gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Jan 2021, 00:16Also by the logic of your argument that GGG ducked Derevyanchenko, then you're admitting that Canelo ducked Golovkin,
Did Canelo tell GGG in 2015 that he’s willing to face GGG at 155lbs? This was when the Mexican had never competed in a bout officially weighing more than 155lbs?
GGG immediately refused to consider Canelo’s offer, despite the Kazakh adamantly claiming during 2016’s press conferences for the Kell Brook fight he could easily compete at 154lbs to 175lbs.
Golovkin stated that he was willing to engage in catch-weights against other fighters, but wouldn't do so for Canelo.
That said, his reasoning, at the time, for refraining to prove his boasts was that there wasn’t any big fights for him in those weight divisions.
K2 never attempted to make the Canelo fight by contacting GBP. It was Team Canelo that made the Golovkin fights.
gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Jan 2021, 00:16Quillin ducked Golovkin...
Isn’t it true that GGG abandoned a guaranteed opportunity to face Peter Quillin, but walked away from the purse bid process?
Golovkin’s handers actually rejected the opportunity to face Peter Quillin, because the American wanted the fight to be awarded to the highest bidding network and promoter, but K2 couldn't permit this since Gennadiy's exclusive contract with HBO forbid him from competing on rival networks.
So technically-speaking, GGG "ducked" Quillin.
gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Jan 2021, 00:16Or does this precedent you're trying to set only work one way?
Admittedly, I need to research the Cotto and Martinez situations, but it clearly seems you're unaware of GGG's refusal to face Quillin and Canelo.
I strongly suspect Cotto there would have been far more money and prestige for the Puerto Rican to face Canelo than there was GGG. I'll have to review the situation and confirm this, but I think you'll probably agree with this assertion.
We can debate long and hard about the Canelo and Quillin situations if you want? If you think you know more about those issues than I do.
gilgamesh wrote: ↑22 Jan 2021, 00:16Even though Golovkin did in fact fight Derevyanchenko.
Agreed, but that doesn’t detract from the fact GGG had a guaranteed opportunity to face Derevyanchenko, but instead chose to vacate his title, because he preferred to engage in an horrendous mismatch.
So GGG did duck Derevyanchenko and only agreed to face the Ukrainian after Sergiy had tasted defeat to a fighter Golovkin had already beaten.