Comments Thread For: Gennady Golovkin Named Sole WBA Middleweight Champion

[hillbilly]

Even though GGG is my boy and I'm no fan of Geale, I don't like when champions get unfairly stripped and fighters get awarded titles outside the ring.

this isn't an unfair stripping. The WBA had ordered Sturm many moons ago to give its number 1 contender Golovkin a title shot. Sturm avoided him like the plague. When Geale fought Sturm it was understood and expressly stated that the WBA was going to order whoever won to fight Golovkin and give him the opportunity he had thus far been deprived of immediately. Geale knew that going in. Now that he won the belt, Geale doesn't want to fight Golovkin. He is being appropriately stripped.

[The Gambler1981]

It was an inevitability really, but just never like to see a belt passed like that especially so quick.

Hopefully Golovkin makes good use of that belt.

[MDPopescu]

There is no way in hell Martinez fights Golovkin. There is no money in that fight for Martinez and he is 38 years old so it won't "help" his career which is winding down. The lowest money fight Martinez will take is a rematch with Chavez Jr. That is his low water mark. he's looking for much bigger fights against Cotto or Canelo or, his grand slam, against Mayweather. Zero chance Martinez fights Golovkin. Zero.

Right...

Not because Martinez would duck GGG, but Golovkin has nothing to date in order to fill the purse Sergio is looking for.

[rey guey]

I don't see Martinez vs Golovkin ever happening.

Martinez has bigger fights like Canelo Mayweather and Chavez jr again

GBP could make a great card with Canelo Martinez, Mexico vs Argentina

Alvarez vs Martinez
Ortiz vs Maidana 2, it'd be a great card.

as for GGG, his best bet is having HBO pressure somebody like Macklin into fighting GGG.

[ddangerous]

Two words: double standard. I realize that the WBA stated before both previous fights (GGG's and Geale's) that winners would face each other, but they always have said that same **** to Sturm too, and somehow he just kept doing whatever the hell he wanted.

The Martinez fight just looked a whole lot more make-able.

Fingers crossed.

We can hope.

So Geale is being punished for Sturm holding the belt hostage all these years? That doesn't seem fair at all.

Agreed.

[Spray_resistant]

Well thats nice but it really doesn't matter at all what organizations do with made up belts, neither GGG or anyone else not named Sergio at MW is a champion.

[-PBP-]

This should give Golovkin some bargaining power.

[P4P Prince]

GGG wld destroy Geale, destroy him, the only real competition i see for GGG is Martinez, but doubt that will happen... GGG vs Chavez Jr wld be a mismatch too, GGG wld dsetroy him, GGG has some serious power, but Martinez is the only one who can beat him cuz oh his unorthodox style...

[myau1]

Gaele's best boxing skills are his ability to duck and dodge. LOL I really feel for GGG, it's so unlikely he'll ever get a crack at the big boys. The more impressively he wins the more promoters will use the "who the hell is he" and "he only fights B level competition" excuses. Anthony Mundaine? HAHA Nice to see modern day gladiators take the safe route.