Comments Thread For: Canelo: It's Up To Golovkin, My Priority is The May Rematch!

[j.razor]

He can have his rematch in may, in the meanwhile Golovkin should go take BJS scalp in late December or early January..enough time to rest and do another camp before May. From the recent weight gain, it doesn't seem like Golovkin does well with too much time off between fights either.

You do know Jermall Charlo is lil g's Mandatory right?

[kafkod]

At least you admit GGG needs a MexiCAN to have decent PPV numbers. We saw how many ppv buys he had before with CHEAP white CASUAL fans... Sht Liam Smith /Canelo did the same as Jacobs and Lemuix.

And that should tell you that Canelo needs GGG as much as GGG needs him to get those big HBO PPV numbers

[kafkod]

You do know Jermall Charlo is lil g's Mandatory right?

The WBC haven't ordered it to happen yet doe. No doubt they would give priority to a unification fight over a mando, if necessary.

[Butch.McRae]

There's some lunacy going on in this thread lol

But everybody knows that fighting twice a year on those weekends has become tradition in the sport. Just looking back on it, looks like its been that way since the late 90s (Chavez and Oscar both utilized the strategy, but not as intentional as Floyd as they had randoms thrown in), and was popularized (or explicitly described) by Floyd.

There's nothing wrong with Canelo waiting. It's smart, it allows him to make NBA level money, and extend his career. All this "it hurts boxing stuff" isnt based on any factual or statistical support. Its actually data in direct opposition to that statement.

I expect the fight to sell slightly less than the first but will still be really successful. Lets say 1.2 million buys. If Oscar was smart he'd get Mikey v. Linares on the undercard and that could drive buys up to maybe 1.5 million.

GGG wont have any issue with it. The way he was talking about that $20 million pre-fight, I got the impression he was just happy to be there getting that bag lol

[Butch.McRae]

And that should tell you that Canelo needs GGG as much as GGG needs him to get those big HBO PPV numbers

That fight did more than those fights combined. Just to clarify lol

Canelo doesn't need GGG. He could fight Charlo, Jacobs, BJS and probably a few others and still make $10 million plus.

Definitely a GGG fan, but let's stay in reality lol

[bronx7]

Golden boy won't let him fight Saunders in dec will say incase you get cut don't want him sharp I still think they will stall a year age him again

[Hot Shyt]

is it too much to ask for fighters under 30 to fight more than twice a year? If he fights in January thats 4 months between the fights. the next opponent doesnt need to be Golovkin

[Superarms1]

But only idiots like yourself can't accept the fact they waited long after a GGG call out two years ago. Thanks chicken shet and your mexicant fighter will get stopped in the rematch.

[Superarms1]

Dude, I'll take the bet. Let's set something up. I live in Los Angeles. You? 500 on the winner and I have it by GGG stoppng the Nexicant. if he survives and if GGG wins on the cards you still win the 500. PM me if you have the nut sack.

[Butch.McRae]

is it too much to ask for fighters under 30 to fight more than twice a year? If he fights in January thats 4 months between the fights. the next opponent doesnt need to be Golovkin

It depends on how you look at it imo. Yes we want to see them fight, but what about the fighter? I think less frequent fights once a fighter reaches championship level (post age 25 or 5 or 6 years following pro debut, depending on the fighter) extends these guys careers and spreads their earnings out over a larger period of time; increasing their chances at having functional lives post boxing.

From a competitive/health standpoint it's tough to take that much trauma in such small windows. And financially it takes time to develop the wisdom to make sound decisions.

Had a conversation with a former professional not too long ago (think world champion level) and he put me up on this line thinking. Back in the day guys were making almost all of their cash in a window at an age when the decision making wasn't very good.

I think we'll see much healthier, financially stable guys coming out of the new norm. That matters to me. Nothing worse than seeing a former champ broke and barely talking in his mid to late 40s.

Obviously this only applies to guys who are making the six-figure plus (really 300k or so) purses. As these are the guys fighting twice a year.