Comments Thread For: Team Golovkin Defend Choice of Monroe Jr. As Opponent

[Baltimore]

no need to defend.

if you fight 1-2 times a year, gotta be all top 10 guys.

if you fight 3,4, 5 a year, not all will be top guys.

ggg i'm sure would fight all the top 160 guys if he could.

Exactly. It's not his fault he can't get big names in he ring with him. He's making up for it by staying more active then any other big name in the sport right now.

[kiaba360]

160 is where it's at, he can get Trout/Lara/Andrade/Quillin/Vanes..... Biggest $Payday$ possible in his career is against Canelo and Cotto @ 160, and the Canelo fight is likely to happen

he's pretty small north 168. Less money and recognition.
It would be a dumb move for him to move to 168.

He doesn't need to move there, but testing the waters wouldn't kill him either. He won't be able to keep fighting 4 times a year at 160 because he'll run out of good opponents. This should be the last year where he fights exclusively at 160.

[Barcham]

Golovkin will likely be fighting two more times after this. He just beat Martin Murray who arguably beat Martinez before Cotto did. He's fought guys in the Top 10, he just wants a chance at the other belts, but they don't want it with him.

I was reading another board and someone posted that GGG has been talking about fighting up to 6 times a year now. That should be interesting if true. I've been trying to find a source for this but have come up empty so far.

[daggum]

well i'm sure if he bends over every time ggg gets close to him, lands no effective punches while getting hit with the cleaner and harder shots constantly he will do just fine and win a decision.

[kiaba360]

I was reading another board and someone posted that GGG has been talking about fighting up to 6 times a year now. That should be interesting if true. I've been trying to find a source for this but have come up empty so far.

Fighting six times is unheard of at the world-level, he can barely find opponents to fight 4 times. Also, it's always risky to look past opponents, and fighting that many times a year means that match-ups are being planned months in advance.

[caliAv]

It doesn't matter if it's against a southpaw or orthodox it's all about the challenge of the opponent.he picked a southpaw that's never been passed 10 rounds. You should have picked lara and put your skills to the test.not pick a easy win .

[kiaba360]

It doesn't matter if it's against a southpaw or orthodox it's all about the challenge of the opponent.he picked a southpaw that's never been passed 10 rounds. You should have picked lara and put your skills to the test.not pick a easy win .

Lara doesn't fight at MW and he's with Haymon. If Lara wanted a title shot, he could fight Andrade who's been calling him out. Hell, he should be trying to get Floyd in the ring but we know damn well that won't happen.

[Thickback]

FOH, I'm not buying that lame excuse

[Kagami Taiga]

This **** is a crap fight. Stop making excuses. Seriously tho.

[mathed]

ggg wants to pick on smaller fighters I think they know once he fights andre ward he is in trouble he keeps looking good against bums to increase his fan base and give this persona that he knocks out anyone who steps in the ring with him. if he wants the big names and wanted a southpaw lara would be the best option or even fighting a big guy in Chavez would be good for him until he fights a known name none of the big names will see him as marketable

lol........just curious, why is Cotto, THE MW Champ, not mentioned in your post? I mean, isn't that THE fight at MW?