Comments Thread For: Gennady Golovkin-Willie Monroe Jr. Set For May 16

[Dr Rumack]

He just stopped a top 5 guy and is fighting again in two months. It's not much of a fight, but it's not like there are lots of viable alternatives.

Shame on anyone trying to compare this to Garcia-Salka, where a champion fought a guy ranked 70th in the division below, despite only fought twice last year and having lots of obvious alternatives.

[El-blanco]

He just stopped a top 5 guy and is fighting again in two months. It's not much of a fight, but it's not like there are lots of viable alternatives.

Shame on anyone trying to compare this to Garcia-Salka, where a champion fought a guy ranked 70th in the division below, despite only fought twice last year and having lots of obvious alternatives.

Only haymon ****riders would compare them, pathetic.

[bojangles1987]

He just stopped a top 5 guy and is fighting again in two months. It's not much of a fight, but it's not like there are lots of viable alternatives.

Shame on anyone trying to compare this to Garcia-Salka, where a champion fought a guy ranked 70th in the division below, despite only fought twice last year and having lots of obvious alternatives.

And poor Salka is going down to 130 now.

[North Star]

Let's see what attributes fans look for when finding an acceptable GGG opponent







No he's not






So the best you guys have to justify this cherry pick is that he's a career middleweight and a southpaw? That's when you KNOW you have a cherry pick.

Have you even looked at the rankings? Monroe is top ten in the WBC, WBA and WBO.

[NEETzsche]

I'm curious, of the available WILLING opponents out there, who would have been a better choice??

there are a few available names at jr middle who would be better tests, i think

Maybe, but at least Adama had championship experience.

i guess. but i feel like it's more interesting to see him face fighters on the up rather than fighters who always have been and always will be mediocre

[JaguaresMx]

Garcia could fought ANYONE on the planet

GGG can't. We all know that. His critics jump on high for not fighting a guy a division above him. That's how ridiculous this is.

Don't be ****** on purpose.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Only haymon ****riders would compare them, pathetic.

Absolutely embarrassing.

[anonymous2.0]

Man, WIllie is upstate NY so I gotta pull for him but I already know what the result is going to be...

Golovkin is a victim of his own success and work rate, he's too good and too powerful and by the time he turns around and is looking for his next fight everyone else is weeks deep into their own training camps so C listers are the best he can get short notice. Its balls but I understand it, hopefully a big fight comes soon.

[Mighty_Windir]

His management are finally getting him to face more diverse styles / techniques. Monroe is very slick, he has good ring generalship, a very good boxer - he just beat Bryan Vera (fight should be on youtube) I feel that he will do a lot better than Murray, because Murray laid on the ropes, and never adjusted to GGG's uppercut which was a result from Murray's style flaw - that uppercut killed him all night - Monroe Jr. will not be there - he constantly moves and constantly throws punches, if you make a mistake he will hit you, not a lot of power, but he will keep you honest - not the worst fight, and definitely not the best, but if GGG wants to compete with the Lara's / Ward's etc.. he has to face some slick fighters that will make him go rounds, and make him adjust..

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[Pigeons]

Who.......?

Friday Night Fights fighter. ESPN level.