Quote Originally Posted by hattonthehammer View Post
The side of boxing i really just cannot stand..

Mandatory challenger becomes a world champion just because the actual champ couldnt come over and defend.

what about the whole 12month rule that fighters used to get why hasnt joan played that card??

Once again the real champion gets bummed over while 2 nobodys meet up in glasgow for a world championship??


Not that it necessarily means much more, but Arthur was interim champion after Guzman didn't defend his belt or get injured or something, so the only options to Guzman was to fight or let Arthur become champ.