Comments Thread For: Golovkin: No Big Fights at 168, I Make 160 Easy - I'm Not Big 160

[Madison Boxing]

i thought whole point of weight classes is so people can fight at a weight they are most comfortable at. Why bother with them in the first place if you are all just going to call golovkin a coward for doing exactly that?

[Robbie Barrett]

i thought whole point of weight classes is so people can fight at a weight they are most comfortable at. Why bother with them in the first place if you are all just going to call golovkin a coward for doing exactly that?

You fans should tell them to STFU about fighting at 168 then, if they don't want people to say he should move up. They are constantly talking about it, they were promoting him as the fighter that would fight anyone from 154-168.

[Madison Boxing]

You fans should tell them to STFU about fighting at 168 then, if they don't want people to say he should move up. They are constantly talking about it, they were promoting him as the fighter that would fight anyone from 154-168.

yeah but what i think he meant was if there is a superfight at 168 he would go up. Not to fight fighters who are nothing special

[Madison Boxing]

And they wonder y nobody will pay to watch bumlumkin fight. He's a fkn fraud and you can't fool the fans. Mayweather isn't a big welterweight yet he wants to fight him. Lara wants to fight him at 160 yet he won't duct him. I wish his old azz would just retire already... he's close to 40 anyways

oh yeah cause all the fans would start tuning in if it was against lara lol. Brooks gonna do far bigger numbers than laras track run show would

[robertzimmerman]

And they wonder y nobody will pay to watch bumlumkin fight. He's a fkn fraud and you can't fool the fans. Mayweather isn't a big welterweight yet he wants to fight him. Lara wants to fight him at 160 yet he won't duct him. I wish his old azz would just retire already... he's close to 40 anyways

Floyd wants to fight him?

Ha!

[robertzimmerman]

yeah but what i think he meant was if there is a superfight at 168 he would go up. Not to fight fighters who are nothing special

He doesn't do himself any favours with what he and Abel say, but I think a lot of people also misunderstand them.

In my opinion, he'll definitely move up to SMW before he retires. He hasn't said here that he won't move up to SMW, he's just saying that there is no huge PPV fight for him there. And he's right about that. But again, I think he'll move up eventually. But he's not going anywhere yet, as he wants the WBO belt as well as a Canelo fight.

[robertzimmerman]

???? I LOVE how they say GGG came in at 165 ONLY 5 lbs above 160!!!!

AND that's 3 LBS UNDER the SMW LIMIT of 168.

Super Middle Weight is 161-168...

And?

What would a SMW weigh at the 30 day mark?

What's your point?

[robertzimmerman]

Look at this clown. Begging welterweight and super welterweight who have never fought at 160 ever in their careers to move up in weight and fight him. Yet he refuses to do what he demands others do and move up and fight bigger fighters. Less risk trying to fight smaller guys then it is moving up fighting bigger fighters. But when fighters who don't fight at 160 tell him the same thing he and his fans cry and make excuses.

Begging WW's?

[Citizen Koba]

yeah but what i think he meant was if there is a superfight at 168 he would go up. Not to fight fighters who are nothing special

That's been the narrative since GGG came on HBO - the focus is on MW but he's open to offers from fighters from the surrounding divisions and would move up or down for the right fight (ie payday). Which is pretty much what every fighter in every division does anyway - unless they outgrow a division and have to move up. I don't really get the controversy.

They've actually been quite consistent with it, it's just that every time a 168 fight falls through or there's a CW offer their willingness to move weight is (not unreasonably) called into question. I get it, but what is the 'right fight'? I guess that's for GGGs team to decide, but they're working to the risk / reward ratios just like everyone else.

[Shadoww702]

He doesn't do himself any favours with what he and Abel say, but I think a lot of people also misunderstand them.

In my opinion, he'll definitely move up to SMW before he retires. He hasn't said here that he won't move up to SMW, he's just saying that there is no huge PPV fight for him there. And he's right about that. But again, I think he'll move up eventually. But he's not going anywhere yet, as he wants the WBO belt as well as a Canelo fight.

He will NEVER move up. Pipe dream. He's 34 and has been fighting at 160 from birth. Nothing will change.