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

[-PBP-]

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

If Team Golovkin picked up a phone and called Haymon or DeCubas Jr. the GGG vs. Lara fight would get done.

And I don't want to hear about Lara's style and how HBO wouldn't approve because the people that consider Lara boring would consider Willie Monroe twice as boring.

Willie Monroe has no championship experience, has never been scheduled to fight 12 rounds, his best win is Brian Vera and most importantly, he is a prospect.

[MrClutch85]

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.

Agreed......

[bojangles1987]

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.

He still fights at least 2 quality fights a year, same as the other big names. Difference is he also has 2 bleh fights a year alongside them and his quality fights at middleweight aren't against guys who can beat him. He's not alone in that, but it is still frustrating for those who want to see what Golovkin really has.

This is one of his bleh fights. You wait it out and see what the next quality fight will be.

[sugarsmosley]

If Team Golovkin picked up a phone and called Haymon or DeCubas Jr. the GGG vs. Lara fight would get done.

And I don't want to hear about Lara's style and how HBO wouldn't approve because the people that consider Lara boring would consider Willie Monroe twice as boring.

Willie Monroe has no championship experience, has never been scheduled to fight 12 rounds, his best win is Brian Vera and most importantly, he is a prospect.

Lara is a super welter though. I agree still though, GGG-Lara would've been a better fight but what really is GGG gaining beating a literal 154 lb fighter?

[BodiesInFlight]

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.

I think everyone in this thread knows who Monroe is, they are just showing disdain for a lack of a Golovkin mega fight.

I'd say Monroe has a much better chance against Golovkin than Salka did against Garcia. Monroe belongs in the mid to high echelons, Salka had absolutely no right being in there with Garcia. It was actually pretty sickening.

I get that you're sticking up for your team, but when your blind loyalty makes you post ludicrous statements like this, i'd say it would be time to change tack.

[St. Johns Gent]

I'm a Monroe fan, but GGG's fraud azz is always fighting Friday Night Fights fighters or guys on that level, you know what just put GGG in a Boxcino Tournament too, this guy is a damn joke

[-PBP-]

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

That's because they don't rank belt holders from other organizations. 10 middleweights better than Willie Monroe:

GGG
Cotto
Murray
Geale
Quillin
Lee
Saunders
Jacobs
N'Dam
Lemieux

There is no way you can justify Monroe being in the top 10 right now by beating Brian Vera.

[JaguaresMx]

If Team Golovkin picked up a phone and called Haymon or DeCubas Jr. the GGG vs. Lara fight would get done.

I am glad you're Haymon's personal secretary to know the details.

Seriously man, what makes you think Lara even wants to step into the ring with GGG after he literally ran from Canelo during his one chance at stardom?

[bigjavi973]

Floyd Mayweather's 47 fights are the same as Salka.

None of them had a chance to win so that makes them the same. Herp derp.

You forget that corrales was supposed to beat the snot outta him. I don't like floyd but you are reaching there a bit.

[caliAv]

I don't understand this guy he says he'll fight anyone from 155-168 but picks all the bums Lara's ready to go and he picks someone that's not going to test him