Vanes Martirosyan vs Deandre Latimore ?

Representatives for junior middleweight contenders Vanes Martirosyan and Deandre Latimore are negotiating an eliminator that would make the winner the mandatory challenger for titlist Cornelius "K9" Bundrage. Martirosyan is already in position to become the mandatory challenger for titlist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, but that fight isn't due for about a year. Carl Moretti of Top Rank, Martirosyan's promoter, and Latimore's co-promoters Steve Smith and Lou DiBella accepted the IBF's invitation for the box-off. They need to make a deal by July 21 or a purse bid will be ordered. "Both sides said they would take the fight and we're trying to make the fight," Moretti said. "Making it is not hard. Placing it [on TV] is hard because there aren't dates." Martirosyan has also expressed interest in possibly challenging titlist Sergiy Dzinziruk rather than facing Latimore.

Ali wrote:Vanes has been wasting away, Top Rank have done nothing for his career.

gomez1012 wrote:

Ali wrote:Vanes has been wasting away, Top Rank have done nothing for his career.

Umm no, he's struggled big time in his 3 step up fights

Joe Greene, Kassim Ouma, & Saul Roman

Ali wrote:
That still doesn't excuse Top Rank's actions for keeping him inactive and hiding him away on obscure PPV's.

gomez1012 wrote:

Ali wrote:
That still doesn't excuse Top Rank's actions for keeping him inactive and hiding him away on obscure PPV's.

Why would you want to showcase a scrub???

Ali wrote:That's not accurate, Vanes is solid top ten Jr Middleweight. I'd pick him over Cotto.