His relationship with HBO isn't that great. That's the only thing that I see being a problem. But he has all the talent and that relationship can be repaired.
I can only see this fight happening if Cotto looses. If Cotto wins he's the first target they go after. Its better to have the Quillin Vs Jacob's fight first. Quillin might be an undercard fighter but he's big in NY. And he's helping fill the Barclay's not some cracker jack venue. That's gotta count for something. He might actually be a bigger star than he gets credit for. At least in his mind maybe.
Fan is short for fanatic and all fans are the same. Floyd fans, Manny fans, GGG fans, Matthysse fans their all the same. When you like a certain fighter no matter what the situation is they will find a way to spin it in their fighters favor.
What's funny is I have seen Floyd fans discredit guys that could possibly give Floyd a threat like they are doing with GGG and then turn around and give him credit when it is time to fight Floyd. This is a true story, when it looked like Canelo and Floyd could be an option Floyd diehards were saying he had to beat somebody credible first to earn a shot at Floyd and then when he beat Trout most were saying he lost to Trout and then when Floyd signed to fight Canelo then all of a sudden Canelo is a future hall of Famer and he had a great win over Trout. Drives me crazy. PAC fans are crazy too but in a different way.
From what I have seen on this site GGG fans are the same way. They act like Showtime is the Berlin wall when it comes to other fighters but it doesn't exist with Floyd. When in all actuality GGG might be the most protected fighter in boxing right now. Wards ready right now. From what Ive read in the past Froch is ready. But GGG and his fans are OK with his since I can't get Martinez I don't have to fight anybody approach. The guy drops a 1.5 million on HBO and his next fight isn't even televised? That's unheard of.
Good match up. A slick counter puncher vs a pressure boxer puncher. Hopefully politics wont get in the way of this fight. Lara needs a certain type of fighter for fans to appreciate his skills. GGG is that type of fighter.