Comments Thread For: Hall of Fame announcement: The surprises; the snubs; the sentimentality

[TheProudLunatic]

don't argue with him. he's on a crusade against golovkin for almost 10 years

Homeboy been tracking me
Even when I didn't exist here

Did Covergirl unearth a backup account just for me ????

[TheProudLunatic]

GGG is famous for being one of the most ducked fighter's of all time. But if you look up the facts it is obvious none of them wanted to get anywhere GGG in his prime.
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Got facts or are your words all the facts we need ......

[TheProudLunatic]

Fighters who would have been HOFers if they had the opportunity to fight so many bums in a row -
Andrade
JCC Jr
C Smith
Mayorga
Horn
LaLonde
Jacobs
Trout
Margarito

Im sure Ive left off a ton of names......

[TheProudLunatic]

While exact official figures for David Lemieux's purse against Curtis Stevens (November 2015) aren't readily published in snippets, major fights always have disclosed earnings; Lemieux earned a significant, career-high purse for this win, estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, perhaps over $500k, reflecting his rising star status and co-main event billing, though less than top-tier PPV draws.

Gennady "GGG" Golovkin earned a purse of $400,000 for his fight against Curtis Stevens, which took place on November 2, 2013, at Madison Square Garden. Curtis Stevens received a purse of $290,000 for the bout.

For their 2015 fight, Gennady "GGG" Golovkin earned a guaranteed purse of $2 million, while David Lemieux received $1.5 million, which was the biggest payday of Lemieux's career at the time.

For his 2015 fight against Canelo Alvarez, Miguel Cotto earned a guaranteed purse of $15 million, with reports suggesting he could make up to $30 million with pay-per-view upside, while Canelo received $5 million plus Mexican TV rights, making Cotto the higher guaranteed earner in their big showdown

Derp.....................

Purists don't want no part of this comment

[TheProudLunatic]

On a difficulty scale 1-10, 10 being the toughest, how would unbiased fight fans ( ) rate GGG's MW run ?!?!?

Me ?
That shlt is a 2

[Dr Z]

So what you are saying he had a better career then Gatti who's in the hall of fame correct?

Chris John probably is one of the longest reigning title holders ever. That still is an achievement.

Well,

He had few title defense vs. ring magzine rated opponents.


He was the now worthless " WBA " champion


Two names I reocnzine on his paper thin resume are:


John vs. Márquez


In the year of 2006, quadruple champion Juan Manuel Márquez challenged Chris for his WBA featherweight championship. Coming into the bout, Marquez fought to a draw against Manny Pacquiao. It was a BS decision.




On February 28, 2009, the title fight materialize with Rocky Juarez in Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, which served as the main undercard for Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Juan Díaz. This was the first time he had fought on American soil. The fight was a unanimous draw after 12 competitive rounds, with all three judges scoring it 114-114.

The fight was listed in Ring Magazines 20 Biggest Robberies in the last 20 year