Comments Thread For: Golovkin: Canelo is Not Smart, He's Scared, Golden Boy is Scared!

[Nicoya415]

His low ball offers that would be career high pay days for them.

For GGG yes but for Canelo I think his career high payday was against Mayweather

[Nay_Sayer]

GGG's brand awareness is way bigger now after one year from that fight. Even more after the Brook fight.

Bumlovkin is the "B" side in the Brook fight. That's why it's taking place in the UK.

Exactly how many PPVs has Bumlovkin sold recently as the "A" side on American TV?

[kafkod]

Bumlovkin is nowhere near the level of a Marvin Hagler. Plus, Alvarez IS the champion here - NOT Bumlovkin..

[GMAN SUPREME]

canelo is a coward there's no question. oscar and the rest of gbp are terrified of losing their one and only cash cow.ggg needs to keep publicly trashing them.

[PivotandRoll]

Both kicking themselves? GGG was ready to fight Canelo last year. The delays having been coming from Canelo only.

Do you think Kell Brook is going to beat GGG? I'm a big fan of Brook's, but I can't see him winning. Not saying he can't win, but I'll be surprised if he does. It won't surprise me at all if Smith beats Canelo though.

I'm not getting into the Canelo/GGG argument but I believe GGG's team stated many times that 155 wasn't an option.

Do I 100% expect Kell to beat GGG? No but Kell is my pick. I think Kell wins if he can take GGG's shot in anyway and even if he can't he still has a chance to outbox him and spoil up close, i think that says a lot.

And yes, I think Smith will beat Canelo but Saul is a nasty counter puncher who has the cards filled in before the fight so Smith's up against it. If Smith was at home I'd be picking him 100%.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Slander of "The G" won't be tolerated in this topic. You can slander that GGG character all you want but this is "The G" we're talking about here. Like he said the 'G's ready'

[PivotandRoll]

Slander of "The G" won't be tolerated in this topic. You can slander that GGG character all you want but this is "The G" we're talking about here. Like he said the 'G's ready'

Thous shalt not claim the G from The Real G, George "Groovy" Groves

[Madison Boxing]

I'm not getting into the Canelo/GGG argument but I believe GGG's team stated many times that 155 wasn't an option.

Do I 100% expect Kell to beat GGG? No but Kell is my pick. I think Kell wins if he can take GGG's shot in anyway and even if he can't he still has a chance to outbox him and spoil up close, i think that says a lot.

And yes, I think Smith will beat Canelo but Saul is a nasty counter puncher who has the cards filled in before the fight so Smith's up against it. If Smith was at home I'd be picking him 100%.

i gave brook a good shot when the fight was made as a fan of both, but the more i think about it i think GGG's just going to walk straight through him. If big, tough guys like macklin and murray at that weight couldnt live with GGG's power i just cant see how brooks going to, and not sure if hes going to be slick enough to avoid them. Maybe its just the constant cries of 'mismatch' on this site that have made me change my mind but i just cant see an upset now

[NYC8224]

This is why boxing is in the situation it is in. Everything is money to these guys and the fans too

[petegrif]

It's not that complicated.

a) GGG is a horribly high risk low reward fight for Canelo and GBP. Short term there's reward but they're scared of legacy and (if humiliated wipeout) brand damage affecting future earnings. This is a very different fight from Canelo talking on Mayweather. In a Mayweather fight the loser gets a HUGE pile of cash, loses on points, doesn't get hurt and their reputation doesn't suffer because everyone who's anyone loses to MW. A MW fight is a huge earner with little or no career damage. In a GGG fight the loser gets less money and gets knocked the **** out after taking a beating. This can be career changing damage.

b) GGG wants the fight because it's more money than any other fight in boxing for him. It's low risk high reward for him.

c) Size and weight isn't an issue. Canelo isn't as tall as GGG but he's seriously thick set. Very heavily muscled. Comes into every fight heavy. 160 isn't a problem for him.

d) GGG's team have finally decided to drop the nice guy act and put huge pressure on Canelo and his macho fight anyone anytime brand. I think that's a smart move for them. Funnily enough, it will make the fight bigger if it ever happens. For all we know Canelo and GBP are OK with it. Pro wrestling marketing.

e) GGG's right. GBP will wriggle and squirm and continue to try to find face saving excuses for avoiding the fight. God knows what it will take for them to be ready - GGG's physical decline, gigantic amount of cash, unbearable pressure for ducking?

You can hate on GGG or Canelo all you like, but that's pretty much it.

PS Oh yeah - for what little it's worth, my opinion is that right now Canelo GGG isn't even a close fight. GGG controls range, breaks Canelo down and finishes him in 7 or 8. After the fight all the GGG haters will go on hating him. La plus ca change.