HBO has done an incredible job with GGG

[PurePugilist216]

berto wasn't trying to fight the best in his division and ggg is so yeah its actually the complete opposite thing. also ggg already beat 3 top 5 guys while berto beat zero so once again not the same at all. if you remember the berto bum parade was what got haymon kicked off hbo.

Yea because going after guys like Canelo and Julio Cesar Chaves jr proves you want to fight the best fights in your division. He's just like every other fighter looking for big pay days.

Canelo is too small for him and Julio sucks and just got beat by a C-list fighter.

Going after Cotto is an easy win because he's much bigger. Cotto needs to give that belt up and move down because he's stinking up the division.

[oc9979]

Ouma was a world champion. Macklin gave a healthy Martinez a great fight and arguably beat Sturm in Germany. Rubio a top 5 MW (Ring).

Not really. You should watch the Martinez documentary on Netflix. His body was hurting way before his Chavez fight.

[borikua]

You knockout 20 in a row you will get some hype going on.

[Achcauhtli]

I can't think of many other fighters that have become so popular so quick without having any notable wins.

They tell the public he's great, and they eat it up. Jim Lampley looking at Roy at the end of the fight telling him "it's working" is all the proof I need.

Also have to love the hypocrisy of tonight's interview, he declares he's a fighter now, he wants Canelo and Cotto now (naturally smaller fighters), Ward gets mentioned and his whole triumphant epic speech comes to a halt, all of a sudden doesn't want to fight everyone and anyone right now, just smaller less mobile fighters.

Ward would kill this guy, and I'm so happy that interview happened so everyone saying that Ward was ducking GGG can see the truth.

you started off pretty good, but the end of your post showed your real intent. no need to front, just put it out there that you dont like the guy......

[daggum]

Yea because going after guys like Canelo and Julio Cesar Chaves jr proves you want to fight the best fights in your division. He's just like every other fighter looking for big pay days.

Canelo is too small for him and Julio sucks and just got beat by a C-list fighter.

Going after Cotto is an easy win because he's much bigger. Cotto needs to give that belt up and move down because he's stinking up the division.

what's the point of posting if you are just going to ignore reality? i really want to know. ggg tried to fight martinez, cotto, quillin, pirog, sturm, etc...all the guys that were at the top of his division. he was either mandatory and got rejected or sent them offers and got rejected. they simply wouldn't fight him and you are going around pretending that he didn't want to fight them or pretending that there are secret fighters out there that he should have tried to fight but didn't? where are these secret fighters? reality trumps your inane opinions.

[PulpFriction]

I can't think of many other fighters that have become so popular so quick without having any notable wins.

They tell the public he's great, and they eat it up. Jim Lampley looking at Roy at the end of the fight telling him "it's working" is all the proof I need.

Also have to love the hypocrisy of tonight's interview, he declares he's a fighter now, he wants Canelo and Cotto now (naturally smaller fighters), Ward gets mentioned and his whole triumphant epic speech comes to a halt, all of a sudden doesn't want to fight everyone and anyone right now, just smaller less mobile fighters.

Ward would kill this guy, and I'm so happy that interview happened so everyone saying that Ward was ducking GGG can see the truth.

Ward hasn't fought in 19 months. 95% of casuals have no clue who he is and you think HBO is gonna pay him $2,000,000+ to fight their middleweight star when he has a catchweight fight at 172 lbs? I've never heard of a situation where for months and months guys are demanding that a fighter move up a weight class to fight a guy who wasn't even active.

[sicko]

I give way more credit to Tom Loeffler and K2 Promotions, I posted this during the fight that they have done a masterful marketing job. HBO is just where they come to see him fight but it is hard work that is going on behind the scenes in Los Angeles in which K2 gets GGG out with the PEOPLE, Particularly the great Mexican Fans of Los Angeles. On top of the good promotion is the GGG Style which keeps the fans watching and also grabs the attention of other fans

Los Angeles is a GREAT Boxing City, Los Angeles is why Oscar was the draw that he was. Boxing back at the Forum in Inglewood was a great idea and you can tell by how fired up the crowd was that Los Angeles LOVES BOXING! Just haven't had much to cheer about and did not have local boxers to cheer for as of late like it was when Oscar and Mosley was in their PRIME.

[daggum]

HBO has made GGG a star without making him fight anyone that actually had a shot at beating him. Like it or not they are catering to what casual fans want and its working for them and GGG.

Shame of it is he has so much skill that he would do very well with top p4p fighters. He may not win, but he wont fail to show up.

ah the typical ggg hater diatribe of "ggg should fight guys that won't fight him!"

[The Big Dunn]

ah the typical ggg hater diatribe of "ggg should fight guys that won't fight him!"

Calling him a star and being honest about the lack of quality on his resume makes me a GGG hater? Oh its daggum, now I understand how someone could be so ******.

"ggg should fight guys that won't fight him!"-where exactly did I say this????