Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Return: Eubank Jr. The Betting Favorite To Be Selected

[OnePunch]

lhw ward? You damn well know he just moved up to that weight class.

Lara wouldn't be a bad name on his resume (lack there of).

and you know damn well he hasnt made 168 in 3 years. How long does he get to be a "168 emirates in recess"??

[Metho_4u]

I'd give him credit if he fought Ramirez, Degale, Jack, even Jacobs for that matter, though Jacobs may not want the fight, that's on him, but these low tier guys? I mean enough is enough. Or is it? GayLoveKins management also needs to stop the lies and flip flopping.

[Wicky]

Styles make fights. Yes, Saunders beat Eubank, but Eubank gives GGG a better fight that Saunders could. Canelo isn't even part of this conversation.... tiny little nuts.

[Teetotaler]

lhw ward? You damn well know he just moved up to that weight class.

Lara wouldn't be a bad name on his resume (lack there of).

if he could make 168 then he wouldnt have had the catchweight with paul smith. He was just blowing smoke up haters asses like you.
Lara? lol the guy who got dropped by angulo? Who's somebody that lara actually beat that would give you an impression that he can beat ggg? his gift draw with molina? or his oh so dominate performance against fck ing vanes? lol

[boxingitis]

People dont mention tomato CANelo as an opponent.
He is not true Middle weight even though he had the lineal and wb titles and is suppose to be the face of boxing.

[Eastcoast]

Eubank has more people at his work-out than the average PBC fight card.

Beast mode! @ChrisEubankJr pic.twitter.com/x1VUNVTexD

— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) June 21, 2016

I'll be so pumped this fight gets made next week. Eubank is by far the best fighter Golovkin's faced in the pro's, and best possible fight at 160lbs.

[auoydwe]

Without any interviewers putting anything in Golovkin's mouth, not baiting statements with weights or opponents names, Golovkin himself has stated, himself not his team, that he wants all the belts and will fight all the champs in the middleweight division. He's been consistent with this in his own words, unprompted.

Max Kellerman baited the 154-168 reply. Abel Sanchez believes that Golovkin can beat anyone from 154-168 and isn't shy to state so. Never has Golovkin flat out said this statement unprovoked.

When is not fighting someone that is not in your weight class ducking?

Belts are extremely important because they are the identifier of who is the best in a division. Although the divisions are diluted with different sanctioning bodies and diluted further with different versions of belts within the bodies, for anyone trying to make a name in boxing it's all about the belts. Nobody just walks into the game, claims to be great, makes monetary demands and gets it without first proving it. The proof is by becoming the champion. Even more so by becoming champion within different sanctioning bodies.

Speaking on Golovkin's stated objective of obtaining all the belts and/or fighting all the champions in the middleweight division, there currently three champions in the middleweight division: Saunders, Alvarez and Jacobs.

With regards to Saunders, Eubank Jr. appears to be the best middleweight match for Golovkin and would make the most sense if Golovkin's team is taking Billy Joe Saunders words to heart. Saunders did state that if Eubank Jr. fought Golovkin, then he would fight Golovkin. So if this is the tack that Team Golovkin is taking, then this would appear to be the right road to the last middleweight championship belt. If Eubank Jr. gets by Doran, then it appears Golovkin v Eubank Jr. is made in September. If Golovkin gets by Eubank Jr., then we can see how much Saunders meant of what he said.

Alvarez is still in possession of The Ring Mag Lineal and is a fight that appears to be competitive. Unfortunately with Alvarez epitomizing the image of "too big for boxing, sanctioning bodies are meaningless", it wouldn't be surprising if the lineage broke sooner than later. How long Alvarez fights consistently at middleweight and how long The Ring Mag maintains him as the lineal middleweight champion remain to be seen. An Alvarez v Golovkin fight while Alvarez is still considered the lineal middleweight champion seems unlikely.

Golovkin v Jacobs as far as the belts go would be interesting in that it would unify the belts within a weightclass within an organization. This match would make sense as a late 2017 mandatory if the above Saunders scenario comes to fruition and mid 2017 mandatory if the Saunders scenario doesn't work out that way.

Full divisional unification is quite a feat. I'd like to see it, regardless of whether or not a division is deep or sparse in talent.

In my opinion, Golovkin defeats all currently active middleweights. Also in my opinion, Golovkin's skill ceiling hasn't been seen and he needs to move up in weight to reveal it. I'm willing to wait on that because Golovkin believes he is the best in the division, claims so in so many words and wants to prove it demonstrably. Let's see it.

[bigjavi973]

and you know damn well he hasnt made 168 in 3 years. How long does he get to be a "168 emirates in recess"??

no **** sherlock he didn't fight in 2014 and his comeback has been at light heavy, which has been since exactly one year one day to this date.

[bigjavi973]

if he could make 168 then he wouldnt have had the catchweight with paul smith.

wasn't the catchweight for smith? Who couldn't even make weight and then they increased the catchweight and smith still came in overweight?

oh yea that "catchweight" where ward "drained" smith hahahhahhahahaha

[Larry the boss]

not bad.........