The WBC have treated Whyte badly over the past 4 years while Wilder was the world champion – Whyte should have had his world title shot years ago.
This is why Whyte has taken the WBC to the CAS – I hope he wins his case, not because I’m a Whyte fan, but because the WBC shouldn’t be allowed to do this to any fighter.
Whyte may not be the mandatory challenger but he is the interim WBC heavyweight champion – a title he won back when he KOd Povetkin.
In October the WBC said that if Fury couldn’t sign a fight with Usyk within 30 days he was to fight the WBC interim champion, and so Whyte should still get his title shot despite not being the mandatory challenger.
This means Arum and Fury have been instructed to make the Whyte fight by the WBC, and so it surely can’t be counted as a voluntary defence as Arum and Fury want.
As far as I’m aware it is Top Rank who suggested the 80:20 split not the WBC. This is a very low-ball offer and is probably the method Arum will use to ditch Whyte as the opponent in favour of Joyce who will probably take the low offer.
The WBC have treated Whyte badly over the past 4 years while Wilder was the world champion – Whyte should have had his world title shot years ago.
This is why Whyte has taken the WBC to the CAS – I hope he wins his case, not because I’m a Whyte fan, but because the WBC shouldn’t be allowed to do this to any fighter.
Whyte may not be the mandatory challenger but he is the interim WBC heavyweight champion – a title he won back when he KOd Povetkin.
In October the WBC said that if Fury couldn’t sign a fight with Usyk within 30 days he was to fight the WBC interim champion, and so Whyte should still get his title shot despite not being the mandatory challenger.
This means Arum and Fury have been instructed to make the Whyte fight by the WBC, and so it surely can’t be counted as a voluntary defence as Arum and Fury want.
As far as I’m aware it is Top Rank who suggested the 80:20 split not the WBC. This is a very low-ball offer and is probably the method Arum will use to ditch Whyte as the opponent in favour of Joyce who will probably take the low offer.
The fight may be rescheduled or canceled, since Erik Morales 23yo son has just passed away.
I don't think Erik Morales will fight Orlando Salido now Dan, Erik's 23 year old son just died today.