Comments Thread For: Golovkin-Stevens Winner Has To Face Martin Murray

[MDPopescu]

I don't think you understand what prefers even means.

Mesut Ozil was just transferred to Arsenal -- he's only beginning to learn English.

[Citizen Koba]

Just like Karo Murat? If it was that easy, I think that Murray would have been granted a U.S. visa back in 2012 -- when he was to fight Chavez Jr.

My understanding was not that the visa wouldn't be granted, but that Murrays team hadn't mentioned it in advance, and once it came to light Arum couldn't be sure that it would be sorted out in time for the fight. They didn't want to risk the date, so they found an alternative.

My understanding is that a working visa application needs to be made for each particular fight as well, so Murray can't just get a visa without a fight date, then just wait for a fight to come up. Once he is granted it once though it should be a lot easier in the future.

[MDPopescu]

My understanding was not that the visa wouldn't be granted, but that Murrays team hadn't mentioned it in advance, and once it came to light Arum couldn't be sure that it would be sorted out in time for the fight. They didn't want to risk the date, so they found an alternative.

My understanding is a working visa application needs to be made for each particular fight as well, so Murray can't just get a visa without a fight date, then just wait for a fight to come up. Once he is granted it once though it should be a lot easier in the future.

I have no competence on the issue of a "working visa". I only have a 10 years tourist visa for the U.S.

[Citizen Koba]

I have no competence on the issue of a "working visa". I only have a 10 years tourist visa for the U.S.

http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1809&z=48

Basically a P1a visa for internationally recognised athletes allows them to stay for the duration of a particularly specified event or competition including preparation and training time etc.

Foreign nationals who are essentially based in the US (eg Kovalev) may have a different visa (some kinda residential work permit I would imagine).

[DoktorSleepless]

Why would Murray even bother to keep the WBA interim belt if supposedly his intention was to always duck Golovkin? He could have easily just dropped it for the Martinez fight without anyone caring since he was fighting for the WBC.

[DoktorSleepless]

Golovkin fan - tick. Mattthysse in sig - tick. Never seen a vagina - tick.

Read again. I was defending Murray.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Read again. I was defending Murray.

LOL....my bad then.

[soul_survivor]

I don't see this fight happening, not because these guys don't want it but I think the promoters of each man wants to wrap their guy in wool till a big fight comes along. For GGG it's Martinez and for Murray it's an all British clash with Barker. Those fights are bigger in terms of viewing audiences and money than GGG V Murray.

[twosweethooks]

It will be a carbon Copy of the Mack fight

I want to see GGG KO

Martinez next
Quillin
JR if he wins his fight with Canelo
Canelo if he wins his fight with JR
the top 160's
Andre Ward

[kiaba360]

I'm not expecting this fight to happen next, but I guess we'll see. It would be a pleasant surprise to be proven wrong.