Getting to skip the entire division to get #1 contendership fights in two divisions while guys like Belal, Leon, Islam have got to get on double digit winstreaks just to be considered.
Yes, of course he was cherry picked pathway. It’s pretty bizzare to act otherwise.
Aljamain Sterling was in the essentially in the same position as Alex. A defending champion that got KO’d and decided to love I’llbut he was given # 8 in his new division not an immediate titleshot
Pereira is CLEARLY the recipient of favoritism
This is a goofy ass argument because Alex was fast tracked to gift their golden boy a win over an inexperienced opponent so he could write a superhero storybook narrative.
It’s too bad the villain was just the better fighter in multiple weight classes. Now Izzy is part of the Alex story.