Comments Thread For: Daily Bread Mailbag: Mayweather-Berto, GGG, Joshua

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The Daily Bread Mailbag returns as Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards discusses Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto, the struggles of Demetrius Andrade, Danny Garcia's move to the welterweight division, the path of Gennady Golovkin, manager/adviser Al Haymon, and more.
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Good suggestions for how Demetrius Andrade should proceed in order to get out of the mess he has made of his career.

[BrometheusBob.]

LMAO @ comparing GGG/Lara to Hagler/Duran, Hearns, Mugabi and Leonard. Beyond buggin, GGG/Lara simply not that big a fight.

Some fair points about the May/Pac fight and picking Berto, but I still disagree with the idea that this fight is reasonable. Berto isn't just a light touch, he has absolutely no shot.

[Eastcoast]

Mayweather/Berto as a $75 ppv is a joke, but if there are fans who want to buy the fight that's on them. I though Floyd's fights with Marquez, Ortiz, and Guerrero were jokes, but Berto's well below those fights.

Andrade's team already attempted to get him to move up to 160, when they secured him a title shot vs Korobov. He balked and made excuses like he always does. He's one of those fighters who doesn't want challenges, just automatic fame & money. Forget him. Another year of inactivity and his physical & mental skills will irreversibly erode and he'll essentially be gone from the sport as has happened to some similar fighters such as Joe Greene and Brad Solomon.


I think Golovkin's next two fights will be lucrative steps for him, with Lemieux in NY and Lee in the UK. Those fights could raise his profile enough that Alvarez will be very motivated to fight him in late 2016. Also we have to see how the PBC funding plays out with Waddell & Reed in trouble. Golovkin could become a big pay day for Haymon fighters at 160.

[parrish duke]

LMAO @ comparing GGG/Lara to Hagler/Duran, Hearns, Mugabi and Leonard. Beyond buggin, GGG/Lara simply not that big a fight.

Some fair points about the May/Pac fight and picking Berto, but I still disagree with the idea that this fight is reasonable. Berto isn't just a light touch, he has absolutely no shot.

Reread what he said - he compared the fight to Hagler biggest wins - all of Hagler biggest wins where from Jr. Middleweight going up in weight - Duran / Hearns / Mugabi / Leonard - Lara is a Jr. Middleweight, GGG is a Middleweight, Lara will be moving up to 160 from 154 to fight a middle weight, just like Duran / Hearns / Mugabi / and Leonard did when they moved up from 154 - 160 to fight the middleweight Champion of the time Marvin Hagler - i know we all can read, but we all need to comprehend better

[mick1303]

I don't understand why he says that Canelo-Cotto winner does not have to fight GGG. It is exactly the opposite. Other than that I agree that if he beats Lemieux, the Lara fight is not a bad one.

[Jc8804]

Bread comes of as a sell out these days. He is aligned with haymon and it shows. Yet haymon is dogging his fighter he does thurman.

No mentions of the floyds 75 dollar ppv vs a D fighter with one month notice.

Telling poo poo to go upnand beat GGG. Why dont you tell julian williams to do that Breadman??

Paulie isnt shot ??? WTF ? Dumb arce comment.

No mention or pac being marquez leftovers. Just toss in pac visibly hurt floyd twice .

Gotta say this isnt breads best mailbag. Focus on boxing instead of drinking at the clubs Breadman..slipping bruh

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Really great insight here.

[Barcham]

The Canelo-Cotto winner DOES have to fight GGG in their first title defense. Assuming that the title is up for grabs in their fight which has not yet been cleared up. As for Lara, that fight is not going to happen. Forget about it. Stop talking about it. It is pointless and totally irrelevant. Lara brings nothing to the party, no title, no money, no excitement. PLUS there are all the inherent difficulties in a Haymon fighter fighting on HBO. If any energy will be put into bringing a Haymon fighter over to fight GGG, it would be either Jacobs or Quillin, or the winner of their fight, not Lara.

People really need to be realistic every now and then.

[BrometheusBob.]

Reread what he said - he compared the fight to Hagler biggest wins - all of Hagler biggest wins where from Jr. Middleweight going up in weight - Duran / Hearns / Mugabi / Leonard - Lara is a Jr. Middleweight, GGG is a Middleweight, Lara will be moving up to 160 from 154 to fight a middle weight, just like Duran / Hearns / Mugabi / and Leonard did when they moved up from 154 - 160 to fight the middleweight Champion of the time Marvin Hagler - i know we all can read, but we all need to comprehend better

The only reason to bring up another middleweight's big fights against fighters coming up in weight is to suggest that this fight, which is also a fight against someone coming up in weight, is a big fight for Golovkin(not necessarily a megafight like those were). I however, would not see this as a career defining fight for 3G. He'll just plow through Lara and we'll be left wondering what about Lara's resume ever lead us to believe this fight was a big deal.

This fight would come with neither the money or legacy attached to those other fights, so basically the only reason left to bring them up would be to say that there have been times that a 160lb fighter fought a smaller fighter coming up in weight. We already knew that was possible, thanks. Doesn't mean 3G has any real incentive to take this fight.