Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Promoter: Ward Should Unify, Stop Obsessing!

[The Big Dunn]

It's funny how GGG's fans criticize other fighters for making business decisions but totally approve it when GGG does it.

Yes. Good post. Before GGG was in this position, business decisions were the mark of a coward and were killing the sport. Now that he is and makes the same types of choices as those before him, many of them do not criticize.

[hitking]

GGG wants money just like any other fighter. When going to 168 paid more than unification-he looked to do that.

Now that 168 means Ward-and possibly losing, which could affect the canelo/cotto winner payday,-he chooses unification as his goal.

I don't understand how this isn't crystal clear to everyone. GGG has only been relevant in America for a couple years. But, he's been a beltholder for 5+. When he made his move over here, it was under the marketing of "anybody from 154-168." I'm not gonna pretend that I sure boxing sites all day and bird dawg social media to see what fighters are up to. But in 5yrs+ as a beltholder, I never heard a peep about unification until Ward came calling.

[SchoolTheseCats]

what does he need a pass for? back when ward was his best option, he agreed to fight ward. now he has better options so ward is back of the line. simple. he has done nothing deserving of criticism

Yea he done nothing wrong besides demand catchweights, start saying A-side B-side none sense all while claiming 154-168 can get it

[SugarRaRobinson]

what does he need a pass for? back when ward was his best option, he agreed to fight ward. now he has better options so ward is back of the line. simple. he has done nothing deserving of criticism

The question you should be asking is : What is triple V known for ? Since he's not known for any of the cans he knocked over . Clearly he's really only known for his bold Ward declaration which now you and many others have happily issued passes for him to back out of , while u continue to claim u don't know why he needs a pass . my question to u is this , if u don't know why he needs a pass , THEN WHY THE F..K ARE U GIVING HIM ONE ?

[bojangles1987]

I don't understand how this isn't crystal clear to everyone. GGG has only been relevant in America for a couple years. But, he's been a beltholder for 5+. When he made his move over here, it was under the marketing of "anybody from 154-168." I'm not gonna pretend that I sure boxing sites all day and bird dawg social media to see what fighters are up to. But in 5yrs+ as a beltholder, I never heard a peep about unification until Ward came calling.

Golovkin has always wanted to unify. Those fights have always a priority, and the whole 154-168 thing began because Golovkin not only couldn't get other beltholders to fight him, he couldn't get top 10 fighters in general.

But it's a real bad look when they're willing to move up to 168 for Chavez and Froch but make a thousand excuses why they can't fight Ward. Just say you are waiting for the Cotto/Alvarez winner. There is nothing wrong with that. That they feel the need to make so many excuses suggests they are scared of Golovkin fighting Ward.

[M Bison]

Yes. Good post. Before GGG was in this position, business decisions were the mark of a coward and were killing the sport. Now that he is and makes the same types of choices as those before him, many of them do not criticize.

Marketing decisions like -
Sturm fighting Martin Murray, Macklin and Daniel Geale over GGG?
Martinez fighting Martin Murray, Macklin and Darren Barker over GGG?

Nobody had a problem with Martinez taking his payday against JCC Jr he earned it from fighting multiple hard fights throughout his career but he kept that belt hostage after that and handed it over to Cotto when he was half crippled, he could have had the fight with GGG in Argentina which was the fight that happened after Martinez fought JCC Jr but he opted for Murray and he should have lost there and then but thanks to the sneaky judges ae?

Also nobody has a problem with Cotto Vs Canelo happening we're all fight fans and we all want the big fights to happen but to follow up after you've had that big fight with someone who hasn't done anywhere near as much as Golovkin is unacceptable.

[The Big Dunn]

I don't understand how this isn't crystal clear to everyone. GGG has only been relevant in America for a couple years. But, he's been a beltholder for 5+. When he made his move over here, it was under the marketing of "anybody from 154-168." I'm not gonna pretend that I sure boxing sites all day and bird dawg social media to see what fighters are up to. But in 5yrs+ as a beltholder, I never heard a peep about unification until Ward came calling.

because some of his fans hate to admit that fighters change when they get to the top of the rung. they want GGG to be the anti Floyd when he is actually the kazak Floyd.

[hitking]

GGG fans can spin and scream about unifying belts all they want. Which right now means Lemieux, Cotto, Lee. But as it stands right now, beating Andre Ward at 168lb does 100x more for his legacy than all of those fights combined. And if Cotto and Lee their upcoming fights. Beating Canelo and Saunders still comes up way short of an Andre Ward win. Feel free to spin all you want. But my post is 100% fact. And any real fight fan knows it.

[NEETzsche]

Yea he done nothing wrong besides demand catchweights, start saying A-side B-side none sense all while claiming 154-168 can get it

you sure place a lot of stock in the words of promoters

[M Bison]

Golovkin has always wanted to unify. Those fights have always a priority, and the whole 154-168 thing began because Golovkin not only couldn't get other beltholders to fight him, he couldn't get top 10 fighters in general.

But it's a real bad look when they're willing to move up to 168 for Chavez and Froch but make a thousand excuses why they can't fight Ward. Just say you are waiting for the Cotto/Alvarez winner. There is nothing wrong with that. That they feel the need to make so many excuses suggests they are scared of Golovkin fighting Ward.

Ward is a nobody when will you just accept it?
JCC Jr and Carl Froch = Both PPV fights
Ward = Not a PPV fight