Comments Thread For: Middleweight: While The Champ is Away

[Marchegiano]

Imagine a great scorer in the NBA sitting out an important game because he "didn't like" the top defensive specialist who was set to guard him?
Or a top closer in BB refusing to come in and pitch to the #1 pinch hitter in the game because he "didn't like him."
Do you think the press would accept it?
The diva gets a pass because writers want access to him.
Boxing don't have writers, they have fan boys.

Y'all talking about Kaepernick?

[ruedboy]

Y'all talking about Kaepernick?

Could be... :-)

[R.I.P Chico]

Gennady Golovkin is the king of the middleweight division. Being screwed twice on the cards doesn’t change that.

[Goodtry]

... While champ is eating the meet.

[alfred64]

As far as I’m concerned the champ isn’t away he’s defending his stolen titles on Saturday.

[aboutfkntime]

golov-bltches...

stop your whining, and grow the fcuk up... LMAO

Canelo told Golovkin to win a title if he wants a trilogy fight...

... but, Golovkin said... NO !

that is not Canelo's fault now... is it... ?

it was clearly obvious who Canelo directed Slothkin to fight

Slothkin was sitting on his hands... cherry-picking scrubs... letting Canelo do all the work... while he waits for another handout

they could have easily fought Andrade... and you know it

winning the IBF title may get it done for Canelo... or, maybe not

Golovkin already had 2x HUGE payouts from Canelo... in one of those fights he fought like a Mexican... and in one of those fights, he did not... Canelo is a superstar, it is understandable that he expects Golovkin to bring something to the table

FACT: they could have fought Andrade already

Canelo has a TON of options... at 160, at 168, and at 175... so it is reasonable for him to expect Golovkin to do some of the legwork at 160... why should Canelo literally fight him for nothing, when there are legit champions running around holding belts at 160/168/175?

FACT: Slothkin could have fought Andrade already

he needs to parley the IBF into a unification with Andrade... Charlo could possibly do it, although Canelo already views himself as the WBC champ, so that could be a hard sell... and Andrade would obviously be easier to make

just like back when Golovkin preferred to fight Vanes, rather than fight Saunders to become undisputed... it is clearly obvious that Golovkin should have fought Andrade, not Steve Rolls

CLEARLY OBVIOUS !!

Golovkin has made an art-form out of avoiding those opportunities

[Dreamking]

The winner of GGG-Derev going against andrade makes perfect business sense.
It would also be difficult for Alvarez to not fight whoever came out if that holding IBF & WBO titles for a massive 160 unification.
If GGG really wants to force Canelo's hand for a third fight there's the route . . .

[Sinbad]

Hell, aint gonna be a walk in the park for GGG.
Just watch, The Technician will push the kazahk to the limit.
The winner: GGG (but barely).

[Tecnoworld]

"It’s arguably the biggest fight on the calendar for the rest of the year."

Ruiz vs AJ II is bigger imho.

[4truth]

The Canelo/Kovalev is a good fight that I'm looking forward to but the odds are what they are for a reason. The odds on Canelo/Golovkin 3, if it happened now, would be a lot closer to even money.