Comments Thread For: Gennady Golovkin to Face Adama in Monte Carlo on 2/1

[ShoulderRoll]

Sure but how little or long would that period of time be, 18 months, 12 months, 6 months?.....Do you think professional boxers would get on board for all that? I don't think so.

They get on board for it now. All the sanctioning bodies have rules relating to mandatory defenses.

It would just be a matter of picking the best period of time out of that bunch.

[HeroBando]

Who ever his handlers are they are doing a brilliant job of killing his career. Keep feeding Golovkin fish....the guy is NOT getting any younger. I expect his legacy to be a "Great Amateur Career and an UNPROVEN Professional Career."
Quickly losing interest in this fighter. Next!

What do you mean? How many other Kazakhs went from unknown in the US to #3 Nielsen rated fight in 15 months? Do you know what his career looked like before hooking up with this team?

[Humean]

They get on board for it now. All the sanctioning bodies have rules relating to mandatory defenses.

It would just be a matter of picking the best period of time out of that bunch.

But you'd have to narrow it to produce the effect that you want and why would fighters want to move to that model when the four champions model give a greater chance of becoming a champion and from this increased revenue? You are really wanting to limit the choices of the best fighters, i'm sure they would not allow for that. If fighters had to routinely give up belts to fight the fights (perhaps bigger money fights) that they actually want to fight then the whole system of who is the champion would likewise break down. The guy with the belt would not be the real champion and again you'd be in a similar situation as present. There just is no workable system where the best fighter in each division is going to fight the other best fighters in the division as a matter of course.

[ShoulderRoll]

But you'd have to narrow it to produce the effect that you want and why would fighters want to move to that model when the four champions model give a greater chance of becoming a champion and from this increased revenue?

You wouldn't have to narrow it at all. The way things are now champions get to fit in easier title defenses in between their mandatories. So I'd keep that system.

It seems to work well and champs like Wladimir seem happy with it.

The only ones who wouldn't approve are the lesser fighters who would never be good enough to win a world title if there was only one belt. But they shouldn't carry the mantle of "champion" anyway so it's no big deal in my book.

[Humean]

You wouldn't have to narrow it at all. The way things are now champions get to fit in easier title defenses in between their mandatories. So I'd keep that system.

It seems to work well and champs like Wladimir seem happy with it.

The only ones who wouldn't approve are the lesser fighters who would never be good enough to win a world title if there was only one belt. But they shouldn't carry the mantle of "champion" anyway so it's no big deal in my book.

Strict observance of a 6 month mandatory would mean a champion would likely mainly or only fight mandatories. The only way you are going to be able to 'force' champions to fight more than two or three times a year is if they are not making enough money. The lesser fighters comprise the vast bulk of fighters plus fighters do not know if they would defintiely be the cream of the crop. Why are there four sanctioning bodies right now rather than one? Why do fighters lend legitimacy to four rather than just one? You don't have to consider belt holders champions so what difference does it make to you if they are called a champion or not?

[ShoulderRoll]

You don't have to consider belt holders champions so what difference does it make to you if they are called a champion or not?

The difference it makes to me is that currently the belt holders take their paper title and go hide out in their markets. Never facing the true beasts of their division if they don't have to.

By making there be only one world champion all the ducking would end.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Another day, another garbage fight for Golovkin.

What else is new.

[Hougigo]

Ishida at Monte Carlo lead to the Macklin fight. I expect Adama in Monte Carlo will lead to Geale/Murray/Sturm/Barker or some other name.

GGG aint taking up a HBO date and he's not denying anyone of a deserved title shot. So there's nothing wrong with a stay busy fight.

Adama is not that bad btw. He's wild but sturdy.

Nah, the Mando denied himself

[Humean]

The difference it makes to me is that currently the belt holders take their paper title and go hide out in their markets. Never facing the true beasts of their division if they don't have to.

By making there be only one world champion all the ducking would end.

It is so simple, why didn't anyone else think of it...

If there was one champ Martinez would likely vacate and fight Canelo/Cotto anyway. Fighters do not want a one champion system so complaining about the current system is fairly pointless, none of the alternatives can feasible work the way fans would want them to. There was never a time where in every division there one champion and each of those champions was unequivocally the true champion and there never will be.

Golovkin will get the bigger fights soon enough, he will be generating bigger money before long.

[boliodogs]

My guess is he could not get a better fighter to agree to fight him. I think GGG wants to fight the best opponents possible but they don't want to fight him.