More to it than you think....
They wanted a title fight for a belt and got one.... They got Cotto's step aside money plus... Golden Boy handles Lemieux and his IBF World Championship Middleweight belt.... Behind the scenes, I think GBP traded the Lemieux title fight to GGG as a step aside prize in order to allow Cotto/Canelo to take place... (Smart business by Oscar)
Didn't you find it odd that Lemieux was willing to put his newly won IBF Middleweight Championship Crown on the line vs GGG in his first (And as a Voluntary) title defense ??? Lemieux was full of confidence, but a less dangerous voluntary or 2 makes much more sense than jumping into deep water vs GGG right off the bat....
GGG as a first defense ???
Saunders isn't doing that, Canelo is not doing that either... Why would Oscar sign off on Lemieux if there were no other elements in the equation ??? Oscar's not dumb, he could have easily protected Lemieux but didn't....
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Didn't you find it odd that Lemieux was willing to put his newly won IBF Middleweight Championship Crown on the line vs GGG in his first (And as a Voluntary) title defense ??? Lemieux was full of confidence, but a less dangerous voluntary or 2 makes much more sense than jumping into deep water vs GGG right off the bat....
GGG as a first defense ???
Saunders isn't doing that, Canelo is not doing that either... Why would Oscar sign off on Lemieux if there were no other elements in the equation ??? Oscar's not dumb, he could have easily protected Lemieux but didn't....
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