Comments Thread For: Roach: Golovkin Needs To Beat Ward To Be P4P Best!

[Luilun]

Well that's what happened when you put your foot in your mouth. GGG trainers were calling out Ward and name dropping the lady 2 years. Ward called his bluff. GGG can fight at 168 which is where Ward was and will still go! All I can say is skills party the bills and defense wins championships! Ask Donaire and Pac

If Ward wants the fight so bad he can drop down in weight. He did make Chad Dawson drop down in weight

[kafkod]

Don't be ******. Gennady had the perfect opportunity to jump 1 weight class and fight a willing top P4P guy. He refused and is now stuck fighting hopeless bums...just the way he, his team, his fans and HBO like it.

Ward has moved on to 175 were a matchup between he and top the 3 P4P light heavy champ will fight at the end of next year.

That's the difference between hype and true greatness.

Ward isn't fighting Kovalev next year or the year after next, you mug.

He's doing what he tried to do with his bullshit offer to Loeffler on GGG - carry on getting paid $2 million for tune-up fights as long as he can then look for a way out.

[hitking]

Hypothetical question for GGG fans. Many of you continue to say, "why does Gennady have to fight a guy two division above him." As if Ward has been a light heavyweight for years. Or as if he's even a factor in the division today. But that's besides the point. If y'all wanna pretend that Ward wasn't a mere division north of GGG when the fight began to make noise, cool. But let's say Ward, the light heavyweight is still willing to fight GGG at 168. Isn't that the same as GGG willing to drop down to 154, to fight the welterweight Floyd?

[kafkod]

He never said he couldn't make 168.

Golovkin fans are running with that fallacy doe. That's why you have to use phrases like "in so many words"

He was 174lbs almost 3 weeks before the Smith fight which was at 172.

Stop seeing what you want to see.

Ward and his trainer said the reason for the 172 catchweight for Paul Smith was to find out how Andre's body reacted to coming down close to 168 again.

After fighting Smith, Ward moved up to 175.

[kafkod]

Hypothetical question for GGG fans. Many of you continue to say, "why does Gennady have to fight a guy two division above him." As if Ward has been a light heavyweight for years. Or as if he's even a factor in the division today. But that's besides the point. If y'all wanna pretend that Ward wasn't a mere division north of GGG when the fight began to make noise, cool. But let's say Ward, the light heavyweight is still willing to fight GGG at 168. Isn't that the same as GGG willing to drop down to 154, to fight the welterweight Floyd?

No it isn't, because Floyd is a world champion at 154.

And how long ago was it that Ward last fought at 168?

[j0zef]

Hypothetical question for GGG fans. Many of you continue to say, "why does Gennady have to fight a guy two division above him." As if Ward has been a light heavyweight for years. Or as if he's even a factor in the division today. But that's besides the point. If y'all wanna pretend that Ward wasn't a mere division north of GGG when the fight began to make noise, cool. But let's say Ward, the light heavyweight is still willing to fight GGG at 168. Isn't that the same as GGG willing to drop down to 154, to fight the welterweight Floyd?

You're confusing the issue. Most [decent] Golovkin fans would welcome a fight with Ward. What's ridiculous is that idiots are saying that the ONLY way for Golovkin to gain relevance and get on an undisputed P4P list is to beat Ward, a guy who's 2 divisions north of him. You should judge a fighter at the weight he's fighting.

Is it the same as Floyd? No, it's not in my mind. Ward has moved up from 168 to 175, and he has fought at 168 for a decade. Moving down would suck for him, but he has plenty of experience of making 168. Golovkin has not fought below 160 since he was a kid (20 or 21, forget).

Having said that, I have never, and will never give Floyd crap for not taking Golovkin fight. Golovkin is MUCH bigger than him naturally, and Floyd is under no obligation to take such a ridiculous fight. If he was to take a fight with Golovkin, I'll be happy for GGG for getting wide-audience exposure and at the same time will develop even more respect for Floyd.

[OnePunch]

Hypothetical question for GGG fans. Many of you continue to say, "why does Gennady have to fight a guy two division above him." As if Ward has been a light heavyweight for years. Or as if he's even a factor in the division today. But that's besides the point. If y'all wanna pretend that Ward wasn't a mere division north of GGG when the fight began to make noise, cool. But let's say Ward, the light heavyweight is still willing to fight GGG at 168. Isn't that the same as GGG willing to drop down to 154, to fight the welterweight Floyd?

Did GGG tell Floyd he would need several tuneups and they could fight "sometime next year"?

The Ward "offer" was never serious. What serious person gives someone a callout not now, "but but but next year doe"? LMAO

[OnePunch]

Man roach you pissing off the lil g fans formerly known as pacamaniacs with this truth, be careful before they break into your home and steal your Parkinson medication they been blaming $h1t on your illness

I thought he lost his houses in a bet?

[raymosr]

Triple garbage. Just a 34 year old ducking bum. Canelo is a young lion taking on the best even though he's almost a decade younger than that old guy triple garbage.

[hitking]

You're confusing the issue. Most [decent] Golovkin fans would welcome a fight with Ward. What's ridiculous is that idiots are saying that the ONLY way for Golovkin to gain relevance and get on an undisputed P4P list is to beat Ward, a guy who's 2 divisions north of him. You should judge a fighter at the weight he's fighting.

Is it the same as Floyd? No, it's not in my mind. Ward has moved up from 168 to 175, and he has fought at 168 for a decade. Moving down would suck for him, but he has plenty of experience of making 168. Golovkin has not fought below 160 since he was a kid (20 or 21, forget).

Having said that, I have never, and will never give Floyd crap for not taking Golovkin fight. Golovkin is MUCH bigger than him naturally, and Floyd is under no obligation to take such a ridiculous fight. If he was to take a fight with Golovkin, I'll be happy for GGG for getting wide-audience exposure and at the same time will develop even more respect for Floyd.

Personally, I don't think Gennady HAS to beat Ward to become #1 P4P. But its definitely his quickest route.