SI Article on GGG: PPV #s, Quillin, Rosado fight, some history

[j0zef]

Triple G Force: Gennady Golovkin set to become boxing's next superstar

Apparently there was an interesting piece that was in the Sports Illustrated magazine the printed copy of which was published on October 19th. All the information referenced was as of that date.

On why it took so long:

But around '08, things changed. Golovkin was closing in on a mandatory shot at 160-pound champion Kelly Pavlik of the U.S. Golovkin begged Universum to push for the fight, which almost certainly would have taken place in the States. The promoters declined, citing a desire to continue building his profile in Europe. Golovkin asked for a fight with Sturm, then one of the biggest stars in Germany. Universum again passed. "They were more interested in building Sturm than me," says Golovkin. "From then on I didn't want to be one of the German stars; I wanted to beat all of them."

On Quillin:

In '11, Golovkin was in Hollywood, looking for sparring at Freddie Roach's Wild Card gym. Peter Quillin, then a rising middleweight contender, was available. According to Sanchez, Quillin "got a little cute" with Golovkin in the first round. In the third Golovkin tagged Quillin with a shot that opened up a cut under Quillin's left eye. Sparring session over.

On expected PPV numbers:

His HBO ratings continue to soar—Golovkin fights average well over one million viewers—and, against Lemieux, Golovkin will make his first appearance on pay-per-view. The hope is that a strong showing (150,000 buys is considered good; anything over 200,000 is a smash) will generate the financial incentive needed to entice the biggest names in the division (Miguel Cotto and Saul Alvarez, specifically) into the ring. Says Loeffler, "[Saturday] is paramount for his career."

There you have it in writing - they expected 150k but hoped for 200k. And they got exactly what they expected. All the conspiracy theorists can move along now :-)

[ИATAS]

Not good enough for NSB - they think a PPV with Lemeiux as the headline should sell at least 750,000 buys.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Didn't know he sparred Quillin.

Now Quillin's reactions to Golovkin questions make a lot more sense.

[BostonGuy]

How many ****in' threads do we need on the same topic??

[j0zef]

How many ****in' threads do we need on the same topic??

I didn't see this article posted anywhere and thought it's a great read in general. If I'm wrong, please merge or delete the thread.

[xhiddenx87]

Let it be guys, hater gonna hate....

they are more worried about the PPV numbers instead of being worried on how GGG fights now with Cotto-Canelo Lee-Saunders..


is a fact almost everybody expected a bit higher numbers, but thats it, we can't argue too much about it. Good or bad GGG needs better PPV partners thats for sure, we all knew that before this PPV.

[Hougigo]

How could he have been closing in a a mandatory shot on Pavlik in 08? He turned pro in 06

[Beercules]

Ahhhhhh so that's why Quacklin wants nothing to do with GGG

[Cuban Linx]

"From then on I didn't want to be one of the German stars; I wanted to beat all of them."

That's a great line from GGG. It's too bad we didn't get to see that Sturm fight, or even and Abraham fight.

[SilverMiles]

Everyone knows the PPV wasn't the failure. What you're experiencing on boxing scene is a National Coalition of Cotto, Canelo, Mayweather, and Frochp fans all joining forces to take down the common enemy.