Comments Thread For: Hearn: Team Barker Told Me To F*** Off To Golovkin Fight Offer

[SteveM]

I was thinking just this... this is not by any means news, yet treated as such now (again)

People diss on Hearn but I think he is a breath of fresh air. He's a character and speaks at length to reporters. Building GGG up to be a monster is a win win. If Brook wins he is the monster slayer. If GGG wins then Hearn has just amped up future fights with Eubank or DeGale.

[Weltschmerz]

People diss on Hearn but I think he is a breath of fresh air. He's a character and speaks at length to reporters. Building GGG up to be a monster is a win win. If Brook wins he is the monster slayer. If GGG wins then Hearn has just amped up future fights with Eubank or DeGale.

Hearn is a good character.

[MDPopescu]

... But we all know the truth: GGG fought nobody and ducked Ward -- with one year before Ward said he would fight him actually.

[PulpFriction]

Lets see if K2 would have the nous to have Golovkin turn up at the weighin waving two replica machetes.

[davidw9785]

This may mean team GGG may accept oscars ridiculous flat fee offer. What a disgraceful team Canelo has.

I really hope so. See if Canelo wants a rematch clause, accept whatever the fee is, steamroll Canelo as hard as possible, and ask him post fight if he wants some more ("quieres mas Canelo?"). GGG should do that just for publicity and legacy.

He would be the people's champ after destroying the Diva that Canelo is becoming.

[turnedup]

Golovkin and Kovalev both deserve every dime and praise they get, I just had an argument with an idiot about this very same topic..mofo's pretend like these guys just came out of nowhere and got HBO contracts and didn't have to earn it. They had to earn it the hardest way imaginable and in other people's backyards practically the entire time.

[Robbie Barrett]

So Golovkin is getting paid £3mil?

[PunchyPotorff]

Somewhere I read 5 mil $$ each, Brook and GGG.... with Brook getting some PPV cashish, GGG getting none. Career high payday for both guys. So IOW, no reason for any complaints from either side. As for the Barker story and it helping, Hearn could be right in it pumping this fight. It would be interesting to see the numbers on the PPV, and if they're better than the 'experts' predicted. The arena sold out in minutes, so no amount of hype does anything for that, but maybe PPV will increase.

It is funny though, how Abel just recently repeated his claim that GGG beats everyone 154-168, yet no one in GGGs camp would accept Canelo's 155 demand... and the one who gets the most blame is Canelo. I understand the MW weight limit, and understand fully both sides of the argument... but if Canelo gets the title vs Smith, THEN repeats the 155 offer.... THEN what does GGG do? Refuse? Maybe his team could find a way to refuse without looking like a duck. Who knows how the fans would react, but I'd guess GGGs stock would lower at least a little.

Interesting times for the sport right now.

[Shadoww702]

But he won't fight Canelo for a FLAT-FEE???

[OnePunch]

Somewhere I read 5 mil $$ each, Brook and GGG.... with Brook getting some PPV cashish, GGG getting none. Career high payday for both guys. So IOW, no reason for any complaints from either side. As for the Barker story and it helping, Hearn could be right in it pumping this fight. It would be interesting to see the numbers on the PPV, and if they're better than the 'experts' predicted. The arena sold out in minutes, so no amount of hype does anything for that, but maybe PPV will increase.

It is funny though, how Abel just recently repeated his claim that GGG beats everyone 154-168, yet no one in GGGs camp would accept Canelo's 155 demand... and the one who gets the most blame is Canelo. I understand the MW weight limit, and understand fully both sides of the argument... but if Canelo gets the title vs Smith, THEN repeats the 155 offer.... THEN what does GGG do? Refuse? Maybe his team could find a way to refuse without looking like a duck. Who knows how the fans would react, but I'd guess GGGs stock would lower at least a little.

Interesting times for the sport right now.

jesus christ you people are dumber than a bag of hair. There NEVER was a "demand" of 155, because Canelo / GBP never made a single offer to GGG for the fight. Not at 154.5, not at 155, not at 156, or even 157 or 158. There never was an offer. Period. Not a single one.

Why is that so difficult to comprehend?