Whose WBA Regular win is better, Canelo’s Fielding or GGG’s Tapia?

**RJJ-94-02=GOAT** · 04-10-2020, 07:12 PM

Who the f*** cares?

**Thuglife Nelo** · 04-10-2020, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT

Who the f*** cares?

Tennis forums!

**EDDIE SPERM** · 04-10-2020, 07:13 PM

Canelo knocked Aaron Rodgers 3 damn times. Man's a legend !

**Thuglife Nelo** · 04-10-2020, 07:16 PM

Originally posted by EDDIE SPERM

Canelo knocked Aaron Rodgers 3 damn times. Man's a legend !

Tapia would beat John Ryder doe

**j0zef** · 04-11-2020, 01:18 AM

.......... are you comparing Golovkin's 20th fight to in-prime Canelo handpicking Fielding?

**Thuglife Nelo** · 04-11-2020, 02:32 AM

Originally posted by j0zef

.......... are you comparing Golovkin's 20th fight to in-prime Canelo handpicking Fielding?

350 amateur fights doe

**Citizen Koba** · 04-11-2020, 03:33 AM

Originally posted by Uncle Al..varez

Tapia would beat John Ryder doe

In the eyes of pretty much everyone who watched Ryder beat Fielding, but of course Fielding is better than Tapia.

Course the circumstances of the two fights are worlds apart though, I ain't faulting Canelo for picking Rocky cos he was a top 10ish guy - officially - in a higher division. As filler fights go he's better than the vast majority, but the fact is Canelo can choose exactly who he wants to fight every time out. Very few fighters have that luxury.

Golovkin OTOH only fought Tapia because the WBA invented their new 'Sturm doesn't have to fight Golovkin ' rule back in early 2010. He should have been fighting Sturm, and Tapia was the rancid bone the WBA tossed him instead. Given that at the time he had no promoter and was in legal limbo unable to fight in either his adoptive Germany or the US he's probably lucky he got that.

Oner Explains Details of Sturm Paying To Avoid Golovkin

https://www.boxingscene.com/oner-explains-details-sturm-paying-avoid-golovkin--61851

A few weeks ago, an interesting story was making the rounds Germany. Promoter Ahmet Oner of Arena Box, who briefly worked with former middleweight champion Felix Sturm, explained how Sturm used money and politics to avoid a mandatory defense against Gennady Golovkin. Golovkin had been Sturm's mandatory challenger for years, but he was unable to secure his shot. When Golovkin was finally on the verge of landing that shot, Sturm was mysteriously elevated to the status of "super champion" by the WBA. Golovkin was eventually made the "regular" champion by the sanctioning body.

Like I say, the context makes the situations very different, although quite clearly Fielding is a far better win.

**Thuglife Nelo** · 04-11-2020, 03:39 AM

Originally posted by Citizen Koba

In the eyes of pretty much everyone who watched Ryder beat Fielding, but of course Fielding is better than Tapia.

Course the circumstances of the two fights are worlds apart though, I ain't faulting Canelo for picking Rocky cos he was a top 10ish guy - officially - in a higher division. As filler fights go he's better than the vast majority, but the fact is Canelo can choose exactly who he wants to fight every time out. Very few fighters have that luxury.

Golovkin OTOH only fought Tapia because the WBA invented their new 'Sturm doesn't have to fight Golovkin ' rule back in early 2010. He should have been fighting Sturm, and Tapia was the rancid bone the WBA tossed him instead. Given that at the time he had no promoter and was in legal limbo unable to fight in either his adoptive Germany or the US he's probably lucky he got that.

Oner Explains Details of Sturm Paying To Avoid Golovkin

https://www.boxingscene.com/oner-explains-details-sturm-paying-avoid-golovkin--61851

A few weeks ago, an interesting story was making the rounds Germany. Promoter Ahmet Oner of Arena Box, who briefly worked with former middleweight champion Felix Sturm, explained how Sturm used money and politics to avoid a mandatory defense against Gennady Golovkin. Golovkin had been Sturm's mandatory challenger for years, but he was unable to secure his shot. When Golovkin was finally on the verge of landing that shot, Sturm was mysteriously elevated to the status of "super champion" by the WBA. Golovkin was eventually made the "regular" champion by the sanctioning body.

Like I say, the context makes the situations very different, although quite clearly Fielding is a far better win.

if you want real context as to why Fielding and Tapia are good wins is because ''filler'' is actually Plant vs Mike Lee. Unifications trump nonsensical mandos. and Mike Lee was aided to get to that position. Point is Plant still took that fight. You got GGG fighting Rolls or Charlo fighting Adams... I don't see how Fielding was a bad fight when boxing has real ''FILLERS.''

**stealthradon** · 04-11-2020, 05:18 AM

Tapia defeated a still kicking Heiland and should have gotten the nod over Trout.

Whose WBA Regular win is better, Canelo’s Fielding or GGG’s Tapia?