Jermell Charlo is coming out of his 15 month hibernation phase. He asks PBC to put him in the fight against the “best” they have at 154.
“Make Sense”
They have no one at that weight to watch against former undisputed junior middleweight champion Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs). He says, “Make some sense,” which is code for Jermell’s desire for a massive payday for his return. That ship sailed a long time ago.
Jermell probably wants to be struck with enough wealth to buy the Beverly Hillbillies home in Bel Air, California.
It doesn’t seem likely, unless Turki Alashikh wants to use him for one of his cards to feed him. Serhii Bohachuk. It would be fun to watch.
It’s too late for Jermell to fight Terence Crawford. He’s fired the big game and is trying to get a golden parachute retirement day against Canelo Alvarez. He won’t waste time on a fighter who lacks ambition and has been sitting on his couch for 15 months.
Charlo may have burned his bridges with the lack of effort he put up against Canelo Alvarez last time out, and destroyed what little popularity he still had after sitting on the shelf for over a year.
Jermell is estimated to have received a $20 million payout in that fight, which may explain why fans haven’t seen him hide a hair since.
It is possible that PBC could negotiate a fight for Jermell against the newly crowned IBF 154-lb champion. Bakram Murtazaliev. However, Charlo, 34, never showed interest in fighting Murtazaliev when it was his IBF mandatory, so it’s hard to see him agreeing to fight now. If Charlo wants the fastest route to a world title. Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) would be the guy.
Charlo’s requests
“Premier Boxing, give me the best you have, or whoever you think can handle me at 154. Let the fans choose. Lions only. Make sense,” said Jermell Charlo on social media.
It would be nice of Charlo to challenge the undefeated Murtazaliev for his IBF belt, but that probably won’t happen. That guy is too good.
Murtazaliev destroyed former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu by third-round knockout on October 19, dropping him four times in the fight. If he could do that against an active and still young Tszyu, you can only imagine what Murtazaliev would do to the old, rusty, ring Jermell.
Jermell looked horrible in his 12-round unanimous decision loss to Canelo Alvarez 15 months ago on September 30, 2023. Charlo didn’t even look like he was trying to win the fight as he moved around the ring, playing it safe for 12 . round Many boxing fans believe that Jermell came for the payday and never intended to try to win.
The fact that Jermell hasn’t fought back since that loss further adds to the belief that it was still just about money for him.
