Comments Thread For: Gassiev: Golovkin Should Target Saunders Instead of Rematch

[Dramacyde]

GGG is done. I doubt he'll ever be the same after these 2 wars with Jacobs & Canelo

[TreJac]

It just depends on whether GGG really cares about his legacy or does he want to chase the money! Golden Boy will only do the rematch if everything is in their favor! I would prefer to see GGG collect all the belts but I wouldn't blame him for chasing the money. Before the fight, many people claimed GGG needed Canelo but I don't think he needs Canelo anymore.

[kafkod]

Saunders beat Eubank who Breadman picked to win the 168 tournament. He knocked down Lee twice, more than Quillin did. With as old and slow as GGG is looking these days, I wouldn't be surprised if Saunders gives him at least as much trouble as Jacobs early. GGG's saving grace will be once again walking through shots and out-powering Saunders eventually, is my guess, because Saunders doesn't have Jacobs power, but he does have underrated power, and in some ways more skill than Jacobs, though not the hand speed.

As for Saunders awful performances... yes, because he got fat! This is like everyone saying Lemieux is a bum because he got stopped 6 years ago. If it was for no discernible reason, then yes you can say that! But if you find out it's a specific reason that has since been corrected, then why get hung up on that? Lemieux had very, very clear training issues, and stamina issues, early in his career. If you think Canelo's stamina, hell even Mcgregor's stamina, is bad, you haven't seen Lemieux early in his career. But, since then he's fixed that, and now he has arguably better stamina than Canelo. So when GGG fought Lemieux, it was a totally different Lemieux than the one who had gotten stopped earlier in his career.

The same concept applies to Saunders. If Saunders looked bad recently because he ******, or if it was because he was fat but he was still fat, then yeah, forget that fight, but since he only ****** because he got fat, and now he's corrected that and in fact gotten in the best shape of his career and looked very sharp against Willie Monroe in his last fight, it's a much better fight.

As a stay busy fight for GGG, fighting someone who beat Eubank Jr. and Andy Lee, and is back at peak at the same time GGG is slipping, and also happens to have the last belt at 160, is about 100x better than any other current boxer's stay busy fights. Crawford's stay busy fight was John Molina. Ward's was Alexander Brand. Lomachenko's was Marriaga. Canelo's stay-busy-slash-duck-GGG-fight was Liam Smith. Should I go on? Saunders is better than you think, and GGG has gone from having underrated, snappy shots to possibly the slowest, least snappy punches in all of main event level boxing.

I think BJS would beat Canelo, but not GGG. It would be a good fight, but I don't think Bill has enough power to keep Golovkn at bay for 12 rounds.

[VatoMulatto]

GGG is done. I doubt he'll ever be the same after these 2 wars with Jacobs & Canelo

The fight against Jacobs wasn't a war.

[Mexican_Puppet]

I think BJS would beat Canelo, but not GGG. It would be a good fight, but I don't think Bill has enough power to keep Golovkn at bay for 12 rounds.

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[twosweethooks]

I hope GGG moves on to break Hopkins record and forget the runner! He would whup him again and Canelo knows it that's the reason he wants no more of the great GGG !

Maybe canelo will fight Charlo or Jacobs and get his red ass whupped again hahahaha

[SugarRayCurtain]

Lol canelo basically stalling again because he knows GGGs only going to get worse as time goes by

Canelo is a ***** when it comes to GGG, any true fighter who thought he won "8 rounds" would want an immediate rematch to prove he was the best man

[Don Mac]

Agree totally. Canelo will likely wait it out til Golovkin hits 36.
It'll be more likely Canelo wins the rematch and the judges we know are bent. Why risk it? Also didnt like how Golovkin looks on the scales in his last 3 fights. Compare to 3 yrs ago, huge difference.

Fight Saunders, win in style then retire.

[Robbie Barrett]

Golovkin fans wanting him to duck a rematch?

Not going to happen, Canelo has a rematch clause ladies.

[Robbie Barrett]

I think BJS would beat Canelo, but not GGG. It would be a good fight, but I don't think Bill has enough power to keep Golovkn at bay for 12 rounds.

BJS is a ****ing bum.