By: Sean Crose
Sports sky spoke with WBC player Mauricio Sulaiman about Tyson Fury and the state of the heavyweight division. Although the WBC, like most major boxing organizations, has for years been criticized for its incompetence, unfair practices, or both, Sulaiman stated that it was time for the WBC to proactively seek out opponents. for his heavyweight champion, Fury. After all, the colorful and dominant Fury has engaged in a number of negations that have failed over the past half year or so.
“We have to act,” said Sulaiman. “There are many different options. I’m going to deal with this with the board of governors, because we’ve entered June and none of the scenarios are happening. Tyson Fury will make us proud and show who the WBC champion is.” The WBC chief went on to explain why his organization hasn’t been too involved so far in the search for Fury’s opponent.
“We didn’t push it with the hope that Fury would fight (WBO, WBA and IBF Oleksandr title) Usyk. So that’s all the way to March. So we have to make some decisions.” The famous Anthony Joshua name appeared. Is it possible that the WBC will order him and Fury to meet in the ring? “It’s a possibility,” said Sulaiman. “If Wilder and Ruiz didn’t fight for the final knockout, Joshua would be right there in third place. It’s possible.”
So, does the WBC have a favorite potential mandatory opponent for Fury? “I don’t want to speculate,” said Sulaiman, “because trying to invent something would be irresponsible. We have to go through a process. The WBC Board of Governors will make that decision… at this stage anything is possible. There’s too much talent, too many great matches, too many great combinations that can be made for heavyweight, and everything stagnates.
Perhaps surprisingly, Sulaiman continued to criticize Fury. “Of course there is concern about heavyweights underperforming in the matches that have taken place,” he said. “But it’s no one’s fault, it’s just greed and power. So hopefully they’ll come to their senses and make the fight happen. Tyson Fury is a victim of money danger.” However, Sualiman is not open to criticism. After all, Fury remains one of the WBC’s more popular and dominant belt holders.
“But he’s ready to fight anyone,” Sulaiman said of his organization’s heavyweight title, “and I’m sure he’ll be active soon.”
