Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Promoter: No Word From Lara and His Team

[Fetta]

Would you object to a stay busy fight if there was a signed guarantee from the winner of Cotto/Canelo to fight GGG next? Assuming the WBC contract could be enforced. Maybe the winner has to pay Glolovkin 90% of their winning purse if they don't fight him within 5 months?

Not for me. His whole career, with the exception of maybe 3, have been stay busy fights. Lara or bigger/better name.

Dont be fooled by my trolling, i am a fan of GGG. I just cant support a career of stay busy fights anymore.

[BattlingNelson]

No reading comprehension... this isn't Shakespeare my real meaning isn't that deeply hidden. Cotto shouldn't vacate just because he weighs in under the MW limit. You're suggesting he should... so I'm guessing because Floyd weighs in at WW that you think he should vacate for that reason too right?

GGG fans are now arguing not only about CW's and maximum weights, but minimum weights now lol.

Reading comprehension.

You where clearly implying that Cotto os not a MW right? That's why I was asking if you thought he should vacate. I mean why would you want a champion at a weight where he didn't belong and with no intention of fighting this divisions best fighter?

[ИATAS]

Yes I saw that fight. Ref coulda allowed that to continue. Johnson was ahead on ALL the scorecards.

and ima call bull**** on monroe being the highest rated by WBA:

MIDDLEWEIGHT 160 Lbs / 72.58 Kgs
WBA SUPER CHAMPION GENNADY GOLOVKIN KAZ
Won Title 08-13-10

WBA WORLD CHAMPION DANIEL JACOBS USA
Won Title 08-09-14
Last Defense 04-24-15

WBC MIGUEL COTTO
IBF VACANT
WBO ANDY LEE
TITLE BOXER ORGANIZATION COUNTRY
1 CHRIS EUBANK JR INTERIM CHAMP GBR
2 ARIF MAGOMEDOV CON RUS
3 TUREANO JOHNSON INT BAH
4 DMITRY CHUDINOV RUS
5 DANIEL GEALE PABA AUS
6 BILLY JOE SAUNDERS GBR
7 CALEB TRUAX USA
8 WILLIE MONROE JR USA
9 MARTIN MURRAY GBR
10 CURTIS STEVENS USA
11 SERGIO MORA USA
12 DOMINIC WADE USA
13 LES SHERRINGTON OCEANIA AUS
14 ANTOINE DOUGLAS USA
15 TONY JETER USA

those are the "may 2015" rankings.

http://wbanews.com/?page_id=2513#.VYGn_PlVhBc

You need to go back further.

Not sure why it changed but Willie Monroe was ranked #3 by the WBA in mid march (which is when they signed to fight each other), only behind Chudinov and Quillin:

http://web.archive.org/web/201503160...com/rankings-2

[Beater_of_ass]

What is this crap about moving up? How many times did Ward move up? Or Hagler? How old was Hopkins when he moved up? Cotto moved up cause he couldnt make weight, or was chased out by superior fighters and found some invalids up north.

Btw Ggg accepted fights at 168 vs Froch, Ward, Chavez.

Ward didn't, but at least he has names on his resume with some weight and 168 is a decent division.

Hagler... this isn't 30 years ago, boxing has changed.

Hopkins did the same thing GGG is doing and he's nowhere near a draw, he got like 100k buys on his last PPV fight. Staying in one division for 20 years doesn't seem to be a smart move.

Whatever reason Cotto moved up, it's worked so I'm not sure why you're hating. You obviously would let GGG bum you if it mean GGG had the same career or relevance as Cotto. Otherwise, why do you want GGG to fight him?

[Beater_of_ass]

Reading comprehension.

You where clearly implying that Cotto os not a MW right? That's why I was asking if you thought he should vacate. I mean why would you want a champion at a weight where he didn't belong and with no intention of fighting this divisions best fighter?

Yes, reading comprehension you have none.

Nowhere did I say Cotto should vacant, I really don't care if he does or doesn't. But he SHOULDN'T just because he doesn't make the maximum weight. You've been schooled enough, hopefully you comprehend what you read on the third attempt.

[Beater_of_ass]

HBO didn't say they would not allow Haymon fighters, they said they are open to working with Haymon if the circumstances are right (they were basically saying we will work with them for certain fights but not overpay for their fighters on our network for crap fights).

Whatever the reason without HBO's consent GGG isn't fighting anyone. GGG fans think he's Floyd all of a sudden lol.

[BattlingNelson]

Yes, reading comprehension you have none.

Nowhere did I say Cotto should vacant,

Of course not! That's why asked you, you dimwit! And it's 'vacate' BTW. Not 'vacant'.


You're vacant though.

I really don't care if he does or doesn't. But he SHOULDN'T just because he doesn't make the maximum weight.

Lol. Imagine if the HW champ says that he'd only fight with a limit of 210 lbs.

You've been schooled enough, hopefully you comprehend what you read on the third attempt.

English is not exactly your specialty is it?

[ИATAS]

Ward didn't, but at least he has names on his resume with some weight and 168 is a decent division.

Hagler... this isn't 30 years ago, boxing has changed.

Hopkins did the same thing GGG is doing and he's nowhere near a draw, he got like 100k buys on his last PPV fight. Staying in one division for 20 years doesn't seem to be a smart move.

Are you being serious right now? Hopkins last PPV was against who and at what age? That's why it didn't sell much. His fight against Kovalev was one of the highest rated fights last year and so were his fights against Pascal. Hopkins always gets great ratings (only his PPV's against guys no one wants to see him fight do poorly).

Quite obviously Hopkins patience at 160 paid off. He was a no name in boxing but eventually got Trinidad & Oscar, two of the biggest names in all of the sport, which propelled Hopkins into a name fighter. He was never a huge name to be sure, but he was never going to be given his style of fighting. Regardless, Trinidad/Oscar made him into one of the bigger names in boxing over the past 10+ years. If Hopkins would have moved up to 168/175 sooner and never fought Tito/Oscar he wouldn't have been nearly as popular & successful as he was.

[bigjavi973]

You need to go back further.

Not sure why it changed but Willie Monroe was ranked #3 by the WBA in mid march (which is when they signed to fight each other), only behind Chudinov and Quillin:

http://web.archive.org/web/201503160...com/rankings-2

Just double checked even further back. Yea you right he was ranked number 2 as the NABA-wba champ. http://wbanews.com/?page_id=2513#.VYGtl_lVhBc

but damn they slapped him back down asap lol

[Dolezal]

GGG is the great unifier. He's brought salty cotto fans, scarce ward fans, crazy cubans, and al haymonites together for a unified cause.