Comments Thread For: Saunders Passes on IBF/N'Dam, Wants Lee-Quillin Winner

[Ravens Fan]

Wow, you have multiply fighters that aren't interested in fighting for a belt. Seems as if its just more evidence that there are way way to many belts available.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Saunders will have already agreed a deal to go for the WBO. He's meant to be fighting on the undercard of Lee-Quillin.

[PunchyPotorff]

Lemieux would be excellent. N'Dam is a solid boxer, but Lemieux punches a little bit harder than Quillin, and Quillin dropped N'Dam like 5-6 times. It would be an interesting fight... assuming N'Dam doesn't run all night.

[Pigeons]

There seems to be a legitimate reasons in each case unlike America's Peter Quillin who avoided Korobov and 1.4million to now fight for half the money

It's business. Haymon taking Quillin away from Roc Nation = Hearn trying to maneuver Groves over Andre Dirrell for a shot at DeGale.

Either way you slice it, trying to justify Billy Joe passing on a third straight title shot is silly. And shameless. You can talk smack all you want about Quillin and avoid facing the Froch reality. Same situation, same cowardice. Except Froch passed on even more money. No counter from you though, you're a real patriot. I got respect for that.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

It's business. Haymon taking Quillin away from Roc Nation = Hearn trying to maneuver Groves over Andre Dirrell for a shot at DeGale.

Either way you slice it, trying to justify Billy Joe passing on a third straight title shot is silly. And shameless. You can talk smack all you want about Quillin and avoid facing the Froch reality. Same situation, same cowardice. Except Froch passed on even more money. No counter from you though, you're a real patriot. I got respect for that.

It's business as well dummy. Saunders passed to fight Eubank Jr which was a much bigger money fight for him. He has passed again because he was offered a deal by Haymon which would see him paid a step-aside fee and then the same money to fight the winner.

Froch relinquished the title because he wants the Chavez Jr fight for way more money. Kid Ducklet is fighting for half the money

[MDPopescu]

So...

Both IBF and WBO are not even ranking Golovkin within their top 15 respectively...
... For these two "sanctioning bodies" Golovkin doesn't exist.

[Hougigo]

So...

Both IBF and WBO are not even ranking Golovkin within their top 15 respectively...
... For these two "sanctioning bodies" Golovkin doesn't exist.

He's already a champ, the WBC champ thing is an anomaly

[Citizen Koba]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!! David ****ING Lemieux is going to put N'Dam to sleep and become IBF MW champion. It feels good to continue to be a fan of a fighter even after some losses to see him come back and make it.

IDK - NDNJs a slippery mfer. I know he got knocked down plenty against Quillin, but he also outboxed the Chump in every other round and has never been stopped (and apparently had a far from ideal camp due to oral surgery).

I think it's a great matchup which could go either way. Hassan probably won't try and trade with Lemieux as much as Gabe and is a more skilled fighter with much better movement.

[Dindu_Nuffin]

Who's next in line? And why turn down the opportunity. You can fight the winner of lee quillen later in the year, I don't get it.

Not necessarily - should he lose to N'Dam, which I think he would, then he could lose his mando' ranking to face the winner of Lee-Quillin.

N'Dam is a VERY underrated boxer. He should have beat Quillin but was trying to impress too much in his US dwbut, and kept getting knocked down.

I'd pick him to easily outbox him in a rematch,

N'Dam would be a great matchup for GGG too. Although I beleive N'Dam ducked GGG a few times...

The French-Cameroonian is a very good boxer/puncher/mover. He has the BEST style to watch, IMO. Lots of lateral movement, LOTS of jabs - everything comes off the jab... Lots of fast combinations. Decent punching power.


A great MW fight to watch, and a excellent mesh of styles (outside boxer in N'Dam vs inside fighter in Khurtsidze): N'Dam vs Khurtsidze.

[TudorMiron]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!! David ****ING Lemieux is going to put N'Dam to sleep and become IBF MW champion. It feels good to continue to be a fan of a fighter even after some losses to see him come back and make it.

In case David wins, would you like him to unify with GGG?

Would he like to do it?