A major change to the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight has been rejected.
We are just weeks aways from the undisputed clash in Saudi Arabia, where either Fury or Usyk will be crowned the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999.
Ahead of the fight, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman had distributed an ’emergency petition’ to everyone involved asking them to institute a six-judge panel for their undisputed fight with the theory being that six judges will minimise the effect of a bad scorecard.
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But, Hall of fame promoter,Bob Arum has rejected this idea and explained why.
He said: “You don’t put in something like that for the first time dealing with a major fight from the standpoint of visibility and importance.
“Maybe six judges are better than three. I doubt that, but maybe. Nobody knows because it hasn’t been done. But at least you experiment with that with fights that are not as prominent.
He added: “With all due respect to my friend Mauricio – who’s a really good guy, loves the sport of boxing and has done a great job with the WBC – I wouldn’t do it for this fight. I wouldn’t say that you don’t experiment with it for another fight. I don’t believe the judging becomes better because you have six judges rather than three.”
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