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4-11-2016
I keep telling ya'll. These people are trying to hustle boxing fans. Not GGG. It's his people around him. The buck does stop with him but I think he's getting bad advice. He needs a better manager or "advisor".
Loeffler says his boxer is only interested in moving up to super middleweight if there is a major fight on the table, preferably a pay-per-view attraction.
"There is no question that James had a great performance [with Andre Dirrell]. He just won the title. And he's a great champion. But he's not on the same level, marketability wise, as Carl Froch. It just depends. It certainly wouldn't be a pay-per-view fight over here, Froch would be a pay-per-view fight in the states. So that's a big difference. Loeffler told BoxingScene.com.
"There is no question that James had a great performance [with Andre Dirrell]. He just won the title. And he's a great champion. But he's not on the same level, marketability wise, as Carl Froch. It just depends. It certainly wouldn't be a pay-per-view fight over here, Froch would be a pay-per-view fight in the states. So that's a big difference. Loeffler told BoxingScene.com.
Loeffler said after attending the Ramirez fight that he’s under the impression Arum will schedule a title defense against someone else around the summer, then move to fight Golovkin for the super-middleweight belt if the Alvarez-Khan winner or Saunders balk at Golovkin.
The move to 168 pounds would be temporary for Golovkin, said Loeffler, followed by a return to middleweight.
If the Alvarez-Khan winner doesn’t agree to begin negotiations with Golovkin 15 days after the fight at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, then Golovkin gains the WBC middleweight belt.
“If Canelo or Saunders won’t fight, Ramirez is the best option.… I’ve learned with Gennady I need a Plan A, B and C … so we can get a date,” Loeffler said. “Ramirez would be the biggest fighter [at nearly 6-foot-2] that Gennady has fought. He has a following and gained new fans Saturday night. It’d be a huge event, to combine that with the momentum and energy Gennady has. Gennady just needs to win April 23.”
The move to 168 pounds would be temporary for Golovkin, said Loeffler, followed by a return to middleweight.
If the Alvarez-Khan winner doesn’t agree to begin negotiations with Golovkin 15 days after the fight at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, then Golovkin gains the WBC middleweight belt.
“If Canelo or Saunders won’t fight, Ramirez is the best option.… I’ve learned with Gennady I need a Plan A, B and C … so we can get a date,” Loeffler said. “Ramirez would be the biggest fighter [at nearly 6-foot-2] that Gennady has fought. He has a following and gained new fans Saturday night. It’d be a huge event, to combine that with the momentum and energy Gennady has. Gennady just needs to win April 23.”
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