Abel Sanchez insists GGG can make 154 for Floyd, but wont for Canelo and explains why

[TripleGFightFan]

so many fighters concede to become a star....Canelo is the star....I could see if he was a lard azz....GGG can make 155....hell he was 160 a month ago....5 pounds in a month is nothing.

I wrestled in high school and boxed in my 20s....Ive had to lose 5 pounds in less than a week and sometimes 2-3 days....IJS

Call canaelos bluff, kick his ass, get the belt, and enjoy the spoils. No one can criticuze him then

It's really that simple...all this shows is that Triple G is not confident of beating Canelo at 155 but confident of beating Floyd at 154...heart of a champion ya'll...

[icha]

so many fighters concede to become a star....Canelo is the star....I could see if he was a lard azz....GGG can make 155....hell he was 160 a month ago....5 pounds in a month is nothing.

I wrestled in high school and boxed in my 20s....Ive had to lose 5 pounds in less than a week and sometimes 2-3 days....IJS

Call canaelos bluff, kick his ass, get the belt, and enjoy the spoils. No one can criticuze him then

its not that easy and they know it, cant blame them for not doing it...

[Chollo Vista]

@ͶATAS

What was your take on the Pacquiao vs Margarito catchweight?

Did you honor that victory for Pac or were you clamoring for Pac to fight Margarito at the full 154 lb weight limit?

I'd be really curious if someone could find some of these guys that "understand" why GGG won't fight Canelo at a catchweight and see if they had that same view and wanted Pac to fight at the full 154 lb limit.

I'm willing to bet we'd find many contradictions.

[QballLobo]

Funny thing is that GGG would probably make more money fighting Canelo at 155 than Floyd at 154. Floyd would give him a flat rate like he did Maidana or Ortiz since GGG is not a PPV draw. Floyd only gave Cotto and Canelo a small split because it was worth it as they bring a big fanbase. If he comes down to 155 for Canelo he probably gets a 70-30 split on the PPV.
Same old story, fight only happens on Canelo's terms and he Sanchez knows it.

[eco1]

all these macho men in this site calling a fighter L'G. Why don't you guys go train and fight?

[hhs661]

Titles mean that much to you? Cool, stop stepping aside, getting paid and fight for it.

You want that big payday? Cool, stop acting like you're some sort of superstar and know your rolll.

Everyone that's wanted to take the next step financially or for their legacy gave something up to get to that point.

[djt117]

Its obvious, team GGG like everyone else plays the risk-reward ratio like majority of teams.

Some fighters are worth the risk and others are not


that nobody will fight him excuse is a little worn out considering they havent taken every fight offered to them and some fights just fall through


its about $$$ not legacy. If it was about legacy his team would accept the fight at 155, kick Canelito's butt and never have to make anything below 160 again.


wishful thinking

No, I think they absolutely will go to 155 if they have to do so to get Canelo. And I think that's why for this current Wade fight GGG is lighter than he ever has been well in advance. He's preparing (even right now) to go lower on the scales than he ever has before come September.

Team GGG is not going to actually publicly say they're willing to do 155 when they're a damn mando and they're not obligated per WBC rules to go below 160.

They're going to sit down at the negotiating table and by having held firm on 160, they'll either get a compromise from Team Canelo on the weight (maybe 157) or they'll use their willingness to go all the way down to 155 as a way to maybe get a little bit more money or something.

This is negotiating 101. Just because you're the B-side doesn't mean you have no negotiating power at all. Pretty much every executive at a big corporation is the B-side because it's one person vs. a behemoth of an institution, but if you don't negotiate on salary, you're a schmuck.

Remember when Ellerbe said in Episode 1 of the Floyd-Canelo All-Access that they would have fought Canelo at 154, but when they saw an interview on this site where Canelo said he'd do 152 for Floyd, they held him to it and insisted on it?
^ That was a major mistake on the part of Canelo and his team

The Golovkin crew is not making that same mistake.

Another guy that made a similar mistake was Dawson saying he'd go to 168 for Ward. Dumb move.

All the people who think Team GGG is hypocritical don't really understand the concept of asking for more than you're really willing to accept LOL and are wasting a whole lot of keystrokes whining about it!

[HeroBando]

so many fighters concede to become a star....Canelo is the star....I could see if he was a lard azz....GGG can make 155....hell he was 160 a month ago....5 pounds in a month is nothing.

I wrestled in high school and boxed in my 20s....Ive had to lose 5 pounds in less than a week and sometimes 2-3 days....IJS

Call canaelos bluff, kick his ass, get the belt, and enjoy the spoils. No one can criticuze him then

There's no bluff, how many times you need to be told, thicko? "Some day, down the line"

[therealpugilist]

It's really that simple...all this shows is that Triple G is not confident of beating Canelo at 155 but confident of beating Floyd at 154...heart of a champion ya'll...

It seems that way, honestly

[TripleGFightFan]

It seems that way, honestly

It really is...I'd have more respect for Triple G if he just admitted that Ward is too much for him and that he would lose to canelo at 155. He only wants to compete in fights he's favored to win ...that's what it is...