Comments Thread For: WBA Prez: Golovkin-Brook Rejected Because It's a Business Fight

[Bronx2245]

Basillo vs SRR? Garcia vs Armstrong?...

The biggest difference between GGG vs. Brook and Leonard vs. Hagler is that people were actually calling for Leonard to fight Hagler! GGG vs. Brook only happened because of a failed negotiation for GGG vs. Eubank Jr. If GGG could have fought Canelo, this fight would not be happening. There was no one that Hagler would have fought besides Leonard!

[kafkod]

My bad, I should have made the point that neither fighter is on the same level as Leonard/Hagler! Honestly I think GGG is a lot closer to Hagler than Brook is to Leonard. The only problem for GGG is that he can't get those kinds of fights (Duran, Hearns, and Leonard). That's not his fault. I don't know why Brook couldn't fight better competition than Jo Jo Dan, Frankie Gavin, and Kevin Bizier?

Brook's problem has been that he knows he can make much more money fighting in the UK on Sky PPV than anywhere else, but the top men at WW are with Haymon and want to fight each other, in the US, on PBC/ST, rather than coming to the UK for Brook.

Hearn tried to get Thurman and Garcia but was turned down. Amir Khan also refused to fight Brook, and eventually ended up fighting Canelo instead. Kell was also talking about trying to fight the winner of Manny/Bradley 3, which obviously he would have had to travel for, but nothing came of it.

He's also had injury problems in the past and a year out after being attacked with a machette on holiday.

[kafkod]

The biggest difference between GGG vs. Brook and Leonard vs. Hagler is that people were actually calling for Leonard to fight Hagler! GGG vs. Brook only happened because of a failed negotiation for GGG vs. Eubank Jr. If GGG could have fought Canelo, this fight would not be happening. There was no one that Hagler would have fought besides Leonard!

Remember, GGG signed to fight Eubank Jnr, not Kell Brook. The date was finalised and the venue booked Sky PPV ok'd it, HBO ok'd it, and then Eubank moved the goalposts and ruled himself out. GGG agreed to Brook as a replacement, otherwise the show would have been off.

[j0zef]

I have no problems with them trying to say it's a business fight, lots of people will see it this way, but WBA is the LAST organization to be taking a moral stand. They're responsible for so many *** ups recently it's not even funny. Hell, they're the ones who took bribes in order not to give Golovkin a shot at Sturm. They're the ones who talked junk about mandating Golovkin-Jacobs after Canelo situation was resolved, only to sit on their ass for months until it was too late.

And a billion other atrocities. WBA sucks balls.

[Bronx2245]

Brook's problem has been that he knows he can make much more money fighting in the UK on Sky PPV than anywhere else, but the top men at WW are with Haymon and want to fight each other, in the US, on PBC/ST, rather than coming to the UK for Brook.

Hearn tried to get Thurman and Garcia but was turned down. Amir Khan also refused to fight Brook, and eventually ended up fighting Canelo instead. Kell was also talking about trying to fight the winner of Manny/Bradley 3, which obviously he would have had to travel for, but nothing came of it.

He's also had injury problems in the past and a year out after being attacked with a machette on holiday.

I don't recall talks between Hearn and Haymon for Garcia and Thurman, but I do recall Brook was supposed to fight Devon Alexander back in the day but Brook pulled out twice, and Alexander pulled out once. I recall talks for Brook vs. Bradley, but I don't know what happened there. And then there was Brook vs. Rios and Brook vs. Vargas. There always seems to be an issue with Hearn!

[Bronx2245]

Remember, GGG signed to fight Eubank Jnr, not Kell Brook. The date was finalised and the venue booked Sky PPV ok'd it, HBO ok'd it, and then Eubank moved the goalposts and ruled himself out. GGG agreed to Brook as a replacement, otherwise the show would have been off.

Brook was not GGG's target. Leonard WAS Hagler's target! That fight was years in the making! Everyone was waiting for that to happen just like we're waiting for GGG vs. Canelo. Brook was a late replacement, which is why we should not compare GGG vs. Brook to Leonard vs. Hagler!

[MrRolltide91]

Lol ether.....

[MrRolltide91]

This no original fight. This business fight. Brook not middleweight.

Good one......LMAO

[HeroBando]

The most corrupt sanctioning body grandstanding, who fcuking cares. Will they finally order that Jacobs Mando next?

[Gentblue]

I see people keep people bring up the Duran/ Hagler and Leonard /Hagler fights and if you do a little research it actually hurts your argument......

Point 1- Duran Was WBA Light Middleweight Champ when he fought Hagler so he was a champ 1 weight class below... Just like Lara ironically.....

Point 2- the WBA nor the IBF Sanctioned the Leonard/ Hagler fight only the WBC.....

So how are you fanboys gonna justify the **** show now?