Bakool 'punished' for being upset by Anderson?

Paulie Malignaggi believes heavyweight boxer Martin Bakole should fight on Turki Al-Shiekh card in Riyadh as he fights in August On the 3rd, he defeated the previously undefeated Jared Anderson in a poker game in Los Angeles, California.

Marignaggi said the fight was clearly about Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs) and not Bakole (21-1, 16 KOs) because despite his fifth-round knockout An impressive win, but he wasn't invited back.

overlooked and underestimated

Anderson, 25, is a heavily promoted boxer being groomed by Top Rank to be the next great American heavyweight, replacing the aging Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Bakole ruined everything by defeating Jared in three knockouts, and his career is now in jeopardy.

Riyadhka needs to be held to a higher standard for those who fight on it because too many warriors don't belong. For example, the December 21st card has only one good fighter, Serhii Bohachuk, and the rest are terrible.

Bakole is more deserving of challenging unified heavyweight champion Alexander Usyk in the main event than an aging, bearded, gaunt-looking Tyson Fury.

No Riyadh returns

“You talked about the Jared Anderson vs. Bakool fight. That fight was about Jared Anderson. It ended up being a freebie for Martin Bakool,” Paulie Malignaggi said of Jared Anderson on Speaking to Probox TV during his loss to Martin Bakool on the Turki Al Sheikh card on August 3 in Los Angeles.

“In hindsight, we can see it had nothing to do with Bakool because no one brought Bakool back. I feel like he was treated unfairly. He should have been brought back. It's a huge blow to Jared Anderson What was a freebie for Bakole turned into a freebie for Bakole and now he's being punished for it. I feel like Bakole should be brought back.

“If you're going to do this, you need to have a set of standards. There's a lot of positives. I wouldn't say it's criticism. I'd say it's constructive criticism in some ways because there's a lot to praise for what's going on there. place [Riyadh, Saudi Arabia],” Malignaggi said.

Bakole did appear to be punished for defeating A-side player Jared Anderson. However, Bakole is not being promoted by Matchroom and Queensberry, the two promotional companies used by Turki as a source of boxers to fill his Riyadh season card. If Bakole is promoted by one of the companies, he may be brought back to receive the December 21 card.

“At the same time, there are things that can be done better that you want to see the sport and boxers grow. Some of that is knowing when to overcompensate and when not to overcompensate,” Malignaggi said.

Many of the fighters on Turki's card are fighters recommended by UK promoters, many of whom are hype careers, domestic level scrubs or older roller-coasters. We've seen Tyson Fury and Anthony get ridiculous amounts of money despite being flushed.

It would be better for the sport if past top fighters were eliminated, and Turki would say no to promoters who try to package cards with non-world-class fighters who are not part of the main card.

The latest December 21st card is loaded with limited edition fighters that fans outside of the UK have never heard of before and hopefully never hear again.