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

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

So everyone is "ducking" him at 160 and they said they would fight anyone from 160 to 175. But Ward called their bluff and they come out with **** like "GGG is a star" and "no reason to move up."


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[JFalu]

I completely agree. Why change weight classes when you have so many title unification opportunities in your current and natural weight class. If GGG could unify titles it would be a great accomplishment. Then he should consider going up in weight. Whatever happens in the next weight class, no one can take away his accomplishments in the middleweight division. However, if no one wants a GGG title unification bout at middleweight, then IMO the appropriate and logical thing to do is to move up. He has his career to think about, but his fans and boxing fans also have their expectations and hopes for say, a GGG/Ward

[AgainstTheRopes]

He doesn't have to fight Ward in his first fight at 168. He's been fighting mediocre to average competition at 160 for years and no decent name at 160 wants a piece of him. Why not fight a similar guy at 168 and test the waters?

[thatdudespits]

He'd gain a lot because then a lot of people can't say things like this..

Its the truth, is it not?

[JFalu]

Based on some of these post, I don't think some people realize the issues with putting on weight and taking off weight. When GGG puts on weight to move up in class, it should be to stay put for some time. Not for a one-time GGG/Ward clash. Why move up in weight to see someone then come down for unification bouts?

[MDPopescu]

He doesn't have to fight Ward in his first fight at 168. He's been fighting mediocre to average competition at 160 for years and no decent name at 160 wants a piece of him. Why not fight a similar guy at 168 and test the waters?

Hearn just said that Golovkin is one of his options for Carl Froch...

[Citizen Koba]

Yeah agreed but once he got his shot he got fights.

Golovkin can't even get a shot. If he still can't get a shot he should move on.

If he get's the shot, by all means stay.

I'm figuring GGGs got about another 15-20 fights in him over 5 or 6 years I'm kinda OK with him hanging on for another year or so (4 or 5 fights) to try and get one of the other MW strap holders or 1 or 2 top Contenders (like a Geale or Murray) in the ring, but at that point he'd really be left with little choice but moving up - unless some very significant talent emeges or moves up from 54.

It also wouldn't hurt to look at some of the second tier SMWs in the meantime - a Vera for instance, Gonzales or Periban - fights that shouldn't really ncessitate him changing size much.

[zuz]

Before he goes up, he should call out The Champ at SWW loudly, see if that guy has the guts to fight a hypejob. What do you think, would this SWW champ dare to face him at SWW?

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Arum said that Marquez would fight PAC again if PAC had the belt that Bradley

That's what just Arum said NOT Marquez.
Arum being known liar.

No way Marquez-Pacquiao 5 will ever happen.

Juan won't fight that top rank fraud again after they've robbed him already a few times.

Hey dumba$$ he stands to make 15m+. Pretty nice way to get robbed

He doesn't need ur dirty money. At this point his aim is LEGACY.

U got no clue u've been talking about pitiful piece of ****.

Its not my money dumba$$. You're clearly not his accountant, so how the fcuk would you know? Remember Floyd's wise words, its prizefighting dumbo

Remember that?

UPDATE:

In an interview with Ring TV Marquez said, "I always said I wanted to fight Pacquiao and beat him and I did. I do want that [welterweight] title, but I***8217;m not obsessed with it."

Now get tha phuk out of here... u don't know **** about boxing.

[IronDanHamza]

I'm figuring GGGs got about another 15-20 fights in him over 5 or 6 years I'm kinda OK with him hanging on for another year or so (4 or 5 fights) to try and get one of the other MW strap holders or 1 or 2 top Contenders (like a Geale or Murray) in the ring, but at that point he'd really be left with little choice but moving up - unless some very significant talent emeges or moves up from 54.

It also wouldn't hurt to look at some of the second tier SMWs in the meantime - a Vera for instance, Gonzales or Periban - fights that shouldn't really ncessitate him changing size much.

Yeah I agree.

If he still can't get fights into 2015 then there's no point staying at 160 and wasting time.

[AVDB]

That sounds familiar

Floyd's proven himself throughout his career and can only be challenged by going up in weight. GGG hasn't even become lineal at middleweight yet. You want a guy whose only opposition at 160 has been less than mediocre to fighting an elite super middleweight who's p4p#2?