Gennady Golovkin has some gripes about the way boxing is handled. Not the competition in the ring itself, but what goes on in arranging top bouts. Triple G will not be facing a highly ranked opponent Saturday night when he fights Steve Rolls at Madison Square Garden, though Rolls is undefeated. Click Here To Read More]
It will get messy. Interesting to see if DAZN makes GGG fight Andread before he gets Canelo?
Given the relative reported sizes of their respective contracts, I'd guess that canelo has more influence with DAZN than golovkin.
Didn't he fight Brook, a welterweight, because it was the biggest money fight available to him?
And didn't he not want to fight Jermall Charlo because Charlo wasn't popular enough? They said something about he had to beat Heiland first?
If GGG was consistent with his bs, it would make things a lot easier. But he's all over the place. Pick a point of view and stick with it, reinforce it.
Golovkin Feels Boxers Not as Concerned About Facing The Best
WTF ???
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oh lordie..... someone needs a media agent, URGENTLY
anyone with even the slightest semblance of reality would be miles better than the guy they have at the moment :lol1::lol1:
Good post. I've criticized GG fans for over inflating the quality of his past opposition, but didn't really blame GG himself. I also thought that at this point in his career he'd be making up for lost time, going after top comp since his remaining years in the sport must be few.
The Rolls fight bums me out because I finally got behind the guy, I believe he got robbed against Canelo twice, I admired his back to work ethic, that he'd get a new coach (which shows true dedication to getting better), and we got THIS to look forward to?
If it wasn't for the recent upsets I'd be completely disgusted with the state of this sport.
That’s a yep
Always been a serious GGG fan and in the main I believe his lack of top quality opposition for the bulk of his career has been a matter of circumstance rather than calculation, but fighting Steve Rolls doesn't really lend much credibility to his words - unless, of course, he's including himself in his sweeping statement which would be refreshingly honest.:lol1:
This article, including Golovkin's quotes, and the timing of it, is very disconcerting. One almost has to ask himself if the whole thing is written "tongue in cheek". Is this a serious piece ? I can see even the most objective followers of the sport scratching their heads, baffled over why they would print this...the DAY of the Steve Rolls fight.
Maybe GGG IS including himself, and just explaining that's how boxing is these days. Who the hell knows. It appears all this article will do is rile people up and question even more where GGG's head is at.
Almost everything coming out about him lately points to money being his main motivation and incentive. I've said before that money corrupts even the best of intentions. Perhaps GGG or this article is just admitting it.
It will get messy. Interesting to see if DAZN makes GGG fight Andread before he gets Canelo?
Golovkin's DAZN deal pays him 10m for his first fight, whoever its against, then has a 30m carrot for Canelo III.
DAZN wants Canelo/Golovkin III as it will go a long way to attracting casuals to sign up.
I suspect the last thing DAZN would want would be a fight against Andrade first as if Golovkin lost, it would take the gloss off of the trilogy fight with Canelo.
Smart move from DAZN would be to get Golovkin in with Canelo after Rolls, then assuming he loses (reasonable assumption), he's still got 4 fights in the DAZN deal to 'rebuild', and can probably assume another 10m tomato can (or two), and then the likes of Andrade.
This fight should be called “No Threat”. Rolls doesn’t stand a chance. It’s a sham of a fight.
That's sort of what we were all saying last week, right?
Lmao I, along with a few other posters in here have been telling everyone ggg is a phucking fraud! This mfer just said boxing’s problem is that boxers won’t face the best? Wtf?!?! Seriusy? Who the f is Steve rolls? I honestly think triple jab is desperate and also may have gotten some srews loose in that second canelo fight, you know, the fight where he begged for Mexican style and got his ass beat exactly how he wanted... Mexican style! It’s the only thing that makes sense as to why this fraud is now saying the dumbest most desperate shi.t.. can’t make this up, either that or now we are really seeing his true colors... either way this guy is a straight idiot.
Golovkin has lost his mind! The next stop for him is fighting homeless people. Then Golovkin will challenge World War II veterans, those who are not in wheelchairs, for his big drama show legacy.
As long as he brings it mexican style!! Lol
Exactly this! Golovkin losing his ibf title for not honouring the agreement to fight Dev was pure business.
A win against Rolls should not earn golovkin another fight with canelo either. He isn't the A side or in a position to demand anything.
Canelo has said if he gets that wbo title he gets his shot, he should stick by that. Or golovkin needs to get a mandatory ranking.
It will get messy. Interesting to see if DAZN makes GGG fight Andread before he gets Canelo?
When I fight a cab driver or a postman i love the big drama show it brings. Nothing more dramatic than seeing a totally unknown fighter getting bashed up big drama style.
Golovkin has lost his mind! The next stop for him is fighting homeless people. Then Golovkin will challenge World War II veterans, those who are not in wheelchairs, for his big drama show legacy.
this is ridiculous, no other word for it
I would just about bet one of my fingers that Golovkin will NEVER fight a top middleweight not-named Canelo.....
..... unlike the usual fanboy spin, over the last 2 years there were plenty of opportunities to look at guys like Charlo, Andrade, Saunders, Derevyanchenko..... even back as far as Cotto, Lara, Ward, etc..... but he chose otherwise
Golovkin has made no effort whatsoever to fight the best
This, this, one thousand times this!!!
When I fight a cab driver or a postman i love the big drama show it brings. Nothing more dramatic than seeing a totally unknown fighter getting bashed up big drama style.
i legit used to think loeffler and sanchez were mostly responsible for this guy and all the crap he pulled and talked but never backed up
now i can clearly see those guys werent so bad...this guy is an idiot