Larry Merchant Ruined GGG vs Mayweather circa 2012

[chaosisme]

I would guess that most of you didn't even know who Golovkin was until 2012, when he first fought on HBO against Proksa. Prior to that, you would have only seen Golovkin fighting on Felix Sturm undercards.

Talking about Mayweather vs Golovkin in 2012 is silly. What is the meaning of this thread?

[Roadblock]

Floyd was the better fighter but provided ggg could make 154 without being a zombie i think he'd have won quite comfortably. Thats not a knock on floyd but theres a big difference in size and stylistically ggg is all wrong for floyd when u consider someone like maidana gave him hell. I dont see his counters at 154 being enough to stop ggg marching forwards and outworking him. But there's a big size difference there before mayweather fans start crying as they do whenever you say someone could beat him.

Just a couple of things , Maidana was allowed to fight in a phone box, the rematch has gotta show you what happens when Floyd boxes.

Floyd fights a battle when he wants to, if he chooses to box and stink the joint out he would box the mortal sht out of GGG at 154, it would be easier than out boxing Canelo the fight looking like Baldomir, flat footed robot GGG would not touch him at 154.

Im talking about the same Floyd that beat Canelo, this FM schools GGG in a boxing master piece.

At MW its a different matter Floyd slower GGG stronger and just to much.

[charliepaerker]

That's a load of BS. There was never a legit offer on the table at any time for GGG to fight Ward. Ward just made a meaningless media challenge when GGG couldn't possibly fight him because he was in training for a contracted fight with Lemieux. By the time GGG KOed Lemieux Ward was fighting as a light heavyweight and said he could no longer make 168 and was never returning to that weight. Get your facts straight and quit lying. FANBOY!

Where was the offer by GGG to fight Floyd then?

[champion4ever]

No, I happen to disagree. Money May has never fought has high as 160 in his career and I didn't see a reason for him to start then against GGG because he had nothing to prove by the point.

[Thuglife Nelo]

That's a load of BS. There was never a legit offer on the table at any time for GGG to fight Ward. Ward just made a meaningless media challenge when GGG couldn't possibly fight him because he was in training for a contracted fight with Lemieux. By the time GGG KOed Lemieux Ward was fighting as a light heavyweight and said he could no longer make 168 and was never returning to that weight. Get your facts straight and quit lying. FANBOY!

You know fully well that GGG and Abel are on record saying they’d even fight at 175, possibly Kovalev. So what weight does Kovalev fight at? That’s right, 175! Froch even invited GGG to 172lb catchweight with his even older ass for a UK showdown. Team GGG had no problem fighting a Chavez Jr. at 168 or Froch.

The problem is that Team GGG didn’t want to take risks. The GGG that beat Lemieux would make Ward easily want Golovkin. That fight was nothing special, and Ward has said “I’m not the one chasing the little guy.”

[Thuglife Nelo]

No, I happen to disagree. Money May has never fought has high as 160 in his career and I didn't see a reason for him to start then against GGG because he had nothing to prove by the point.

Team GGG said 154 was easy since 2012. Why do fans forget 154-159 exists? Abel Sanchez was ecstatic in the post fight Wade interview that they’d fight Floyd “most definitely.” Abel even said “Canelo hadn’t made 154 in years, but for Floyd most definitely.”

This dialogue proves that HBO could’ve made Floyd vs GGG at 154-155. HBO knee GGG was old as well, but they’d invest in the promotion to see Floyd or Gennady lose just to have rights to that fight. It would be a huge PPV.