possible.