Can you imagine if that were to actually happen, if GGG decides to just challenge Beterbiev out of nowhere? I think that would take some of the attention away from Canelo vs Kovalev. Kovalev is clearly past it but still dangerous for Canelo while Beterbiev is now just rising to the top.
Obviously it’s not going to happen, but if by some miracle GGG actually decides to do such a thing I think people should not be hating on him for that.
Maybe that could help give us Canelo vs GGG 3 where both Canelo and GGG take a massive beat down by Kovalev and Beterbiev to the point that they decide to move back down and will have to face each other again down the road.
Don’t over analyze the situation with failed theory or assumptions. Canelo always gets a premium for his Mexican holidays (twice a year) for May and September. The best they could do as of late, because of DAZN fumbled various fights, was to put Canelo on Dia De Los Muertos. Tacky
Canelo like everyone else on DaZn gets a fixed fee they negotiate in their contracts..stop pretending like this is pbc showtime where they get any upside.. the money is set already whether it’s profitable or not for DAZN. So ain’t nobody giving anyone else on dazn any paydays if they are under contract..Canelo could fight you and make the same amount if they approve it.
Nobody is going to pick GGG over Berterbiev, but this move would be very similar to how Kell Brook challenged GGG after Khan got Canelo fight.
Personally, I think good matchmaking at a higher weight could make GGG look like a murderer again, but I don't know about lightheavyweight.
Why in hell would he do that???? Beterbiev is a young prime 175 pound monster. GGG is a great middleweight on the downhill slide at 37 years old. That 15 pound jump from 160 to 175 is a big one. Sure Canelo will probably beat old washed up Kovalev who is ready to be beaten by a good fighter. Beterbiev is a completely different story. 100 percent KOs. Canelo would not dare fight Beterbiev and I am certain of that. GGG should leave Beterbiev alone too. Beterbiev is probably the best at 175 and no middleweight is going to beat him or even go the full distance with him in my opinion. GGG getting beat by Beterbiev to one up Canelo is a bad idea. GGG should rematch Dervy if Canelo keeps refusing to fight him.
Beterbiev's 34, man. Just a damn shame he went pro late and got mired in promotional bullchit, cos his prime's probably behind him. But yeah, he's a hell of a lot closer to prime than GGG and significantly bigger and stronger, not to mention far from lacking in the skills department himself. Can't see any outcome other than GGG getting steamrolled at this point and even prime GGG would have had to get on his bike to even survive I think.
Well going against the very general consensus here, i'd like to see the fight for as long as GGG remains competitive. Maybe that wouldn't be for very long, however I think he would actually cause more trouble than people think. Their height dynamic isn't as pronounced as you might expect either and while GGG isn't a huge MW, I'd expect him to box the bigger man and bang that drum with great success. I know a lot of people are calling GGG shot, I disagree with that slightly. He's without doubt on the slide and 37 is freaking old at anything but HW, however his jab is still beautiful and the second Canelo fight shows he can actually box a really structured and intelligent backfoot / step off game. I'd argue he remains cooler and more collected than Gvozdyk (I have to google this dudes spelling, no matter how many times I type it) and gets some good work done.
Sadly, or perhaps happily for GGG's sake - there isn't really a huge amount of money in the fight and it's going to take so much out of him.
Kid, Canelo said what all fighters say when another clown is leeching. Just like Davis vs Farmer. Tank told him to go get a belt first and Farmer replied “of I do, will we unify?” How many fights had passed from those two and it didn’t happen?
What’s the difference between that scenario and Canelo vs GGG? They’ve already fought TWICE!!
Most of us rationalize that the third fight between Nelo and GGG would end badly for GGG so why do you want to watch it? Canelo was just reminding GGG to stop freeloading off his success. Without Canelo, GGG can’t get a huge pay!
I have no crystal ball and predictions are like..well you know how that goes...he’s fighting his mandatory and as I pointed out if he does it’s bad and if he doesn’t it’s bad. Same way that was done to Canelo damn if he fought Derevyanchenko and kept the belt and damn if he doesn’t. I’m sick and tired of people here having tantrums and pissing matches because a fighter isn’t fighting who they find to be a threat this month...seriously every quarter of the year is some new perceived boogie man. Without Canelo he can’t get huge pay he’s signed a pretty BIG contract already so..WRONG!!
So, you're White Knighting GGG :lol1:
Think he'd do the same for you ?!?!?
It’s not about that bro and the fact you need me to explain that to you is actually scary considering you are also a fellow adult who seems to appreciate the sport. These guys all put their lives on the line when they step in a ring..whether we like them or not.. that deserves some level of respect. Think about it that for a second you are sitting on your phone or computer from the safety of life calling about another man gutless. Like put our personal beefing aside and the insults aside and let that register. It’s not cool cuz, and it reflects bad not on the fighter but on you. I don’t really care what you folks call each other but I can’t stand the disrespect of any fighter whether fan or not and ironically I have “white knighted” for Canelo here over fight results like Lara (search it if you want) and even the Golovkin rematch. Hell its in my damn signature bro, we are men let’s act like it. Trolling bullshhh here is out of hand.
I'm not as obsessed as his fans are, yet you don't point that out. That kind of f@ggotry acceptable in your book ???
GGG was really comfy at 29. No pressure. Now that he's pushing 75, he wants to be brave........
I speak for myself and who I’m addressing. You and I have had our issues over this topic because you have convinced yourself of a factless opinion and continue to make derogatory remarks about the man..notice I didn’t take a shot on Canelo until you brought him up...was the discussion here about Golovkins balls? No but you care in here after freeing canelos cck out of your throat to call the man balless and then have the nerve to complain...hypocrite. As I said it ok to say a fighter is great..it ain’t taking no ounce of greatness from Canelo..try it for once might surprise you that the sun still rose tomorrow. Oh and I’ve called out idiots on both sides of the equation son..so lighten up and stop being such a pompon waiver.
Resorting to g@y comebacks....Bottom of the barrel/lowest common denominator type stuff. Just as I expected :)
Nelo laughs at 29 y/o GGG.
Resorting to? Or pointing out your obsession with the man.. 🤔 also the mention of your replacement daddy wasn’t needed..at 29 Golovkin didn’t have failed drug tests..wait he hasn’t at 37 either..still a great fighter..see how that works. We men can actually say someone is great even when we don’t fan for them.
People looking for a GGG fight with Beterbiev have a goal
The goal is to have GGG destroyed
Beterbiev would destroy Canelo imagine GGG who imo is shopworn and very old
Wait wait wait. You can learn from Abby26.
You’re asking GGG critics if fighting a mandatory is a bad thing? GGG didn’t do his initial mando with Devry correct? Because there was more lucrative meaning in fighting for Canelo’s Lineal correct?
So now, because you forgot that Unifications trump mandos and GGG’s not getting any younger, isn’t it a better RISK to unify with Andrade? For years GGG fans said BooBoo wasn’t shet.
So how do you explain that? And yes, GGG is a h@m@sexual.
A month ago it was “get a belt and then talk” now he has one and should pass it up to appease you folk? I mean again damn if he do and damn if he don’t...if he coughs it up again he’s ducking and if he fights he’s ducking...neither result would change your criticism. How many times he’s been criticized for fighting his mandos? The one time he doesn’t he gets crucified for it..so again damn if you don’t and damn if you do...
Can you imagine if that were to actually happen, if GGG decides to just challenge Beterbiev out of nowhere? I think that would take some of the attention away from Canelo vs Kovalev. Kovalev is clearly past it but still dangerous for Canelo while Beterbiev is now just rising to the top.
Obviously it’s not going to happen, but if by some miracle GGG actually decides to do such a thing I think people should not be hating on him for that.
Maybe that could help give us Canelo vs GGG 3 where both Canelo and GGG take a massive beat down by Kovalev and Beterbiev to the point that they decide to move back down and will have to face each other again down the road.
I doubt GGG would go to 175 even for Canelo. Golovkin should do something big though. I gotta agree with you on that point.
Beterbiev has many similarities to GGG, or at least GGG a few years back. Heavy handed aggressive pressure fighters. Both very rugged.
Honestly though Beterbiev is even more heavy-handed than GGG was in his prime. This would be a terrible matchup for GGG in his prime fighting a bigger stronger fighter who would push him back.
No way should he fight Beterbiev now.
Nice fantasy. But remember, Beterbiev is not going to fight at 160lbs. He’s not a small Middleweight like GGG.
But I’ll play the part here! If GGG was in his “prime” around Rosado or Ouma, seeing how far those rounds went, how would GGG neutralize the size of Beterbiev if the Dagi boy makes those fighters look like toothpicks?
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Well I never said GGG would have stopped AB lol...just said he could possibly on his best day have hung in there and won rounds behind the jab...also, picking a guy's worst/best performances, you could make a case that anyone could beat anyone that way ya know.
I just think the only real way to beat AB is with a great jab...bouncing around, he will get to you at some point...GGG has a great jab...his two toughest fights imo - Ouma and SD, he hardly used it and that is probably why those fights were closer than others imo.
Wait wait wait. You can learn from Abby26.
You’re asking GGG critics if fighting a mandatory is a bad thing? GGG didn’t do his initial mando with Devry correct? Because there was more lucrative meaning in fighting for Canelo’s Lineal correct?
So now, because you forgot that Unifications trump mandos and GGG’s not getting any younger, isn’t it a better RISK to unify with Andrade? For years GGG fans said BooBoo wasn’t shet.
So how do you explain that? And yes, GGG is a h@m@sexual.
I never heard anyone order Golovkin vs Sacramento... ???
they are taking the fights they want, and passing on the rest... LIKE ALWAYS
the lone muppet who thinks that Golovkin can beat Beterbiev is kermit the frogs little ret4rded brother
Ggg is fighting szemerta next this says it all. He fights only fr his fans who love 0% chance opponents. oh well. we’ll see if canelo continues his legendary run
He’s fighting his mandatory...since when is fighting your mandatory opponents a bad thing? Oh wait only when you don’t like the fighter who has to do it...don’t be a hypocrite he ain’t choosing to do it, he has to if he wants to hold on to his belts. It’s damn if he doesn’t and damn if he does around here.
After watching the fight last night...I actually think if GGG boxed behind the jab he would have/would have had a shot...he didn't really throw the jab vs SD and based on that performance I can't give GGG much of a chance...and odds are that on GGG's best day, AB would still be able to keep distance well enough to neutralize the jab of GGG...but GGG's jab on his day is really really good...so if he could establish that and if it could bother/back up AB at all, I think it would be a decent fight...I think the Nail messed up by not just throwing it more, even if it missed or was a feint...it could back AB and give OG a chance to land some bigger shots...all that moving around he did last night was just the wrong plan imo...gotta use the jab vs AB.