Why don't GGG and Martinez camp out at 154?

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  • BoxingFollower
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    #1

    Why don't GGG and Martinez camp out at 154?

    I understand the whole thing that I WILL come down in weight, but if you feel that you are dealing with a guy who's scared or timid, you make your prescense felt.

    And GGG dominating 160 is not making his prescense felt, if he or Martinez dropped to 154 for a upcoming fight, they would EASILY be ranked #2 after Floyd and probably be made Floyds Mandatory.

    Just a thought, that way there would be no excuse for Floyd not to fight them, but as of right now it's like asking Pernelll Whitaker to fight 1993 version of Roy Jones when he was a 160 fighter, crazy.
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    #2
    I agree OP, if they're intent on fighting some big names at 154lbs then they should prove their ability at the weight first. Otherwise people will focus too much on the one-off weight.

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    • jetgizo
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      #3
      Originally posted by BoxingFollower
      I understand the whole thing that I WILL come down in weight, but if you feel that you are dealing with a guy who's scared or timid, you make your prescense felt.

      And GGG dominating 160 is not making his prescense felt, if he or Martinez dropped to 154 for a upcoming fight, they would EASILY be ranked #2 after Floyd and probably be made Floyds Mandatory.

      Just a thought, that way there would be no excuse for Floyd not to fight them, but as of right now it's like asking Pernelll Whitaker to fight 1993 version of Roy Jones when he was a 160 fighter, crazy.
      That's what you have to do if your serious enough. That's the way Matthysse did it. If you want a guy bad enough you beat enough guys at that weight until the guy your chasing can't duck you anymore.

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      • Russian Crushin
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        #4
        Yea the middleweight champ is gonna drop the lineal MW title to "camp out" at 154

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        • #1Assassin
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          #5
          Originally posted by Russian Crushin
          Yea the middleweight champ is gonna drop the lineal MW title to "camp out" at 154
          if he wants the p4p champ, sure. its a risk but its what he would have to do, as it should be.

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          • Kagami Taiga
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            #6
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            Because they probably can't make it comfortably. I mean that much is clear to be at least.

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            • AgainstTheRopes
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              #7
              No guarantees

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              • Russian Crushin
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                #8
                Originally posted by #1Assassin
                if he wants the p4p champ, sure. its a risk but its what he would have to do, as it should be.
                So to become a "P4P champ", he should give up his title, go to a lower weight and fight lesser competition, in hopes to "force" floyd to fight him by becoming a mando, something which floyd hasnt been forced to do in like a decade?

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                • El Angel
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                  #9
                  So go to 154 and just hope Floyd decides fight them? Good luck with that.

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                  • Sam Donald
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                    #10
                    floyd is done at 54 anyway and man come on guys...floyd walks around at 150....tf is gonna fight ggg or any threat at 54...heck even canelo was at 52...

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