Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Promoter Hits Back at Mayweather's Trash Talk

[JUNIABOY]

His last PPV was a unification fight and did 97k, belts don't sell PPVs.

Once again, GGG critics want to base all they want to know & all they'll ever know about GGG based off of his 1st ppv event. I'm sure that's totally logical. You know, when he debuted his ppv event, he fought in America against another non-American. He's had to build his name up by himself without the help of being on FMJ's undercards. And since GGG will be ruling for the next couple years, his fanbase will only grow from here. Sure, belts don't sell ppv's...but the fans will want to know how good this champ is. You can't deny that in today's boxing forums, GGG is the most talked-about boxer right now. But no, yea, no, maybe, you're right that we should base everything we need to know about GGG's drawing power based off of his 1st ppv event. Yea, let's do something silly like that...

[Sledgeweather17]

Gotta love how GGG critics want to bash him over 1 ppv event...If you're going to judge a boxer's draw according to their 1st ppv event, then you might as well stop following boxing. Dude...1 event!...how much ppl are criticizing other boxers because of their poor 1st ppv event? They only want to attack GGG because they don't like him. "Yea, let's base everything we need to know about this MW champion by the one & only ppv event he's had so far...yea, that's totally fair." Again, only 1 ppv event

You can't have it both ways brah. If you wanna pretend like you're the big draw in the sport and that you won't fight certain guys (Lara, Ward) coz they aren't draws, then be prepared to be judged by those standards.

You can't act like a big shot and then cry again when we judge you by big shot standards.

[MisanthropicNY]

Helloooooooo, can anyone explain to me how nobody in the media killed Floyd for saying that Triple G should move up to 175 lbs and fight Undefeated Andre Ward when that feat would top anything on Floyd's resume?

If Floyd hasn't moved up two divisions before to fight someone of Ward's caliber...how can he ask someone else to do it, especially a guy he wouldn't fight at 154 which was the the division Floyd was champ in?

[JUNIABOY]

You can't have it both ways brah. If you wanna pretend like you're the big draw in the sport and that you won't fight certain guys (Lara, Ward) coz they aren't draws, then be prepared to be judged by those standards.

You can't act like a big shot and then cry again when we judge you by big shot standards.

Brah, neither can the critics. Ho cuz, Ward himself went block the GGG bout from happening when he went sign that HBO contract...that one cannot be denied. I've already made this argument about Ward already...if he truly wanted the GGG fight, he could have stayed at 168...you can't tell me he cleaned out the division when Bute & DeGale have been calling him out for years now....go check DeGale's twitter page. And Lara is all talk...even his promoter admitted they never tried to contact K2 in good faith to make that bout possible. I'm not one of those GGG trolls that keep trying to say that Lara & Ward aren't big enough draws to get the fight. What I'm saying is that these guys could have taken steps a long time ago to all but ensure the bout happening. Instead, look at Lara's last 3 fights: 3 journeyman north of 35 years old. And look at all the opponents GGG critics want him to fight: they say Canelo, they say Jacobs, they say Ward, they say Lara, etc, etc, etc. What I'm saying as a boxing fan is that all these suggestions should get in line. If GGG wasn't such a big draw, then why is everyone either running scared or calling him out to generate buzz for themselves (i.e., Kell Brook)? What I try to do when critics refuse to see how good GGG is, I turn their argument right back on them...because, often, when criticizing GGG, their arguments are double-edged swords. Don't play me off like a fanboy. I know my boxing. Everyone get in line. GGG did it the right way by establishing his championship status through the rankings...which is pretty much how every boxer should do it. Yet, all of a sudden, when the guy starts get shine, everyone wants to hate him...not quite understanding that.

[Jubei]

Haha, Abel is 100% right.

Lovely how Abel plays with the NSB tards.

[aboutfkntime]

Give Floyd the business, Tom.

Give Floyd the business, Tom. Let him know that GGG doesnt dance around and wait for the judges. Canelo vs Golovkin would be everything May-Pac was supposed to be. Canelo wont cry about a shoulder and Gennady wont get caught with an IV before the fight. Fans wont feel robbed of their money and want to file class action lawsuits. There will be no doubt or discussion about who the real winner is, because someone is getting planted on the canvas. It would be viewed as the real "fight of the century" by many fans.

Sure, it might not be the big spectacle and event that May-Pac was. At the same time, Floyd vs McGregor would be a huge Boxing vs MMA spectacle, but would that translate into a competitive or interesting fight? Alvarez and Golovkin would give fight fans what we've been yearning for since last May, when so many of us felt so disappointed

Nah, a lot of us felt ok !

[aboutfkntime]

So let me get this straight. Canelo gets credit for KOing Khan because of some p4p aspect, but Golovkin doesnt get credit for smashing dudes that would KO Khan. Let me put it this way, How long does Khan last with Golovkin?

SMH

Like I always say, casual-fans are clueless about styles/levels/weight.

[MisanthropicNY]

SMH

Like I always say, casual-fans are clueless about styles/levels/weight.

Triple G moving up to fight Ward would top any challenge on Floyd's resume though... so how can Floyd ask someone to do something he's never done..jw?

[aboutfkntime]

Floyd never in his career moved up to fight a "Ward" level fighter...so if Triple G did that, he'd have a better resume than Floyd off one fight

Want to know whats more ironic than that rubbish you posted ?

You want nothing more than Kovalev to beat Ward, because if Ward beats the bigger and better Kovalev, then your cool story bro about Golovkin beating Ward will start to look real shabby..... won't it?

The problem is, if Kovalev beats Ward, then he actually will eclipse Golovkin's entire career in 1 fight..... as well as having beaten a guy that Golovkin was too shicken to face LMAO

[aboutfkntime]

Once again, GGG critics want to base all they want to know & all they'll ever know about GGG based off of his 1st ppv event. I'm sure that's totally logical. You know, when he debuted his ppv event, he fought in America against another non-American. He's had to build his name up by himself without the help of being on FMJ's undercards. And since GGG will be ruling for the next couple years, his fanbase will only grow from here. Sure, belts don't sell ppv's...but the fans will want to know how good this champ is. You can't deny that in today's boxing forums, GGG is the most talked-about boxer right now. But no, yea, no, maybe, you're right that we should base everything we need to know about GGG's drawing power based off of his 1st ppv event. Yea, let's do something silly like that...

Canelo sold 600k in the US against another non-American, lil'G sold 97k

What would have increased Golovkin's exposure more..... being elevated in the WBC rankings, or beating Canelo?