IBF strips Gennady Golovkin of belt for failure to fight challenger

[El Kabong]

This seems a bit harsh no? Canelo gets popped for PEDs and GGG is stripped of his title for it? Kinda shitty.

There's a few things title holders can do
1. Stagnate and take 0 risks a la Sven Ottke
2. Make the big money fights like most of the best known fighters
3. really challenge themselves to unify divisions or move up or down in weight to conquer other challenges


GGG probably spent too much time on #2 and not enough time on #3...I don't think he did #1 but it is a shame he's been stripped.

[Primo Carnera]

This seems a bit harsh no? Canelo gets popped for PEDs and GGG is stripped of his title for it? Kinda shitty.

There's a few things title holders can do
1. Stagnate and take 0 risks a la Sven Ottke
2. Make the big money fights like most of the best known fighters
3. really challenge themselves to unify divisions or move up or down in weight to conquer other challenges


GGG probably spent too much time on #2 and not enough time on #3...I don't think he did #1 but it is a shame he's been stripped.

I think you've hit the nail on the head there . the only difference with me is I don't think it's overly harsh, I reckon the governing bodies should be doing this more often . That way , maybe they could take back control and the tail doesn't wag the dog.

[Spicoli]

Seemed pretty predictable and shady all along. Ultimately the ibf served as thumb screws to get Golovkin back to the table but in all honesty Golovkin should have pushed back harder from the start and reiterate the fact that..he already beat Canelo in the first place! Oh and that he's the one who did not cheat. I like the guy and think he is getting screwed a bit but he's also acting like an all too eager puppy just happy to be in the car for the ride. Had they not recognized the Vanes defense would they still push for mandatory by Aug 5th? A 90 day turn around is pretty unrealistic these days, especially when you're the man to beat. Fans are not going to remember how many 0's cleared your checking account they remember who you beat.

[Ron Swanson]

This may be a best case scenario. If Clanelo isn’t going to fight him, great! That means a Charlo fight that has been ordered is actually on the table. I’d rather see Clanelo vs Jacobs and GGG vs Charlo anyway.

But do we get these next logical fights, doubtful

[powerpuncher]

This may be a best case scenario. If Clanelo isn’t going to fight him, great! That means a Charlo fight that has been ordered is actually on the table. I’d rather see Clanelo vs Jacobs and GGG vs Charlo anyway.

But do we get these next logical fights, doubtful

Those fights would be great. I doubt that Canelo and GGG want those fights though.

[brocktonblockbust]

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i knock him out
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people start to shout
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pillar to post
his ass is toast
I broke his jaw
best fight you ever saw

[Alpha]

It is a little rough that they stripped him, if the Canelo fight took place, everything was going to be ok? Canelo stuffed all that up, nothing to do with GGG. I do think he should have taken the Derevyanchenko fight on My 5th, they both would have had the same amount of time to prepare for the fight.

GGG has not proved he's the undisputed champ at 160 for me yet. A rematch with Jacobs, Saunders is there as well.

I'm interested in who fights for the vacant belt. If Canelo takes Jacobs (a fight I'm not really sure will get done), and GGG faces his mandatory Charlo, then Derevyanchenko vs Andrade could actually finally happen with a title on the line.