Comments Thread For: Loeffler Confirms: Golovkin Would Have Fought Degale at 168

[Ake-Dawg]

Why is this an issue? If Loeffler would've asked for DeGale instead of Brook, and Hearn or DeGale said no, then that would be interesting. But saying you "would have accepted DeGale..." means absolutely nothing.

Agreed 100%. It's like saying Hearn is the promoter and they're just fighting who he put in front of them.

[Bronx2245]

What are you going on about? K2 was committed to the Eubank fight. They were led to believe it was going to happen. At the same time there wasn't any other high value options to consider - Khurtsidze/Lee/Korobov/Heiland. People would've just criticized him for those fights as much as they are the Brook fight.

All reports were still that DeGale was going to fight Jack in a unification fight. It wasn't til last week that rumors started coming out that DeGale was pricing himself out of that fight.

No one would've criticized this fight if GGG didn't already make the statements about Brook being too small, and also criticizing Canelo for dragging Khan up to 155!

[Lester Tutor]

Khurtsidze/Lee/Korobov/

stop trolling man.

[Bronx2245]

Agreed 100%. It's like saying Hearn is the promoter and they're just fighting who he put in front of them.

It's like they're saying that it didn't occur to anyone to ask "how about DeGale" before signing to fight Brook.

[Eastcoast]

No one would've criticized this fight if GGG didn't already make the statements about Brook being too small, and also criticizing Canelo for dragging Khan up to 155!

People would've crucified Golovkin for fighting Brook no matter what. It is what it is - a stay busy fight/money grab. Golovkin's making a career high payday for this fight and it's going to open doors for more fights in the UK.

If Brook/Golovkin leads to DeGale/Golovkin then I'm all good. DeGale is on top of my wishlist to fight Golovkin.

Word on the curb is DeGale vs Jack has gone to the Bermuda Triangle. #boxing

— Raging Babe (@RagingBabe) July 25, 2016

[Robbie Barrett]

Say that now but they made no attempt to make a DeGale fight. They wanted to fight the WW.

[Ake-Dawg]

What are you going on about? K2 was committed to the Eubank fight. They were led to believe it was going to happen. At the same time there wasn't any other high value options to consider - Khurtsidze/Lee/Korobov/Heiland. People would've just criticized him for those fights as much as they are the Brook fight.

All reports were still that DeGale was going to fight Jack in a unification fight. It wasn't til last week that rumors started coming out that DeGale was pricing himself out of that fight.

Brook walked away from the Vargas fight to sign so who is to say that Degale couldn't do the same. It would have been nip tuck just like with Brook. We want to see Golovkin chase big fish not little fish.

[-Kev-]

Why is this an issue? If Loeffler would've asked for DeGale instead of Brook, and Hearn or DeGale said no, then that would be interesting. But saying you "would have accepted DeGale..." means absolutely nothing.

It probably wasn't Loeffler just talking randomly about what they could have done. The reporter probably asked, why not DeGale at 168. The thing with these articles is that every fighter looks like they are talking randomly, because the questions the reporter asked aren't shown like it is in f-hype interviews. So it looks like people just call up boxingscene to talk trash, and then you have posters coming in to ask "why would he say that"...well it's an interview, he was most likely asked that question

[Mr. Luthor]

No one would've criticized this fight if GGG didn't already make the statements about Brook being too small, and also criticizing Canelo for dragging Khan up to 155!

Exactly. Hypocrisy and Contradiction. Can't have it both ways.

[Mr. Luthor]

Not trying to hear Golovkin can't find opponents when Lara and Andre Dirrell have been saying they'd fight Golovkin and now Team Golovkin say they are willing to face DeGale. No credit for facing a Welterweight.