Felix Sturm represents everything thats wrong with boxing.

[captainanddew]

I haven't been the harshest critic of sturm. I understand why he stays in Germany. If I got robbed when I came to the US, I wouldn't want to leave the friendly confines of home either.

But the way he has absolutely refused to face Golovkin is a shame. He has ducked him, plain and simple.

A friend of mine who is a Sergio Martinez hater has said continually Martinez should just go to Germany and fight Sturm. Of course, I think Sturm would refuse that fight. Martinez could agree to take 20% of the purse, let Sturm's promoter be the referee, and let Sturm's mom, dad, and wife(or girlfriend) be the 3 judges and Sturm would still turn down the fight.

[Master]

I haven't been the harshest critic of sturm. I understand why he stays in Germany. If I got robbed when I came to the US, I wouldn't want to leave the friendly confines of home either.

But the way he has absolutely refused to face Golovkin is a shame. He has ducked him, plain and simple.

A friend of mine who is a Sergio Martinez hater has said continually Martinez should just go to Germany and fight Sturm. Of course, I think Sturm would refuse that fight. Martinez could agree to take 20% of the purse, let Sturm's promoter be the referee, and let Sturm's mom, dad, and wife(or girlfriend) be the 3 judges and Sturm would still turn down the fight.

Strum can't use the Oscar robbery as his excuse, that was years ago. This is similar to Galzaghe and Ottke with Martinez and Strum.

[jon09]

Sturm is a bug on a windshield compared to big promoters and big name boxers. Catchweights, Diamond titles, super champs, regular champs, loaded handwraps, steroids, calling fighters champions when all they are is belt holders without fighting the number 1 or number 2 guy in his division, glassing, broken toe in explanation for losing, over priced ppv's, crappy decision wins etc etc etc.