Comments Thread For: Gennady Golovkin is 'No. 1 Choice' For Callum Smith, Says Hearn

[chubuk7]

Nah, are YOU delusional?? WTF does a loss to Callum Smith do for Triple L??? Jermall brings him a fight with Nelo through the wbc! Oh wait, Triple L can't beat Jermall to get that spot! Triple B1tch should just retire his scared ass out of boxing.

Wow dude..You're just one racist piece of sh@t.. I doubt you even finished high school.. facts

[icha]

Canelo didn't vacate to avoid having his purse dictated. He vacated because he wanted GGG to get older before fighting him.

Canelo knew GGG was the WBC mandatory challenger and would be waiting to fight him before he even won the title from Cotto, and he knew what the puse split would be when he agreed to fight GGG next.

Good question about the purse split now Canelo is with DAZN. I guess if GGG signs with DAZN too then GBP and Loeffler would have to work out how to share the money they would both be getting from DAZN.

But, hypothetically, what if Canelo was ever involved in a purse bid with an opponent who didn't want to fight on DAZN, like Charlo? And what if the opponent's promoter won the bid .. would Canelo then have to vacate his title ?

maybe split the revenue, like non ppv fighters do... i dont really see canelo sharing a dime out of his deal from dazn... thats why hearn says if you want to fight canelo sign a deal with dazn... the pay will be part of the fighters deal... that will be my guess...

[BoxingIsGreat]

Hopefully Triple L would man up & fight Jermall Charlo.

It's not happening. His team, led by Loeffler, had told us that much already. Move on from that one, bro.

[Snowballer]

GGG needs to stop obsessing over Canelo. Its getting pathetic.

[Boxing Logic]

Callum Smith vs GGG is a fight I want to see. I hope they make it next.

[Mick Higgs]

I thought the WBC had called for Smith/Benavidez.

[landotter]

People B!tch about a guy never moving up in weight. People B!tch when he might move up in weight even when its not confirmed.

#whatswrongwithboxingfans

Where I was going. I am lost how Trip G has developed such hatred. If this happens, it is a serious fight. While not the star studded affair of the CW series, the Super MW series was still an accomplishment to win, and Smith stamped it as his. How is this NOT a huge fight?

If he stayed to fight Charlo, I am sure the people who hate him would be saying he is staying at 160 to fight a blown up super welterweight who has not proven anything at 160, especially if Golovkin won. This is a much riskier fight in my opinion.

Hope it gets signed.

[landotter]

GGG needs to stop obsessing over Canelo. Its getting pathetic.

I can agree with that. I think everyone gets how close those fights were. At some point, Golovkin has to move on. A third fight happens only if Alvarez wants it. That may never happen before Golovkin is older if at all.

[Citizen Koba]

When has ggg ever 1 upped Canelo inside a ring?

No no no,he"ll instead face some bum at 160,maybe 168. Otherwise why would he be ducking his mandatory?

Dude hasn't got a title, ergo he doesn't have a mandatory. The WBC have stipulated that he must beat Charlo if he wants to be instated as mandatory to Canelo - but that is in no way a mandatory fight in the ordinary sense. Sanctioning orgs have no leverage to make anyone fight anyone unless they have a belt, and even then a fighter is always entitled to just drop that trinket in the trash. Woulda thought anyone with even a basic understanding of how the sport works would know that.

Do you consider that Mikey is also 'ducking' Luke Campbell?

[MDPopescu]

I thought the WBC had called for Smith/Benavidez.

... Benavidez will be back in March with a 10 rounder... After a six-month suspension by the WBC... Benavidez is now a "champion in recess" with the organization.