From Dan Rafael today:


John merely the latest victim of WBA
Wednesday, March 18, 2009



• More insanity from the represensible WBA: Chris John is the WBA featherweight titleholder. He is an outstanding fighter. He is not injured. He defended his title Feb. 28 in a tremendous fight against Rocky Juarez. And John is not a unified titleholder, the excuse the WBA uses to make a fighter a so-called "super champion" before crowning a "regular champion" in order to grab a second sanctioning fee in the same division. But now, in an even more obvious and desperate attempt to line its pockets, the WBA is sanctioning a fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Jose "Cheo" Rojas for a so-called vacant featherweight belt (or interim belt) April 17. Last time I checked, John was the noninjured, nonunified beltholder and was not behind on his mandatory obligation. The WBA should be ashamed of itself yet again, but as we all have learned, it has no shame. Frankly, John and his people ought to sue the WBA for fraud. This is absolutely despicable.