Comments Thread For: Golovkin's Promoter: Don't Cancel Plans, GGG Will Fight on May 5

[SAINTSTEVE]

It should be mandatory Derevyanchenko, unification with Saunders, or vs the 168 lb Mexican Ramirez.

[Boxing-1013]

??? That's strike 2

What's that? Please enlighten me as to what you take issue with?

[_Maxi]

I am probably GGG's biggest fan...and I admit I have almost zero interest in watching him fight someone like Spike, so I agree with you on that.

That being said, GGG's resume is actually really strong. He's
never ducked anyone, and fought about 15 good-great guys in his career, basically in that guy's backyard every time. He's dominated every fight, and knocked out all but two of them (when both Jacobs and Canelo basically went in to the fight thinking if they could survive 12 rounds with GGG they would be given the belts).

GGG should be afforded an easy fight based on his resume...but with his age and possibly only have a few more years/fights left, he can't afford to not have big fights right now either.

Hopefully Saunders steps up, I think most people would like that. Only other one I'd really be interested in at 160 would be Charlo, but I don't think Charlo really wants it right now. He should be given a couple fights at 160 to get acclimated to the division imo.

Don't try to explain this to them. They don't get it.

[angkag]

Well, Andrade has been pounding:
https://twitter.com/latimespugmire/s...26635782909952
https://twitter.com/BooBooAndrade/st...82222114299904

Whether he deserves the fight or not, at least we'd get an idea of Andrade's level at 160 (no I was not overly impressed by his performance against Fox).

Meanwhile, we all can already imagine how Spike's face would look like after the beating GGG would put on him. The only purpose of a fight with Spike would be to re-establish "GGG as the monster" that HBO had created up until the Jacobs fight (Brook to some extent) (yes, GGG is pretty darn good and the number 1 MW).

Here was the thinking on Andrade:

Middleweight contender Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 KOs), a former two-time junior middleweight titlist, has said he is ready, willing and able to fight Golovkin on May 5. However, few believe Andrade -- a 30-year-old southpaw and 2008 U.S. Olympian from Providence, Rhode Island -- will get the call because he doesn't have much name recognition, doesn't bring another title to the table or any economic muscle, and he is dangerous -- not to mention that Golovkin has been in training camp for weeks preparing for a right-hander, not a southpaw.

[Boxing-1013]

_Maxi

It's just weird how they can't have an intelligent discussion ya know haha

[HURTFEELINGS]

He does man...I honestly can only guess that you guess watch Dontae's boxing nation or something. And the guys you listen to just say stuff like 'Lil G a scrub man' 'He ain't faced nobody' 'He ducked Ward man.'

Yet they provide no real analysis as to why his resume is lacking. But of course you guys eat it up because you want any reason to hate on GGG so you can't be forced to actually to any research yourself.

You're scared of what you might actually find out :0 Truth hurts huh? haha

ACTUALLY ITS LAUGHABLE, Floyd fought 23 world champions, had YOU GUYS said he didnt do sh|t, (you guys praise loma for ring IQ and "boxing" then its cool when HE does it.... so im just going by YOU GUYS STANDARD (dont be mad at me for using YOUR STANDARDS. DONT SAY ANOTHER BOXER IS BAD FOR SOMETHING THEN GIVE ANOTHER BOXER A PASS FOR THE SAME SH|T. Thats how WE KNOW your agenda, its good for only CERTAIN people.

[Boxing-1013]

Here was the thinking on Andrade:

Middleweight contender Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 KOs), a former two-time junior middleweight titlist, has said he is ready, willing and able to fight Golovkin on May 5. However, few believe Andrade -- a 30-year-old southpaw and 2008 U.S. Olympian from Providence, Rhode Island -- will get the call because he doesn't have much name recognition, doesn't bring another title to the table or any economic muscle, and he is dangerous -- not to mention that Golovkin has been in training camp for weeks preparing for a right-hander, not a southpaw.

Where'd you get that from? Just curious. I remember Andrade talking about big at 154, and then never fighting any of the top guys. He seems to content to make noise about wanting a big fight, but has yet to step up to do so. That press release sounds like it was written by Andrade's manager or something

[angkag]

Where'd you get that from? Just curious. I remember Andrade talking about big at 154, and then never fighting any of the top guys. He seems to content to make noise about wanting a big fight, but has yet to step up to do so. That press release sounds like it was written by Andrade's manager or something

Here:

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...-falls-through

[Afi23]

Yes I've seen Andrade calling for the fight...however his past decisions have me wondering if he in fact actually wants the fight. And to be honest, after his performance against Culcay a year or so ago, all the shine was basically taken off of him. I have no confidence that Andrade would bother GGG at all. As a GGG fan I have no problem with him facing Andrade because he's a good name, but I don't really want to see it because I don't think it's a test at all.

It's funny because I actually remember all of these Charlo fans being all about Boo-boo...but after that performance they jumped ship and got on the Charlo bandwagon lol. Once those guys lose/get KOd they will drop them too and look for another gb hope to latch onto.

And dude - you really think Ward won that first fight?? Come on man haha

I'm not saying Andrade would win but maybe facing a top level opponent would bring the best out of him like it did for Jacobs (yes I had the fight 6-6 minus the KO). At least, we'd get a feel for his level. "If he dies, he dies..."

As for Ward vs Kovalev I, my signature is not my opinion, I'm only stating a fact: Kovalev did lose a close decision. In my opinion, it was a draw'ish type of a fight, I would have had no problem had Kovalev won a close fight. I'm not the type to get all worked up over a 6-6, 7-5'ish type of fight. That's why I had no problem with Canelo vs GGG being a draw or a 7-5 either way and Jacobs loss.

[Patsfan bri]

I know it’s not related to this article but Oscar De La Hoya just announced on Twitter Pac vs Matthyse July 14th.