Comments Thread For: IBF Explain Their Decision To Strip Gennady Golovkin of Title

[-PBP-]

All the belts!!!!

[TonyGe]

Rules are rules. Even though I am a fan Golovkin can't hold the title hostage. The IBF did the right thing. Having said that Its getting increasingly rare that there are unified champions because of the multiple sanctioning bodies.

[SteveM]

Hard to believe they strip him cause a guy with 12 fights deserves a shot. His best win is against Tureano Johnson who hasn’t beat anybody and Sam Soliman who was 42 years old at the time. GGG should’ve just made quick work of this guy to. He basically lost his title trying to negotiate a fight with Canelo. Now he’ll never unify he should just fight Charlo and show he’s either the baddest mofo in the division or he’s not.

the number of fights doesn't have too much to do with it - look at Lomachenko. But >>> this is the IBF - imo they have the worst ratings of the orgs leading to tying up their champs with useless and non profitable mandatories.
Although actually this time D-chenko is a reasonable, if unproven, fighter but he brings zero to the table.

[Dr.Cool]

Well can't blame GGG going straight for the big money fights from here on out. I think the Canelo deal probably goes through at this point...

True that. g can probably retire off his payday for Vanes.

g literally refused to fight Derevyanchenko to instead fight Vanes. g didn't vacate for a big money fight with Canelo, he vacated so he could drag some jmw out of retirement.

[Boxinghero1]

Nothing to explain. Dervanchenko was ready to fight ggg but he chose to fight Vanes instead. Not to mention Vanes was coming off a 2 years lay off and coming off a lose and had never fought at 160 before plus he lost 3 out of his last four fights.

[Rigpig]

Loma had almost 400 amateur fights with one loss and was fighting and beating former world champions from the start. Sergiy Derevyanchenko Hasn’t beat anybody. You can’t compare this guy to Loma. I don’t feel his 12 wins earn him a title shot.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Not much explaining needed here, should have just fought him May 5th

Why? You say belts dont matter.

[LOCOMEX89]

My question is if GGG tomorrow wanted the IBF title back can he fight Derevyanchenko lets say in August? Or does he have to wait until the IBF sets a vacant title match?


This sucks for GGG. Hopefully he can somehow salvage a Canelo fight. If not try to get Saunders. I think now that GGG got a taste of that big payday he wants to be compensated as such.

GGG hopefully fights twice more before years end.

[Realboxingfan1]

Lmao karma mfker

[Plick647]

as he sits and laughs, you can almost bet oscar de la fishnets had something to do with this