Comments Thread For: Lara's Trainer: Golovkin Should Want To Test Himself Against Lara

[JUNIABOY]

Exactly!! I don't understand why these writers the most basic common sense questions....Lara and his team are so full of **** it's comical. To all the Lara lovers, explain to me why in the 1.5/2 years that he's been calling out GGG on social media, he has made absolutely zero offers to GGGs team to begin negotiations, nor has he told his master Al Haymon to contact Tom Loeffler to gauge interest in the fight- yet he wants to fight him 'so desperately'.

Him and his team are attention whores since Lara is not highly regarded by the paying boxing public. Until he sends a serious offer (which he won't) his word is garbage.

I 100% agree with what you said. He took fights that would not allow him to lose so that he can remain in the running for the big-money fights: Cotto, Canelo rematch, & GGG. He's trying to do his best impression of Amir Khan.

[HeroBando]

He meant GGG is a master at cutting off the ring. He is widely regarded by boxing experts & boxing fans alike to be the best in the world at cutting off the ring. That's why it's not the best matchup for Lara, because he's going to be looking at his kryptonite when someone with power can cut off the ring. That's all any of us are saying. Of course, you'll probably ignore everything I just wrote & choose to attack the one thing which you disagree with. Your move...

You don't even need much ring cutting skill to put get Lara to shell up on the ropes often, just some pressure and aggression. Cement footed Angulo, Freddy Hernandez did it. Even Canelo who's not much for pressure or ring cutting. And then on the ropes he's a sitting duck for Ggg

[Larry the boss]

Lara is an afterthought for GGG. Floyd cant keep G out of his mouth for whatever reason

Stop the excuses..they are not even needed

[JUNIABOY]

You don't even need much ring cutting skill to put get Lara to shell up on the ropes often, just some pressure and aggression. Cement footed Angulo, Freddy Hernandez did it. Even Canelo who's not much for pressure or ring cutting. And then on the ropes he's a sitting duck for Ggg

I agree. And the one thing that GGG has going for him as opposed to other power punchers who prefer to swing away as soon as they trap their opponent, GGG will sit in the pocket & wait for an opening (e.g., Curtis Stevens 1st knockdown).

[turnedup]

You aren't wrong about that. There are a lot of problems in boxing that could use fixing.

But GGG fans shouldn't call other fighters cherry pickers then turn around and completely excuse it when he is cherry picking. All I ask is that they keep it real, apply the same standards fairly to everyone.

I think in general we all do, it's just the non-stop beating up of the man that gets tiresome. Part of the problem is being with a promotional team that doesn't have the kind of money or pull of a top rank. Is he picking his own opponents? No, does he generally have input on them? I absolutely doubt it. It's the same situation that Lara finds himself in, having to go through the media to try and make fights. Key being TRYING. I just wish these two fighters were with promoters more keen on letting the fighters pick their own opponents.

[JUNIABOY]

Lara is willing to move up, with not even a tuneup at MW. That takes a set of stones. GGG is scared of a slick boxer with a very awkward style... and you should know that.

I think the Haymon wall of selfish promotion would have altogether prevented that bout from happening in the past. This is not to say that Lara isn't a good fighter. This is saying that back then, when GGG was looking for opponents, Haymon was in a position to refuse any good fights for all his fighters. But now that shackle is being loosened by Haymon himself (perhaps in response to the lawsuits levied against him...we still don't know if the PBC will ever make a profit). But in today's landscape, now that there are boxers who are now willing to fight GGG, it's a hard sale to the paying public to accept a Lara fight when GGG could have become undisputed fighting BJS, or increased his 160 scalps by going after Eubanks Jr. From a sport perspective, BJS comes first, but not Eubanks. From a monetary perspective, Lara would be the last consideration.

[Brakus]

I 100% agree with what you said. He took fights that would not allow him to lose so that he can remain in the running for the big-money fights: Cotto, Canelo rematch, & GGG. He's trying to do his best impression of Amir Khan.

Well said brother--- Lara has zero credibility in his favour. So easy to call out fighters on social media, all the while knowing that the fight can't get made (e.g. promoter issues, network issues etc).

[Jsmooth9876]

And Lara is calling GGG out at 160

I'm well aware of the situation. And if GGG can't get Saunders or Jacobs then I hope he fights Lara.

[Brakus]

You should step in the ring to spend some of your aggression. Back in my day, 1910 to 1914 to be exact, I earned a few bucks splitting skin on whippersnappers like you. Mudda was thankful I made something of my anger. You should too. If you talked to me in that manner face to face, I'd give you a blinker.

Well said brother, its no point responding to degenerate, uneducated fools like SweetScience--- waste of ***** when that guy was made!

[HeroBando]

Stop the excuses..they are not even needed

Exactly Floyd is retired, ducking doesn't even apply. Only if he'd come back to fight Canelo for that lineal paper belt at 155 could we talk ducking. But that's thankfully no longer an option. That's why I don't understand the quack talk from Floyd re Ggg