It will be Jacobs, BJS, and Canelo in that order.
It will be Jacobs, BJS, and Canelo in that order.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
Canelo's promoter doesn't do business with PBC. While Smith might be the weakest titleholder at 154, he's the only one not affiliated with PBC. Canelo has wins over Lara and Trout and fought them when he didn't have to.
What is funny about all of this is the perceived most threatening at 154 won't fight each other to determine best in class, and they are all on the same side of the fence.
Unifying all four belts at a weight class in separate fights is an impressive feat. Is it as impressive as beating the best at the weight class above you? Maybe not. Nevertheless, it is impressive.
I think the best argument for remaining at 160 is Hagler. He stayed at 160 and he had the benefit of quality opponents moving up in weight, including Duran, Leonard, and Hearns, among others. Hagler, like GGG, was a natural middleweight. GGG doesn't balloon up in weight between fights. He stays about 10 pounds within 160 pounds, and he doesn't appear to have much difficulty making weight for his fights. In fact, I believe he walks around at 170. His height and reach are typical for a middleweight, like Hagler.
Currently, the talent pool at 154 is pretty deep with Canelo, Andrade, Williams, Lara, and the better Charlo (I might not count out Soro either). If those guys fight each other and the cream rises to the top, leaving one or two above the rest, GGG might have the opportunity to face really good competition coming up in weight, and if they are forced to come up in weight, GGG has all the belts.
Which super middleweight would make for a really excellent fight with GGG? I guess if Badou Jack and DeGale fought, the division would have a unified belt holder. I'm not sold on Gliberto Ramirez, although he looks solid, I don't see special. Am I missing someone? Ward has said he has never felt better and that he wants to remain at 175. I don't see him going back down to 168. Did he say he would?
I respect him a lot for stating his goal and setting out to achieve it.
I agree with the notion that the only people left are Jacobs and Saunders. Saul "Dinero" Alvarez won't fight GGG. As much as I want that fight to happen, it's clear that El Pollo is gonna do what he can to avoid that fight. Disgrace to Mexican boxing he is.
Agreed. After he unifies the division, I wouldn't lose respect or think less of him if he sat at the throne and reigned over the Middleweight division until he retired.
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Canelo still talking shit about GGG saying he "hasn't knocked out anyone"
Can't talk crap like that and then NOT fight the guy because if Canelo did that he'd look like a pussy
Can we compare canelo opponents to GGG?
Canelo has fought tougher competition.
Come on guys, brook had his eye socket broken and the corner stopped the fight..he is a welterweight..and not even the best in his division..canelo has fought better opponents.
Khan's a welterweight with a glass jaw. Alvarez was bigger n stronger than Cotto. Kirkland hadn't fought for 2 years before he got knocked out. You can make the case that Lara beat Canelo. Angulo was on the way out.
So although El Pollo has names, his resume isn't that impressive.
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Canelo is ready.
Golden boy is not.
ive got 2 things to say
1. if you think about it, canelo is a light middle and golovkin is a middleweight, you have to kind of give canelo a bit of slack, not often does a fighter step up a weight to fight the best fighter
2. ive just seen on twitter khan calling out golovkin, i like the fellow but that's a bit funny
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Yup in my eyes ginger pubes I'd a middleweight who takes the piss, as I mentioned in another thread about garcia, he's building a career and not a legacy
GGG's next fight should be against Saunders. Unify all four belts in the division.
After that he should face Jacobs because Jacobs is the only middleweight left frankly that deserves the fight.
If he needs another fight before Canelo, a fun fight would be Khurtzide only because he's a little wrecking ball.
If no junior middleweight moves up in weight by that time, and Canelo refuses to face him, move up to face Gliberto Ramirez or James DeGale.
I don't really see the point of Eubank Jr., no belt, and no notable wins.
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