Comments Thread For: Erislandy Lara May Jump To Middleweight After Next Bout

[SteveM]

Nice. 154 kinda got boring not much left there for him besides charlo and Andrade which would probably take 5 years to make anyways. I'd like to see him against a lower top 15 guy first see how he does and then go from there.

Maybe he'll pull up an overweight JMW ranked 30 or lower and fight at 157. I think there is a new trend in play. Gotta work those kinks out.

[Jubei]

WTF, hes not no king at 154. i think Andrade and Jrock can beat him. he should stay right where he's at fight those boys first. little g's only hope to secure a big fight is waiting for smaller guys to move up. pathetic coward.

Who is that fat ugly kid in your avatar? Is that actually a grown man who dresses like a 12 year wanna be gangster?

[Jubei]

Maybe he'll pull up an overweight JMW ranked 30 or lower and fight at 157. I think there is a new trend in play. Gotta work those kinks out.

Its gonna be the stripper that Quillin fought, maybe they also get Rosado cheap but that will probably be too much risk for Lara and his daddy Haymon.

PBC = Protected Bums Crew

[HanzGruber]

Who is that fat ugly kid in your avatar? Is that actually a grown man who dresses like a 12 year wanna be gangster?

Show some respect to the legend. And ffs again change your avatar. It's dumb as hell when you're a gg fan and Danny has a better resume

[about.thousands]

It doesn't work like that. Someone always steps up and creates a fanbase. By the time those 3 fights play out by end of 2016 Verdejo might have stepped up or any other guy under the radar now. When did HBO ever run out of fights lol? If there isn't a genuine superstar around they know how to create one.

Their biggest fighters are GGG, Canelo, Kovalev, Cotto. Cotto & Canelo have shown no interest in fighting GGG so what does GGH do in the meantime? Fight Johnson & Lee/Saunders? And then what? If Cotto wins who does he fight next? If Canelo wins who does he fight next? He's so starved for fights that the Bradley fight might become a reality. A fight that has no business being made. After/If Ward fights Kovalev who does either fight next? Kovalev is so starved for opponents we're getting a rematch that shouldn't be happening. How is Loma gonna become a star if he can't fight the top names in his division? Boxers become stars by beating top names. Haymon has all the names in their top boxers division.

[Progrssive_Jedi]

It would be Good to have Lara move up, gives GGG another Victim at 160

If Lara can become a decently ranked player at 160, I think a GGG Versus Lara could be a big fight, although GGG will beat him. It will be a matter of how long can Lara survive.

And ggg will run and say Gary Stevens is better.

Lara called out everyone, but someone you clowns only believe GGG ducked him, while Floyd chose to fight someone else.

You can't duck guys from another division.

Canelo put himself dead in the path of GGG, that's what makes it a duck if he chooses not to fight.

If Lara gets any decent win at 160, I'll be disappointed if Team GGG doesn't try to make that fight.

Agreed, if Lara can hang, then it can be built. No excuses from haters saying Lara was too small.

Lara would make some noise at middleweight, cant wait....some don't like his style....oh well, hitting and not getting hit wins fights

He will be sitting down on his shots more fighting those slightly larger slower guys....he has decent power, should add in more body shots and head movement...he depends on his legs too much

He'd fill out well at middleweight and he'd beat most of the top ten there

His problem may be if he engages enough to be the MW fighters, he may not take the power.

maybe ggg will man up and fight lara so we can finally see him with a top guy

Maybe Cotto will stop ducking his mandatory and actually fig at 160. If you wanted GGG against a name, tell you boy to stop being a coward.

I can respect that! I feel the same way about Canelo. I'm going to be ACTUALLY a lil tougher on my boy. After 2 fights @160 it better be GGG next. GGG wants it now then I'm good at 155-158. Canelo has never lied like ggg does all the time.

After De La Hoya's Floyd rant, and Canelo insistence he isn't scared, if he vacates that belt to fight another MW, he'll look pretty dang pathetic.

With the WBC same day weigh in in affect, Canelo isn't gonna be able to put on a lot of muscle for a GGG fight.

If Canelo doesn't fight GGG next, he'll never fight him, because I don't see GGG taking yet another step aside.

They wont.

If Lara was at 160! Lara isn't that good, GGG will hurt him, and quickly.

Yupp it went something like this from GGG fans:

"why should GGG fight Lara? all he will do is run"

"Lara gets blasted out in a couple rounds whats the point?"

"Lara talked himself into a canelo fight and he didnt do shet! Why should GGG fight him?"

"Monroe is a bigger name and an actual MW"

"When GGG blasts Lara out he will get no credit because they'll say he was a JMW!" and so on....

Actually all those are valid reasons. What has Lara ever done that gives him the right to jump from big fight to big fight?

The man called out Canelo, and lost! WTF!

Cotto has had a lineal title and WBC strap that GGG should have long ago had a shot at, and dude played *****.

Now Canelo willingly put himself in the line of fire.

If Lara can get some decent 160 wins, and the fight looks to be big, absolutely K2 takes it.

Lara couldn't even beat Canelo, what are his chances against GGG?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Show some respect to the legend. And ffs again change your avatar. It's dumb as hell when you're a gg fan and Danny has a better resume

Wasn't he a Matthysse fan too?

[John Locke]

Is that what Ouma told you on the way to the hospital?

what?

It's funny you mention that, Ouma gave Golovkin the toughest fight of his career, it was very competitive and close until the stoppage. He fought Golovkin in the pocket for long spells and caught him with a lot of uppercuts and short punches, he was torching Golovkin early on.

[therealpugilist]

If Lara can become a decently ranked player at 160, I think a GGG Versus Lara could be a big fight, although GGG will beat him. It will be a matter of how long can Lara survive.



Lara called out everyone, but someone you clowns only believe GGG ducked him, while Floyd chose to fight someone else.

You can't duck guys from another division.

Canelo put himself dead in the path of GGG, that's what makes it a duck if he chooses not to fight.



Agreed, if Lara can hang, then it can be built. No excuses from haters saying Lara was too small.



His problem may be if he engages enough to be the MW fighters, he may not take the power.



Maybe Cotto will stop ducking his mandatory and actually fig at 160. If you wanted GGG against a name, tell you boy to stop being a coward.



After De La Hoya's Floyd rant, and Canelo insistence he isn't scared, if he vacates that belt to fight another MW, he'll look pretty dang pathetic.

With the WBC same day weigh in in affect, Canelo isn't gonna be able to put on a lot of muscle for a GGG fight.

If Canelo doesn't fight GGG next, he'll never fight him, because I don't see GGG taking yet another step aside.



If Lara was at 160! Lara isn't that good, GGG will hurt him, and quickly.



Actually all those are valid reasons. What has Lara ever done that gives him the right to jump from big fight to big fight?

The man called out Canelo, and lost! WTF!

Cotto has had a lineal title and WBC strap that GGG should have long ago had a shot at, and dude played *****.

Now Canelo willingly put himself in the line of fire.

If Lara can get some decent 160 wins, and the fight looks to be big, absolutely K2 takes it.

Lara couldn't even beat Canelo, what are his chances against GGG?

Something my trainer taught me is its safer in the pocket especially when hurt or exhausted....to get their respect he will have to jab and sit down on body shots to wear them down....a lot of fighters gain confidence moving forward...you earn a larger guys respect by using lateral movement and punching off a piot or you move them back for respect

[Eastcoast]

what?

It's funny you mention that, Ouma gave Golovkin the toughest fight of his career, it was very competitive and close until the stoppage. He fought Golovkin in the pocket for long spells and caught him with a lot of uppercuts and short punches, he was torching Golovkin early on.

And he paid a heavy price for it. Not many fighters have Ouma's durability and willingness to take that kind of punishment. He was able to eat Jermaine Taylor's jab all night while keeping Jermaine on the backfoot all 12 rounds.

Staying in the pocket with Golovkin will take some real steel.