What are the big fightsthat his handlers aren't making? I don't see any fights that he's avoiding at 160. I actually think that he has faced or is facing the best at 160.
If you want him to move up in weight, do you apply the same logic to Andre Ward? He cleaned out the super middleweight division when he beat the Carl Froch in 2011. That's literally more than 4 year ago!
As to Hopkins, he's considered by most to be a great middleweight, what were his big wins at 160? Tito and Oscar coming up in weight? What's the difference with that and wanting to face Cotto coming up in weight? In fact, I would argue that the wins over Tito and Oscar are what brought Hopkins into the realm of top dogs in boxing. Hopkins' reign at middleweight consisted of the likes of Mercado and Carl Daniels, capable foes, but no better that Murray and Geale.
So his trainer is arrested with possession and intent to distribute methamphetamines As if Monroe jr needed more distractions than the two hammers Golovkin will be throwing his way.
1) I have never said he is avoiding big fights. I am saying they aren't attempting to make big fights. There is a difference. They say we're fighting at X date at X venue and then look for who can fill the spot. They should look for the opponent and then get the appropriate date and venue. Because it is the opponent that matters. They are doing it backwards. We've already seen the venue cost him a better fight and the date cost him a couple better fights. Start with the OPPONENT!!!
2)Andre Ward should move up in weight. Right after he fights GGG. Why is every GGG fan so eager for Andre to get away?(you don't have to answer that I know the answer)
But even at that you have it backwards again. Andre has had the big fights so he is allowed more leniency. Many seem to think there should be more leniency to those that haven't had big fights. That's wrong because THE SPORT IS ABOUT FIGHTS. After GGG has had his big fights he can do whatever he wants.
3)Oscar and Tito were significantly larger than Pac and Mayweather, or even Cotto. But I don't rate Hopkins as some great middleweight run either. I consider him a great MW fighter who lacked great MW fights. The same as I view GGG. Hopkins legend is from after MW really. When he was a diminished fighter but took on so many top guys. We don't know that GGG will last until 40+ he needs to do what he needs to do to get a big fighting he wants to be relevant 20 years from now. Don't pick a date and a venue and then look for whoever fits. Figure out who you want to fight and make it happen.
Why are some against this guy having a good fight? Please someone explain this He's good enough, let the man eat!!!
The "top guys" all suck just like eveybody else at 160,GGG included.
You can blame him for not taking any risks like other fighters.
Cotto is not a MW nor is he a threat...why you guys want to see Cotto vs Golovkin say a lot about you.
If GGG were American you'd be calling him a coward for not challenging himself and taking risks.
Last edited by corvette; 04-10-2015 at 05:34 PM.
What annoys me about GGG is that his team is screaming for big fights against Junior, Froch, Canelo and Cotto. Really what they're saying is that they want big MONEY fights, not necessarily challenging fights. Not that those guys aren't great fighters, but there's a reason that Ward and Kovalev are left off that list.
There's an important distinction between money fights and fights that are good for increasing popularity and challenging fights, sometimes they overlap, but not always. If we're talking about money and fame, Cotto and Canelo are the way to go. There's no doubt about it. He builds his name most with wins over them.
Ward doesn't bring money to the table like those guys bring., and is a tougher style match-up for GGG. By the way, are we talking about the fight at 160, a catch weight, or at 168? I think at 168 there is too much size difference between the two and I think GGG will have a lot of problems with Ward's smothering because he won't be able to create the distance he needs to be effective. In other words, Ward will smother his power. At 164 or 160, it's more difficult to predict the outcome.
GGG versus Froch is a terrific fight, and pretty evenly matched to me. It also brings in good money.
The only reason people are calling for GGG v Cotto is so that triple G can be called the real and undisputed middleweight champion in the history books.
GGG can then stomp on Quillin who has been hiding and listening to his dumb promoter and missed out on easy fights and good pay days.
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