I meant he's dumb as shit and guess what, he doesn't have the needed criteria either bud.
And he hasn't looked any better at WW than he has at MW, but he's only had 2 fights here so far, so we haven't got to see any of the potential inconsistency he had up there.
I have to respectfully disagree with you here, Morono is a decent fighter who had been putting together a nice streak (albeit marred with his ko loss to ponzi) until getting beaten from pillar to post by Buckley. Andre Fialho is clearly shot and/or too one-dimensional to really hang with the stronger WWs, so we can agree that fight is a trivial one for now.
Buckley always furthering the image of how intelligent and respectable he is
Also, the whole time I was trying to make this thread, I kept getting a pop-up that I "didn't have permission" to whatever I was doing
So, I actually think Buckley is a rather cunning dude when it comes to self-promotion, and I think there's another dimension to this that isn't being discussed in this thread at all.
While Buckley has offered prima facie to step in if Wonderboy does pull out, this also serves another key purpose; by playfully emasculating Wonderboy, it starts getting the ball rolling for selling a potential fight with Wonderboy.
This is fight is attractive for several reasons, to both parties, if Wonderboy loses:
1) Buckley can point to his reputation as an action fighter. No lame grappling here for fans foaming at the mouth for just-bleed stand-and-bangathons. Thompson has also publicly asserted the wish to avoid grapplers.
2)This marketing device was already used by Kevin Holland, and it's well known Buckley follows Holland closely. He might even claim to succeed where Holland failed, and then angle for the Holland fight afterwards if it goes well.
3) Buckley is both chinny and potentially hittable, enticing WB. Starching fan-friendly Buckley with zany karate is good for business.
4) Buckley has some grappling in his back pocket, and unlike Holland, is probably not above grappling to secure victory even after promising a war. We saw this in the Al-Hassan fight.
So, In conclusion, while Buckley may not be storming MIT's theoretical physics department anytime soon with a grand unified theory, I do think he's promotionally savvy enough to realize many of these, and frankly, they're good selling points.