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

[Dirk Diggler UK]

You can indeed. The difference is Monroe is ranked top ten in all the sanctioning bodies, and has good potential.

Where was Salka ranked before the garcia fight? No one had even heard of him.

The other difference is that Haymon cherry picked Salka specifically. It wasn't because of a lack of options for Garcia. There was literally a queue of top fighters ready to take on Garcia but they chose Salka.

Golovkin is having to pick someone out of an average bunch because he has no other option.

"Dey da same doe!"

[-PBP-]

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

Monroe is a career middleweight

and apparently rated in the top 10 in the division.

No he's not

He is also a southpaw.

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.

[Loque-san]

Tureano would've gone 2 rounds tops.

It was more a choice by default, really. I wanted Monroe to get more experience - at least two more fights - before fighting someone as good as Golovkin. Tureano isn't necessarily a superior fighter, but he has that deep amateur background and I don't see him getting any better. As far as Monroe, a boxer with his style needs a lot of time and the right fights to hone his skills, and unlike Tureano he has room for improvement in my opinion.

[BodiesInFlight]

The other difference is that Haymon cherry picked Salka specifically. It wasn't because of a lack of options for Garcia. There was literally a queue of top fighters ready to take on Garcia but they chose Salka.

Golovkin is having to pick someone out of an average bunch because he has no other option.

"Dey da same doe!"

It's beggars belief.

The fact Garcia is in a pretty loaded division makes that cherry pick even more disgraceful.

[NEETzsche]

This is his worst fight since Proksa. You know these fights are a possibility with fighters who fight 4 times a year, but it still sucks.

monroe is better than adama

I'm thinking Ward is the next intended target, especially if the Cotto fight never materializes. GGG is smart to look towards other options at this point and not wait around for another big name.

but ward fights orthodox...

[Weebler I]

tureano johnson says that team ggg specifically sought a southpaw. who are they preparing for? lara? but surely they could have just fought lara himself? golovkin doesn't really need learning fights at this point, especially for an opponent he would be a major favourite over anyway

Andy Lee?

[OnePunch]

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.

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

[Dirk Diggler UK]

It's beggars belief.

The fact Garcia is in a pretty loaded division makes that cherry pick even more disgraceful.

I really hope that Dunn is getting some kind of monetary reward from Haymon for this.

[bojangles1987]

monroe is better than adama



but ward fights orthodox...

Maybe, but at least Adama had championship experience.

[The Big Dunn]

You can indeed. The difference is Monroe is ranked top ten in all the sanctioning bodies, and has good potential.

Where was Salka ranked before the garcia fight? No one had even heard of him.

Well if you look at this thread, a few posters hadn't heard of willie either.

I get your point and agree. My point is willie, no matter where he is ranked, has no chance to win. Salka had no chance to win. Both have no chance because Garcia/GGG are much better than they are.