What’s Keeping The Welterweight Division From Unifying?

By Ken Hissner: There are solely two world champions with all of the belts. The Tremendous Middleweight champion is Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who misplaced his final battle, but it surely was at gentle heavyweight. The Tremendous Welterweight champion is Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo.

Alvarez was allowed to defend in opposition to Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin, who holds belts at middleweight. Beforehand Canelo tried re-winning a title at gentle heavyweight and misplaced to WBA champion Dimitri Bivol, however by no means defended in opposition to any of his tremendous middleweight contenders.
Charlo had one title protection, and it appears he damage his hand in coaching which referred to as off his upcoming scheduled battle.

Each the WBA, WBC, and IBF World Welterweight champion Errol “The Fact” Spence, Jr., 28-0 (22), and WBO World Welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford, 39-0 (30), each mentioned if and after they meet, they’re transferring as much as tremendous welterweight afterward. Their plans to satisfy one another not too long ago fell aside.

Crawford was allowed to go a yr with out a battle after which battle No. 6 ranked contender David “Ava” Avanesyan, 29-3-1, whom he knocked out in six rounds on December tenth. Each Crawford and Spence are compelled to battle their No. 1 ranked contender at the very least yearly.

Spence went eighteen months with out a battle and fought WBA Tremendous World champion Yordenis “54 Milagros” Ugas, not one among his contenders. Errol could also be preventing former WBA Tremendous World Welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman, who isn’t the identical fighter he as soon as was since struggling an harm.

Spence, then again, since struggling an harm, appears to be simply pretty much as good as he was.

Within the meantime, two of the highest contenders being unbeaten Jaron “Boots” Ennis, 29-0 (27), and WBO Worldwide champion Vergil Ortiz, Jr., 19-0 (19), are being averted by each Crawford and Spence.

Ennis final fought in Might, stopping beforehand unbeaten Custio “Struggle Machine” Clayton, 19-0-1, and has an upcoming battle on January seventh in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian, 21-1 (11). Ortiz final fought in August, stopping beforehand unbeaten Michael McKinson, 23-0, and has nothing scheduled right now.

Crawford and Spence could also be ready for Ennis and Ortiz to satisfy each other to place one among them out of the image that each have been avoiding defending in opposition to.

So, what’s maintaining the welterweight division from unifying?