Comments Thread For: GGG Promoter: We Feel Vanes Has Better Credentials Than Spike

[bigdunny1]

"Vanes agreed to fight GGG for much less than Spike wanted...."

There is a reason Loeffler went to Spike first and only reason it wasn't made because Spike wouldn't basically fight for free after they offered him the original offer then weeks later cut it in half. Vanes got the fight because he willing to fight for a free meal and a used GGG t-shirt. Both tomato cans but since this tomato can accepted shyt pay now time to polish the can off and pretend it's the better fight.

[Shadoww702]

fans will bash either way lol
anyway he should forget canelo and chalenge hoe saunders for unification
if he has 4 belts, he can ask 50-50 with canelo or no fight

Ummm If the IBF follows their own rules GGG is losing the IBF belt for fighting Vanes. And its should be pretty much a done deal. Sergiy already said he wont take step-a-side $$$. And has already written to the IBF stating their griviences.

[GFunk23]

Tom mentions Spike, no hope O’Sullivan, but pretends not to hear that lil g’s IBF mando and Andrade were calling for the fight. Vanes rated at #1 by the wbc at Jnr Middleweight despite not fighting for 2 years....

[vaynardevil]

Ummm If the IBF follows their own rules GGG is losing the IBF belt for fighting Vanes. And its should be pretty much a done deal. Sergiy already said he wont take step-a-side $$$. And has already written to the IBF stating their griviences.

well but ibf didn;t order GGG to fight sergey thou

[Bronx2245]

Vanes is only the WBC # 1 @ 154 because Danny Jacobs is fighting the previous WBC #1 @ 154, Maciej Sulecki. Well at least Murata and BJ Saunders are fighting middleweights. What good are Vanes' credentials if he hasn't fought in 2 years, and has lost 3 out of 6 @ 154? Vanes is Cuellar on 3 weeks notice!

[Bronx2245]

Ummm If the IBF follows their own rules GGG is losing the IBF belt for fighting Vanes. And its should be pretty much a done deal. Sergiy already said he wont take step-a-side $$$. And has already written to the IBF stating their griviences.

April 18, 2018:

In the letter, Torres outlined the reasons for the IBF's refusal the grant approval for Golovkin to defend against Martirosyan. The IBF's reasons for refusing the approve the fight are same reasons why the proposed bout with Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs), 31, a 2004 U.S. Olympian from Glendale, California, has received so much criticism from boxing fans and media: Martirosyan is coming off a loss, he is a junior middleweight who would be moving up in weight and he has not fought in two years.

If Golovkin goes ahead with the bout against Martirosyan, the IBF said it would invoke its rule 5.H, which states, "If a champion participates in an unsanctioned contest within his prescribed weight limit, the title will be declared vacant whether the champion wins or loses the bout. The championships committee, with the approval of the (IBF) president, will then establish a new champion in that division in accordance with the procedures established and prescribed in these rules."

The IBF rules do provide Golovkin with the ability to seek an exception to the mandatory bout, but the IBF's reasons for not approving the fight in the first place would not bode well for him to get the exception granted. Loeffler acknowledged the letter from the IBF and told ESPN that Golovkin plans to fight May 5 and said their side will seek an exception, adding that he hopes the IBF will grant one.

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...es-martirosyan

What's taking them so long? Charlo vs. Derevyanchenko for the IBF title in August, in Houston! Let's Go!

[Eff Pandas]

You really can't say they have moved him well when he can't hold a card on his own yet is the undisputed middleweight champion and has been for 2+ years.

He's done his own cards, wtf are you even talking about? Sh^t he did PPV cards. Granted the numbers weren't great but most cats got 0 lifetime ppv buys.

They built him to make the Alvarez money. If that was the goal....well great job.

The Alvarez money wasn't there nor was there any assurance there would be when they were building GGG up.

[The enforcer75]

Easy money for ggg

[The enforcer75]

Easy money for ggg
They could of found an actual middle weight picking on smaller guys lol

[The Big Dunn]

Honesty would turn people off in this instance so I understand this but man it would be refreshing if GGG's team was honest-we see no reason to take on a real threat just because Canelo cheated. We are taking an easy payday so GGG is fresh for Canelo in Sept.