Oscar rolling out the excuses already

[Beanz]

So it appears now that De La Hoya wants to use GGG's willingness to once again lay it all on the line in June in an effort to Unify as an excuse for Canelo not to fight him later in the year. Desperate much?


De La Hoya Warns: Golovkin Fighting in June Derails Canelo Bout! - Boxing News

[TitoFan]

GGG keeps on fighting........ Team Canelo keeps making excuses.

[Master]

What a cunt move from Oscar. GGG has been waiting for this last year and messed up his schedule.

GGG can beat BJS and take on Canelo is September, this is a poor excuse.

Unless Oscar guarantees the fight in September, Canelo should ignore Oscar.

[Fenster]

Dunno, it's a fair point. Apart from the fact they're completely overlooking/disrespecting Billy Joe there is a chance of getting injured. Plus it's a quick turnaround for Golovkin to go back into training camp/promote the fight.

If the Billy Joe fight is such a pointless foregone conclusion why make it?

[Master]

Dunno, it's a fair point. Apart from the fact they're completely overlooking/disrespecting Billy Joe there is a chance of getting injured. Plus it's a quick turnaround for Golovkin to go back into training camp/promote the fight.

If the Billy Joe fight is such a pointless foregone conclusion why make it?

GGG wants to fight at home, it is an easy match to make and GGG will have another belt.

[TitoFan]

Why should Oscar/Canelo care what GGG's fight schedule is? It's obvious Oscar will use any excuse in the book to claim the fight has been "derailed." This is as transparent as it gets, and only diehard Canelo fans don't get it. If Team Canelo had been clamoring for a GGG fight from the beginning, this might be a bit more credible... but we all know that isn't the case.

[Fenster]

Who cares about the belt, it doesn't make a jot of difference to the fight with Canelo. Everyone is already on board that Golovkin-Canelo is THE middleweight championship fight, Canelo is the lineal champ.

Whether or not you believe Oscar is making excuses to swerve Golovkin, his reasons are valid. He doesn't want to sign his fighter to something that could be scuppered, this is standard par for the course business in boxing.

Ditch the Billy Joe fight if it's so meaningless. Simple.

[johnsebastianmiran]

Why should Oscar/Canelo care what GGG's fight schedule is? It's obvious Oscar will use any excuse in the book to claim the fight has been "derailed." This is as transparent as it gets, and only diehard Canelo fans don't get it. If Team Canelo had been clamoring for a GGG fight from the beginning, this might be a bit more credible... but we all know that isn't the case.

I am not a fan of Oscar's since he took the coward's way out with Tito and believe me if Oscar didn't he would begin eating solid food last year. They say that discretion heart of valor but cowards run fast especially greedy ones. Let me off the soapbox now. Oscar is playing a psychological of depriving GGG of a shot by saying he is flooding his datebook with other fights to avoid carrot top. Khan was a punching bag that hit back but easy to enhance his as far as I am concerned phony reputation at middle weight after facing Cotto who is ready for retirement. GGG's boxing ability was also brought forth by Jacobs who had great moves and Oscar wearing his best pumps took a shot hiding behind his last big meal ticket. It's just business isn't it Oscar but a psychologist, never! GGG is the real deal and Canelo better bring the wine.

[brocktonblockbust]

So it appears now that De La Hoya wants to use GGG's willingness to once again lay it all on the line in June in an effort to Unify as an excuse for Canelo not to fight him later in the year. Desperate much?


De La Hoya Warns: Golovkin Fighting in June Derails Canelo Bout! - Boxing News

Oscar Mayer Wiener is desperate for some coke $$$ and fishnets, Beanz.

[Kirkland Laing]

There's plenty of time in between June and September to promote a fight. Oscar fought David Kamau on 14th June 1997 and then fought Hector Camacho on Mexican Independence weekend in September. Patrick Charpentier June the following year and then JCC on Independence Day weekend. Sturm and Hopkins in 2004 ffs.

So if Oscar really wanted to make the fight he could so it. It's Alvarez on Mexico's biggest day of the year. 90% of the PPV buys are going to know about it within days of the fight being announced. Putting the fight back till next year is a smart move though. Golovkin is starting to look like he's got a lot of miles on the clock and another fight or two wears him down even more. If I was Alvarez's promoter I'd be doing the same thing too.