BILLY JOE SAUNDERS is set for a winners take all fight with Gennady Golovkin in Kazakhstan in June. And WBO middleweight champion Saunders believes he can dethrone WBA, IBO, IBF and WBC title holder Golovkin in his own backyard. Golovkin retained his belts after he edged past American Daniel Jacobs in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night in a thrilling clash. Click Here To Read More]
If BJS is in the very best shape of his life this could be a much closer fight than a lot of people might think.
He was in the best shape of his life vs a green Eubank and still faded and nearly lost. Some fighters don't have good engines naturally, Saunders is one of them. If GGG doesn't get him early, he gets him late.
Totally TRUE. GGG would NOT have beaten HAGLER. Hagler was much tougher and resilient than GGG and could switch stances at will. His stamina was phenomenal.
... I think fighting Jacobs and Saunders back to back within 3 months and having to fight a fresher younger Canelo only 3 months after that could be too much for the 35 year old GGG. No matter how easy the Saunders fight might end up being, the fight is not what takes something out of you, it's also the 10 week training camp where ur body takes a lot of punishment and u r losing weight.
Golovkin doesn't swing weight (like Saunders), and at his age inactivity would likely be more damaging than continued activity.
Swinging weight is what damages boxers, Hatton comes to mind, but many examples including Duran (reason SRL wanted the rematch so fast as he saw what Duran was doing to his body).
Golovkin has said he wants to fight 4 times in 2017, and no reason he can't other than promotional issues. ideally:
- June Saunders
- Sept Canelo
- Dec Jacobs rematch
Of course if he slips up in any of those, then the train is off the rails, and likely he won't box past 2018 anyway.
If Canelo beats Golovkin, then Jacobs would be in line for a Canelo payday instead of a Golovkin rematch, which would be good for Jacobs.
And if by some miracle Saunders beat Golovkin, then I guess all the belts get held hostage for an indefinite period as Saunders financial demands likely be too rich for GBP's taste.
Golovkin is a top fighter; and take nothing away from his hard fought victory over Jacobs, but I don't think he would have beaten a Hagler or Leonard or Hearns at middleweight.
No way he would beat Hearns or Hagler. Hearns would be much bigger. Hagler would be smaller but GGG wouldn`t have reach advantage..
Lol......The fight is/was NEVER going to be in Kazakhstan ..as Ali G said they don't even have camera's ...it was just a terminology as BJS also said he will fight him in a field...they won't fight in a field....ffs!
If it was i'd be amazed it makes no sense.
But Loffer said the wanted to make it in Kazakhstan on June 10
I wrote a thread how Jacobs would last 12 rounds against Golovkin and possibly beat Golovkin, but I can't see BJS doing the same thing, I have to watch a few of his fights and then I'll give my take, but why would this fight be in Kazakhstan??? More money in US or UK
Lol......The fight is/was NEVER going to be in Kazakhstan ..as Ali G said they don't even have camera's ...it was just a terminology as BJS also said he will fight him in a field...they won't fight in a field....ffs!
If it was i'd be amazed it makes no sense.
Golovkin is a top fighter; and take nothing away from his hard fought victory over Jacobs, but I don't think he would have beaten a Hagler or Leonard or Hearns at middleweight.
Lets get it on in Kazakhstan. For all the marbles, for the undisputed Title, the sport deserves a real undisputed champion. GGG deserves his homecoming and Kazakhstan deserves to have a great fight in the Astana Arena.
and Danny Jacobs " deserves " his rematch
but, you spastics don't see it like that, do ya ?
Funny thing to me is it took a welterweight to step up for these guys too find the ballz to fight GGG.
Jacobs did so well because he probably studied the GGG vs Brook fight 1 million times then skipped the weigh in and came into the ring as a duper middleweight. It's a joke.
Without Brook giving him to confidence to step up I think Jacobs might have gotten KTFO or atleast battered a lot more...
I wrote a thread how Jacobs would last 12 rounds against Golovkin and possibly beat Golovkin, but I can't see BJS doing the same thing, I have to watch a few of his fights and then I'll give my take, but why would this fight be in Kazakhstan??? More money in US or UK
Since Jacobs has shown G for what he is, at the very top level a bit of a plodder reduced to stalking and not as his corner demanded letting his hands go.They will all be coming out of the woodwork telling everyone how easy he is to beat .....but where were they before Canelo ,Eubank and the rest of the mugs ...just one little brave man ..Kell Brook!
On top form BJS could make it interesting, on last times outing it's a mismatch.
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