Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Trainer Sees No Reason To Move Up, For Now

[Humean]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news. But if Matthew Macklin is your signature win in nearly a decade as a pro. You've fought you fair share of bums.

Like everyone he has fought his fair share of bums but his more recent opponents are not bums, they are world level contenders. Macklin, Proksa, Stevens were top 10, Ishida, Rosado, Adama were about top 20 or 30. Not especially impressive opposition but did he struggle with any of them? No he stopped all of them and barely lost a round.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Excuses Excuses Excuses. Either he's the most feared man at 160 or he isn't. You claim Quillin won't fight you. You claim Sergio won't fight you. You claim Sturm won't fight you. WHO ARE YOU WAITING FOR ???????????????????????????????????????? MOVE THE **** UP! These guys just want to stay at 160, stay undefeated and keep him from looking bad or losing against an opponent for as long as they possibly can, so that when they do decide to move up the Carl Froch's, Bika's, Dirrell's and Ward's will be long gone so they can give you these exact same excuses at 168. They're waiting for the threats to move up so that they can move up.

Why not move down and fight Floyd for his biggest purse? "boxing is a business".


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Like everyone he has fought his fair share of bums but his more recent opponents are not bums, they are world level contenders. Macklin, Proksa, Stevens were top 10, Ishida, Rosado, Adama were about top 20 or 30. Not especially impressive opposition but did he struggle with any of them? No he stopped all of them and barely lost a round.

That's a horrible resume for a 32yr old decorated amateur that's been a pro nearly a decade. And one that's supposed the greatest thing since sliced bread.

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Why not move down and fight Floyd for his biggest purse? "boxing is a business".


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Why not move up and fight Ward for his biggest payday?

[Foghorn]

To much build up for this guy.He's too slow! He won't last 3 rounds on Floyd Jr if ever they fight!

[Humean]

That's a horrible resume for a 32yr old decorated amateur that's been a pro nearly a decade. And one that's supposed the greatest thing since sliced bread.

8 years a pro and he has had promotional stuff that set him back perhaps as much as 2 years. Some fighters have it easier than others to get the sort of fights that are impressive, is a fighter not impressive just because he hasn't been given the chance to beat a fighter deemed worthy by a plethora of internet nobodies? Besides his career is far from over so there is plenty of time to beat impressive opponents. However I suspect that you would not be impressed irrespective of who he beat.

[Vasyl’s dad]

this wouldn't have been an issue if Team Golovkin hadn't said they'd fight anybody from 154-168.

THEY billed him as the most feared man from 154-168

in the simplest terms Golovkin's team said everybody at 168 was afraid of him and wouldn't fight him. Andre Ward called him out and now they're saying they don't want to move up?


then why say you're the most avoided boxer in 3 weights classes but back down when somebody calls you on it.

Golovkin's team caused this problem by writing checks with their mouths that their a. sses couldn't cash.

don't call out people when you aren't willing to fight them. Golovkin doesn't have to move up but they should have kept their mouths shut in the 1st place and there wouldn't have been a problem

Dawson called out Ward and fought him at 168. Ward called out GGG. he should go fight him at 160.


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[hitking]

8 years a pro and he has had promotional stuff that set him back perhaps as much as 2 years. Some fighters have it easier than others to get the sort of fights that are impressive, is a fighter not impressive just because he hasn't been given the chance to beat a fighter deemed worthy by a plethora of internet nobodies? Besides his career is far from over so there is plenty of time to beat impressive opponents. However I suspect that you would not be impressed irrespective of who he beat.

His resume is ****. And I'm frustrated that there seems to be no sense of urgency to make big fights happen now opposed to later.

[Vasyl’s dad]

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Originally Posted by MDPopescu

... Stiffs like Floyd?

Why is it that GGG's fans seem cool with, and even embrace him fighting Floyd. And almost act as if Floyd not wanting to fight him (I don't know if Floyd wants it or not. Never heard him speak publically about GGG) would be a duck. Then turn around and make every excuse under the sun as to why GGG shouldn't fight Ward. Kinda hypocritical don't you think?

"I'm fighting Marquez because he called me out".

Floyd he's a lightweight.

" All that matters is that he called me out".



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[Vasyl’s dad]

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Originally Posted by FloydsLostBalls

Why not move down and fight Floyd for his biggest purse? "boxing is a business".


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Why not move up and fight Ward for his biggest payday?

Floyd provides a bigger one. You should be rooting for that fight seeing as how you're always concerned about how much fighters make. Fight Andre for less or Floyd for more?


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