Duck...Duck...Goose Anybody?

[Redd Foxx]

It is? Based on what? Hopkins didn't fight Tito and Oscar til he was in his mid to late 30s and those are his career defining fights.

lol! You pulled the ultimate amateur-hour boxing fan argument; using Hopkins as the standard for career longevity.

Genady had 350 amateur fights before he started his pro career. Bernard started his at almost the same age but with very little amateur experience and a layoff in the form of an 8 year prison stint. You don't happen to think those 350 fights and all the training involved might have an impact on career longevity?? Nevermind the fact that Bernard's "career longevity perhaps may never be equaled again in the sport".

Have you never heard of his nickname, "The Alien"? Using Hopkins as the standard for career longevity is as bad as people who call everyone they don't like "Hitler". It's not a sensible comparison.

[soul_survivor]

Martinez. Cotto. Alvarez. Saunders. Jacobs. Now Eubank, Jr.

We've seen all of the ducks. Is there a goose out there anywhere?

I swear, Golovkin will and should get HOF points from the amount of quality fighters continuously avoiding him.

I don't really get the argument though. Do they think he will slip that badly in a year?

I mean, a 35-year-old fighter can still be great if he hasn't been in a bunch of wars. GGG barely has ever lost a round. I think all the delays are only going to lead to a delayed fight.

Who will be the brave goose?

Martinez never avoided him but Cotto and Canelo have done so and done it openly.

We can't say a lot about BJS, Eubank and Jacobs just yet.

[therealpugilist]

Martinez. Cotto. Alvarez. Saunders. Jacobs. Now Eubank, Jr.

We've seen all of the ducks. Is there a goose out there anywhere?

I swear, Golovkin will and should get HOF points from the amount of quality fighters continuously avoiding him.

I don't really get the argument though. Do they think he will slip that badly in a year?

I mean, a 35-year-old fighter can still be great if he hasn't been in a bunch of wars. GGG barely has ever lost a round. I think all the delays are only going to lead to a delayed fight.

Who will be the brave goose?

you dont get credit for fights that didnt happen...sorry bro...boxing doesnt work like that

Also ducking didnt begin with GGG, He isnt the only so called avoided fighter today, and he wont be the last


If his team was more willing to pay his opponents decent coin then he'd have better opponents. It seems a recurring theme when prospective fighters bring up getting a decent deal...the $$$$ isnt there and boxing is prizefighting....a smart fighter is not taking a 90/10 or a 80/20 deal.

[HeroBando]

you dont get credit for fights that didnt happen...sorry bro...boxing doesnt work like that

Also ducking didnt begin with GGG, He isnt the only so called avoided fighter today, and he wont be the last


If his team was more willing to pay his opponents decent coin then he'd have better opponents. It seems a recurring theme when prospective fighters bring up getting a decent deal...the $$$$ isnt there and boxing is prizefighting....a smart fighter is not taking a 90/10 or a 80/20 deal.

Who are they offering such splits, slimy worm?

[-PBP-]

Martinez. Cotto. Alvarez. Saunders. Jacobs. Now Eubank, Jr.

We've seen all of the ducks. Is there a goose out there anywhere?

I swear, Golovkin will and should get HOF points from the amount of quality fighters continuously avoiding him.

I don't really get the argument though. Do they think he will slip that badly in a year?

I mean, a 35-year-old fighter can still be great if he hasn't been in a bunch of wars. GGG barely has ever lost a round. I think all the delays are only going to lead to a delayed fight.

Who will be the brave goose?

What did I miss? When did Eubank Jr. duck?

[Vasyl’s dad]

lol! You pulled the ultimate amateur-hour boxing fan argument; using Hopkins as the standard for career longevity.

Genady had 350 amateur fights before he started his pro career. Bernard started his at almost the same age but with very little amateur experience and a layoff in the form of an 8 year prison stint. You don't happen to think those 350 fights and all the training involved might have an impact on career longevity?? Nevermind the fact that Bernard's "career longevity perhaps may never be equaled again in the sport".

Have you never heard of his nickname, "The Alien"? Using Hopkins as the standard for career longevity is as bad as people who call everyone they don't like "Hitler". It's not a sensible comparison.

Why deflect on the fact that Hopkins was in his mid to late 30s when he got his career defining fights against 2 blown up welters?

[Redd Foxx]

Why deflect on the fact that Hopkins was in his mid to late 30s when he got his career defining fights against 2 blown up welters?

OMG, you seriously can't let it go.
Read my post again if you didn't understand the first time. Ask your parents to help you. Taking the fighter with the greatest career longevity ever and putting him as a reason why GGG is a spring chicken at 35 is a fool's argument.