Comments Thread For: Golovkin: I'd Rather Get Saunders Next, Means More Than Canelo!

[Scipio2009]

Golovkin and his camp have yet to make any change on whether they're willing to pay the price that Saunders wants for the unification fight (a price that Saunders and his camp seem to believe that Saul Alvarez is ready to pay when he moves to 160).

His fans may ignore the fact, but knowledgeable folks see through the shill.

[Scipio2009]

Once you get a taste of that UK money....

The money from Matchroom Sport/Sky Sports is markedly different from the type of money to be draw from the rest of the UK.

[stuff jones]

There you have it folks.

From the mouth of Bumlovin. He would rather keep fighting bums than fighting Canelita.

no buts or ifs, he's #1 King Bum for Bum

How old are you, 12?

[Scipio2009]

Using Kell to build the fan base necessary to force the BJS fight... I like the idea... Hopefully, he makes it happen. This also reinforces the idea that he wants the belts more than anything else.... With that being said, I think if Canelo offers him the fight, he takes that over BJS. But whatever. BJS, Jacobs, Canelo, maybe Lara, or move up. Other than that (I'm probably missing someone), I won't really be moved. Hopefully these fights happen soon.

The simple facts are that K2 isn't ready or willing to pay the price that Billy Joe Saunders wants for the fight, Billy Joe Saunders finds no need to chase Golovkin for short money, and the WBA is bearing down on Golovkin's neck (after Daniel Jacobs continues to shine in the ring, with the investment by Brooklyn S&E/Haymon/Showtime growing even more).

Golovkin and his camp have their backs against the wall, with the Alvarez fight far enough away to almost be too far away.

[Scipio2009]

This is a good reason for a fan to want to see a fight, and I'd like to see it myself for the same reason, but it's not a good reason for a promoter to want to make a fight unfortunately.

Golovkin - Lara will probably only happen if Lara brings something to the table other than the expectation of a high payday. Sucks but that's just the way it is.

Lara brings Golovkin the credibility needed to take another shot at PPV; longtime TV fighter, pretty unanimously seen as a top 3 fighter at 154 (and in the top 20 on most p4p lists, imo), has a debatable defeat to the money fight that Golovkin is chasing, and has enough quirks in his style for the boxing/sports media to push it as an actual legit fight (notice how, outside of Sky Sports being happy to have Golovkin fighting in the UK, very little sports energy is being spent on pushing Golovkin-Brook).

Beyond that, the "high payday" talk needs to be backed with something for once; what is so wrong with K2 offering Lara the same/similar package that they offered Lemieux ($1m + a share on the PPV beyond 200k PPV buys)?

[TX_BOXNG]

Exactly GGG

Canelo hasnt done none in boxing but get schooled by MoneyMay, aim for greatness but real greatness not a catchweight at 164 vs Ward, learn from Ward he challenges the light heavyweight champ n p4p #1 at his weight not a catchweight

[creekrat77]

He doesn't. If he were to fight and beat Andrade, Charlo Bros, and the rest of the top 154 lb guys, he'd be much higher than GayLoveKin, although his resume is already much better anyway.

Ohhhh yea Canelo is really thinking big in terms of his beta boxing career. First things first, not every ****ing great boxer has a star studded resume to boost him into legitimacy to fight a "All time great" like Canela. Golovkin is the best most dangerous guy Canelo can fight from 147-168. Canelo is a complete "lightweight" (pun intended) and has excepted that he can't handle the heat in the kitchen.
Who in the h*ll just gives the lineal WBC middleweight title up for nothing!? Yea, what a genius business man. Reminds me of Floyd Joy Mayweather.

[Citizen Koba]

Lara brings Golovkin the credibility needed to take another shot at PPV; longtime TV fighter, pretty unanimously seen as a top 3 fighter at 154 (and in the top 20 on most p4p lists, imo), has a debatable defeat to the money fight that Golovkin is chasing, and has enough quirks in his style for the boxing/sports media to push it as an actual legit fight (notice how, outside of Sky Sports being happy to have Golovkin fighting in the UK, very little sports energy is being spent on pushing Golovkin-Brook).

Beyond that, the "high payday" talk needs to be backed with something for once; what is so wrong with K2 offering Lara the same/similar package that they offered Lemieux ($1m + a share on the PPV beyond 200k PPV buys)?

Nothing wrong with it. Like I say, I'd like to see Golovkin tested by someone - especially after last night's fight - with good speed and movement and legitimate credentials, just simply think that it's unlikely. What reason would HBO have to run a Golovkin Lara PPV? And who else would do it? Cubano TV?

[Scipio2009]

Nothing wrong with it. Like I say, I'd like to see Golovkin tested by someone - especially after last night's fight - with good speed and movement and legitimate credentials, just simply think that it's unlikely. What reason would HBO have to run a Golovkin Lara PPV? And who else would do it? Cubano TV?

HBO has spent four year trying to build Golovkin up (a fighter who's almost 35 years old now, after an extensive amateur career) behind soft touches, and the audience isn't buying it.

Fighting Lara puts a quality scalp on Golovkin's ledger, so that the next time they try to go to the fans to pay for PPV, they could actually say that Golovkin's fought someone worth fighting, rather than simply playing off of the hype they they, themselves, have tried to push.

[Citizen Koba]

HBO has spent four year trying to build Golovkin up (a fighter who's almost 35 years old now, after an extensive amateur career) behind soft touches, and the audience isn't buying it.

Fighting Lara puts a quality scalp on Golovkin's ledger, so that the next time they try to go to the fans to pay for PPV, they could actually say that Golovkin's fought someone worth fighting, rather than simply playing off of the hype they they, themselves, have tried to push.

Maybe you're right, but I think that if HBO thought a Lara fight would help propel GGG to superstardom they would have made more effort to make it. Perhaps they don't want to risk GGG looking bad or maybe they just don't think the majority of their viewership would really give a damn, I just don't know. Like I say I'd like to see Golovkin fight Lara but for whatever reason HBO and K2 don't seem to see things the same way.